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DESCRIPTION:"Belonging Without Othering": A book talk with Othering and Belonging 
 Institute professors: \n\njohn a. powell, Director, OBI, UC 
 Berkeley\n\nStephen Menendian, Director, OBI Research, UC Berkeley \n\nDate 
 & time: October 28, 2024 at 5 PM\n\nLocation: Toll Room at the Alumni 
 House, UC Berkeley campus\n\nRegister & info: 
 https://belonging.berkeley.edu/belonging-without-othering-october28\n\nHost: 
 Othering & Belonging Institute of UC Berkeley\n\n\nWe all yearn for 
 connection and community, but we live in a time when calls for division and 
 hierarchy along the lines of religion, race, ethnicity, sexuality and more 
 are growing. \n\n"Belonging without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the 
 World" gives fresh new language to this universal problem of othering, and 
 offers a groundbreaking framework for its antidote—belonging.  \n\nWhat 
 kind of world do we envision for our future? \n\nCan we build belonging 
 without creating an “other”? \n\nWhat will be required of each of 
 us?\n\nJoin us at UC Berkeley for a panel discussing these questions and 
 more with Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) Director john a. powell 
 and OBI Research Director Stephen Menendian who will talk about their book, 
 "Belonging Without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World" — a 
 groundbreaking text that explores “Othering,” the problem of our times, 
 and “Belonging,” the solution. \n\nWe will open with a panel discussion 
 followed by an open Q&A session with the authors. \n\nThis event will take 
 place on Monday, October 28 at 5 p.m. in the Toll Room at the Alumni House. 
 It is free and open to the public. Food will be served and the book will be 
 available for purchase. Also join us for a cocktail hour on the Alumni 
 House patio following the discussion!\n\n---------------\n\nAbout the book: 
 "Belonging without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World" \n\nThe 
 root of all inequality is the process of othering – and its solution is 
 the practice of belonging\n\nWe all yearn for connection and community, but 
 we live in a time when calls for further division along the well-wrought 
 lines of religion, race, ethnicity, caste, and sexuality are pervasive. 
 This ubiquitous yet elusive problem feeds on fears – created, inherited 
 – of the "other." While the much-touted diversity, equity, and inclusion 
 initiatives are undeniably failing, and activists narrowly focus on 
 specific and sometimes conflicting communities, Belonging without Othering 
 prescribes a new approach that encourages us to turn toward one another in 
 unprecedented and radical ways.\n\nThe pressures that separate us have a 
 common root: our tendency to cast people and groups in irreconcilable terms 
 – or the process of "othering." This book gives vital language to this 
 universal problem, unveiling its machinery at work across time and around 
 the world. To subvert it, john a. powell and Stephen Menendian make a 
 powerful and sweeping case for adopting a paradigm of belonging that does 
 not require the creation of an "other." This new paradigm hinges on 
 transitioning from narrow to expansive identities – even if that means 
 challenging seemingly benevolent forms of community-building based on 
 othering.\n\nAs the threat of authoritarianism grows across the globe, this 
 book makes the case that belonging without othering is the necessary, but 
 not the inevitable, next step in our long journey toward creating truly 
 equitable and thriving societies. The authors argue that we must build 
 institutions, cultivate practices, and orient ourselves toward a shared 
 future, not only to heal ourselves, but perhaps to save our planet as well. 
 Brimming with clear guidance, sparkling insights, and specific examples and 
 practices, Belonging without Othering is a future-oriented exploration that 
 ushers us in a more hopeful direction.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/10/16/18870047.php
SUMMARY:"Belonging Without Othering: How We Save Ourselves & the World" - Book Talk w/ OBI Profs.
LOCATION:Toll Room at the Alumni House\n1 Alumni House \nUC Berkeley campus\n\nFREE 
 + Open to the public\nBerkeley, CA 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/10/16/18870047.php
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