Events

Join us for a Virtual Press Conference summarizing the findings of a research brief published by OBI’s Blueprint for Belonging project in collaboration with VietRISE,

This hybrid event will be held in person at Social Science Matrix, 820 Social Sciences Building, on the UC Berkeley campus. Physical attendance will be limited to 35 guests. The event will also be available online via Zoom. Registration is...

This hybrid event will be held in person in 3335 Dwinelle Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. Physical attendance will be limited to 35 guests. The event will also be available online via Zoom. Registration is required here. Event Description...

More than any time since the Great Recession, policymakers at every level are focused on the deepening problem of housing inequity and the many facets of this problem. Unfortunately, the challenges relating to housing are so many, so great, and...

As we track the historic Women's Health Protection Act through a divided Congress and await the SCOTUS hearing of Mississippi's direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the urgency of this moment and shifting landscape is catalyzing movements across the country...

Join author Sheryll Cashin for a book talk about her recently-released White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality, followed by a conversation with john a. powell, director of the Othering & Belonging Institute. This event will be both online and in-person.

The Muslim Legal Fund of America presents “Citizens on Probation,” its virtual 20th Anniversary Symposium featuring presentations and panel discussions with thought leaders and scholars in national security law, civil rights, and the American-Muslim community, including: john a. powell, Professor...

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...