Do we have such a sense of scarcity here in California that we cannot imagine a housing sector growing with some modest limits on rental price increases?
In this episode of Who Belongs? Elsadig Elsheikh and Nadia Barhoum discuss their new project that serves as a monitor to examine the power, influence and reach of agri-business corporations and their role in the global food crisis.
Introduction The authors would like to acknowledge Phuong Tseng and Arthur Gailes for their assistance in the development of this brief, and the following people for their feedback and insights: Eli Moore, Nicole Montojo, Richard Rothstein, Na’ilah...
October 29, 2018 BERKELEY, CA: The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley on Monday released the first in a series of maps and web reports that depict the levels of racial segregation across the San Francisco Bay Area, down to...
On October 24, 2018, Professor john a. powell gave a keynote address at the Healthier Washington Medicaid Transformation Learning Symposium in Seattle, WA. The audience consisted of 300 health care professionals from regional healthcare coalitions...
In this television interview, Director john a. powell argues that citizenship should be inclusive and we should resist attempts of "othering." He joins The Agenda to talk about the timely issues of immigration, division, race, diversity, and free...
BERKELEY, CA: The Haas Institute at UC Berkeley Wednesday launched a new monitoring project that investigates and documents the power and influence of 10 mega corporations—which own hundreds of subsidiaries in the agriculture, food production, and...
Download an MP3 of this interview. In this episode of Who Belongs? we interview Nicole Montojo and Steve Barton, who recently co-authored a new research brief on the housing affordability crisis in California, called " Opening the Door for Rent...
Introduction IN THE PAST TWO YEARS ALONE, three major corporate mergers have begun to reshape what was an already concentrated international market for agricultural chemicals, seeds, and fertilizers. If the mergers gain approval from their relevant...
On September 27, 2018, Assistant Director Stephen Menendian presented at the "Bay Area Housing Affordability Advocacy Forum" organized by Rise Together held at the San Francisco Public Library. Following remarks by state Senator Jim Beale, Stephen...
Download an MP3 of this interview . In this first episode of Who Belongs? , we talked to Gordon Whitman, who is the deputy director of Faith In Action, formerly known as PICO, which is a national network of faith-based organizations working to build...
The Haas Institute hosted a Sept. 21, 2018 panel titled " Towards Equity in Policy and Pedagogy" where affiliated faculty members presented their new policy briefs. The policy briefs are available for download here. Video Transcript Oscar Dubon: All...
On September 25, 2018, Director john a. powell spoke to an audience of approximately 125 at the New York State Council on Children and Families conference on racial equity and healing. powell spoke on strategies to co-create alternative spaces for...
Nicole Montojo, a housing researcher at the Haas Institute, and Stephen Barton, former Housing Director for Berkeley, present their new report on the housing crisis, titled " Opening the Door for Rent Control: Toward a Comprehensive Approach to...
The Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative is delighted to welcome Simran Jeet Singh to the UC Berkeley campus. Dr. Singh is Executive Director of the Religion and Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national...
See our playlist below which includes all our videos from the 2024 Othering & Belonging Conference, which took place April 25-27 in Oakland, CA! To select a video from the playlist click on the button in the top right corner of the video player...
