Calling In: How to start making change with those you'd rather cancel

Calling In: Navigating Challenging Conversations with Dr. Loretta J. Ross

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Dr. Loretta J. Ross in conversation with Maia Ferdman of the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute, discusses her latest book, Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel. By Cylin Wang On Tuesday, February 10, members…
Compassionate Conversations: Claire Adida discusses immigration in "Kindness to the Stranger"

Compassionate Conversation: Claire Adida discusses immigration in “Kindness to the Stranger”

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By Hannah Park On Thursday, Jan. 29, the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI) and Dialogue Across Difference (DaD) Initiative welcomed Claire Adida, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and faculty…
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BKI hosts joint seminar with ISH/BKI researchers on hate and kindness

The final meeting of the fall quarter marked a joint conversation between the Initiative to Study Hate and the Bedari Kindness Institute (BKI), featuring Dr. Daniel Fessler, professor of anthropology at UCLA and founding director of BKI…
Compassionate Conversations Ralina Joseph

Compassionate Conversation: Vice Provost Ralina Joseph launches Racial Exhaustion with a multi-speaker panel and book signing

Dr. Ralina L. Joseph reads an excerpt from her latest book, Racial Exhaustion: How to Move through Racism in the Wake of DEI. Photo by Hannah Park.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLVX0Gt4jXA   On Tuesday, Dec. 2, the…
Compassionate Conversations Tom Kellner and Seba Abudaqa

Compassionate Conversation: Clean Shelter founders visit UCLA to share humanitarian solutions in Gaza

  Seba Abudaqa (sixth from left) and Tom Kellner (fourth from right) with DaD staff and students.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqr6DkvgdlM   By Hannah Park On Monday, Nov. 17, the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute…
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Dialogue Across Difference Initiative Student Internship AY 2025-26