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DESCRIPTION:"THE POWER OF BRIDGING: How to Build a World Where We All 
 Belong"\n\nJournalist Shereen Marisol Meraji in conversation with Professor 
 john a. powell about his new book, “The Power of Bridging” (publisher: 
 Sounds True)\n\nDate& Time: April 16th @ 5:30 PM reception, 6:30 PM talk 
 \n\nVenue: Logan Multimedia Center, North Gate Hall \n\nRSVP: 
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIMTL3WIJCRBfzDwXSre5QvxHoFNeNRxy-WEiEVLWMS8Hkyw/viewform\n\nEvent 
 info: 
 https://belonging.berkeley.edu/shereen-john-power-bridging-april16\n\n\nAt 
 a time when the United States feels increasingly fractured — marked by 
 deep political divides, rising attacks on diversity, and an erosion of 
 shared understanding — how do we build a society where everyone belongs? 
 And, what role can journalists play in that effort?\n\nJournalist Shereen 
 Marisol Meraji sits down with renowned scholar john a. powell to discuss 
 his new book, The Power of Bridging, which lays out a framework for 
 bringing people together across deep divides. They’ll dive into how 
 “bridging” can foster understanding and connection in an increasingly 
 fractured world—and how journalists can apply these ideas to their 
 storytelling.\n\n\nAbout the speakers:\n\nShereen Mirasol Miraji\n\nShereen 
 Marisol Meraji is a veteran audio producer and journalist who has been 
 telling stories with sound for more than two decades. Shereen helped create 
 NPR’s groundbreaking and critically acclaimed podcast covering race and 
 identity, Code Switch. During her time as co-host and senior producer, Code 
 Switch won numerous awards and Apple Podcasts named Code Switch its 
 first-ever “show of the year.” She was awarded Harvard’s prestigious 
 Nieman fellowship in 2022 before becoming an assistant professor of race in 
 journalism and head of audio at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of 
 Journalism.\n\n \njohn a. powell\n\njohn a.powell is Director of the 
 Othering and Belonging Institute and Professor of Law, African American, 
 and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He was 
 previously the Executive Director at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of 
 Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University, and prior to that, the 
 founder and director of the Institute for Race and Poverty at the 
 University of Minnesota. john formerly served as the National Legal 
 Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He is a co-founder 
 of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and serves on the boards of 
 several national and international organizations. john led the development 
 of an“opportunity-based” model that connects affordable housing to 
 education, health, healthcare, and employment and is well-known for his 
 work developing the frameworks of “targeted universalism” and 
 “othering and belonging” to effect equity-based interventions. john has 
 taught at numerous law schools including Harvard and Columbia University. 
 His latest books are Belonging Without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and 
 the World and The Power of Bridging, How to Build a World where we all 
 Belong.\n\n \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/03/31/18875099.php
SUMMARY:"The Power of Bridging”: Book Talk w/ john a. powell, Othering & Belonging Institute UCB
LOCATION:Logan Multimedia Center \nNorth Gate Hall\nUC Berkeley Campus\nBerkeley, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/03/31/18875099.php
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