Press Releases

Our new report finds that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the mega-regional trade deal, raises serious concerns about how a world economy reregulated to suit corporate interests would undermine public accountability, transparency, and democratic...

JAN 28, 2016: The Haas Institute added their public support to the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's launch of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) commission. These organizations make up WKKF's America Healing Racial Equity Anchor...

Amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin says UT admissions policy must be allowed to consider race in order to promote equal educational opportunity for all students OAKLAND, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2015) – The holistic admissions policy at...

Today, Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) and Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society (Haas Institute), two national organizations focusing on racial equity and inclusion, announced the Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) as a joint project.

Berkeley, CA: The Haas Institute mourns the loss of Lynn Manning, an award-winning poet, playwright, and actor. Lynn passed away in Los Angeles on August 3 at age 60. We were honored to host Lynn at our 2015 Othering & Belonging conference in April...

JULY 27, 2015 : The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society applauds the Obama Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) ongoing efforts in dismantling segregation in communities nationwide. Through a new rule...

The decision last Friday by the Supreme Court granting the right to marry for same-sex couples throughout the nation is a historical moment and one that we at the Haas Institute not only applaud, but deeply celebrate. E xtending the right to marry...

BERKELEY, CA: The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley enthusiastically applauds the Supreme Court’s landmark decision today to uphold a key legal protection in the 1968 Fair Housing Act. The Court held for the first time...

African Food Sovereignty Working Group at Cal The Center for African Studies and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley will launch the African Food Sovereignty Working Group at Cal on February 3. The African Food...

The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and the Economic Policy Institute jointly filed an amicus brief (friend of the court) of 62 housing scholars in the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. the Inclusive Communities...

by Stephanie Llanes and Rasheed Shabazz | October 30, 2014 The year 2014 marks half a century since the War on Poverty sought to integrate the New Deal and expand opportunity for all. On Oct. 16-17, the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice...

by Rasheed Shabazz | September 17, 2014 Prof. john powell kicked off the 2014 Ruth Chance Lecture series on Sept. 15. This year’s lecture series is themed, “The Next 50,” marking the 50-year anniversaries of the Civil Rights Act, launch of the War on...

by Rasheed Shabazz | October 7, 2014 MADISON, Wis. – Over 500 people attended the 13th YWCA Madison’s Racial Justice Summit on October 2-3 in Wisconsin’s capital city. The two-day event brought together community advocates, nonprofit and government...

Brief Filed in California Supreme Court to Protect Inclusionary Zoning Laws April, 2014: The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at University of California, Berkeley was a key contributor to an amicus (friend of the court) brief filed in...

This nation’s commitment to fair housing and integrated living patterns is in peril in a critical case reviewed by the United States Supreme Court this term. The Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act, was enacted only after the...