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Apr
12

Race and responsibility: a conversation on Black-Jewish relations and the fight for equal justice

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...
Apr
8

Epidemic of Anti-Asian Violence: Connections and Resistance

04.08 | 4 - 5:00 PM PDT | CRG Special Event Epidemic of Anti-Asian Violence: Connections and Resistance Helen Zia in conversation with Leti Volpp ZOOM WEBINAR - Click here to register. Almost 40 years ago activist, author, and journalist...
Apr
7

Privilege Revealed: How Invisible Preference Undermines America

Cart captioning: The phrase “check your privilege” has become common in popular discourse over the last decade. But do we really understand what “privilege” means? Join us April 7 for the next livestream in our #AskOBI series to hear from...
Apr
2

Biomigrations: Food Sovereignty, Security, and Justice in the Americas

Friday, April 2, 12–5pm, and Saturday, April 3, 10am–3pm (exact time subject to change) Virtual conference on Zoom. Register for April 2. Register for April 3. “Biomigrations,” as Jesús Nazario defines it, is a way to reconsider notions of Life...
Mar
31

Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health

Please join us for a book talk by Eugene Richardson in conversation with renown scholars Troy Duster and Bonnie Duran as they explore the impact of colonial thought, racism and patriarchy on the development of public health science and practices...
Mar
30

Climate Displacement: A Solutions-Based Panel

RSVP HERE The Immigrant Justice and Climate Refugees Working Group at the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law is proud to present ‘Climate Displacement: A Solutions-Based Panel’. Join us on March 30th as speakers from Earth Refuge, the...
Mar
16

Black Mayors & Leadership in the United States

A Virtual Series Presented by the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues and the Department of African American Studies & African Diaspora Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, with the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois...
Mar
12

Trumpism and its Discontents

RSVP Here This event will be broadcast live on this page. You can also watch this event live on the UC Berkeley Facebook page. You can submit questions to the panel in advance. Please join us for a moderated panel...
Mar
5

2021 MLI Symposium

2021 MLI Symposium Click here to register! An all-day, fully-online, no-charge pandemic edition of the Municipal Law Institute Symposium, presented by the usual suspects: the League of California Cities, the California Constitution Center, the Institute of Governmental Studies, and the...
Mar
5

In the Shadows of Whiteness: Race, Religion, and Radicalization in the Time of Pandemics

In the Shadows of Whiteness: Race, Religion, and Radicalization in the Time of Pandemics Friday, March 5 | 12-1:30 pm Online, register here to receive a personalized Zoom link to join the webinar Terence Keel (Associate Professor in the Department...
Mar
4

White Supremacy: Infecting the COVID-19 Response and Corrupting Democracy (#RiseUp4Justice)

About this Series This Livestream series, “Rise Up For Justice: Black Lives and Our Collective Future,” from the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, is providing space for cutting edge conversations among activists, scholars, journalists, and other thought leaders...
Feb
23

At the Heart of the Matter: Belonging is an Antidote to Racism

At the Heart of the Matter: Belonging is an Antidote to Racism 2020 was fraught with destructive examples of othering. From varied responses, divided by political party lines, in addressing the pandemic to a presidential election that amplified a sharp...
Feb
19

Congressman DeSaulnier Hosts a Conversation on Race Town Hall

Congressman DeSaulnier Hosts a Conversation on Race Town Hall Click here to register! Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) will host a virtual Conversation on Race town hall to discuss racial justice in America on Friday, February 19th at 4:00 p.m. (PT)...
Feb
13

Equitable Transitions: Visions for a Sustain & Just Future

PIEC 27 will be held virtually via ZOOM. Registration is free this year, but you must register to get a link. Click for more info. This year’s theme, Equitable Transitions: Visions for a Sustainable and Just Future, recognizes that the...
Feb
12

The Brutish Museums: Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence, Cultural Restitution

The Brutish Museums: Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence, Cultural Restitution Fri, February 12, 2021 / 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST Author, curator, and professor Dan Hicks will present on his recent publication, The Brutish Museums. About this Event Please register...