New Video Campaign Urges Black Millennials to #Vote4BlackFutures

#Vote4BlackFutures: Black youth and organizations have played a critical role in lifting up issues of structural racism in the criminal justice system and in US society as a whole. Let's extend black activism to the ballot box on Nov 8! This dynamic...

#Vote4BlackFutures

#Vote4BlackFutures: Produced by Whalerock Industries, this PSA used a dynamic presentation of spoken word, music, protest footage and beautiful black imagery to highlight the issues that stand to impact the black community. The goal of the video was...

Psychotherapy & Social Justice: A Dialogue on Othering & Belonging

October 29, 2016 Professor john a. powell took part in a day-long symposium, where he was the featured speaker. Hosted by The Psychotherapy Institute, the symposium explored topics like race, anxiety, and mind science​, as well as the need to make...

Psychotherapy and Social Justice: A Dialogue on Othering and Belonging

Note: The location will now be at: First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St., Oakland, CA 94612 For Immediate Release Psychotherapy and Social Justice: A Dialogue on Othering and Belonging Berkeley, CA./On Saturday, October 29, The...

Science of Equality Volume 2

The report focuses on how gender bias plays out across various domains, including in the media, workplaces, communities, schools, and our homes. Building upon the Perception Institute’s inaugural Science of Equality Volume 1: Addressing Implicit Bias...

New Report Finds that Women and Girls Continue to Face Overwhelming Gender Bias Across Sectors

Haas Institute co-releases new report with the Perception Institute and leading social scientists with proven solutions to reduce the effects of implicit and explicit gender bias in the media, workplaces, schools, and communities. Berkeley/October 27...

Haas Institute Pleased to Announce New Chief of Staff, Puanani Forbes

After an extensive national search, the Haas Institute is pleased to announce that Puanani Forbes will be joining the Institute as its new Chief of Staff this month. Puanani comes to the Institute with a highly diverse background in increasingly...

Being a Man is Hard Sometimes

Being a Man is Hard Sometimes: Produced by filmmaker Jennifer Dworkin and writers Dan Trujillo and Issac Butler, this PSA aimed at addressing gender bias toward women in leadership. In the video a white male protagonist wrestles with a changing...

Targeted Universalism 2.0

October 25, 2016 john powell presents at a Kids Count meeting with foundation members. He speaks on Targeted Universalism and how it can inform the decisions that state legislators, public officials and child advocates make in a way that considers...

Haas Institute a Partner of New Racial Equity Fellowship Program funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies

Haas Institute a Partner of New Racial Equity Fellowship Program funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies The new $60 million, 10-year initiative will support, train, and network leaders committed to anti-black racism working together across disciplines...

Haas Institute's Religious Diversity Research Cluster Presents Two-Day Conference on Religious Pluralism

DEMOCRACY & RELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN INDIA, PAKISTAN, AND TURKEY​ This is the second event in the Religious Toleration and Plural Democracies project, which examines the renegotiation of the relationship between religious actors and democratic...

Obama’s People and The African Americans: The Language of Othering

October 24, 2016 Names used to refer to the “Black” community have changed, and continue to change. I sometimes say I was born a colored boy, then I became a Negro, then Black, then African American, and still we are not done. To the list of...

Dear Donald: A Letter from Students Who Have Been Singled Out

October 18, 2016 Dear Donald, The 2016 US Presidential Campaign has not only stirred the nation—it has also shaken the entire world. The unique and historic turn of events has changed the way we as a global community view politics. With developing...

International Food Sovereignty Day is October 16

International Food Sovereignty Day, October 16 th October 16 th marks the celebration of International Food Sovereignty Day, a day for recognizing and uplifting the voices and efforts of the resilient small-holder and peasant farmers who still...

UC Berkeley Disability Studies and Urban Planning Scholar Taking Part in UN Summit on Cities Held Once Every 20 Years

Dr. Victor Pineda, Senior Fellow with UC Berkeley’s Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, is currently in Quito, Ecuador, to advocate for a broader inclusion of accessible technology and urban planning that includes people with...

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Reimagining Allyship: Reflecting on Where We Are and Where We Can Go From Here

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...

Videos from the 2024 Othering & Belonging Conference

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...