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Human Rights, Social Equity, and the Future of Immigration Policy w/ Pierre Berastaín
Manage episode 476333032 series 3240979
In this episode, Dr. Pierre Berastaín, the Centre for Public Impact's Regional Director for North America, talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about his journey from Peru and his extensive work in addressing systemic challenges like immigration, gender-based violence prevention, and restorative justice.
About Pierre Berastaín:
Dr. Pierre R. Berastaín is a public health leader and advocate with academic degrees in Social Anthropology, Divinity, and Public Health from Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill. He co-founded Caminar Latino – Latinos United for Peace and Equity, a national organization supporting Latino families affected by domestic violence, and has held leadership roles in several organizations focused on gender-based violence, including Harvard’s Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. Pierre has led federal grant programs, trained nationally and internationally, and advanced culturally competent approaches to violence prevention. Originally from Peru, he now lives in Washington, DC with his husband and has been recognized among Boston’s Top 25 Most Influential LGBTQ People of Color.
Learn more about Pierre Berastaín via https://centreforpublicimpact.org/team/pierre-r-berastain/
Guest:
Pierre Berastaín (Regional Director for North America, Centre for Public Impact)
Interviewers:
Rachel Strausman (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Chief Ambassador)
Liam Burley (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Ambassador)
Music by: Vir Sinha
Commercial Links:https://spp.ucr.edu/ba-mpp
This is a production of the UCR School of Public Policy: https://spp.ucr.edu/
Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Learn more about the series and other episodes via https://spp.ucr.edu/podcast.
97 episodes
Manage episode 476333032 series 3240979
In this episode, Dr. Pierre Berastaín, the Centre for Public Impact's Regional Director for North America, talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about his journey from Peru and his extensive work in addressing systemic challenges like immigration, gender-based violence prevention, and restorative justice.
About Pierre Berastaín:
Dr. Pierre R. Berastaín is a public health leader and advocate with academic degrees in Social Anthropology, Divinity, and Public Health from Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill. He co-founded Caminar Latino – Latinos United for Peace and Equity, a national organization supporting Latino families affected by domestic violence, and has held leadership roles in several organizations focused on gender-based violence, including Harvard’s Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. Pierre has led federal grant programs, trained nationally and internationally, and advanced culturally competent approaches to violence prevention. Originally from Peru, he now lives in Washington, DC with his husband and has been recognized among Boston’s Top 25 Most Influential LGBTQ People of Color.
Learn more about Pierre Berastaín via https://centreforpublicimpact.org/team/pierre-r-berastain/
Guest:
Pierre Berastaín (Regional Director for North America, Centre for Public Impact)
Interviewers:
Rachel Strausman (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Chief Ambassador)
Liam Burley (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Ambassador)
Music by: Vir Sinha
Commercial Links:https://spp.ucr.edu/ba-mpp
This is a production of the UCR School of Public Policy: https://spp.ucr.edu/
Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Learn more about the series and other episodes via https://spp.ucr.edu/podcast.
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