Oct
10

Elsadig Elsheikh to present on 'Moving Targets' report

Elsadig Elsheikh , the director of the Global Justice Program at the Haas Institute, will be presenting his recent report, " Moving Targets: An Analysis of Global Forced Migration " at a colloquium sponsored by the Center for African Studies...

john powell hosted by the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation and the Woods Fund Chicago

On September 18, 2017, professor powell gave a keynote address to a number of executives and board members from prominent foundations from across the country. Hosted by the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation and the Woods Fund Chicago, this...
Sep
28

Richard Rothstein to present on his book, The Color of Law

The Terner Center and the Department of City and Regional Planning are hosting a lecture by Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America, which has just been nominated for a...
Oct
18

john a. powell to facilitate National Forum on Family Philanthropy conference panel

Haas Director john a. powell will be facilitating a panel on race and equity during a plenary session at the 2017 National Forum on Family Philanthropy annual conference. Conversations and clashes around race and equity are becoming more common in...

Blog: With or without DACA, we must prosper

September 6, 2017 By Kemi Bello At many times over the past eight months (and longer), this country has stood on the edge of the precipice of our values as we asked ourselves what truly "makes America great." From the travel ban on Muslims, the...

Blog: Can White America forgo the comforts of a racist legacy?

September 6, 2017 Condemning the events in Charlottesville is an easy act for a society that wants to believe it is post-racial. While shock may result as a natural reaction, this event, and others like it, should not come as a surprise. Astonishment...
Oct
22

john a. powell to keynote at Bioneers conference

Haas Director john a. powell will be one of several figures to provide a keynote address at the three-day National Bioneers Conference to be held October 20 - 22 in San Rafael. powell will speak on the final day of...
Sep
8

john a. powell to speak UC Berkeley Free Speech Panel

Haas Institute Director john a. powell is set to participate in a faculty panel moderated by UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ this Friday, September 8. Other panelists will include: Erwin Chemerinsky Berkeley Law Dean, Constitutional Law Scholar, and Founding Dean...

Legalizing Othering

OVERVIEW This report on the anti-Sharia movement in the United States addresses the legalized othering of Muslim communities across the nation through anti-Muslim legislation and bills between the years 2000 and 2016. Within the broader context of...

john a. powell speaks at SF United Against Hate rally

Haas Institute Director john a. powell speaks at the United Against Hate rally in San Francisco at the invitation of Mayor Ed Lee on August 25, 2017. The rally was hosted by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission and took place at the Civil Center...