Erwin Chemerinsky of @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social gave a powerful and moving talk yesterday on America's path to authoritarian rule. If you joined us in person or online, thank you! Stay tuned for the recording of this talk and Q&A portion and for upcoming events!

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Join us for "From Chocolate City to Green City: The Political Ecology of Green Gentrification in Oakland" with @cnecorbin.bsky.social on Thur, November 20 at noon.

Zoom only
Register: bit.ly/48tKUwF

Sponsored by ISSI's Center for Research on Social
Change & co-sponsored by @natureatcal.bsky.social

Our event on Wednesday with @rhummanee.bsky.social was filled with poetry, music, dance, culture, and exploration of the Khmer American identity.

Thank you to everyone who showed up to be in community with us.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Brower Center. The thoughtful questions and shared reflections were a reminder of how vital community conversations are. ✨

Co-sponsors: @ucberkeleyenglish.bsky.social, Arts Research Center, & Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Program.

Two weeks ago, ISSI's Asian American Research Center hosted a powerful panel with @zentronix.bsky.social, @cathyparkhong.bsky.social, @terisasiagatonu.bsky.social, & Colleen Lye on writing, culture, politics, and solidarity in a rapidly shifting world.

You did it! 31 donors helped us raise $8,885 during our #OskiBday Bear-a-thon! With a $7,500 match from 3 incredible supporters, we reached $16,385 for mentoring at ISSI. Huge thanks to all who gave! Missed it? You can still support: bit.ly/GiveISSI
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⏰ We’ve got two hours left of our matching gift to celebrate #OskiBDay Help #ucberkeleyISSI continue to support peer mentoring for social change scholars. bit.ly/ISSIoski

Within the next two hours, your donation can help us win a prize! And all #BearAThon gifts to #UCBerkeleyISSI will be doubled! Help us support future generations of social change scholars. #OskiBDay Ready.. Set.. Go! bit.ly/ISSIoski

ISSI Director Kurt Organista, Professor Emeritus Ian Bailey and #oski all want you to donate to help every Cal student feel at home! Your gift to #ucberkeleyissi will be matched 1:1. Support mentorship of social change scholars! bit.ly/ISSIoski
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Hey #UCBerkeleyISSI Fam! Oski’s B-Day Bear-a-thon is an online fundraiser to help Cal students feel at home! At ISSI, we mentor the next generation of social change scholars, providing them the support to change the academy… and the world! Double your impact; give now! bit.ly/ISSIoski
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Welcome ISSI Grad Fellows Larissa Benjamin, Alexandra Gessesse, Jessica Law, Lisa Ng, Robert Ortiz Stahl, Marlena Robbins, & Kieren Rudge, coming from African American & African Diaspora Studies; Anthropology; Environmental Science, Policy, & Management; Ethnic Studies; Public Health; & Sociology.

We're proud to be home to @ucberkeleycrws.bsky.social Check out this conference!

ISSI is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize: ‪@lauramardiaz.bsky.social‬ from ‪@berkeleypublichlth.bsky.social‬ & Clara Pérez Medina from ‪@ucbgeography.bsky.social‬. Learn about their social change scholarship on our home page!

Meet our new Director Kurt Organista and catch up on the latest in our summer newsletter
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We're hiring! We're seeking an expert communications coordinator to manage our digital and written communications and outreach! Full time, up to 100% remote. First review date is July 30. More info at issi.berkeley.edu/hiring