UC Berkeley’s parking crisis, and how we got here
The plan was rejected by UC Berkeley faculty, who voted 174-69 to ask Chancellor Carol Christ to suspend the project in a special meeting of the Academic Senate on May 1.
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Category Archives: Op-Eds
Berkeley community need to understand, support homeless population
There is only one cause of homelessness: not being able to pay rent. There is only one solution: enough affordable housing.
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Every UC Berkeley student must recognize anti-Semitism on campus
Moving forward, students must renounce anti-Semitism as passionately as they renounce sexism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia and racism in social justice discourse.
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Public policy must be informed by academic research on gender, sex
UC Berkeley’s research on gender and sexuality has contributed to our understanding of how gender and sex are entwined notions and how the production of genders engages layers of personal experience, institutions, relations of power, and shifting hierarchies and opportunities.
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Family, community support is crucial for transgender, non-conforming youth
We all have a role to play in the safety of our TGNC community members. We can build and advocate for welcoming and inclusive environments in the institutions and communities to which we belong. It will take time to understand and accept, to deconstruct the systems that have been created. But when the alternative is harmful to our children, love and acceptance must prevail.
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Schools must educate youth on gender identity, inclusivity
As a primary socializing agent, schools have a tremendous opportunity and responsibility to be inclusive of all students, including transgender and other gender-diverse students. In this role, educational institutions can significantly impact the degree to which gender diversity is viewed — either positively or negatively.
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Christians must unpack their transphobia and stand with transgender communities
If you are a person of faith whose religious tradition decries LGBTQ+ people, revisit your sacred texts, and read more progressive theologians for another perspective. Especially at this time of rising violence against trans and nonbinary people, it is imperative that communities of faith act as safe and welcoming spaces for these vulnerable folk who are also made in the image of God.
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UC Berkeley students need to educate themselves on Islam
Religion is a choice for me as a Muslim, and it should be for anyone. It is a spiritual belief and should be respected just as we respect people’s political ideas, identities or sexual orientations.
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Faith organizations should be more involved in service
Just as the Sikh community comes together to serve in different ways, multiple faith organizations have the ability to do the same. Service gives an opportunity for many communities to come together, understand each other and become more unified through small actions.
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Religious education in Berkeley is essential
Without a proper understanding of religion, we will continue to have the kind of insidious hate and horror that we have seen in the tragic violence at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, the intentional car crash injuring a Hindu family and other pedestrians in Sunnyvale, California, and the Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting.
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