Culture Builders: Kazu Haga

Culture Builders - New semesterly speakers series by the Division of Institutional Equity

Culture building is the intentional process of developing and nurturing a set of shared values, beliefs, and practices within an organization or community. Culture builders are actors who intentionally seek to foster a positive and productive environment.

Especially during times of deep societal polarization and loss of shared humanity, an inclusive and equitable culture benefits and requires everyone; we all have a role to play in building the culture we want to see.

The new Culture Builders series will host a community conversation each semester focused on connecting community and culture across difference. The series is designed to engage topics and ideas grounded in shared community values, beliefs, and practices that pull us closer to a more loving and just campus. Join us for engaging lectures and community dialogues.

Inaugural Culture Builders Speaker: Kazu Haga

Kazu Haga is a trainer, educator, student, and practitioner with over 25 years of experience in nonviolence and restorative justice. He weaves in lessons from decades of Buddhist practice and trauma healing work to advance social change and collective healing. 

20 participants will be randomly selected to receive a copy of Haga's 2025 book: Fierce Vulnerability: Healing from Trauma and Emerging through Collapse or a copy of Haga's 2020 book: Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm.

Co-sponsored by the Dresher Center for the Humanities; Global Asias Initiative; Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging; and the Shriver Center.

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This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.