Zoë Baker

Zoë Baker (she/they) is an MS Public Policy and Data Analytics student at Carnegie Mellon University. She is passionate about leveraging mapping, data science, and other quantitative methods to inform policy and advocacy efforts related to urban spatial inequality and reparations. Raised in San Francisco, Zoë’s commitment to these issues was shaped by the stark disparities she observed commuting between a historically Black neighborhood and one of the city’s wealthiest.

Dylan Cleverly

Dylan Cleverly recently graduated from Pitzer College with a B.A. in Art & Critical Studies and a minor in Environmental Analysis. His recent research analyzes American architecture through the visual codes of white supremacy, urging architects to adopt a critical approach to their practice. Dylan is an artist himself, and has experience in creating art as a tool for community organizing.

Huda Abdelnur

Huda Abdelnur recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Community and Regional Development from UC Davis. She has chosen to continue her education and will pursue a Master’s degree in City Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. Through her academic pursuits and community service, she has recognized the value of a city planning approach that combines quantitative methods with community engagement.

Ella Armstrong

Ella is graduating from Occidental College in the Spring of 2025 with a B.A. in Critical Theory and Social Justice and Gender and Sexuality Studies. They firmly believe in the power of collective action and are involved in community organizing for Palestinian liberation. Their commitment to empathy and communication in the face of violence draws them to the intersection of theory and praxis, where critique meets movement, and solidarity reveals itself as the most radical form of love!

Anjali Pajjuri

Anjali Pajjuri (she/her) is a rising senior at UC Berkeley studying English and Economics. Her research interest in narrative power as a tool for social justice is grounded by her lifelong passion for storytelling, and she applies her belief in the transformative capabilities of language to everything she does.

elia delphi

elia delphi is a researcher and practitioner whose work focuses on childhood, social philosophy, and participatory action. Currently, they are a graduate student at UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare and a recent alum of San Diego State University, where they studied History, Sociology, and Social Work. elia works in the Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) Lab at Berkeley and looks forward to joining OBI on the Enlightenment Research Project.

Inshira Bediako

Inshira Bediako is from Knoxville, Tennessee, and recently graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor's in Global Studies and a minor in Africana Studies. Growing up in the heavily segregated area of East Tennessee, Inshira saw first-hand how poverty and hunger were manufactured conditions to maintain racial and class subjugation. She is excited to learn from experts in the field of social housing policy research in this fellowship and use this knowledge to organize for safe and accessible housing for all.

May
6

Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging (Part 3/3)

Register We hope you'll join us for the third and final installment of our Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging webinar series. This third event will focus on the critical role of Arab women and feminists in...
Apr
15

Belonging without Othering: A book talk with john a. powell and Stephen Menendian, in conversation with Susan Stone

Register for in-person Register for Zoom Incoming Berkeley Social Welfare Dean Susan Stone invites you to a timely conversation with john a. powell and Stephen Menendian about their book, Belonging without Othering. We’ll discuss the authors’ approach to community-building that...
Apr
23

Views from the Global South

Register Here This panel is designed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference of 1955. The conference stands out as a pivotal event in the history of the Global South, a testament to the unity and solidarity of...