E-Newsletter Archive

An Archive of past issues of our bi-weekly newsletter.

Race, Racial Segregation, and Restrictive Zoning in the SF Bay Area

Stephen Menendian presented at the Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California annual fair housing conference on April 23, 2024 as a keynote speaker. He presented on recent racial demographic data, patterns of racial residential segregation, and...

The Corruption Paradox

Why do some political leaders thrive on anti-corruption rhetoric, even when accused of corruption themselves? In her latest Connecting the Dots piece, Míriam Juan-Torres, Head of Research at the Democracy & Belonging Forum, explores how authoritarian...

Stephen Menendian presents at the Housing Works Austin Summit

Stephen presented at the Housing Works Austin Summit on Housing and Regional Affordability on April 11th, 2025. Stephen was on a panel that discussed the need for regional approaches and the costs and problems of continued municipal fragmentation...

Greater Social Equity in Brownfields Cleanup and Reuse

How can the contaminated lands that dot urban neighborhoods and rural lands across the country and the world, often for years or decades, be cleaned up and put to reuse in ways that ensure environmental health, social equity, and thriving local...

Video: Knowledge Production

We hosted the second installment of our Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging webinar series on Tuesday, April 8, with speakers from Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and the Western Sahara sharing their experiences related to the theme of...

Targeted Universalism Explained

Watch the explainer video and enroll in the free course now! Targeted Universalism is a framework that goes beyond inclusion in existing structures that serve only some of us. Instead, it invites everyone to roll up their sleeves and co-create new structures designed to serve all of us.

Video: How to make sense of this moment

OBI Director john a. powell and researchers contextualize the current moment our world is experiencing in a 90-minute virtual conversation. They look at what is driving the rise of authoritarianism across the globe, and discuss pathways forward to build a world where everyone belongs and no one is excluded.

Meaningful Measurements of Mobility

Contents Introduction Operationalizing Equity in Transportation Planning Research Process and Methods Inventory of Transportation Equity Metrics Critical Discussion of Metrics Conclusions and Recommendations Endnotes Introduction What data should be...

Stephen Menendian presents at the Racial Equity Commission Meeting

Stephen Menendian presented at the California Racial Equity Commission's Framework Development Committee meeting on March 20, 2025. Stephen presented principles for how to develop sustainable racial equity policy and guidance. His presentations...

Video: Rights, Equity, Dignity & Social justice

On March 5 we launched the first of a 3-part webinar series, titled, "Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging," featuring speakers from Syria, Iraq, Tunisia, and Algeria. This first event in the series was on the theme, "Rights, Equity...

‘Happy in the end’: Wicked teaches us to bridge across differences, find belonging without othering

I believe the dance floor is a representation for belonging. And dancing a symbolic act to bridge with whomever is willing to dance with you. I mean, a dance floor can literally be created anywhere. A street corner or sidewalk plotted down with...

Blog: The Multi-Headed Authoritarian Populist Coalition — and Its Fault Lines

As I try to make sense of European and American politics, the image that keeps coming to mind is that of a hydra. In Greek mythology, a hydra is a mythical serpent with multiple heads that grow back when cut off; persistent, multifaceted, and...

FAQ: Racial Equity Legal Guidance

This FAQ is was created to accompany our more robust legal guidance document, Advancing Racial Equity: Legal Guidance for Advocates. Is consideration of race in public policymaking or public programs illegal or unconstitutional? As a follow up then...

Crip Spacetime: Access, Failure, and Accountability in Academic Life

On February 13 we hosted author Dr. Margaret Price to discuss her new book, Crip Spacetime: Access, Failure, and Accountability in Academic Life. In her talk Dr. Price, who is a Professor in the English Department and Director of the Disability...

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E-Newsletter Archive

An Archive of past issues of our bi-weekly newsletter.
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Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging (Part 3/3)

We hope you'll join us for the third and final installment of our Arab Women & Feminist Visions for Equity and Belonging webinar series. This third event will focus on the critical role of Arab women and feminists in the...

Race, Racial Segregation, and Restrictive Zoning in the SF Bay Area

Stephen Menendian presented at the Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California annual fair housing conference on April 23, 2024 as a keynote speaker. He presented on recent racial demographic data, patterns of racial residential segregation, and...