Election Resources 2020

In this election season, we remain committed to building community and hope, to supporting each other and those around us, and to working towards long-term sustainable change and a more equitable society. Here are some resources to help our School navigate the election period.

Voting Resources

Social Welfare Events

Haviland Community Night 

"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" film screening with discussion

Monday Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m.

With so many reminders of what divides us, it's important to remember what unites us.  Join us to watch a documentary chosen because it embodies the Haviland Hall values of kindness and acceptance.
Invitations and Zoom links sent via email; contact swevents@berkeley.edu with questions.

Haviland Community Conversations 

  • Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. with Dean Linda Burton and Associate Dean Susan Stone
  • Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. - Graduate students with Christine Scudder and Art Hom (MSW '72)
  • Nov. 10  at 4:30 p.m. - Graduate students with Christine Scudder and Art Hom (MSW '72)
  • Nov. 10 at 7:00 p.m. - Undergraduate students with Jill Duerr Berrick and alum Dr. Venetta Campbell (BASW '78 & MSW '80)

Invitations and Zoom links sent via email; contact swevents@berkeley.edu with questions.

Community Events

"Where Do We Go from Here: Reparations, Racial Healing, and Transformation"

Panelists: US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, State Assemblywoman Dr. Shirley Weber, and US Congresswoman (and Berkeley Social Welfare alum) Barbara Lee

Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m. 

Part of the Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series; co-sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center and Peralta Community College

Learn more and watch live