Change Happens One Person, One Team, One Community At A Time

6 Years of Impactful Change

Race For Change has become a Cal community social justice event over the years, led by the Golden Bears Women's Basketball Team. In its 6th year, the mission stays the same: to work together to strive for justice, create sustainable change, and to slowly but decisively dismantle systems of oppression and uplift the Black Community.

The cause for 2025 is the Cal Athletics Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Justice Office (DEIBJ). Since 2020, Race For Change has raised over $30,000 for the DEIBJ Office. Our goal this year is to raise $8,000.

All funds have directly impacted Cal student-athletes and staff. In the last several years, the DEIBJ office has led many efforts thanks to these fundraising efforts.

• Sent over 70 students and staff in total to the annual Black Student-Athlete Summit since 2023.
• Hosted educational sessions like the Rise to Win Professional Development Session for student-athletes and staff.
• Increased Black Student-Athlete engagement among the Cal community and college athletics, which led to Cal's Black Student-Athlete Community (BSAC) winning the 2024 Black Student-Athlete Summit Student Group of the Year Award.
• Provided resources and funding for Cal Athletics affinity groups for staff and student-athletes to connect in community throughout the year.

Cal Student-Athletes attending the 2025 Black Student-Athlete Summit in Chicago, IL

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HOW TO BE A PART OF THE CHANGE

1. Donate a gift of any amount to the fundraising goal.
2. Participate in the 5K walk with the Cal Women’s Basketball team at Lake Merritt, Oakland.
3. Host a Race For Change in your local community.

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EVENT DETAILS

Oct. 18, 2025
2:30 PM
Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA

Fundraising Goal: $8,000

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Need a starting point? Utilize the toolkit to get started!

Race For Change Toolkit