Mar
6

Gattaca at 20: Looking Back, Looking Ahead…

Two nights in the Bay Area. Two stellar panels. Join us as we revisit the film Gattaca and its vision of a vastly unequal future based on human genetic technologies. How does Gattaca continue to shape our imaginations 20 years...
Mar
6

The Gender Effect: Capitalism, Feminism, and the Corporate Politics of Development

In celebrating the International Women’s Day, the Haas Institute invites you to join us engaging with Kathryn Moeller, the author of the recently published book The Gender Effect: Capitalism, Feminism, and the Corporate Politics of Development with University of California...

john powell addresses Government Alliance on Race and Equity in Sacramento

On February 20, 2018, Haas Institute Director john a. powell gave the keynote address at the Sacramento-based Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) 2018 Capitol Cohort speaker series. The event was attended by over 170 state government...

The Road Not Taken: The Kerner Commission 50 Years Later

It is not difficult to imagine the scene: A troubled community with racially segregated, under-performing schools and high under- and unemployment. A police shooting. A young black man dead. Civil unrest. Millions of dollars in property damage. An...
Feb
15

Othering and Belonging: Institutional Racism and Structures. Where do we start? How do we get to the ideal of more inclusion?

A CONTINUATION OF THE CONVERSATION “RACISM & PRIVILEGE: WHAT’S UP AT CAL?” A discussion between john a. powell, Savala Trepczynski and Dr. Sid Reel about current events & strategies for talking about race, power and privilege at Cal. Presented by...
Feb
18

Beloved Oakland 2018

A Benefit Concert for the East Oakland Black Culture Zone! Beloved Oakland is a vehicle to bring the new and old Oakland residents together to teach about Oakland's social justice legacy and unite people around new social justice initiatives, especially...

Housing Policy and Belonging in Richmond

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Feb
16

Karen Nakamura: 'Disability Studies as White Disability Studies / Disability Studies as Intersectional Disability Studies'

Karen Nakamura, a cultural and visual anthropologist at UC Berkeley, will give a lecture on "Disability Studies as White Disability Studies / Disability Studies as Intersectional Disability Studies." Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm February 16th, 2018 UC Berkeley Women's Faculty Club, Lounge This...
Feb
2

Berkeley Law Symposium: United Against White Supremacy

Registration information here DESCRIPTION Racism has been the blueprint and the foundation of the United States since its inception. Over centuries of struggle, the United States has been pushed to evolve on this issue and in many ways the Bay...
Feb
8

Book Talk: 'Stand Up! How to Get Involved, Speak Out, and Win in a World on Fire'

Please join us in welcoming author Gordon Whitman, Deputy Director of PICO National Network, for a discussion on his book, Stand Up! How to Get Involved, Speak Out, and Win in a World on Fire. He will be joined in...