PPT cover image
  • Presentations
  • January 13, 2022

School Segregation and Educational Equity in San Francisco

Assistant Director Stephen Menendian presented in a panel organized on Jan. 13, 2022 by the SF Ed Fund on the dire state of public education in San Francisco. Stephen highlighted the high levels of student poverty and racial and economic segregation...
Side by Side Image showing john a. powell and another guy
  • Video
  • December 9, 2021

john a. powell discusses challenges of housing equity

As part of a Dec. 9 panel focused on Fair Housing for SCANPH, Director john powell presented research and insights on the challenges of housing equity, reflecting years of accumulated experience navigating this tricky issue.
Slide cover image
  • Presentations
  • December 8, 2021

Bridging to Belonging: understanding power and creating connections

Director john a. powell gave a presentation on Dec. 8 before the Institute for Nonprofit Practice focusing on strategies to foster belonging, particularly in non-profit organizations. His remarks emphasized the critical role of leaders in lifting up...
This image is of john a powell at A Bridge to Belonging: The Practice of Beloved Community
  • Video
  • December 5, 2021

A Bridge to Belonging: The Practice of Beloved Community

Director john a. powell spoke at Thrive's event, "A Bridge to Belonging: The Practice of Beloved Community," on Dec. 5 about how bridging and belonging are integral to spirituality and the Beloved Community.
This image is of the presentation bridging to belonging: Understanding Power and Creating Connections
  • Presentations
  • November 9, 2021

Bridging to Belonging: Understanding Power and Creating Connections

This keynote presentation by OBI director john a. powell on Nov. 9, 2021 focused on how creating transformational bridges and rebalancing power dynamics can foster belonging in our society. Specifically, it explored the role of philanthropic...
This image is of Stephen M. presenting to the California Reparations Task Force on the history and contemporary legacy of housing discrimination and segregation in terms of life outcomes, homeownership disparities and the racial wealth gap, and the relative role of government and private actors. 
  • Presentations
  • October 12, 2021

Video: History and Contemporary Legacy of Housing Discrimination and Segregation

On October 12, Assistant Director Stephen Menendian presented to the California Reparations Task Force on the history and contemporary legacy of housing discrimination and segregation in terms of life outcomes, homeownership disparities and the...
john a. powell speaking at Comnet
  • Video
  • October 8, 2021

Video: Building Bridges & Belonging Through Communications

On October 8, 2021, OBI Director john a. powell sat down with Dr. Carmen Rojas from the Marguerite Casey Foundation for a conversation for the ComNetworkV21 Conference. They discussed how nonprofit leaders, communicators, and storytellers can...
This image is of the presentation for WHO: “Addressing Racial Discrimination and Strengthening the Protection of Minorities and other population groups in UN Programming Processes”
  • Presentations
  • October 4, 2021

Strengthening the protection of minority groups

On Oct. 4, 2021 OBI director john a. powell gave an overview of the mechanism of othering and belonging and the concept of targeted universalism. Professor powell defines ‘othering’ and ‘belonging’ as well as the mechanism to each as it relates to...
This image is of Stephen M. at the SHA 7th Annual Summit Day 1
  • Presentations
  • September 29, 2021

Stephen Menendian Speaks at SHA 7th Annual Summit Day 1

Stephen Menendian was the keynote speaker at the 7th annual Sacramento Housing Alliance conference on September 29th, 2021, and presented on fair housing, racial inequality, and land use reform.
This image is of the NET Climate Justice Conference
  • Presentations
  • September 28, 2021

INET Climate Justice Conference: Just Transition and the Transition to Justice

On September 28 2021, OBI director john a. powell moderated a discussion with Johanna Chao Kreilick, who is the president of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Ashindi Maxton, the co-founder and executive director of Donors of Color Network, on...
This image is of John Powell speaking at the Reparations Task Force Meeting (Part 3 of 4)
  • Video
  • September 24, 2021

john a. powell addresses California task force on reparations

On September 24, 2021, Director john a. powell presented testimony on reparations and political participation to the state of California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African-Americans ( his presentation begins at 1:04...
This image is of the New Research on Patterns in Racial Residential Segregation and the Roots of Structural Racism
  • Presentations
  • September 23, 2021

New Research on Patterns in Racial Residential Segregation and the Roots of Structural Racism

On Sept 23rd, OBI Assistant Director Stephen Menendian presented to the Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH) in a special workshop on why segregation persists and the relation of race and affordable housing in California.
This image is the cover for the video Building Belonging in a Time of Othering
  • Video
  • June 30, 2021

Video: Building Belonging in a Time of Othering

The Monterey Public Library (California's first public library founded in 1849) is one of 36 libraries to receive a grant to participate in Book to Action - an opportunity to read, discuss, and act on a select book that's relevant to their community...
This image is a cover page for the Reimagine Education for All: Equity and Targeted Universalism Presentation
  • Presentations
  • June 11, 2021

Reimagine Education for All: Equity and Targeted Universalism

Children, family, and situation differ not just at the individual level but also at the group level similarly to race, class, ability and other important indicators.
Stephen Menendian pictured in an event flier
  • Presentations
  • April 15, 2021

Video: Making Urbanism Antiracist

On April 15, 2021, Assistant Director Stephen Menendian was interviewed by YIMBY Action Board Chair, Ernest Brown, as part of a series on "Making Urbanism Antiracist." They discussed the nature of opportunity, mobility versus place-based strategies, and the race versus class debate.

Explore Othering and Belonging

Europe
  • Publication
  • September 22, 2023

Islamophobia in Europe

This Reading Resource Pack was developed by researchers from the Global Justice Program at the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, as part of its larger project documenting and countering Islamophobia.
Event flier
Sep
23
  • September 23, 2023, 10am PST

A Divided Diaspora and the Future of Eritrea: A Live Panel Discussion

We invite you to join us for a live webinar on Saturday, September 23 at 10:00 am California, 1 pm New York, 6 pm Eritrea, 7 pm Cape Town. Eritrean diaspora professionals with different views will discuss the current developments. Representative of the Eritrean government have also been invited to participate. Please follow the webinar at ERISAT, SETIT Media or ASSENNA TV on the date and time listed above.
Panelists
  • Video
  • September 22, 2023

Video: Understanding Islamophobia in the Global Context

On Friday, Sept. 22, we hosted a 90-minute virtual event to mark the launch of our Islamophobia Reading Resource Packs for the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, which featured the publications' authors