FRANK Talks: Is Genetically Modified Food (GMO) a Solution? – Anthem

North Valley Regional Library 40410 N Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem, AZ, United States

Eradicating Global Hunger: Is Genetically Modified Food (GMO) a Solution? Julian Kunnie, University of Arizona, Religious Studies/Classics/Africana Studies/Indigenous/Globalization Studies Technological innovations in the early 21st century have promoted the development of genetically modified seeds and foods, as a potential solution to the crisis of world hunger.   Eighty percent of the corn, soy, and cotton cultivated […]

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Sheep is Life Celebration – Tsaile

Dine College 1 Circle Drive, Tsaile, AZ, United States

Dine Be’ Iina presents 18 days of training in traditional Navajo wool processing, tool making and fiber arts techniques culminating in the Sheep is Life Celebration event. The focus for this project will be teaching and fostering traditional wool production, harvesting, processing, spinning and weaving techniques that do not depend on water and modern technology. Dine Be’ […]

Free

FRANK Talks: Weaponized Narrative: Information Warfare as the New Battlespace – Greer

Greer Community Center 74B Main Street, Greer, AZ, United States

Dr. Braden Allenby, Arizona State University, President’s Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering, and Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics Weaponized narrative is the latest evolution in information warfare, focusing specifically on the role of new media in shaping opinion. Weaponized narratives attack the shared beliefs and values of a person or society, and undercut […]

Free

Bisbee’s Long “Bromance” with Water – Bisbee

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

Bisbee’s Long “Bromance” with Water Date and Time Tuesday, June 19th, 5:30 – 7:00 Venue or Location: Copper Queen Library Community Partners: Copper Queen Library Description: A presentation of how Bisbee’s 140 years of social and community history intermingled with its water history - its interactions, its impacts, and its creativity. Presented by Amanda Hetro, […]

Free

Water Conservation for Kids # 2 – Bisbee

Bisbee Boys and Girls Club 405 Arizona St, Bisbee, United States

Water Conservation for Kids # 2 Date and Time: Wednesday, June 20th, 9:30 (participation limited; first come-first serve) Venue or Location: Bisbee Boys & Girls Club Community Partners: The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension’s WaterWise and Energy Smart Program, the Bisbee Boys & Girls Club, the City of Bisbee Description: An interactive workshop for kids […]

Free

Of Water and Pathways: A Short History of A Resource – Pinetop-Lakeside

Pinetop-Lakeside Public Library 1595 Johnson Dr, Lakeside, AZ, United States

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 – Bisbee

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

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 […]

Free

“Fake News”: The Impact of Fake News in the Real World – Gilbert

Perry Branch Library 1965 E. Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert, AZ, United States

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 […]

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Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture – Flagstaff

Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

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 – Bisbee

Bisbee Royale 94 Main St., Bisbee, AZ, United States

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 […]

Free

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