U.S. Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” was built in 1926. It ran from Chicago to L. A. During the depression of the 1930s, it became the major path by which people migrated west, seeking work, warm weather and new opportunities. Shore shares the history of Route 66 in Arizona, including the impact it […]
John Wayne was born in Iowa and lived for most of his adult life in California. Yet, he spent many years exploring, living, and investing in Arizona, where he produced his own films, raised cattle, operated a game ranch, and was seemingly everywhere at once. Wayne remains an iconic presence in American popular culture. In […]
Join Us for the Harvey Girls Documentary, New Interviews and Discussion Program at the Mohave Museum of History and Arts, September 24, 1:30 PM. Remember the Harvey Girls? They were the more than 100,000 young women who, from the 1880s through the 1960s, left their homes and traveled west to work as waitresses in Harvey House […]
Drama was a key tool in communicating and understanding some of the more earth shattering discoveries and ideas in the realm of science. Some scientists have used the genre of drama to communicate their theories and observations in order to avoid persecution and imprisonment. Such was the case with Galileo. Yet, he was not the […]
After the tragedy of the Holocaust, the Jewish population in Eastern Europe was nearly extinguished. However, since the collapse of Communism, there has been a small, yet significant revival of Jewish life in several countries. For the first time in generations, young Jews are free to practice their faith without the fear of government interference […]
Join the Institute for Civil Dialogue for a live viewing of the second presidential debate followed by a round of Civil Dialogue. Civil Dialogue offers an opportunity for civilized facilitated citizen dialogues. All opinions welcome. Two locations! ASU Memorial Union - Pima Room (ASU Tempe campus) Mesa Public Library - 64 E 1st St, Mesa, […]
Moderated panel followed by Dialogue Circles (provided by Our Families’ Center for Community Dialogue) Speakers: Rula Khalidi, M.S. in Education Sat Bir Kaur Khalsa, M.A. in Women’s Studies Gila Silverman, Ph.D. Anthropology Community Conversations brings together three women from Tucson engaged in meaningful ways with their faith traditions and cultures who are dedicated to peace-building […]
Join us for an upcoming free Storying Arizona online webinar to learn more about this new special initiative grant. Storying Arizona is a one-time $10,000 grant opportunity to engage Arizonans in community-centered storytelling programs and create resources for local history and culture. Applications are now open and full proposals are due November 1, 2016. Click here to […]
A more personalized talk on the effects of the Holocaust and war on German society, family and German post-war generations. It begins with the story the presenter’s family (including his father’s war experience as a 17-year old German soldier, in the vicinity of a Jewish slave labor camp in Poland), addresses more general themes in […]
Film screening and post-film community dialogue with Bocafloja on his latest project, "Nana Dijo." Bocafloja is a poet, rap artist, scholar, cultural ambassador, and founder of the Quilomboarte collective. Bocafloja is recognized in Mexico as one of the first Hip Hop artists that effectively utilize cultural production as an alternative tool to stimulate critical thinking, […]
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