With increasing fragmentation, many of us don't know how to move past our differences.
In “The Power of Bridging,” @obi-belonging.bsky.social Director john a. powell offers an actionable path through "bridging" that helps us coexist & imagine a story where we all belong. Read more: buff.ly/9YRJkO8
The work is also part of a growing movement of practitioners advancing belonging, bridging, and targeted universalism nationwide. Applications are open for the Belonging Practice Community — a space to deepen practice, build relationships, and move this work into action.
Apply for The Belonging Practice Community! This dynamic cohort brings together leaders from diverse sectors, helping them build relationships and feel a sense of belonging with #OBI All-Stars: Ashley Gallegos, Sarah Crowell, & Evan Yoshimoto.
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A rare Ebola outbreak in Central Africa has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by @who.int. Infectious disease expert Dr. Charles Whittaker breaks down what’s being done to contain it and the risk level to the United States. publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/new...
More than a training, this is a practice space: one designed for reflection, co-learning, experimentation, and relationship-building with others navigating similar challenges across sectors and communities.
Applications are open now!
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Many practitioners are asking a critical question: How do we establish this type of work within our organizations, institutions, and communities?
To address this, the OBI's Places of Belonging program has created the Belonging Practice Community.
More info: belonging.berkeley.edu/belonging-pr...
What does it look like to build belonging across an entire state? In Colorado, leaders at The Denver Foundation are helping communities bridge divides and strengthen connections through Belonging Colorado.
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"At OBI, when we talk about 'long bridging,' we mean bringing people to a point of recognition and respect across – and in the face of – quite wide identity divides, in order to overcome dehumanizing or problematic assumptions about one another." -Joshua Clark
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Infectious disease expert Dr. Charles Whittaker on how public health can stop a pandemic.
the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley
the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley
the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley
the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley
the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley
the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley
the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley
See y'all in Louisville this fall! Can't wait to share more soon.
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We don’t want anyone leaving the 2026 Othering and Belonging conference as a stranger or arriving as one.
That's why we're hosting pre-conference meet-ups for registrants to start bridging well before we get to Louisville. Our first virtual meet-up is on June 23 at 1:00 PM ET!
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The Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) invites you to join the Belonging Practice Community, a dedicated space for institutional practitioners to move our foundational frameworks into action. This...
