2017 Population Health Forum

The 2017 Population Health Forum was held on March 13, 2017, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago – Detroit Branch. This year’s theme “The Impact of Spatial Racism on Health” featured presentations by john powell, Director of the Haas Institute for...

Multnomah County's Trauma-informed Care Learning Series

On March 6, Director john a. powell, in partnership with HIFIS Senior Fellow Julie Nelson, presented a day long workshop on trauma-informed care for members of the Multnomah County Health and Human Services Departments. Click here to download the...

On Race & Privilege with Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO)

At the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Kansas, Director john powell was featured in "On Race & Privilege," an event that focused on structural racism and white privilege. In conversation with Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr., author of Everyday white People Confront...

World Meeting of Popular Movements

February 17, 2017 On Friday, February 17, HIFIS director john a. powell opened the regional U.S. gathering of the World Meeting of Popular Movements in Modesto, California. Speaking to an invite-only audience of 20 U.S. bishops—including the second...

Thinking Ahead with Wendy Ake and Tom Sgouros

On February 9, 2017, Wendy Ake and Tom Sgouros gave a presentation for the talk, "A Dignified Retirement: Who should write the rules?" Download the presentation here.

Clarkson Visiting Chair Residency at the University of Buffalo

Director john powell was honored as the Clarkson Visiting Chair at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. As part of his weeklong residency, professor powell engaged in a community presentation with Dr. Eddie Moore, gave a workshop on food...

Thinking Ahead - Miriam Lueck Avery

On January 19, 2017, Derecka Mehrens and Miriam Lueck Avery gave a presentation for the talk, "Silicon Valley: Can the Epicenter of Toxic Inequality Become a Model of Shared Prosperity?" Download Avery's presentation.

Thinking Ahead - Derecka Mehrens

On January 19, 2017, Derecka Mehrens and Miriam Lueck Avery gave a presentation for the talk, " Silicon Valley: Can the Epicenter of Toxic Inequality Become a Model of Shared Prosperity?" Download Mehrens' presentation.

The Colorado Fiscal Institute's 2017 Fiscal Forum

January 13, 2017 On January 13, 2017, professor powell met with the Colorado Fiscal Institute in Denver, Colorado, for the institute's annual Fiscal Forum. Professor powell spoke to a large audience comprised of community members and advocates...

Leading from the Inside: Creating an Equitable and Inclusive System

On Friday, January 12 HIFIS director john a. powell gave a lunch time presentation to senior leadership and staff at Denver Public Schools. Speaking to an audience of 200+ on "Leading from the Inside: Creating an Equitable and Inclusive System", Dr...

Thinking Ahead with Anne Price: The Creation of Wealth

December 15, 2016 What can we do to ensure that everyone enjoys the prosperity they contribute to? At the Thinking Ahead event in downtown Oakland, thoought leader and advocate Anne Price, President of Insight Center, discussed innovative research on...

Roots of the California Housing Crisis

December 2nd, 2016 - Haas Institute hosted a public forum to explore the forces behind the housing and displacement crisis in California. Speakers Maria Poblet, Richard Walker, and john powell presented to over 150 people in downtown Oakland. The...

Blueprint for Belonging: Developing a Strategic Narrative to Combat Structural Racism

This workshop, presented as part of the Inclusive Democracy track at the Facing Race 2016 conference, focused on how base-building groups, policy advocates, labor organizations and organizations can advance a strategic analysis of structural...

Implicit Bias and Philanthropic Effectiveness

November 18, 2016 On November 18, 2016, professor and Director john a. powell gave a keynote address to the GRANTMAKERS of Oregon and Southwest Washington and their annual meeting. The focus was on implicit bias and philanthropy. Specifically, how...

Understanding Community Health Equity

On November 17, 2016, Director john a. powell gave a lunchtime presentation on community health equity in the San Francisco Bay Area. Speaking to an audience of 200+ health practitioners, Dr. powell emphasized the importance of place and racial...

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Transformative Research Toolkit

Introduction We have seen and participated in transformative research strategies that defeated proposed jail expansions, won millions of dollars for community-prioritized programs, and built new community-led organizations that changed a political...
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Depolarization Day

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...

Book Talk: Before Gentrification, with Tanya Golash-Boza

Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza's book Before Gentrification: The Creation of DC's Racial Wealth Gap explores how redlining, incarceration, anti-blackness, and gentrification have resulted in DC becoming an extremely unequal city. She presented her book...