Oct
18

2021 Othering & Belonging Conference

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...

Animated Explainer Video Series

Our animated explainer videos break down some of the key principles that guide our work at the Othering & Belonging Institute. Follow the links below to view the videos, to read transcripts of the audio, and to learn more about each concept.

Video: Building Belonging in a Time of Othering

The Monterey Public Library (California's first public library founded in 1849) is one of 36 libraries to receive a grant to participate in Book to Action - an opportunity to read, discuss, and act on a select book that's relevant to their community...

Video: "The Roots of Structural Racism" Segregation Project Launch Event

On Tuesday, June 22 we hosted a half-day forum with fair housing advocates and leading race and housing scholars from across the United States for the unveiling of "The Roots of Structural Racism.

The Roots of Structural Racism Project

The Roots of Structural Racism Project was unveiled in June 2021 after several years of investigating the persistence of racial residential segregation across the United States.

Reimagine Education for All: Equity and Targeted Universalism

Children, family, and situation differ not just at the individual level but also at the group level similarly to race, class, ability and other important indicators.

Ashley Gallegos

Director of the Places of Belonging Program

From Tulsa, Texas, to Turkey: The Price of Denial

There has been a spate of recent media coverage and documentaries to mark the 100-year anniversary of the massacre. But this panorama of coverage is in striking contrast to how this event was originally covered by the media, let alone addressed by public authorities.
Jun
10

Imagination Infrastructuring - resourcing, growing and nurturing the conditions for collective and public imagination

To sign up click this link. About this event An afternoon of talks and conversations exploring how we define, grow and resource Imagination Infrastructuring, and the importance of collective imagination. Collective and public imagining is a prerequisite for changing the...

Video: Fear of change divides people | #AskOBI

john a. powell, head of OBI and UC Berkeley law professor, explains how fear of change is fuel to the engine of division and polarization.