john a. powell is the Director of the
Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, a research institute bringing people together to identify and eliminate the barriers to an inclusive, just, and sustainable society and to create transformative change toward a more equitable world. john is well-known for his work on “
targeted universalism” and “
othering and belonging” and is the author of several books, including his most recent work,
Racing to Justice: Transforming our Concepts of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society. john co-founded the
Government Alliance on Race & Equity (
GARE - both the Province of Ontario and the City of Vancouver are members ), is an internationally recognized expert in civil rights, civil liberties, structural racism and more.