Finding ways to bend tasks toward your strengths and passions can make you happier, more productive and find more meaning in your life — no matter your job.

Listen to the new episode w/ guest Susan Glass: tinyurl.com/happy411

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Let's rethink National Security!
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Climate fiction needs your voice. grist’s Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest celebrates diverse visions of a hopeful climate future, and it’s open for submissions right now!

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Tickets for the 2024 Othering and Belonging Conference are officially SOLD OUT! But don't worry; you can still be part of this transformative event through our LIVE STREAM! #OBCONF24

To register:
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🔥🔥City of Poway is 98% zoned single family ONLY and majority all white. Higher single family zoning = higher white populations, source: the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley 🔥🔥

Make no mistake, this is a test flight. If they can make student debt cancellation illegal for some people, they will do it for others.

Student debtors and their allies need to stick together and stick up for each other. Contact the reps below.

Our climate fiction creative manager Tory Stephens 🌱 discussed Grist's Imagine 2200 project with YES! Magazine yesmagazine.org/video/solution…

📚 Exciting Announcement! 📚

Here's the cover reveal and release date for 'Belonging Without Othering' by john a. powell and Stephen Menendian. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the power of belonging and challenge the harmful effects of 'othering' in our…

ICYMI: Inspiration + guidance from john a. powell and Christian LoBue mrss.com/lab/icymi-insp…

Calling all storytellers! The NO-FEE Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest is OPEN!

Craft a story (2,500-5,000 words) that envisions a clean, green, & just world by 2200.

Read the prompt & submit: bit.ly/3yzPciH   #clifi   #WritingCommunity

The Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors contest call for submissions is now open! ✍️We’re looking for short stories envisioning the next 180 years of equitable climate progress. ❌No entry fee. 🏆Top prize is $3k and publication.
Learn more: grist.org/climate-fictio…

Let's rethink National Security!
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Housing insecurity is an issue in Orange County, CA. Our survey found renters and communities of color are vulnerable. Those who face these issues are more likely to support systemic changes that benefit themselves and others.

Download the full paper:
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“I cry when stories end. I cry that stories end. I am startled by endings.”

NEXT WEEK: Dive into a world of poetry with a reading by …

✨ Brandon Shimoda ✨

📍 Morrison Library (inside Doe)
🗓️ 12:10 p.m., Thursday, April 4
🔗 lunchpoems.berkeley.edu

We are excited to announce the launch of the Banned Scholars Project! Read more from UCB's Social Sciences: 'UC Berkeley African American Studies launches Banned Scholars Project with a Mellon Foundation grant' ls.berkeley.edu/news/uc-berkel…

⚡️ #OBCONF24 UPDATE!⚡️

We have some exciting news for you! The agenda for #OBCONF24 is now available, and it's packed with outstanding sessions and speakers, some of whom you may already know and others who are new.

🎟️There are only 300 tickets left!

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In a new book, a seasoned negotiator outlines how to move through conflict effectively, even in the most intractable situations. Interested in learning more?📚 Link to article: tinyurl.com/3stepsggsc

Community Opportunity:

Reimagining Urban Planning Webinar Series is a monthly series of public webinars hosted by the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley that focuses on the edge of innovation in urban planning and policy.

ICYMI here's a recap of the #OurSolidarity campaign. youtu.be/dBOieq7RX-0?fe…