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Obama’s People and The African Americans: The Language of Othering

October 24, 2016 Names used to refer to the “Black” community have changed, and continue to change. I sometimes say I was born a colored boy, then I became a Negro, then Black, then African American, and still we are not done. To the list of...
Oct
18
  • October 18, 2016, 3:00pm Local Time

A Vision for Unity at Habitat III

As part of activities related to the conference United Nations HABITAT III, held in the city of Quito, Ecuador; the Global Network on Disability Inclusive and Accessible Urban Development (DIAUD) is hosting an exciting and unique live aerial human art...
Oct
19
  • October 19, 2016, 6:30pm

Everybody is Downstream: Report from Standing Rock and Iowa

What is the significance of the Standing Rock occupation? What is the significance of the resistance in Iowa? What opportunities for collaboration exist along the watershed? What can we do to support the struggle? Hear first hand reports and see...
Oct
19
  • October 19, 2016

Registration Extended! “Advancing Racial Equity: the Role of Government.”

Register for the November 10th convening . Next mont h, GA RE will bring their work to the Facing Race National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Hosted by the social justice organization Race Forward, GARE will be collaborating on an Inclusive...

Habitat III

Habitat III October 17–20, 2017 Habitat III is the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development taking place in Quito, Ecuador, from October 17–20, 2017. A bi-decennial cycle (1976, 1996, and 2016), the conference aims to...
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  • October 12, 2016

On National Coming Out Day, I Celebrate My Birthday

I was born 28 years ago today in Houston, Texas. I am the youngest of three siblings to parents of Filipino descent. Also 28 years ago today, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) was established by Robert Eichsberg and Jean O’Leary to mark the anniversary...
Oct
26
  • October 26, 2016, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Faculty Panel: Building Equitable and Inclusive Food Systems at UC Berkeley

Panel Discussion | October 26 | 4-5:30 p.m. | David Brower Center, Tamalpais Room Location: 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 Sponsor: Berkeley Food Institute This panel considers the tangible and conceptual outcomes of undoing inequality in the context of...
  • Presentations
  • September 27, 2016

Building Community in an Age of Anxiety and Polarization

Building Community in an Age of Growing Anxiety and Polarization. A talk at Scripps College by Director john a. powell. Download the presentation. Note: This page is archived. It is kept only for reference purposes, so it is no longer being updated...
  • Presentations
  • October 5, 2016

Where Do We Belong? Fixing America's Broken Housing System

Director john powell presented the opening keynote at the 23rd Annual Affordable Housing Conference, a national housing conference organized by Housing Washington October 4-6, 2016. Prof. powell spoke on the emerging national housing crisis, changing...
Oct
5
  • October 5, 2016, 9:00am - 10:10 am

The 23rd Annual Affordable Housing Conference (john a. powell Keynote Address)

The 23rd Annual Affordable Housing ConferenceOctober 4 – 6, 2016Tacoma, Washington Director john a. powell will be a keynote speaker at the 23rd Annual Affordable Housing Conference. More information.
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