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What Has Oakland Taught Us?: A History of Disruptive Development and New Visions for Urban Planning

Displacement, gentrification, the soaring cost of living, reckless development: in the past several years, these issues have ravaged cities across America, including right here in the Bay. Frequently, misguided city planning plays a role. We…
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America in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth: Sam Quinones’s Chronicle of a Crisis

Fentanyl and meth: they cut a devastating swath through our communities, claiming record numbers of lives and exacerbating our country’s worst humanitarian crises, from homelessness to severe mental illness. Journalist Sam Quinones, who unforgettably…
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Not All Is Lost: New Visions for Conservation

With a never-ending escalation of climate catastrophes and dire forecasts, is it foolish to believe the world can still be saved? These three authors say there’s still hope to turn things around, and they’re going to tell us why—and how.…
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Revolution and Resilience: Global Politics in Fiction

Three supremely talented writers with a global perspective will open our eyes to historical and contemporary cycles of oppression and resistance as only the best fiction writers can. NoViolet Bulawayo was a National Book Foundation “5 under…
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World as Lover, World as Self: Joanna Macy on Hope, Healing, and Connection in a Suffering World

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Joanna Macy will not be able to join us this year. All current ticket holders for this session have been refunded. At 93 years old eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, PhD, is one of the world’s most…