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Stiles Hall founded in 1884, is a private, non-profit agency
dedicated to serving the broader community while enriching
the lives of U.C.B. students.
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Historically, Stiles Hall:
- Was one of the few Bay Area organizations to
actively oppose the internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry
during World War II.
- Helped to initiate the United Student Cooperative Association
in the 1930's, which continues to provide affordable housing for
hundreds of students, annually.
- Provided an open forum for a broad range of controversial
viewpoints including those of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King,
Jr.
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| The Agency Mission today
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- To help low income, inner city youth to stay
in school.
- To engage University of California students in meaningful
community service.
- To promote lasting interracial understanding, especially among
future community leaders.
- To remain a center for real community, hope and democratic
values.
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"The long and effective championship by Stiles Hall of the principles of democracy and the ideals of justice and social service are high testimonials to the quality of both its leadership and its membership over the years." - Clark Kerr, former University of California President
- "No one passes through Stiles Hall without having something done to his heart." -
Yori Wada, former Chair, UC Board of Regents
- "Stiles Hall mentoring programs are an unqualified success." - Representative Barbara Lee
- "Those were extraordinary times. I'm still friends with many of the students I met through Stiles." - Former Attorney General Bill Lockyer
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