Activism

How are activists working to change law and to imagine the future of democracy, of democratic values, and of public engagement? Moreover, what is the role of the arts, design, and creativity in propelling activist culture? Building upon the rich tradition of social justice movements at Berkeley, this theme tracks past and current exchanges amongst artists and activists working together for a just society.

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Spring 2023 Schedule Archive: A+D Thursday

Berkeley Arts + Design

Spring 2023 Schedule
A+D Thursdays: Video Art in Context

 

Susan Moffatt, Lenora Lee, and Ava Roy discuss San Francisco Bay’s Angel Island and Alcatraz Island as creative catalysts and settings for their site-inspired performances addressing migration, incarceration, and resistance.

Fall 2022 Schedule Archive

Berkeley Arts + Design

Arts + Design Thursdays

Actors on a stage raise their arms to the ceiling.

Fall 2022 Schedule Archive: A+D Thursdays

Berkeley Arts + Design

Fall 2022 Schedule
A+D Thursdays: Creativity in Practice

 

Thursday, September 1, 12:45pm

Barnali Ghosh is covered up in scarves, with the caption reading "Wear your damn masks"

Fall 2022 Schedule Archive: A+D Fridays

Berkeley Arts + Design

Fall 2022 Schedule
A+D Fridays: A Year on Angel Island

 

Audience dancing and waving in the BAMPFA Osher Theater

Spring 2022 Schedule Archive: Arts + Design Fridays

Berkeley Arts + Design

Spring 2022 Schedule
Arts + Design Fridays: Perseverance, Renewal, and Reflection in a Changing World

 

Reparations Now! colorful mural painted on residential street in South Berkeley.

Berkeley may explore making reparations to Black residents

Frances Dinkelspiel

Berkeley may take a first step Tuesday toward acknowledging the harm slavery and systemic racism has done to Blacks by hiring a consultant to develop a reparations process for the city.

A colorful mural depicting people of color eating and growing food.

Berkeley's affordable housing talks will include plans to retain artists, 'cultural workers'

Supriya Yelimeli

Berkeley’s ongoing discussion to create 9,000 homes over the next decade will include plans to accommodate artists with affordable housing that meets their needs, including flexible live-work spaces throughout the city.

Students walking down sidewalk in front of Hearst Museum of Anthropology

After 70 Years, UC Berkeley Museum Returns Massacre Remains to Wiyot Tribe

Emily Wilson

SAN FRANCISCO — Ted Hernandez, tribal historical preservation officer of the Wiyot Tribe, said bringing home the remains of ancestors from the University of California, Berkeley’s Hearst Museum of Anthropology has been a long process, involving many people.

Woman crossing the street on Telegraph with her dog, with a large illustrative mural located next to Mar's vintage in the background.

Berkeley reimagines Telegraph Avenue streetscape as car-free zone

Anna Armstrong

On Monday, Telegraph for People, a campus advocacy group for a car-free Telegraph Avenue, released its illustrated plan for Telegraph Avenue entitled “Option Five.”

 

Two students hug each other at their graduation ceremony.

On chilly Saturday, winter graduates turn to their future

Will Kane, Berkeley News

Xander Young was just a few weeks into his first semester at UC Berkeley in March 2020 when in-person life ended and he, and all his fellow classmates, moved classes, clubs and college comradery online.