Resigning in protest: Experts discuss law firm ethics and resisting Trump Admin Executive Orders targeting DEI and pro bono representation. In early 2025, displeased with the hiring practices and litigation of several large law firms, the Trump Administration issued Executive Orders (“EOs”) and EEOC investigations against them, and threatened similar action against other firms. These […]
Breakdown Perfectionism and build up those most vulnerable. Perfectionism promises safety and success—but often delivers burnout, comparison, and never-enoughness. In this candid, research-informed talk, Dr. Jen Douglas explores how perfectionism develops, why it disproportionately affects women and marginalized communities, and how it quietly shapes our thoughts and behaviors. Attendees will walk away with concrete practices […]
This presentation will explore how California Courts are interpreting the Racial Justice Act in its early years and where those interpretations have fallen short. Drawing from hands-on experience, it highlights emerging legal challenges, litigation trends, and the urgent need for courts to adopt bolder, more meaningful remedies that actually confront racial harm in the criminal […]
Featuring Hardeep Dhillon, Assistant Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania This presentation explores the early history of attacks on birthright citizenship for the children of immigrants born to non-citizen parents following the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. Moving beyond court precedent, it contextualizes the political landscape in which city, state, and federal officials used their […]
Prof. David Troutt discusses his book, Reckoning the Racial Reckoning, exploring structural backlash vs accountability after George Floyd. The talk will discuss Troutt's upcoming book, Reckoning the Racial Reckoning: From Awareness to Accountability after George Floyd, which evaluates the two-year moment of awareness of systemic racism that gave rise to a punishing structural backlash rather […]
We need bigger and different strategies to build power against authoritarianism and quicken the pace of progressive change. While litigation, policy work, and direct action remain vital, today’s political landscape calls for additional strategies for lasting social change. Gina Clayton-Johnson, Black feminist organizer, attorney, civil rights activist, and the Founder & Executive Director of Essie […]
Please join Abolitionist Collective at Berkeley Law (AC@B), Defenders at Berkeley (DAB), Women of Color Collective+ (WOCC+), and The Thelton E. Henderson Center for a discussion on abolition and carceral alternatives. Savala Nolan will moderate the conversation with panelists Professor Jonathan Glater, Dr. Jonathan Simon, and Dr. Ryan Sakoda. This event will take place on […]
This talk will examine how the universal promise of human dignity and human rights has been repeatedly compromised across the Middle East—by states, global powers, and the very system meant to uphold these rights. Moving beyond familiar narratives, it explores structural contradictions in the conception of humanitarian intervention, the political forces that distort the application […]
Explore professional identity and the power of finding workplaces that honor your purpose. Join us to discuss lawyering and self-care. Lunch will be served inside of Room 170 starting at 12:50 PM. RSVP here. This session explores the evolution of professional identity and the vital importance of finding or creating workplaces that allow us to […]
This talk will explain what queer theory is and consider how it intersects with race, racism, and anti-racist activism. Professor Robinson will draw on Cathy J. Cohen's foundational article Punks, Bulldaggers, and Welfare Queens: The Radical Potential of Queer Politics? to examine how queer theory and politics engage or fail to engage race and racism. […]
Come to hear more about Savala's latest book that has already been dubbed A Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Ms. Magazine. Join us for a special lunchtime event as we celebrate the work of our very own Executive Director, Savala Nolan, to discuss her powerful new book, Good Woman: A Reckoning. Recently dubbed "A Most Anticipated Feminist […]
Screening of "Close to Home" + panel on homelessness. Hear from the film’s creators & Bay Area advocates on housing as a human right. The Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice and the Housing and Urban Policy Group (HUPG) at the Goldman School of Public Policy invites you to a screening of the award-winning documentary, Close to Home. Join us at UC […]
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