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The Impacts of Community Segregation in the Bay Area: Past & Present
The Impacts of Community Segregation in the Bay Area: Past & Present
A Speaking Of... Presentation at the Castro Valley Library
Sunday, October 19, 2025
1:30 pm to 4 pm
Alameda County bears the emotional and physical scars of years of racial segregation of our neighborhoods. Join us for this important presentation exploring the impacts of community segregation, what that means for us today, and how we can begin to undo it for a more hopeful future.
This is the third event in a new series called Speaking Of...
Presenters:
Aisha Knowles is the Public Affairs Manager and Public Information Officer for the Fremont Fire Department and has served in numerous community leadership positions throughout Alameda County. Aisha is the producer of The Apology, the acclaimed documentary about the forced relocation of Russell City residents.
Stephen Menendian is the Assistant Director and Director of Research at the Othering & Belonging Institute. Stephen is the author of many scholarly publications and journal articles, including Structural Racism the Dynamics of Opportunity and Race in America.
Leah Rothstein serves as a consultant to affordable housing developers and local governments and as a community and union organizer. Leah is the co-author of Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law.
Registration is required. For information about this and other events, visit www.aclibrary.org or call 510/667-7900.
The Castro Valley Library, a branch of the Alameda County Library system. The Library will provide an ASL interpreter for any event with at least seven working days’ notice. Please call 510-667-7900 or TTY 888-663-0660.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3243801-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3243801-2
