September 21, 2016 By Tomas WhiteAntelope The stark lack of Native student admissions to California’s best public universities concerns me on many levels, both as a former UC Berkeley student and now as a staff member at the campus. Yet it is because...
Convenor UniSA Refugee and Migration Research Network University of South Australia Melanie.Baak (at) unisa.edu.au The Nauru Files, comprising more than 2,000 leaked documents from inside the Australian offshore immigration processing centre in Nauru...
July 18, 2016 By john a. powell The past two weeks have ripped at the heart of America. We have had to witness senseless killings and we’ve had to witness far too many of them. The nation witnessed with outrage and grief the killings of Alton...
The past two weeks have ripped at the heart of America. We have had to witness senseless killings and we’ve had to witness far too many of them. The nation witnessed with outrage and grief the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, their...
The shocking deaths of Alston Sterling and Philando Castile this week, accompanied by wrenchingly painful video, are tragic reminders that all the protests, national attention on race and policing, and calls for reform have failed to abate, let alone...
A few days ago, we woke up to a new world. Britain had voted to leave the European Union. Some were pleased, many were deeply concerned. What is likely is that many will be affected. Some wonder if the EU will survive.
Today the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of human rights—a victory for women all over the country. This time, the decision was in relation to reproductive rights and, specifically, the right to choose. In the United States...
This past fall, I was asked to be a keynote speaker at the University of Georgia’s (UNG) Great Latino Debate. The planning committee asked me to speak about “my success as a Latina in America.” At first, I struggled trying to figure out what I would...
This was originally published on the Economic Policy Institute's blog. Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a misleading report on school segregation, which I discussed with NAACP Legal Defense Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill...
This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Jonathan Simon is an Adrian Kragen Professor of Law at UC Berkeley and a member of the Haas Institute’s...
This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Syyen Hong is a currently incarcerated individual held at San Quentin Prison in California. He was...
This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Madiha Khan is a senior at UC Berkeley studying Philosophy. Madiha shares her personal perspective as an...
This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Janetta Johnson is the executive director of T ransgender, Gendervariant, Intersex Justice Project (TGI...
This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Marlon Peterson is the founder of Precedential Group Social Enterprises, a social justice organizational...
T his piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Aparna Shah is the Executive Director of Mobilize the Immigrant Vote (MIV), a statewide, multi-ethnic...
Vision for Baltimore (V4B) is a successful program at Baltimore City Schools (BCS) designed to provide annual vision screenings for all students and, when necessary, to provide follow-up eye exams and eyeglasses at no cost to families. Download PDF...
Want a chance to hear from experts studying the root of what’s driving us apart and how we come back together? Eager to build the skills to listen empathetically, elicit narratives of connection, and interview professionally? Looking for a chance...
A research-backed guide for building bridges across difference in any area of our lives, from esteemed civil rights scholar john a. powell. We don't want to live in a society in turmoil. In the US, 93 percent of people want to reduce divisiveness...
