Events

THE CRISIS OF MODERN AMERICA'S DEBTORS' PRISONS Almost 200 years ago the Supreme Court outlawed the practice of sending people to jail for failing to pay court fines. Though these so-called debtor's prisons were made illegal, today many Americans are...

Professor john a. powell will speak on COCC's Bend Campus to kick off the 2016 Season of Nonviolence. powell is an internationally recognized expert and author in the areas of civil rights, race and structural racism, ethnicity, housing, poverty, and...

Professor john a. powell will speak on COCC's Bend Campus to kick off the 2016 Season of Nonviolence. powell is an internationally recognized expert and author in the areas of civil rights, race and structural racism, ethnicity, housing, poverty, and...

The Haas Institute co-sponsored Deepa Iyer , author and activist, for her special panel discussion on the ongoing impact of post 9/11 narratives and policies on South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh communities – and how to address these topics...

As part of SESAME, the CMES's working group on Sustainability and Stewardship in North Africa and the Middle East, two researchers at the Haas Institute will speak about the global food system. Nadia Barhoum: The Political Economy of Wheat in...

Dr. Marzouki is the first democratically elected president of Tunisia after the January 14th Revolution in 2011, a seminal moment in modern Arab history which heralded the onset of multiple popular revolutions throughout the Arab world. Dr. Marzouki is Tunisia's...

Featured Speaker: Nathan Connolly, Visiting Associate Professor of History and Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University Sponsors: Department of Geography, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, Department of African American Studies Drawing on his recent book, A...

Speakers/Performers: Henry Brady, Goldman School of Public Policy; Alex Gelber, Goldman School of Public Policy; Hilary Hoynes, Goldman School of Public Policy; Ronald Lee, UC Berkeley Economics & Demography; Jesse Rothstein, Goldman School of Public Policy Sponsor: Goldman School of...

Panelist/Discussants: Janetta Johnson, Executive Director, Transgender, Gender-Variant and Intersex Justice Project; Zahyr K-R Lauren, Director of Survival and Self-Determination Project, Sylvia Rivera Law Project; Maria Carolina Morales, Former Programs Co-Director, Community United Against Violence; Juana María Rodríguez, Professor, Gender and...

Please join us on Wednesday Nov 5, 12-1pm for a conversation with Indrani Baruah who works on the intersection of architecture, visual arts and cultural studies.The presentation will focus on her recent work with community-based project, in Eastern India, incorporating...

The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society is excited to announce our upcoming report, “Structuring Development for Greater Community Opportunity.” This report explores ways in which the development process for the Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay can...

The Food, Identity and Representation Working Group at UC Berkeley and University of the Pacific Food Studies program invite you to participate in an evening of critical thinking and tasting at the Decolonizing Foodways Symposium. Understanding food as a site...

This conference is presented by the Equal Justice Society, the National Center for Youth Law, the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, and the Perception Institute, and made possible by a grant from The California Endowment. http://equaljusticesociety.org/mindscience/

Our interdisciplinary workshop will summarize evidence and research findings on SNAP, identify challenges of current delivery approaches and address recommended actions relevant for the future of SNAP. It will involve panel discussions, including leading researchers from UC Berkeley and other...

Professor Rios will discuss his findings from 10 years of ethnography in Northern and Southern California with "juvenile delinquent" and gang associated boys. He will also discuss findings from his latest research project on social movements in Ferguson, Missouri. Rios'...