Wednesday, October 19th ASU Ethnic Studies Week - Entre Sueños Storytelling Event 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The McKinley Club - 800 N 1st Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85003 A live storytelling event featuring six storytellers who share one thing in common - all have experienced Arizona’s criminal punishment system. In partnership with ASU Ethnic Studies Week, American […]
Thursday October 20th ASU Ethnic Studies Week - Entre Sueños Community Conversation 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Arizona Humanities - 1242 N. Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004 Join a community conversation in response to the October 19th storytelling event. In partnership with ASU Ethnic Studies Week, American Friends Service Committee, Justice that Works, and sheworXX
Electing the President: The Constitutional Process and History Dr. T. J. Davis, Arizona State University, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies Presidential elections generate lots of heat but not necessarily much light about the indirect, layered election process the U.S. Constitution’s framers created. That process has generated contention, concern, and change. With the first […]
Listen to ghost stories with a historical twist! Marshall Shore, Arizona’s own Hip Historian, will take you on a journey through local Arizona ghost stories. Wear your costume and enjoy snacks, arts and crafts, a free book giveaway, storytelling, and other family activities. FREE and FUN for families and kids of ALL AGES! Sunshine Readers […]
November 2, 2016 Jan Krulick-Belin Love, Bill: Finding My Father through Letters from World War II 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Arizona Humanities – 1242 N. Central Ave – Phoenix, AZ 85004 Free event! Light refreshments included. After inheriting a box of 100 love letters written by her father to her mother during World War II, Jan Krulick-Belin […]
DUKE ELLINGTON FILMS & LECTURE NOVEMBER 3, 2016 – 7:00 PM FREE AT THE NASH 110 E. ROOSEVELT ST. The 50th Anniversary kicks off at The Nash with a special evening of history and music. This special event will include a fascinating lecture presented by ASU’s professor of Musicology and Music History, Dr. Christopher Wells, who […]
FIRST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016 FREE AT TRINITY CATHEDRAL 100 E. ROOSEVELT ST. 6:00 PM – OLNEY ART GALLERY OPENING NIGHT The paintings of local favorite Bob Martin and the prints and paintings of emerging artist Louis Giordano combine for a show filled with people and places. Olney Art Gallery is located inside Trinity Cathedral on the corner […]
Colorblindness and equality: Well-intentioned American values, or myths? Dr. Angelina Castagno, Northern Arizona University, Associate Professor, Educational Foundations Most of us are raised to value colorblindness and equality. Lady Justice is depicted wearing a blindfold to symbolize objectivity; Dr. King’s legacy to judge each other by our character rather than skin color is a well-known […]
Join LGBTQ migrant rights group Trans Queer Pueblo and AZ Justice That Works for a community discussion and participatory workshop to explore the impact of the social and legal expansion of police power on disproportionately marginalized communities. This is the second program of a three part series that examines the impact of the 1966 United […]
Full schedule of programs The Arizona Jewish Historical Society (AZJHS) presents Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World), an exhibition of acclaimed artist, Beth Ames Swartz. Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) features works from several seminal series that span over 50 years, many from the artists own collection and selected by guest curator, Robert Pela. Each series […]
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