Events

At a time when LGBTQ rights are advancing, why are attacks against trans, queer and/or gender-nonconforming people of color increasing? Join us Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 5pm PT / 8 pm ET to hear from a panel of artists, organizers, and academics who will discuss this question and others posed by Eric A. Stanley's new book Atmospheres of Violence.

Join a panel of legacy farmers, critical race scholars, and a civil rights lawyer to learn about the grave injustices of the 1999 Pigford v. Glickman class action racial discrimination lawsuit, recent actions by the Biden Administration and Congress to rectify these wrongs, and what you can do to support a more fair and democratic farming system in the United States.

Join us Monday, Oct. 25 at 7pm PT / 10pm ET to hear from OBI researchers Stephen Menendian and Samir Gambhir as well as housing advocate Darrell Owens for a Twitter Spaces conversation where they will discuss the current state of residential segregation in the Bay Area, what new census data reveals, and the solutions to racial residential inequality.

Othering & Belonging Conferences are dynamic and uniquely-curated gatherings that advance cutting-edge scholarship, narratives, movements, systems, and policies that support a fully inclusive “we.” Join us in a learning and caring space unlike any other, where we work together towards...

Symposium in Honor of Michael Omi on the Occasion of His Retirement Friday, October 1, Noon-7pm Michael Omi retired in June 2021 after 35 years as a beloved and inspirational faculty member at UC Berkeley. This symposium will feature his...

What's it like being Muslim in the United States, post-9/11? Join us Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET to hear from a panel of experts who will go over the results of a comprehensive new survey (to be released that morning) conducted by the Othering & Belonging Institute on the experiences and attitudes of US Muslims.

As the nation struggles against confusion and discord linked to an epidemic of disinformation, a panel of pre-eminent UC Berkeley scholars will convene next week to explore how to defend democracy from false information without compromising core American principles. The...

As immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers from Mexico, Central and South America, Africa and the Caribbean seek entry in the US at the border with Mexico, the discourse on global migration has gotten shrill and disingenuous. The human rights of...

To sign up click this link. About this event An afternoon of talks and conversations exploring how we define, grow and resource Imagination Infrastructuring, and the importance of collective imagination. Collective and public imagining is a prerequisite for changing the...

Beyond Solidarity: Bridging the Black-Asian Divide Thursday, May 27, 2021 2:00 - 3:30 pm PDT / 4:00 - 5:30 CDT / 5:00 - 6:30 pm EDT The disturbing rise in anti-Asian violence during the Covid-19 pandemic as well as ongoing...

TIME: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. CT Register for the conference ABOUT: May 18 marks the 125th anniversary since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson case. In acknowledgment of the decision’s lasting impact, the...

Please join us for a moderated panel discussion to commemorate the centenary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, which occurred in 1921 in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma in an area known as “Black Wall Street.” Although the massacre is...

About The Othering & Belonging Conference Summit on Wednesday, April 21 will be a learning space and a caring space, where we can come together to grapple with big questions related to what we face in terms of building a...

As California and the world are changing, this symposium brings together California state legislators to share their visions of the future of California and the policies to achieve that future. California's large and diverse population needs education, health, housing, and...

This will be broadcasted as part of the Berkeley Conversation Series and can be accessed here. How are the historical experiences of the Black and Jewish communities at once distinct and interconnected? Should we see efforts to combat racism and...