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September 3, 2024

Belonging & Social-Emotional Learning

On the 3rd September, john gave the keynote presentation at an event organised by the Greater Good Science Center, in collaboration with the Sacramento County office of Education and UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare. john spoke of the...

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June 26, 2024

Building Belonging through Targeted Universalism

On June 26th, john powell was the keynote speaker at the National League of City’s National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) Summer Conference. He discussed how othering, belonging, and targeted universalism relates to Black...

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June 20, 2024

Defending Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access through Belonging

On June 20, 2024 OBI director john a. powell gave the George H. Frederickson Lecture at the National Academy of Public Administration’s 2024 Social Equity Leadership Conference in Stamford, Connecticut. In light of recent attacks on DEI initiatives...

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June 11, 2024

Belonging: Bridging Beyond Othering

OBI director john a. powell was the keynote speaker for the launch of Belonging Colorado, an bold statewide initiative that aims to bring together Coloradans across lines of difference in order to foster greater belonging across the state so that all...

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March 15, 2024

Building Belonging through Targeted Universalism

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...

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February 14, 2024

Presentation: Why healthy humans need belonging

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...

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February 14, 2024

Bridging & Belonging Through Community Action

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...

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January 30, 2024

Growing Beloved Community by Bridging Our Divides, with Professor john a. powell

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...

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January 13, 2024

The Future of Spirituality and Belonging, with john a. powell

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...

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January 7, 2024

Podcast: To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul

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...

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November 7, 2023

How foundations can apply Targeted Universalism

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...

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October 19, 2023

john a. powell's presentation at the ChangeMakers Conference

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.

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September 27, 2023

The Power of Belonging in Supporting Move from Loss and Grief to Healing, Resilience and Recovery

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.

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September 16, 2023

Our Shared Struggle: The International Imperative for Repair

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...

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July 25, 2023

Beloved Community Talks: End The Housing Crisis

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.

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Flipping the Script: Challenging the Arguments Against Black Reparations

Register for Free Attorney Donald Tamaki, a member of the California Black Reparations Task Force, examines the discursive strategies of critics of reparations and presents a counter-narrative that draws on the extensive historical and contemporary findings of the 1100-page California...

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September 3, 2024