The Uncivil Polity: Race, Poverty and Civil Legal Justice

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Civil legal institutions protect crucial economic, social, and political rights. The core functions of civil law include preventing evictions, averting deportations, advocating on behalf of public assistance beneficiaries, representing borrowers in disputes with lenders, safeguarding women from domestic violence, and...

Politics and Economics in Cuba Today

Wednesday, April 3, 2019
4:00pm to 5:30pm
UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies presents a lecture on Cuba's current economic and political situation by Dr. Rafael J. Betancourt, Professor of Urban Economics at Colegio Universitario San Gerónimo De La Habana. Professor Betancourt is also Editor of Revista Temas, Cuba's leading social science and...
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Book Talk: Paving the Way-Women's Struggle for Political Equality in California

Thursday, April 11, 2019
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Come join us for a dialogue among authors Steve Swatt, Susie Swatt, Rebecca LaVally and Jeff Raimundo. In conversation with former Assemblymember Dion Aroner and former Senator Liz Figueroa moderated by IGS Director Lisa Garcia Bedolla. " Paving the Way brings to life the remarkable stories of extraordinary women- many of...