# Cal Veterans and Military Affiliated AlumniAnnouncements

**Source**: https://alumnichapters.berkeley.edu/veterans/announcements/
**Parent**: https://alumnichapters.berkeley.edu/Veterans

# Cal Veterans and Military Affiliated Alumni Announcements

Event

## [CVMAA Winter Meetup and Elections 2019](https://alumnichapters.berkeley.edu/veterans/51-2/)

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News

### [From Sociology to Supply Chains: How Amrita Bhasin ’23 Is Rewriting Retail’s Waste Story](https://alumni.berkeley.edu/how-amrita-bhasin-23-is-rewriting-retails-waste-story/)

After witnessing textile waste in India as a child, Amrita Bhasin ’23 began questioning the systems behind overproduction. At Berkeley, she expanded on her experience through sociology and entrepreneurship. Today, she builds circular solutions that help retailers rethink excess and reduce waste at scale.

News

### [From the Court to the Cause: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Lifelong Stand for Justice](https://alumni.berkeley.edu/from-the-court-to-the-cause-kareem-abdul-jabbars-lifelong-stand-for-justice/)

For Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, justice has never been a sideline pursuit. In this intimate interview with UC Berkeley journalism student Marquis Chambers ’26, the basketball legend traces a throughline from the civil rights era to today’s fight for democracy, urging young people to stay in the work for the long haul.

News

### [Introducing CAA’s New Executive Director and CEO](https://alumni.berkeley.edu/introducing-caas-new-executive-director-and-ceo/)

John Clamme joins the Cal Alumni Association as its next executive director and CEO, bringing decades of experience across higher education, alum relations and engagement, athletics, and campus partnership.