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Who Belongs? A Podcast on Othering & Belonging

Who Belongs? A Podcast on Othering & Belonging

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Who Belongs? was launched in Fall 2018 as the Othering & Belonging Institute's official podcast. The question of who belongs in our societies, whether local, national, or global, is one of the central drivers that underpin how people are othered, or how the conditions of belonging are created. Our podcast addresses this foundational question to open pathways to explore a range of policies, movements, scholarship, and narratives that get us closer to the goal we seek, which is to advance a society where all belong. For more information visit: https://belonging.berkeley.edu/whobelongs/about
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EP 29 - Trump attacks fair housing: What does the end of AFFH spell for integration?

Who Belongs? A Podcast on Othering & BelongingAug 05, 2020

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EP 30 - Can social housing provide a solution to a looming mass eviction crisis?
Aug 13, 202038:43
EP 29 - Trump attacks fair housing: What does the end of AFFH spell for integration?
Aug 05, 202025:10
EP 28 - Settler colonialism, the insurrections of the 1960s, and today

EP 28 - Settler colonialism, the insurrections of the 1960s, and today

In this episode of Who Belongs? we speak with Gerald Horne, Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, and author of more than 30 books. Professor Horne has written on a spectrum of issues and events including the early settler colonial period of the US, the Haitian and Mexican revolutions, labor politics, civil rights, profiles of WEB Du Bois and revolutionary artist Paul Robeson, just to name a few.

His most recent book is The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century. In our interview we focus the discussion on the uprisings of the 1960s, structural racism, and the transformative currents of today.
Jul 28, 202034:07
EP 27 - Can we have a future without police?
Jul 02, 202038:57
EP 26 - Why are people around the world knocking down old statues? Adam Hochschild explains
Jun 23, 202023:54
EP 25 - "It's not just murder. It's terror." #GeorgeFloyd #Minneapolis

EP 25 - "It's not just murder. It's terror." #GeorgeFloyd #Minneapolis

In this episode of Who Belongs? we’re bringing back john a. powell, our director at the O&B Institute, and professor of Law and African American studies at UC Berkeley, to talk about the ongoing events in Minneapolis following the police killing of George Floyd, and why he’s remaining optimistic about some of the glimmers of hope he sees in an otherwise very upsetting and traumatic situation. For a transcript visit https://belonging.berkeley.edu/whobelongs/george-floyd
May 30, 202026:11
EP 24 - Prof. john a. powell on the clash over shelter-in-place, and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery

EP 24 - Prof. john a. powell on the clash over shelter-in-place, and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery

In this episode of Who Belongs? we hear from john a. powell, a professor of Law and African American studies at UC Berkeley. He’s also the director of the Othering & Belonging Institute. In the interview professor powell offers historical context for the conflict over this question of when to reopen the economy, and the government’s authority to impose shelter-in-place orders. This issue has been framed as one that pits freedom against equality, but as profesor powell points out these two notions haven’t always been seen as in opposition to each other as concepts of freedom have evolved over time. We’ll also talk about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the young Black man who was gunned down in February by two white men in Georgia.
May 08, 202044:03
EP 23 - Racism and COVID-19: The historical, political, and social foundations
Apr 30, 202040:59
EP 22 - How this Bay Area food bank is responding to a surge in demand

EP 22 - How this Bay Area food bank is responding to a surge in demand

In this episode of Who Belongs? we speak with Alex Boskovich, who is the Government Relations Officer at the Alameda County Community Food Bank based in Oakland, which collects and distributes food and other resources to about 300 partner organizations throughout Alameda county, including food pantries, churches, senior centers, schools, and other organizations. Just prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 the food bank had partnered with the Othering & Belonging Institute’s Civic Engagement Narrative Change project for some trainings on cultivating inclusive messaging and developing an identity that can bridge across community to build voice and power. The focus of the interview is on the sudden and very powerful impact that pandemic has had on the demand for the services provided by the Alameda County Community Food Bank, and Alex’s observations on how the crisis has magnified the gross inequities in society in how different populations are experiencing the pandemic when it comes to access to food. For more information and to access a transcript visit: https://belonging.berkeley.edu/whobelongs/food-bank
Apr 22, 202030:17
EP 21 - ICE raids, farmworkers, & the COVID-19 crisis

EP 21 - ICE raids, farmworkers, & the COVID-19 crisis

In this episode of Who Belongs? we’re looking at the reality facing undocumented immigrants and migrant farmworkers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hear from three researchers who discuss some of their recent and upcoming articles that look at ICE raids targeting immigrant communities despite shelter-in-place orders, as well as the conditions of farmworkers who are putting themselves at risk in order to keep the country fed.

For articles mentioned in this episode visit:

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www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/31/ice-raids-coronavirus-n95-masks

2. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/14/will-we-have-food-coronavirus-pandemic

3. ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdfplus/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305704

The guests are:

Seth M. Holmes, PhD, MD, is on faculty in the Division of Society and Environment and the Joint Program in Medical Anthropology. A cultural and medical anthropologist and physician, he has worked on social hierarchies, health inequities, and the ways in which such asymmetries are naturalized, normalized, and resisted in the context of transnational im/migration, agro-food systems, and health care. He has received national and international awards from the fields of anthropology, sociology, and geography, including the Margaret Mead Award. In addition to scholarly publications, he has written for popular media such as The Huffington Post and Salon.com and spoken on multiple NPR, PRI, Pacifica Radio and Radio Bilingüe radio programs.

Miriam Magaña López is a first-generation immigrant from Jalisco, Mexico. Miriam has a BA in Anthropology from Macalester College and an MPH from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. Currently she works as a Research and Policy Analyst at the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, primarily focused on understanding how economic, political and social structures impact the health of immigrant farm workers. Recently, she conducted ethnographic fieldwork among vineyard workers to understand how employment regimes influence vineyard workers’ integration in Sonoma Valley. Miriam is also a volunteer organizer with Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) focused on passing a Driver’s License for all bill and stopping the Hennepin County Sheriff Department from cooperating with ICE.

Vera L. Chang is a UC Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Doctoral Student; National Science Foundation Fellow; Clif Bar Family Foundation Fellow; and Berkeley Food Institute Researcher. Vera’s doctoral research focuses on agro-food systems, human rights, and social change. She is currently studying how worker-led movements can create shifts in power within U.S.-based corporate food chains. Vera recently completed a Solutions Journalism Network Fellowship to conduct an investigative reporting project on solutions to rampant sexual violence in U.S. agricultural fields. Her research and journalism have been highlighted by the Aspen Institute, Worldwatch Institute, and Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Apr 14, 202036:30
EP 20 - Ian Haney López on Bernie Sanders and the Race-Class Message
Mar 10, 202037:29
EP 19 - Surveying Black Women in Nevada
Jan 24, 202045:01
EP 18 - 400 Years of Resistance to Slavery Initiative at UC Berkeley
Dec 18, 201941:19
EP 17 - Alicia Garza on Identity Politics and the 2020 US Presidential Election
Dec 04, 201948:49
EP 16 - Mobilizing Hard-to-Count Populations for Census 2020
Nov 14, 201930:18
EP 15 - Journalist Lawrence Lanahan on Crossing Baltimore's Racial Divide
Nov 05, 201944:08
EP 14 - Voter Suppression, with Robert Greenwald and Carol Anderson
Sep 19, 201934:14
EP 13 - Artist Christine Wong Yap on her Places of Belonging Project
Jul 30, 201927:36
EP 12 - Prof. Agata Lisiak on Migration and Gentrification in Europe
Jun 17, 201939:22
EP 11 - Engaging Asian Pacific Islanders, with Luisa Blue of the SEIU
May 10, 201934:41
EP 10 - Targeted Universalism with john a. powell
May 08, 201934:27
EP 9 - Family Role in Prisoner Reentry, with Prof. David Harding
Apr 30, 201930:26
EP 8 - The Stakes for the 2020 Census with Michael Omi and Stephen Menendian

EP 8 - The Stakes for the 2020 Census with Michael Omi and Stephen Menendian

In this episode of Who Belongs? we discuss the topic of the US Census with Professor Michael Omi, who is an affiliated faculty member of our Institute, author of Racial Formation in the United States, and one of only a handful of experts on the US Census. Stephen Menendian, who is the assistant director and director of research at the Haas Institute, served as guest host for this episode.
Apr 04, 201934:33
EP 7 - Abandonment in Detroit with Peter Hammer and Amina Kirk

EP 7 - Abandonment in Detroit with Peter Hammer and Amina Kirk

In this episode of Who Belongs? we speak with Peter Hammer and Amina Kirk, who have been working in a variety of capacities for equitable development and racial justice in Detroit for many years. Peter is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School. The Keith Center runs the Detroit Equity Action Lab, whose purpose is to address structural racism in Detroit. Amina Kirk is the Senior Legal and Policy Advocate & Organizer with Detroit People's Platform, a racial and economic justice organization. She’s an affordable housing activist, and earned her JD and Master’s in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan. This episode was produced in collaboration with the Haas Institute's Civic Engagement Narrative Change Project.
Mar 05, 201933:47
EP 5 - Hilary Hoynes on the Benefits and Limitations of Food Stamps (SNAP)

EP 5 - Hilary Hoynes on the Benefits and Limitations of Food Stamps (SNAP)

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 and hunger in the United States. Hilary Hoynes teaches economics and public policy at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, and is the Chair of the Haas Institute's Economic Disparities Research Cluster. Professor Hoynes specializes in the study of poverty, inequality, and the impacts of government assistance programs like SNAP, and others, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is a cash assistance program for low-wage earners.

Find a transcript of this interview here:

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Dec 19, 201838:50
EP 4 - Racial Justice Activism in Europe with Emilia Roig
Dec 11, 201840:13
EP 3 - Monitoring Corporate Agribusiness with Elsadig Elsheikh and Nadia Barhoum
Oct 29, 201845:32
EP 2 - Nicole Montojo and Stephen Barton on Rent Control
Oct 09, 201836:16
EP 1 - Gordon Whitman Breaks Down Community Organizing
Sep 27, 201833:17
EP 0 - Ralf Hotchkiss on the Hazards of Standard Wheelchairs
Aug 04, 201839:02