Civic Engagement Videos

These videos, produced by the Othering & Belonging Institute and its partner organizations, were designed to encourage civic engagement and voting. Their aim is to project a more inclusive “We” and to reach disaffected nonvoters and infrequent voters...

2018 Inclusiveness Index

Issues of sexual violence against women, access to water, and the continuing refugee and migrant crises were among the most pressing challenges facing the world in 2018. The varied responses to these challenges by state bodies—both domestically and...

2018 Inclusiveness Index Spotlights #MeToo, Water Access, and Refugees

BERKELEY, CA: Issues of sexual violence against women, access to water, and the continuing refugee and migrant crises were among the most pressing challenges facing the world in 2018. The varied responses to these challenges by state bodies—both...

Podcast: Hilary Hoynes on the Benefits and Limitations of Food Stamps (SNAP)

Download an MP3 of this interview. In this episode of Who Belongs? Marc Abizeid talks to economist Hilary Hoynes about government assistance programs, including nutrition programs like SNAP, which is also known as food stamps, in addressing poverty...

Video: Stephen Menendian on 50 years since the Fair Housing Act

On November 27, 2018 Haas Institute Assistant Director Stephen Menendian gave a presentation titled "The Fair Housing Act at 50: The Perils and Promise of Disparate Impact." The presentation was given before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission at a...

Podcast: Racial Justice Activism in Europe with Emilia Roig

Download an MP3 of this interview. In this episode of Who Belongs?, Sara Grossman interviews Emilia Roig of the Center for Intersectional Justice (CIJ) in Berlin, Germany. Originally from France, Emilia is the founder and director of CIJ, a nonprofit...

Video: john powell on "Investment Without Displacement"

On December 4, 2018, Professors Manuel Pastor and john a. powell spoke of power and race and the cultural erasure that follows when families are pushed out because they can no longer afford their neighborhood at SPARCC’s national convening...

UCOT World Forum: Technology's Effect on Fair and Inclusive Societies

On Tuesday, October 30th, Director john powell participated at the UCOT World Forum in San Francisco. Director powell spoke about why technology must be built for a fair and inclusive society. The audience included 400 people, including silicon...

White people: Let’s start by understanding our own biases

The headlines this summer were seemingly incessant: “Georgia woman calls cops on black man taking care of 2 white kids”; “Woman Assaulted Black Boy After Telling Him He ‘Did Not Belong’ at Pool, Officials Say”; Neighbor Calls the Police on a 12-Year...

Bridging - Towards A Society Built on Belonging: Animated Video + Curriculum

This animated explainer video gives a high-level snapshot of our analysis of bridging and breaking as possible responses in our current times.

Blog: Corporate Control of Global Food Markets a Recipe for Disaster

WHAT DO PURINA DOG FOOD, CHEERIOS, DORITOS, AND AQUAFINA ALL HAVE IN COMMON? They’re all owned by Nestle. While Nestle is most famous for its chocolate and coffee, it actually owns over 2,000 product brands in various industries, from cosmetics (L...

2018 APHA Panel

On November 12, 2018, Professor john powell participated in the 2018 annual American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting in San Diego, California. In the morning, Professor powell engaged in a fireside chat conversation with Dr. Anthony Iton...

Video: john powell at Facing Race conference: "Is America Possible?"

Director john powell moderated a panel discussion at the 2018 Facing Race conference in Detroit that addressed theme "Is America Possible? Building a Multiracial Democracy in an Era of Division." In his introductory remarks at the Nov. 10 event...

Blog: The grim reality of racial segregation in the SF Bay Area

Social scientists have long known that the root cause of racial inequality – that is, the large disparities in life outcomes between racial groups – is primarily a byproduct of racial segregation, and racial residential segregation in particular...

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Bridging Partnerships for Scaling Housing Justice

Register now Housing justice for all. To truly be for all, we need housing solutions at scale. Scaling just solutions that match what our communities want and need is about more than building more affordable housing units. It requires building...

Blog: Gender, Goosebumps, Grace, and Grieving

Julia McKeown's tattoo inspired by the poetry of Andrea Gibson. “When I left my body I did not go away. That portal of light was not a portal to elsewhere, but a portal to here. I am more here than I ever was before.” From Love Letter From the...