Speaking Across Conflict Workshop for Students

The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for UCLA students to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about […]

Viral Harm, Contested Definitions: Antisemitism and the Politics of Listening

Royce Hall, 236

Hosted by the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies, ISH postdoctoral fellow Dr. Kathryn Huether will present her talk Viral Harm, Contested Definitions: Antisemitism and the Politics of Listening, on November 12th at Royce Hall. Dr. Huether's talk will examine how antisemitism is transmitted and amplified through sound on contemporary social media platforms, situating […]

Compassion in Practice: Providing Water and Shelter in Gaza

A Conversation with Seba Abudaqa and Tom Kellner, co-founders of Clean Shelter This event will feature the work of Clean Shelter, an NGO that provides relief to displaced communities in Gaza by offering essential sanitation and shelter. Clean Shelter is run by Seba Abu-Daqa, a Palestinian living in Munich, and Tom Kellner, an Israeli living […]

Racial Exhaustion: How to Move Through Racism in the Wake of DEI

Book Launch with Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence Ralina Joseph Ralina L. Joseph, a university professor, educator, administrator, and advocate whose work focuses on issues of equity, access, and belonging in higher education and beyond, is UCLA’s new vice provost for inclusive excellence. In her new book, Racial Exhaustion: How to Move Through Racism in […]

Speaking Across Conflict Workshop for Faculty and Staff

The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff, administrators, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to […]

Kindness to the Stranger: A Discussion on Immigration

Prof. Claire Adida is a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and faculty co-director at the Immigration Policy Lab at Stanford University. Her research on the topic of immigration and kindness investigates how countries manage new and existing forms of diversity, what exacerbates or alleviates outgroup prejudice and discrimination, and how […]

An Interfaith Dialogue on Justice, Forgiveness, and Compassion

In our deeply fractured world, religion serves both to connect and offer wisdom and to foster conflict and division.  Over the course of centuries, it has been frequently invoked to justify brutal violence, but can it be an effective tool to advance justice?  To explore different perspectives on the topic of faith, forgiveness, and justice, […]

Speaking Across Conflict Workshop for Faculty and Staff

The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff, administrators, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to […]

Symposium on Sound and Hate

Schoenberg Music Building, Lani Hall

This half-day symposium at UCLA will examine the intersection of sound and hate, highlighting how auditory experiences can propagate, resist, and reflect social animosities. Bringing together diverse perspectives from sound studies and related fields, the event will deepen understanding of how sound influences, challenges, and shapes the dynamics of hate in society. The keynote address, […]

Bridging and Belonging with Professor john powell

Professor john powell is a renowned scholar and advocate in the areas of civil rights, structural racism, housing, constitutional law, equality, democracy, and belonging. He is the director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, where he holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion and is a Professor of […]