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Sep
28

Webinar Launch of the Inclusiveness Index

The Inclusiveness Index is an annual equity index that identifies and captures the degree of inclusion and marginality. This Index aims to measure the degree of inclusivity and marginality experienced by different groups across societal settings and social cleavages, such...
Sep
23

Surreal Politics: How Anxiety About Race, Gender, and Inequality Is Shaping the 2016 Presidential Campaign

An examination of how anxiety about race, gender and inequality is shaping the presidential campaign will be made in a panel discussion, “ Surreal Politics.” Panelists include Henry Brady (dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy), Jonathan Stein (UC...
Sep
22

Targeted Universalism with john powell

Please join the Multicultural Resource Center for a keynote and book signing with author john a. powell. john a. powell is the author of Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conception of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society. He...
Sep
13

Thinking Ahead Speaker Series featuring Chris Benner and Jim Pugh

Join us for the Thinking Ahead Speaker Series with Chris Benner and Jim Pugh presenting on Universal Basic Income: Is this the way we can tackle extreme inequality? View the promotional flyer below for details or download here .
Sep
12

Restorative Reentry: Reconciling Trauma and Violence through the Re-entry Process

Restorative ReEntry Panel Discussion (5:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.) Register for this event. RJ practitioners Malachi Scott* (Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth and the North Oakland Restorative Justice Council) and Rahkii Holman (Community Works/One Family) will present their vision of...
Sep
6

Are Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) agricultural systems too heterogeneous for Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)? (African Food Sovereignty Working Group)

Are Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) agricultural systems too heterogeneous for Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)? CSA – a promising approach to achieve global food security while adjusting agriculture to the new realities of climate change, may be readily applicable in agricultural systems...
Sep
1

Book Talk: The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence

Professor Keltner’s new book synthesizes his twenty years of scientific research on power. How we handle power impacts our happiness, our stress, and our physical health — as well as that of people around us. Join us for a fascinating...
Aug
11

Thinking Ahead Speaker Series featuring Paul Pierson

Join us for the Thinking Ahead Speaker Series with Paul Pierson presenting on American Amnesia: How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper. View the promotional flyer below for details or download here . RSVP...
Aug
2

What Role do Female Farmers Play in Africa's Food Systems?

Africans Food Sovereignty Working Group August 2, 5:00 pm460 Stephens Hall, UC Berkeley What Role do Female Farmers Play in Africa's Food Systems?Female farmers make up close to 50% of the agricultural workforce across the African continent, yet they are...
Jul
12

Thinking Ahead Series: Steve Phillips

July 12Steve Phillips, Power PAC Brown is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority 12:15 pm – 1:45 pmCitizen Engagement Lab1330 Broadway, Third Floor RSVP Here. Steve Phillips, a civil rights lawyer and senior...
Jun
28

Special Film Screening: Land Grabbing

The world's farmland, and smallholder farmers, are at risk. Demand for land has soared as investors look for places to grow food for export, grow crops for biofuels, or simply buy up land for profit. This film gives an inside...
Jun
10

Conversation with Rinku Sen (Oakland)

Please join us on Friday, June 10 at noon for a Conversation with Rinku Sen, author, activist and the President and Executive Director of the racial justice organization Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines.com. A leading figure in the racial...
Jun
9

Conversation with Rinku Sen (Los Angeles)

Please join us on Thursday, June 9 at noon for a Conversation with Rinku Sen, author, activist and the President and Executive Director of the racial justice organization Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines.com. A leading figure in the racial...
May
17

Government in Public Policy (Summit 2016: Inclusion in Action)

What happens when governmental entities begin to understand the structures and systems that perpetuate the exclusion of communities of color? What happens when barriers are removed and inclusion is put into action? Find out at the 2016 Summit on Race...
May
16

The Summit on Race and Equity: A Call to Government and Community

May 16–May 17 Curry Student Center, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave Boston, MA This spring will launch an inclusive cross sector regional network to advance racial equity and ensure opportunities for all. Led by a collaborative of community residents, organizations...