Mar
5

Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley: 50 Years of Igniting the Future (March 5 & 6)

This academic year, 2019-2020, marks the 50th anniversary of the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the Department is organizing a 2-day symposium “Ethnic Studies at 50: Igniting the Future” featuring our distinguished graduates...

Video: Can you see it? | #GOTV2020

(Click for a Spanish-language version of this video) "Can You See It?" is a digital short released in the lead up to the 2020 election that calls on Californians—particularly young voters and youth of color—to exercise their civic power to address...
Apr
1

[CANCELLED] Beyond Solutions to the Housing Crisis: A discussion on the past, present, and future of housing (in)justice in the Bay Area

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED With great sadness, we have decided to cancel this event due to current circumstances. We thank you for your interest in participating in the discussion and hope you will join us for a rescheduled event...

john a. powell on Gentrification and Housing Displacement in Kansas City

On February 26th, Director john a. powell provided the afternoon keynote for Project Equality’s 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Summit focused on combatting gentrification in Kansas City, MO. Following a morning keynote from the Institute’s Senior Fellow...
Mar
17

[CANCELLED] Jewish Law, Thought, and Identity Lunch Talk: “Was Yosef on the Spectrum?”

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Samuel J. Levine Director, Jewish Law Institute; Professor of Law Touro Law Center Yosef’s behaviors, interpersonal relationships, and personal development are often difficult to understand, and at times seem to defy explanation. Professor Samuel J...
Apr
22

CANCELLED: Terence Keel on "Christianity, Race, Slavery: New Considerations for the Life Sciences"

THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID ---- About the Talk: The idea that so-called races reflect inherent biological differences between social groups has been a prominent aspect of Western thought since at least the Enlightenment. While there have...
Mar
5

Opacities: Trans Visual Cultures

Opacities: Trans Visual Cultures with Tourmaline + Chris Vargas In conversation with Eric Stanley Thursday, March 5, 2020 | 5:00-7:00pm Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley Co-sponsored by Arts Research Center, the Center for the Study of Sexual Culture...

Co-Creating and Leading: Moving Forward a Society of Belonging in a Time of Othering

On February 3, 2021, Institute director john a. powell delivered a keynote address for the Institute for Nonprofit Practice’s Leadership Learning Series.

john a. powell presents in Manchester, New Hampshire at the New England Community Action Partnership

On January 17, 2020, in Manchester, New Hampshire, Director john a. powell spoke at an event held by the New England Community Action Partnership about addressing poverty and economic inequality and bringing these issues to the forefront of the 2020...

Video: john a. powell on structural racism and housing (King County)

On Thursday, January 16, Professor powell gave a keynote in King County (Seattle) for Martin Luther King Jr. Day event focused on King County’s equity and racial justice priorities. The audience included community members, King County elected leaders...