Jun
14

Dismantling Mass Incarceration Through Participatory Action Research Workshop

Eli Moore, Program Manager of the Haas Institute’s California Community Partnerships, will lead a workshop with the Safe Return Project's Tamisha Walker at the Allied Media Conference, June 14-18 in Detroit. The workshop is titled, "Dismantling Mass Incarceration Through Participatory...
May
21

Workshop on Narrative and Policy Strategies for Equitable Housing

Staying Power fellow Sasha Graham and Eli Moore, Program Manager of the Haas Institute’s California Community Partnerships, will be leading two workshops on narrative and policy strategies for equitable housing at the ArtPlace Annual Summit in Louisville, KY.

Video: john powell on Race and Poverty in a Time of Othering

On April 19, 2018 Director john a. powell presented a keynote address at the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania symposium in Harrisburg. View a copy of his presentation slides here. Note: This page is archived. It is kept only for reference...

john a. powell at CAAP/DCED Annual Community Action Symposium

On April 19, 2018 professor john powell gave a keynote address at the CAAP/DCED Annual Community Action Symposium. The address discusses race and poverty in a time of othering and how to expand the circle of human concern through targeted...

Transforming California from Red to Blue

Our eight-minute film, Transforming California from Red to Blue: How Community Organizing Changed the Political Landscape, directed by Bay Area director Tracey Quezada, looks at how California activists, like Eva Patterson, Marqueece Harris-Dawson...
Apr
30

Honoring Saba Mahmood's life and work

Please join us for an afternoon to honor and remember Saba Mahmood's life and work. Saba Mahmood was a member of the Haas Institute's Religious Diversity cluster before her passing last month.
Apr
25

Tech Profiling, Policing and Disruption of our 'Sanctuary Cities'

Tech Profiling, Policing and Disruption of our 'Sanctuary Cities' April 25, 5:30 - 7:30pm Academic Innovation Studio, 117 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley Free & Open to the Public / ADA Accessible A Conversation and Strategy Session with: Lara Kiswani, Executive...
Apr
27

Taking Back Democracy: Relational Organizing and Political Engagement

Lisa García Bedolla will be speaking on "Taking Back Democracy: Relational Organizing and Political Engagement" at the Women's Faculty Club on the UC Berkeley campus, from 12:00pm - 1:30pm, as part of the Research to Impact speaker series. Lisa García...

Dreaming an Ambitious Future for Public Education (feat. Na'ilah Nasir and Zeus Leonardo)

Video from the Annual Spencer Lecture at AERA: " Dreaming an Ambitious Future for Public Education" A moderated panel discussion of key questions to be considered when envisioning an ambitious future for public education. Moderators: Na’ilah Suad...

Blog: Why We Must Continue to Fight for Fair Housing: 50 Years On from Nation’s Fair Housing Act

April 11, 2018 This week marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act. The final major legislative accomplishment of the Civil Rights Movement, this act was preceded by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of...