There is a new hospital being built, a university expansion project, or a large public agency housed in your neighborhood, what is at stake for your community? What could these ‘anchor institutions’ have to do with solving extreme inequality and lack...
On March 5, 2013, as part of the Berkeley Initiative for Mindfulness in Law speaker series, john a. powell presented on the relationships between social justice, mindfulness, and the law. powell offered reflections on the Enlightenment conception of...
On November 13, 2012, at the Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan, john a. powell discussed and read from his book, Racing to Justice, touching on themes of the othering process, the unconscious as social, race as a practice of...
At a 2012 speaking engagement with the Oakland Unified School District, titled “Leading Towards Equity - Targeted Universalism,” john a. powell delves into the concept of targeted universalism and its importance. powell discusses why universal and...
On April 30, 2012, john a. powell gave a lecture on “Implicit Bias, Structural Marginalization, and Targeted Universalism” at The Denver Foundation. powell elucidated the differences between the conscious and unconscious minds; discussed the concepts...
On March 30, 2012, john a. powell gave a lecture at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, as the Scholar in Residence in the area of race and equity. powell presented on targeted universalism as a programmatic and communication...
On November 11, 2011, john a. powell was interviewed by New Economic Perspectives at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law about the financial crisis, America’s dual credit system, and the Occupy Wall Street movement. powell...
On September 10, 2011, at the Fair Economy Summit in Minneapolis, john a. powell addressed the problem of the concentration of power and wealth in corporate America. powell provided an overview of the coinciding history of the Gilded Age, Lochner era...
At the 2010 Bioneers National Conference, john a. powell presented his talk “Dance Like You Matter in an Intra-Related World.” powell introduced the concept of intraconnectedness, that is, the notion that we are ourselves transformed when we build...
On August 26, 2010, at the Advancing Structural Equality Conference, sponsored by Action for a Better Community and the Rochester Initiative for Structural Equality (RISE), john a. powell presented a talk on “The Structure of Disparities.” powell...
On September 7, 2009, at the TIDES Momentum Conference in San Francisco, john a. powell presented a talk on “Creating Momentum for Transformative Change: Addressing the Racialized Structure of Opportunity.” powell began his talk by sharing his...
On September 7, 2009, at the TIDES Momentum Conference in San Francisco, john a. powell presented a talk on “Creating Momentum for Transformative Change: Addressing the Racialized Structure of Opportunity.” powell began his talk by sharing his...
In November 2008, john a. powell, then Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University, spoke about the “Outlook for an Obama Presidency.” powell remarked that the election of President...
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...
