In a recent interview examining the marriage equality movement with Berkeley Law Professor Melissa Murray, she notes that there is a darker side to marriage that many people tend to overlook. “What the marriage equality movement really did not think about is that there is a kind of normalizing process that goes on in marriage,” says Murray. “Marriage signals that these people—the sexual relations that they have—are respectable, are valued, are worthy.” Murray added, "Marriage worked as a kind of state-imposed sexual discipline. Those having sex within marriage were literally 'in law,' while unmarried people having sex were sexual 'outlaws.'" Murray is a member of the Haas Institute LGBTQ Citizenship cluster. Read the entire article from Berkeley News.
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 On both sides of the political debate, an argument against raising the minimum wage has been that it will cost the economy much needed jobs. According to an article this week in Slate, well-known research by Alan Krueger and UC Berkeley's David Card, who is a faculty member of the Haas Institute Economic Disparities cluster, continues to inform much of the current discussion around wages. Read the perspective on Slate.com.
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TheHaas Institute joined forceswith the Center for Social Inclusionto jointly run theGovernment Alliance on Race & Equity, a national network of local and regional government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all. A new online resource guide and toolkit published by the Government Alliance are part of the efforts to inform, educate, and support jurisdictions and its constituents in these regards. Find out more about the Government Alliance and download both reports.
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Today is Berkeley's BIG GIVE! When you give a donation today, it will support increasing diversity and opportunity for all of Berkeley's students, staff, and faculty efforts, including the work of the Haas Institute to continue our research and community-engaged work to advance a fair and equitable society. We hope you will support through the Big Give today! (choose "Increasing diversity and Opportunity at Cal" in the giving portal.)
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Saturday, Nov. 21
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hearst Annex Auditorium, Room A1, UC Berkeley
This conference will engage activists and scholars who were involved with the Third World Liberation Front Strikes during the late 1960s with issues and concerns facing younger generations and youth today. Through speaker panels, cultural performances, and dialogue, this conference will learn from the past and highlight community issues that unite and divide our different racial and ethnic communities today.
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Monday, Nov. 30
Lessons from the Arab Spring with Dr. Moncef Marzouki, former President of Tunisia
Presented by the Center for Race and Gender, UC Berkeley
4:00 – 6:00 pm
International House, Chevron Auditorium, UC Berkeley
Dr. Marzouki is the first democratically elected president of Tunisia after the January revolution in 2011. Dr. Marzouki is a doctor of medicine, a human rights activist, and an author of numerous works on political philosophy in the Arab world. Find out more about the event here.
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Wednesday, Dec. 2
Laverne Cox
7:30 to 9:00 PM
Acclaimed Orange is the New Black actress and activist Laverne Cox will tell her story at UC Berkeley in this inaugural event of the campus climate series. The event will launch “Make the Most of Your Moment,” a public campaign to inspire dialogue and action for a healthier, fully inclusive campus climate at UC Berkeley. Presented by the Division of Equity & Inclusion.
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Dec. 14
A Conversation on Race and Belonging with john a. powell
6:00 pm – 8:00pm
The Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO
Hosted by Communities Creating Opportunities
Information on tickets here.
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