Presentations

john was the keynote speaker at the inaugural Equity Summit for the Municipal Management Association of Northern California. The event centered on Equitable Representation, and how to advance BIPOC Leadership in local government. john focused on the...

On February 14, Othering & Belonging Institute (OBI) Director john a. powell guided attendees from the UC Davis Health and the MIND Institute through a conversation on OBI's frameworks. The presentation gave attendees a comprehensive understanding of...

OBI Director john a. powell gave the keynote address at the National Community Action Partner Annual Conference on February 14, 2024. This year's conference marked the 60th Anniversary of the Economic Opportunity Act that launched the Community...

On January 30th, Professor powell sat down with Bishop Marc and Paloma Pavel to discuss his work with belonging, his background, targeted universalism, the future of OBI's work, and how he sustains himself throughout his work. Download a recording of...

On January, 23, 2024, Director john. a. powell sat down with Rabbi Miriam Terlinchamp and Reverend Ben McBride to discuss the future of spirituality, belonging, memory, and the relationship between structure and story. Listen to the two-part...

In this episode Director john. a. powell talked to Tracy K. Smith about her new book, To Free the Captives. powell and Smith discussed Smith's term as a Poet Laureate for the United States and how she has used poetry to create feelings of belonging...

On November 7, 2023, Director john. a. powell addressed five hundred foundations from all over Michigan about how targeted universalism can and should play out in education and philanthropy. powell also used this opportunity to explain his framework...

During this year's ChangeMakers Conference, on October 19, 2023, Director john a. powell presented to more than 600 corporate and nonprofit leaders on Belonging Without Othering. Download the slidedeck here. And watch a recording of the talk here.

On September 27, 2023, OBI Director john a. powell was a featured panelist in a monthly forum hosted by the Boston COVID Recovery Cohort (BCRC) to support those affected by long COVID and highlight systemic issues that impact health equity.

On September 16, 2023, OBI director was a featured speaker in a forum hosted by the de Young Museum as part of the Kehinde Wiley Speaker Series (organized around the exhibition of Kehinde Wiley’s An Archaeology of Silence). The event, moderated by...

On July 25, 2023 OBI Research Director Stephen Menendian participated in an online panel hosted by the King Center that explored solutions to the housing crisis. He talked about the need to invest more in multi-family housing.

On Wednesday, July 19, OBI Research Director Stephen Menendian presented on structural racism as the closing keynote for the National Academy of Medicine's Culture of Health Programs special event, "Systems Impact: Unpacking Racialization...

On July 14, 2023 OBI Research Director Stephen Menendian participated in an online panel hosted by the King Center on the occasion of #BeLoveDay 2023. He talked about the need for inclusive story telling in which everyone is recognized, and not to...

On May 30, 2023 -- San Diegans gathered at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center for a "Conversation on Belonging" with UC Berkeley Professor john a. powell. Download a copy of the slidedeck.

On April 28, 2023, Director john a. powell was interviewed by Soren Gordhamer as part of Wisdom 2.0: Together in San Francisco, in partnership with Fetzer Institute and Unlikely Collaborators.