Sep
11
  • September 11, 2020, 2pm - 4pm PT

Race—The Power of an Illusion, Part I (Film Screening + Panel discussion)

Join us Friday, Sept. 11 from 2pm to 4pm Pacific Time for a screening of Part I of Race—The Power of an Illusion followed by a one-hour panel discussion with experts! Race is an award-winning three-part docuseries that provides a comprehensive and nuanced view of the history and uses of race throughout time. More relevant now than ever, the first event in this series, The Difference Between Us (Part I), will consist of a one-hour film screening followed by a one-hour panel discussion and will attempt to answer one foundational question: is race biological or social?
Aug
27
  • August 27, 2020, 12pm - 1:30pm

Rise Up for Justice: Activist Athletes Elect Justice

(For a recording and transcript of this event visit this page) About this event On Thursday, August 27 we will explore the role of activist athletes and the struggle for social and racial justice. From Paul Robeson to Althea Gibson...
  • Publication
  • August 19, 2020

On Bridging

A new memo by researcher Rachel Heydemann and Director john a. powell looks at an array of case studies around bridging as a response to the profound othering we witness today.
  • Publication
  • August 11, 2020

Racial Segregation in the San Francisco Bay Area, Part 5

This brief, on remedies, solutions, and targets, presents five general policy approaches that can help address the problem of racial residential segregation and help put the Bay Area on a better path forward.
  • Publication
  • September 3, 2020

Puerto Rico's Public School Closures

The Puerto Rico Department of Education has closed nearly half of the public schools in Puerto Rico since 2007. The impact on students, families, and surrounding neighborhoods is profound, yet it has largely been regarded as collateral damage of a necessary restructuring.
  • Video
  • August 5, 2020

(Ill)Logic: Rethinking the Covid-19 Story (Video Series)

Introducing our new video series: (Ill)Logic: Rethinking the Covid-19 Story. Few things have illuminated the interconnected nature of our world as acutely as the Covid-19 crisis. The virus has not only triggered an urgent medical crisis, but also...
  • Video
  • July 28, 2020

Video: The Experience of Poverty Amid Plenty in the Bay Area: Taking Count Panel

Watch a conversation from Tuesday, July 28, 2020, on poverty and inequity through the lens of a newly-published report on inequality in the Bay Area by the Othering and Belonging Institute and Tipping Point Community. Featured Speakers: Dr. Irene...
  • Blog

Blog: Turkey thrusts toward religious nationalism with Hagia Sophia conversion

July 27, 2020 By Karen Barkey Earlier this month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the momentous decision to convert the Hagia Sophia Museum into a mosque. The Hagia Sophia was built in the time of Justinian, the sixth century Byzantine...
Jul
23
  • July 23, 2020, 10 am - 11:30 am PST

Bridging and Belonging: Conversations on Transformation

Advanced practitioners discuss bridging as a key aspect of transforming and liberating our world to one where everyone belongs. RSVP HERE About this Event Please join us for a discussion about Bridging and Belonging, the eighth in our ongoing series...
  • Video
  • July 20, 2020

Video: We the people, not we the corporations

This animated short exposes how the unmitigated power of US corporations is bolstered by divide and conquer tactics wielded to distract from the harm these companies do to society and the environment—and generate enormous profits for the wealthy few...
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