2017-18 Innovation Grants Awards to Campus Groups

Organization

Project Description and date(s)

$ Awarded

Alianza, Latino Facutly Association, CLAA, Ethnic Studies Library, La Raza Grad Students

Empowerment & intergroup dialogue series for Chicanx/Latinx communities Keynotes: 1) Caridad Souza (+UCB panel), 2) Laura Rendon (+UCB panel), 3) Adela de la Torre, UCD VC (+UC panel of VCs)

 Spring 2018: 1) February, 2) March, 3) April

$10,000

Goldman School, Power and Priviledge Group

Half-day training, three workshops: 1) allyship training - The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond 2) microaggressions workshop - Michel Estefan (UCB Ph.D. candidate) 3) "bridging gaps" and engaging in difficult dialogues workshop - Shakti Butler 

Training will be held: February 9 or 23

$7,600

Kerby Lynch/Grad Student

Black Trans* Matrix/In Conversation with Juliana Huxtable and Jasime Infiniti 

February 2018

$6,500

Restorative Justice Center

"Restorative Conversations on Social Media Hate and Harm". No speakers, discussions will be staff led.

 Conversations will be held: February-May 2018 & September-October 2018 

Distribution of findings & strategies: October-December 2018

$5,600

Dept of Gender and Women's Studies and HIFIS Research Cluster

Asian American Literary Review workshops on: "Open in Emergency: A Special Issue on Asian American Mental Health". Workshops will be led by 3 AALR staff 

Spring 2018

$8,820

Queer Trans Advocacy Project, Graduate Student Minority Project, Office of Graduate Diversity, D-Lab

"It's Okay Not to Know" workshop series on discovering yourself in academia (research interests, professional development, mentorship) 

Speakers have not been determined 

Spring 2018

$9,000

Black Staff and Faculty Org

Undoing Racism: The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. 2.5 day workhop on understading how institutional racism operates. 

Summer 2018

$5,000

White Power and Priviledge Group

Undoing Racism: The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. 2.5 day workhop on understading how institutional racism operates. 

Summer 2018

$5,000

Students Experimental Theatre

Theater format workshops in support and empowerment of oppressed and marginalized communities. 

1) Michael Mansfield (UCB Faculty) 

2) SF Mime Troupe 

3) Peacebuilding through Dacen with Mariah Steele

$3,000

SPH and Faculty Equity Advisors

Undoing Racism Community Organizing Workshop: The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. 2.5 day workhop on understading how institutional racism operates. 

Spring 2018

$10,000

UCB Center for New Media

Roxane Gay speaking event 

Fall 2018

$9,100

Queer Trans Advocacy Project, and Queer Grads

Two part speaker/dialogue series focusing on the queer perspective of the current climate. 1) Dylan Marron, plus UCB faculty and student moderator 2) Grad/Undergrad panel 

Spring 2018

$7,400

Center for Race and Gender

Professor Kimberle Crenshaw lecture on centering race in discussion of sexual harassment and sexual violence. Crenshaw will be joined by UCB faculty Angela Onwuachi-Willig 

Spring 2018

$10,000

Center for Race and Gender

Professor Maria Josefina Saldana-Portillo lecture to explain the historical development of the idea that mexico is barbarous while the United States is a recipient of its drugs and immigrants. 

Spring 2018

$3,300

Bias Busters

Diversity in Tech speaker series: takes a critial look at what tech, as a whole, could be doing differently to encourage a diverse and inclusive environment. 

1) not yet confirmed 

2) not yet confirmed 

3) Jill Hruby 

Spring 2018

$5,200

Native American Staff Council

Speaker series featuring 3-4 women speakers who are strong Native American woman role models and to uplift/empower the Native American community on campus. 

1) Melinda Janko 

2) Matika Wilbur

 3) Winona LaDuke 

4) Pennie Opal Plant 

Throughout 2018

$8,000

Alliance for Diversity in Science and Engineering

Professor Talithia Williams lecture on blending social justice efforts and ideologies with their academic work.

 March 2018

$5,000

Cultural Connections at Berkeley

Three events to enrich dialogue and communication between different communities. 

1) Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue in Action: Spring 2018 Linda Crawford 

2) Ramadan Interfaith Iftar Dinner: Summer 2018 Ozgur Koca 

3) Women's Role in Culture and Religion: Fall 2018 Sophia Pandya

$3,000

Cal's Women's Network

Mini-conference on unlocking the potential for community and career advancement within UC Berkeley's staff. Keynote is undecided

Spring 2018

$7, 132

Insititute for the Study of Societal Issues

Social change speaker series focusing on the experiences of marginalized groups in our society and challenging dominiant representations. The speakers will serve a srole models to the underrepresented students on campus. 

1) Katrinell Davis, February 2018 

2) William Bauer, March 2018 

3) Kelly Lytle Hernandez, March 2018 (UC faculty) 

4) Zakiya Luna, April 2018 (UC faculty) 

5) Juan De Lara, April 2018

$8,000