February 25, 2016 Americans are engrossed in a deep conversation about the impact of racism in our educational, judicial, social and economic spheres. In the movement for universal justice, Director john a. powell discussed these issues with the...
January 27, 2016 To honor the work of nonviolent social justice advocates advocates during the Season of Nonviolence, the Central Oregon Community College Foundation’s Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program and the college’s Multicultural...
December 14, 2015 To honor the work of nonviolent social justice advocates advocates during the Season of Nonviolence, the Central Oregon Community College Foundation’s Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program and the college’s Multicultural...
December 14, 2015 On Monday, December 14, Executive Director john a. powell helped Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO) in developing an evaluation matrix for CCO community organizing and leadership development. john focused on recognizing how our...
December 14, 2015 On Monday, December 14, Executive Director john a. powell helped Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO) in developing an evaluation matrix for CCO community organizing and leadership development. john focused on recognizing how our...
October 16, 2015 Over the weekend of October 16, Executive Director john a. powell held a residency with 250 Executive Board Members of the SEIU in Dublin, Ohio. Speaking to an audience of SEIU members from Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky, john's...
June 3, 2015 On Wednesday, June 3, Executive Director john a. powell gave the keynote speech at Rise Together's "Power to Prosperity: The Power of 9" Conference. As an organization whose mission is to cut poverty in half by 2020, john's keynote...
On Monday, May 9, Executive Director john a. powell gave the "Public Policy in Action" community lecture at The New School for International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy in New York City...
Othering is a frame that captures the many forms of prejudice and persistent marginality, but also explains and analyzes a set of common processes and mechanisms that engender Othering...
February 17, 2015 On Tuesday, February 17, Executive Director john a. powell led a webinar for Human Impact Partner's Public Health and Equity Cohort, a group of twelve emerging leaders from public health agencies around the country who are coming...
October 14, 2014 In October, Haas Institute Director john a. powell led a webinar with The California Endowment about the importance of considering racial equity in conversations on health. Social Norms Change and Race examined how racial bias is...
November 11, 2014 On November 11, 2014, Haas Institute Director john a. powell presented the 8th Annual Anne Braden Memorial Lecture at the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research in Louisville, Kentucky. Presenting to a standing-room...
October 2014 The challenge we face today: the fear of the Other. How can we structure society to acknowledge our deep connection? - john powell #Bioneers14 (from Twitter) Haas Institute Director john powell spoke to a crowd of over 1,500 people at...
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...
