Archives: Seminars and News
The Western Institute for Social Research (WISR — pronounced “wiser”) offers individualized BS, MS and EdD degree programs for working adults living in the Bay Area, throughout the US and around the world. Tuition is an affordable $625/month, our MS in Psychology leads to the State MFT and LPCC licenses, and students may design interdisciplinary and tailored-made areas of study within Education and Social Change, and Community Leadership and Justice. WISR faculty are a distinctive group, who combine intellectual rigor with practical know-how, and they are eager to guide, mentor, support and collaborate with each student in personalized ways.
Archived Newsletters
Upcoming Newsletters and Seminar Announcements
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Emailed: Monthly Seminar & Event Announcements through December 2020
Pdf Versions through 2020: Monthly Seminar & Event Announcements (below here)
November-December 2020 Seminar & Events
October-November 2020 Seminar & Events
September-October 2020 Seminar & Events
August-September 2020 Seminar & Events
July-August 2020 Seminar & Events
June-July 2020 Seminar & Events
Perspectives on The Green New Deal
& Environmental Justice
May-June 2020 Monthly Newsletter
March into April & May 2020 Monthly Newsletter
March-April 2020 Monthly Newsletter
February-March 2020 Monthly Newsletter
January-February 2020 Monthly Newsletter
December 2019-January 2020 Monthly Newsletter
November-December 2019 Monthly Newsletter
October-November 2019 Monthly Newsletter
2019 Annual Conference:
WISR’s 11th ANNUAL CONFERENCE FLYER
Bios for 11th Annual Conference Speakers
September-October 2019 Monthly Newsletter
August-September 2019 Monthly Newsletter
July-August 2019 Seminar & Events Flyer
June-July 2019 Seminar & Events Flyer
May-June 2019 Seminar & Events Flyer
April-May 2019 Seminar & Events Flyer
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Center for Social Spiritual Activism
ARCHIVED NEWS
WISR STUDENT, KAREN YOUNG AWARDED A MINI GRANT FOR PROJECT TO DECREASE CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES AMONG YOUNG ADULTS
WISR Doctoral Student Karen Young was just awarded a $10,000 mini grant by LifeLong Medical Care and the City of Berkeley to implement a health education and awareness project. Karen’s project is called Water Wise. The goal of Water Wise is to decrease the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages and increase the consumption of water. The Water Wise awareness competition will be an internet competition where individuals and groups age 16 to 24, may express the benefits of drinking water and the harmful effects of drinking sugar sweetened soft drinks in a 3 minute video. The Water Wise videos will be much like infomercials disseminating a diverse but consistent message regarding healthy hydration. Each contestant will compete, by getting the most online views of their health education awareness video. Contestants are encouraged to use social media like Facebook, My Space or Twitter to solicit viewers. Viewers or voters can be anyone with a valid email address anywhere in the world. The three (3) contestants getting the greatest number of views, in excess of five (500) hundred views will win a $500 Visa Card. The first ten applicants will receive a $25 Visa Card.
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WISR STUDENT, GABRIELA HOFMEYER, AWARDED A 2017 NADC/CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL GRANT FOR DISABLED ARTISTS
One of our WISR students, Gabriela Hofmeyer, has been awarded a 2017 NADC/California Arts Council Grant for Disabled Artists for her proposed Community Outreach Expressive Arts & Trauma Awareness and Recovery Projects. The statewide award is to support Community Outreach Projects and Awareness Programs by Disabled Artists in California, sponsored by the National Arts and Disability Center, the California Arts Council and the Semel Institute, UCLA.
One of Gabriela’s pieces, “Quatre Bleu se Violacer” was selected for the LymeLight Foundation Annual Fundraiser Gala, Dart for Art at the San Mateo Event Center, March 24. The Foundation raises funds and awareness for children and families affected by Lyme disease, and to raise awareness about Lyme disease and Chronic Illness.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE KEY ROLE OF TWO WISR ALUMNI IN A CASE HEARD BY THE US SUPREME COURT ON JANUARY 20, 2016
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Best wishes to the Omaha in the pursuit of their rights!
John Bilorusky, WISR President.
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Prospective students and Community Learners are invited to attend these seminars. Contact WISR if you need a ride from the BART or want to carpool. Please avoid wearing perfume or cologne to WISR gatherings as requested by those with asthma & allergies.
The Western Institute for Social Research
is located at 2930 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 300
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 655-2830 www.wisr.edu, mail@wisr.edu