You are invited to journey across the urban desert landscape with Jaclyn Roessel of Grownup Navajo. This poetry workshop will focus on the omnipresence of sacredness in our everyday environments. Participants will travel by the Valley Metro light rail to places in Phoenix and embark in several writing exercises. The goal of this session is […]
Rescued Lives, Transformed Communities: Refugee Resettlement in Arizona Lori Robinson, MSW Candidate, ASU School of Social Work Emily Taylor, International Rescue Committee-Phoenix According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, there are currently over 60,000,000 displaced persons in the world, most of them women and children. Less than one percent of the refugees worldwide […]
Dr. Kathy Nakagawa, Arizona State University, School of Social Transformation Many parents and educators avoid conversations about race and racism with their children and students, yet young people are regularly exposed to images, stories, videos and statements that reflect racial societal attitudes. This exposure often comes through social media, such as YouTube videos, tweets, Facebook […]
Join Dr. Alan Eladio Gómez, Borderlands Scholar/Associate Professor with the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University for a presentation and discussion. More information coming soon. 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Small group discussion (Limited to 12 RSVPs) 6:45 - 8:30 p.m. - Presentation and Q&A RSVP through eventbrite at https://authortalkalangomez.eventbrite.com.
THE ENDGAME PROJECT Photo credit: Peter Angelo Simon Dan Moran and John Christopher Jones represent six decades of acting between them. They have appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theater, in films, and on TV. They met in 1995 while sharing a dressing room in the Broadway production of A Month in the Country. Now […]
Sacred Journeys: A Mobile Poetry Workshop with Jaclyn Roessel Saturday, April 8th 9:30 a.m. -2:00 p.m. RSVP at sacredjourneyspoetry.eventbrite.com Arizona Humanities (first and last stop) 1242 N. Central Avenue - Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 257-0335 Community Workshop and Performance along the Valley Metro Light Rail Enjoy coffee and pastries at Arizona Humanities at 9:30am. Program leaves […]
"Poetry is dead. Long live poetry" at the Wickenburg Literary Festival with Jake Friedman Saturday, April 8th 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. Wickenburg Public Library 164 E Apache St - Wickenburg, AZ 85390 For some reason-probably school-people think that poetry is inaccessible, boring, difficult to understand, and the exclusive province of old white men writing before […]
Phoenix Theatre and The Black Theatre Troupe join forces to present the shocking true story of nine African American youth jailed in Alabama in 1931 for a crime they did not commit. Featuring a mix of gospel, jazz, and vaudeville, this audacious musical explores the series of events that provoked a national outrage. Every performance […]
Connecting Students with Veterans Reception and Book Signing Phoenix Edition 1 Sunday, April 9, 2017 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Arizona State University West Campus 4701 W. Thunderbird Rd. Glendale, AZ 85306 Join VHP for the debut of Since You Asked XIII: A Salute to Women Keynote Speaker Lieutenant General Carol A. Mutter, USMC (Ret.), the […]
Community Workshop and Open Mic with Poets on the Rez Join poets Roanna Shebala & Logan Phillips for an all ages interactive workshop with participants of Poets on the Rez at the San Carlos Campus of Gila Community College. Founded in 2010, Poets on the Rez provides a friendly collaborative atmosphere for community members […]
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Arizona Humanities builds a just and civil society by creating opportunities to explore our shared human experiences through discussion, learning and reflection.
