Events

How do our concepts of trauma and violence matter today? What does it mean to be safe in times of exposure? Is there an iteration of forgiveness that is a political refusal to reinscribe the conditions that needed forgiving? Are there limits to saying sorry?

The 1982 landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Board of Education v. Rowley set a standard for the support public schools must provide to students with disabilities, but the legacy is complex.

Register Here Join us Thursday, October 20, 10:00 am-11:30 am PT, for a briefing on the expected impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on fossil fuel-dependent communities, what an equity and justice approach could look like in the bill’s...

Join us Thursday, Oct. 13 for a virtual event to announce the results of our 2022 Inclusiveness Index and provide a demonstration of our new interactive data table.

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 29 for a conversation on the promise and practice of reparations being undertaken for Black Americans.

Journalists around the world play an important role in upholding human rights and building democracy. They often are met with life threatening conditions and jail times for just doing their job. Today more than a dozen Eritreans are the longest...

Join us for a conversation featuring john powell, Manuel Pastor, and Jung Hee Choi that will explore the intersections of belonging and solidarity - the tools we need to create thriving families and communities.

What if the very indigestibility of the other calls for new ways of framing identity and the promise of politics? Where are the thirst-quenching waters in a time of fire and fury? Is belonging possible in a world rooted in othering?

This workshop will feature Marina Magalhães and will be centered on the topic of Radical Embodiment and Systems Change.

Gene editing technology like CRISPR may have potential to treat diseases, but does editing future generations go too far? Join renowned bioethicist Françoise Baylis, reproductive justice activist Nourbese Flint, and disability rights scholar and activist Karen Nakamura for a conversation about the serious societal and ethical implications of human gene editing in the context of assisted reproductive technology.

There is so much in our histories and communities that inspires us, but even still, many of us face despair and depletion in the face of multiplying crises. We invite you to join us in co-creating an online gathering to help us nourish our selves, our communities and our planet. Entry is limited to 200 guests, so reserve your slots soon.

The purpose of the Listening Session is to come together and share stories about the hardship of seeking and maintaining housing as a Black person living in California. Housing policies and restrictions based on racial identity are part of the...

We hope you'll join us for Visionary Frameworks, a monthly online workshop series learning from organizers, artists, and researchers who are putting visionary frameworks for change into action. Our next workshop is on July 27 from 12 - 1PM PT...

In the Othering & Belonging Institute's third Visionary Frameworks workshop, hear from research collective members of defundpolice.org about how they created an ever-evolving set of tools and resources for organizers and advocates working to defund the police. You'll learn how...

Today, we are facing a 'superstorm' of challenges, including polarization, rising authoritarianism, the global climate crisis, inequality, structural racism, and group-based hate, among others. This requires a coordinated response and for civic leaders from all walks of life to be...