Events

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

A Discussion on Reparations: California and Beyond February 11, 2021 12:50 to 2 p.m. Visit the livestream at bit.ly/reparationsdiscussion Join Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinksy for a panel discussion exploring the broader legal, historical, policy and socio-cultural contexts of this...

Single-Family Zoning Drives Exclusion (February 2, 2021) Recent bestselling books like The Color of Law and Evicted have brought to light the history and ramifications of decades of racist housing policy. Despite greater awareness, however, these injustices continue through widespread...

Toleration in Comparative Perspective Conference (January 19-23, 2021) The Center for Democracy, Toleration and Religion is pleased to work in conjunction with Reset Dialogues on Civilizations to host the conference “Toleration in Comparative Perspective: Concepts, Practices, Documents” from January 19-23...

An Evening with john powell: Martin Luther King, Jr. Event SPSCC is pleased to host john a. powell as the featured speaker for the college’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. event. Professor powell is an internationally recognized expert in the...

On Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, OBI Director john a. powell and law professor Ian Haney Lopez joined us for a livestream Q&A to discuss the chaos in Washington D.C. that week when Trump supports stormed the Capitol Building demanding Congress...

7th Annual Paris Islamophobia Conference France's Islamophobia: Religious “Separatism” -- Disciplining Muslimness Dates: Dec. 12 & 13, 2020 Time: 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6 pm Paris Time Locatin: Zoom ( registration required here) Click to register The recent...

Live Captions: Webinar on policies, politics, and narratives that can move us toward or take us further away from an economics based on belonging. Watch live on this page. CLICK TO REGISTER About this Event Join us on December 10...

Register here About this event Advances in technology over the past few decades have improved our lives in countless ways. Yet, these advances have come as a double-edged sword. While technology has made it easier to connect with faraway family...