# Event Details - **Event Name**: Fireside Chat with Author Niloufar Khonsari - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Learn about Niloufar Khonsari and her new book The Future Is Collective: Effective Workplace Strategies for Building a CultureAbout this EventWhat does it look like to share decision-making power within an organization? How can you cultivate a workplace culture that prioritizes care, especially through conflict? Drawing on two decades of experience in community organizing and nonprofit leadership, Niloufar Khonsari, Author of The Future Is Collective, guides us in transforming our workplaces by decentralizing power; implementing collective governance structures; and centering principles of transparency, equity, and mutual care.Join the CRB for a fireside chat with Khonsari on February 10, 2026 to hear her experience co-founding Pangea Legal Services, a Bay Area immigrant justice organization, and how this horizontally structured team navigates challenging workplace dynamics, everyday conflicts, and job terminations using a compassionate justice-centered approach. Her book serves as a guide for nonprofit workers, activists, and community and business leaders to develop a workplace culture of care that truly models the relational systems we want to see in the world. This event is open the the UC Berkeley community.ProgramDoors open at 5:00 PM PSTProgram will begin promptly at 5:30 PM PSTFormal Program ends at 6:30 PM PSTEnjoy food, refreshments, and conversation until 7:00 PM PSTAccessibility: Cheit Hall is ADA accessible. Restrooms are ADA accessible. If you will require accommodation to fully participate in the event, please contact Nathalie Muñoz (namc93@berkeley.edu) as soon as possible.COVID Protocol: This event will be indoors so masks are optional, but highly encouraged. Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/berkeley/fireside-chat-with-author-niloufar-khonsari/100001977318936166 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Berkeley - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Wells Fargo C420, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley - **lat**: 37.87123280000001 - **long**: -122.25279290000003 - **full address**: Wells Fargo C420, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 2220 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Fireside Chat with Author Niloufar Khonsari - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/20ad3f680248bf133d58b08825347b096eb38ec890ef00030772cd8c28708454-rimg-w1200-h675-dc302e77-gmir.jpg?v=1766310128 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Fireside Chat with Author Niloufar Khonsari being held? - **A:** Fireside Chat with Author Niloufar Khonsari takes place on Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Wells Fargo C420, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 2220 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Fireside Chat with Author Niloufar Khonsari? - **A:** Fireside Chat with Author Niloufar Khonsari is organized by CRB /Food@Haas/Provenance Capital Group. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Fireside Chat with Author Niloufar Khonsari is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Berkeley, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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