Othering and Belonging Institute

a casual portrait of john a. powell, tightly framed on his face. He is smiling and looking off to the side.

Politics & society

john a. powell: In a time of tense division, we must see the humanity in our opponents

With U.S. democracy hanging in the balance, the leader of UC Berkeley’s globally influential Othering and Belonging Institute urges that, whenever possible, we build bridges — even with those who traffic in hate.