Civil Rights in Our Time

By Stephen Menendian and Mychal Luther On August 10, 2014, people gathered on Florissant Road in Ferguson, Missouri to protest a police officer’s killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown and to demand to the nation that “Black Lives Matter.”...
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Othering & Belonging Post-Conference Report

An online-only report detailing the events of the first Othering & Belonging Conference on April 24-26, 2015 in Oakland, California.
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  • August 27, 2015

Twenty-Five Years: Celebrating the Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act

In 1990, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), legislation that attempted to outline and enforce policies to break down barriers for people with disabilities in modern American society. Before the passage of the ADA, persons with...

Faculty Profile: Saba Mahmood Discusses Religious Freedom in the Modern Era

August 25, 2015 Professor Saba Mahmood is a member of the Haas Institute Religious Disparities cluster and a professor of Sociocultural Anthropology at UC Berkeley. Mahmood’s work is known for its interrogation of liberal assumptions about the...
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Faculty profile: Law professor Jonathan Simon on 'Othering' through Mass Incarceration

Jonathan Simon is a professor at the Berkeley Law School and a member of the Haas Institute's Diversity and Democracy research cluster. His scholarship focuses on the role of crime and criminal justice in governing modern societies. He recently...
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Why Sanctuary Policies Must Stay: The Legal and Factual Reasons for Limiting ICE Detainers

15406523566_6ba635a354_o.jpg Katie Steinle’s death is a tragedy. Steinle is the 32-year-old woman allegedly killed by a gunshot wound inflicted by Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate—often referenced under the alias Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez (“Sanchez”) [1]...

Mind Science Conference: Addressing Implicit Bias

By Emily Stein On June 1–2, 2015 the Mind Science Conference —presented by the Equal Justice Society , the National Center for Youth Law , and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society —showcased several panels of researchers and advocates...
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Mourning the Loss of Artist Lynn Manning

Berkeley, CA: The Haas Institute mourns the loss of Lynn Manning, an award-winning poet, playwright, and actor. Lynn passed away in Los Angeles on August 3 at age 60. We were honored to host Lynn at our 2015 Othering & Belonging conference in April...
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  • August 7, 2015

Black Lives Matter, A Year After Ferguson (featuring john a. powell)

Director john a. powell is featured in this video produced by AJ+ one year after Michael Brown's killing in Ferguson, Missouri.
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The Intersection of Social Consciousness and Happiness

By: Ry Walker Is it possible to be both socially conscious and happy? This is the question I continue to ask myself. After having officially completed the first half of my college career, I can say that I have changed drastically. I have figuratively...
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Capitalism: What Next?

What I began as a review of Cynthia Kaufman’s Getting Past Capitalism has transformed into something both intellectually thrilling and personally significant. In this regard, Professor Kaufman’s text is a fantastic success. For anyone, like myself...
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The Haas Institute Celebrates Another Crucial Victory in Fair Housing Enforcement

JULY 27, 2015 : The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society applauds the Obama Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) ongoing efforts in dismantling segregation in communities nationwide. Through a new rule...
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Housing segregation and the American Dream: Reflections on the Supreme Court’s historic decision in the Texas housing case

This post originally appeared on the Berkeley Blog. Housing remains the centerpiece of the American Dream. Housing is not only a place to live, but is also a conduit and hub to an array of public and private resources, from neighborhood and community...
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Searching for Equality in Indiana and Beyond

This post was originally published on the Berkeley Blog. Throughout the history of our nation, many faith traditions have led on social issues. Religious leaders and faith-based communities played a critical role in the abolitionist movement...
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When we fully claim Black Lives Matter, we move closer to All Lives Matter

Editor's note: For a more recent article by professor john a. powell on the same topic published in response to the killing of George Floyd click here. --- July 15, 2015 By john a. powell At a recent training on implicit bias and targeted...

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Book Talk: Structural Racism

RSVP HERE Join us in person at UC Berkeley on Oct. 29 at 4pm for a dynamic conversation featuring OBI Assistant Director Stephen Menendian and other Berkeley scholars to discuss the nature and causes of racial inequality in the United...
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Consistent with our mission and values, as a multi-disciplinary research center that seeks to advance a world of belonging without othering, the Othering & Belonging Institute (OBI) conducts research, develops narrative strategy, and supports...