In the wake of former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty of the murder of George Floyd, four campus professors discussed the verdict’s impact and how policing should change to better support communities of color during a virtual Berkeley Conversations event Tuesday.
Titled “Thinking About Race, Racism, and Policing After the Chauvin Verdict,” the event was introduced by Raka Ray, UC Berkeley’s dean of the Division of Social Sciences, and moderated by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. Mike Williams, a campus administrator and alumnus, spoke on the verdict’s impact as well as his racist encounters with UCPD as a Black man.
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After some parents expressed doubts that the district would in fact reopen fully this fall, the West Contra Costa Unified board voted to commit to “100%” in-person instruction this fall.
The district’s school board debated for hours on Wednesday night about an “action statement” to students, parents and faculty that it eventually adopted to reassure them of the commitment, even though district officials have said for months that they are planning on a full in-person return in the fall.
At the same time, the district is still planning on offering a distance learning option for families who prefer that.
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Berkeley Conversations panel discusses anti-Asian violence
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A virtual panel event featured three Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, scholars and was moderated by Raka Ray, UC Berkeley Division of Social Sciences dean. During the panel, the scholars discussed anti-Asian violence, inclduing the increase in racism against members of the AAPI community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, scholars discussed the history and current rise in anti-Asian violence during a virtual Berkeley Conversations and Matrix on Point event Thursday.
Titled “The long history and present surge of anti-Asian violence,” the event was moderated by Raka Ray, UC Berkeley’s dean of the Division of Social Sciences, in light of the recent shooting of AAPI individuals in Atlanta and the surge of racism against the AAPI community during the COVID-19 pandemic.