Past Events

Russell Ellis was raised in the mountains of North Carolina where racism was “so casual it was culture”. Now he is a “reformed racist” who aims to teach other white people how to deconstruct their own racism. Listen to this powerful speech in which he talks about his childhood, the cycle of white supremacy, and […]

Trainer: Rachel Jackson The goal of this training is to provide general guidelines for the prevention and management of conflict, as well as a plan everyone can use to navigate conflict when it arises. We will discuss what conflict looks like and strategies for navigating it, as well as discuss building personal skills in self-management during […]

Trainer: Rachel Jackson In this two-hour training, participants will learn about the foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI), understand the process of change, key motivational areas, and differences between MI and other models, and deepen their knowledge and best practices for appropriate counseling interventions under the Stages of Change model. This session will also focus on […]

Listen to a diverse panel of people from around the country discuss topics of Anti-Blackness, privilege, racism towards Asians and why current events seem different and may be more conducive to Asian Black solidarity and hope for the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLFhoGAlX7w   Register in advance for this meeting.

Trainer: Rachel Jackson The goal of this training is to provide general guidelines for the prevention and management of conflict, as well as a plan everyone can use to navigate conflict when it arises. We will discuss what conflict looks like and strategies for navigating it, as well as discuss building personal skills in self-management during […]

PUBLIC HEALTH SOCIAL JUSTICE SPEAKERS SERIES Health Impacts of Housing Speaker: Cheri Honkala, Co-founder of Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign The connections between where we live, work and socialize to health outcomes are well documented in the disparities in lifespan by zip code and other geographically determined measures.  Panel experts will discuss the public health […]

Listen to peers talk about their own experiences living with sickle cell disease. CSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has one of the premiere centers in the nation for Sickle Cell treatment and has been at the forefront of advancing the research for better treatments and a cure for over 45 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCOvkOCaaSk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZJK0k67lBE Register in […]

Trainer: Rachel Jackson In this two-hour training, participants will learn about the foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI), understand the process of change, key motivational areas, and differences between MI and other models, and deepen their knowledge and best practices for appropriate counseling interventions under the Stages of Change model. This session will also focus on […]

Speaker: Dr. Leticia Márquez-Magaña, Professor of Biology, Director, Health & Equity Research Lab and SF BUILD, San Francisco State University CAB2 ChatnChew is a quarterly lecture series highlighting important cancer-related information impacting diverse communities. This forum is hosted by the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (HDFCCC) Office of Community Engagement (OCE). Missed a CAB2? […]

Trainer:  Rachel Jackson This two-hour training will provide a foundation in the principles of harm reduction and define harm reduction as an intervention, philosophy, and movement that participants can incorporate into their own work to better support people who use drugs. This training will give participants an opportunity to explore the principles of harm reduction and […]

Life expectancy in the U.S. has always been different for people of color. And since the pandemic, that gap has widened. In her new book, Under the Skin, journalist Linda Villarosa uncovers the hidden toll of racism in America and how racial disparities impact all aspects of healthcare. Villarosa talks about the biases that lead […]

Trainer:  Rachel Jackson This two-hour training will provide a foundation in the principles of harm reduction and define harm reduction as an intervention, philosophy, and movement that participants can incorporate into their own work to better support people who use drugs. This training will give participants an opportunity to explore the principles of harm reduction and […]