FRANK Talks: Civic Engagement

Gateway Community College Library 108 N 40th St, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Civic Engagement: What is it & why is it important? Ryan Winkle, Co-founder RAILMesa What is civic engagement? How can you engage and empower people in your communities? Explore the […]

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Women of the Arizona State Prison

Mountain View Club House 38759 South Mountainview Boulevard, Tucson, AZ, United States

Winnie Ruth Judd, Eva Dugan, Dr. Rose Boido, and Eva Wilbur Cruz all shared one thing in common. They were all incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison in Florence.  These […]

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Origins of Civil Rights

Casa Grande Public Library 449 N. Dry Lake St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

The phrase “civil rights” commonly appears in much public discussion. But what are “civil rights”? Where did they come from? Why do we have them? Civil rights in U. S. […]

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Aw-Thum Bow & Arrow “Don’t Get the String Wet.”

Burton Barr Central Library 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Growing up playing and shooting an Aw-Thum bow (circa 1926) was a favorite pastime for Royce Manuel who was told by his father “make your own arrows and don’t get […]

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The Mighty Colorado River: From its Sources to the Sea

Phippen Museum 4701 U.S. HWY 89N, Prescott, AZ, United States

Jim Turner has traced the Green and Colorado rivers from their beginnings as clear bubbling glacial springs high in the mountains, then through roaring canyons in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada, […]

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Himdak doo IIna: A Way of Life. How Societies Shape Culture.

Cliff Castle Casino Hotel 555 W Middle Verde Rd, Camp Verde, AZ, United States

For tribal groups in Arizona, understanding the connections between physical, social, mental and spiritual identity of the people prior to birth through 102 years old is a way of life. […]

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The Food of Arizona: Many Cultures, Many Flavors

Copper Queen Library 6 Main St., Bisbee, AZ, United States

Consider the taco, that favorite treat, a staple of Mexican and Mexican American cooking and an old standby on an Arizonan’s plate. The corn in the tortilla comes from Mexico, […]

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Beth Ames Swartz – Humanities Seminar w/Dr. Neal Lester

Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center 122 E Culver St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

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 […]

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Working in the Salt Mine: Native American Salt Mining In Arizona

Prescott Public Library 215 E. Goodwin St., Prescott, AZ, United States

Salt has been a valuable trade item throughout human history. Native American salt procurement in the Southwest involved dangerous journeys across sacred landscapes associated with a deity called Salt Woman. […]

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