Of Water and Pathways: A Short History of A Resource Water sustains life, and has a significant role our state’s history. The myths and stories of our indigenous tribes are rich with its references. The Chemehuevi Origin tells of Ocean Woman rolling dry skin from her body to make the land. The Hopi re-enact their […]
Water Reclamation Meets Bisbee’s Copper Mining History Date and Time: Tuesday, June 26th, 5:30 – 7:00 pm Venue or Location Name and Full Address: Copper Queen Library Community Partners: Freeport Minerals Inc., Copper Queen Branch Description: For the last decade, Freeport Minerals Inc., Copper Queen Branch, has been working on environmental reclamation of lands impacted […]
Jamie Bowen, Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Although not new, our awareness and use of the term “fake news” has risen in prominence. In general, “fake news” is media that consists of deliberate misinformation, news whose main purpose is to distort “the truth for emotional persuasion, seeking to drive […]
The program series introduces festival visitors to the history, culture, visual arts, heritage preservation, and contemporary cultural identity of the Hopi. The festival includes lectures, film screenings, art-making demonstrations, and more. Learn more: https://musnaz.org/heritage/hopi-festival/ This project is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities.
Water/Ways Mini Film Festival Date and Time: Saturday, June 30th 4:00 – 8:00 pm Venue or Location: Bisbee Royale, 94 Main Street Community Partners: The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension’s WaterWise and Energy Smart Program, the Bisbee Royale Description: The WaterWise Film Festival features films and documentaries on water management, water scarcity, and the economics […]
Environmental River Walk of the San Pedro River Date and Time: July 7th, 8:00 meet at the San Pedro House Venue or Location: San Pedro House, 9800 E. Hwy 90, Sierra Vista, San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area (participation limited, first come-first serve) Community Partners: Friends of the San Pedro River, San Pedro Riparian National Conservation […]
Water exists above, below, and all around us. Water regularly moves through a series of places, and is recycled back again! Much of the water we see and use started in the ocean. This water was moved by the energy of the sun and the pull of gravity to get here. It can take a […]
Where to start: Building Civic Engagement in a Politically Charged World Mónica Pérez, Organizational Development Consultant and Political Strategist Arizona is a global community. We work and live together in schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces that are becoming increasingly diverse. How can we rise to the challenge of this new community landscape? How can we connect […]
Spunky 9-year-old Ana is faced with a very big decision. On the one hand, as her alter-ego, Barrio Grrrl, with her invisible sidekick, Amazing Voice, she's pretty busy preserving justice in the barrio and protecting her neighborhood. On the other hand, in the world where Ana lives with her abuelo and misses her mom who […]
Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid and John Wayne: what do these famous characters have in common? They are not who we think they are because of the legends that have grown up around them. From the 1860’s dime novels to the books, movies, and television shows, writers have altered, exaggerated and sometimes lied about these […]
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