Borders, Walls, and Immigration

Mohave Community College: Lake Havasu Campus 1977 Acoma Blvd, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

Immigration is one of the most divisive issues facing our country and our state. Who comes in and out of the U.S., and how? Do current immigration laws effectively promote national security and economic prosperity, without compromising human and civil rights? In Arizona border security and immigration policies are more than media and political talking […]

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Borders, Walls, and Immigration

Mesa Community College Library 1833 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ, United States

Immigration is one of the most divisive issues facing our country and our state. Who comes in and out of the U.S., and how? Do current immigration laws effectively promote national security and economic prosperity, without compromising human and civil rights? In Arizona border security and immigration policies are more than media and political talking […]

Water in the Southwest: Where have we been, and where are we going?

Cottonwood Public Library 100 S. 6th St., Cottonwood, AZ, United States

It has been said that, “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting.” This is especially true of water politics in the American Southwest, a region defined by its lack of water. The massive 20th century federal investments into dam systems controlled the great rivers of the West, allowing cities like Phoenix to “bloom like […]

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Landscapes of Migration in the Arizona-Sonora Borderland

Saguaro Library 2808 N. 46th Street, Phoenix, AZ, United States

The dividing line of the U.S.-Mexico border may be the most significant feature of the Arizona-Sonora borderland today, but the region is also at the center of major north-south corridors of human migration. In this talk, Scott warren offers an in-depth look at historical and contemporary patterns of south-north migration through this region, from ancient […]

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Native American Spirit of Water and Landscape

Pioneer Masonic Lodge #82 19055 E. K-Mine Rd, Black Canyon City, AZ, United States

Laura Tohe, an award winning poet and the Navajo Nation Poet Laureate for 2015-2019 is Dine' and Sleepy Rock clan born for the Bitter Water Clan.  She will be joined by her son, Dez Tillman, a musician and composer with a passion for creating art that enriches the soul, who is Sleepy Rock clan and born […]

The spread of fake news: Is there a vaccine for that?

Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

Like a virus, fake news catches on erratically, intensely, and swiftly, and can leave the American public feeling dazed and confused. How can media producers and consumers cure the spread of this false-information outbreak? What steps are technology and media companies taking? How can we protect ourselves and maintain a healthy dose of democratic discourse […]

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The spread of fake news: Is there a vaccine for that?

Douglas Public Library 560 E. 10th St., Douglas, AZ, United States

Like a virus, fake news catches on erratically, intensely, and swiftly, and can leave the American public feeling dazed and confused. How can media producers and consumers cure the spread of this false-information outbreak? What steps are technology and media companies taking? How can we protect ourselves and maintain a healthy dose of democratic discourse […]

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Ancient Southwestern Native American Pottery

Yavapai College, Clarkdale Campus Room M-137 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ, United States

In this presentation, Mr. Dart shows and discusses Native American ceramic styles that characterized specific peoples and eras in the U.S. Southwest prior to about 1450, and talks about how archaeologists use pottery for dating archaeological sites and interpreting ancient lifeways. He discusses the importance of context in archaeology, such as how things people make […]

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Along the California Trail

Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church 6502 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, AZ, United States

An ancient set of Indian paths and the natural flow of the Gila River created a major artery for travel through pioneer Arizona. The Gila provided a route for the earliest traders, including Toltecs of Mexico, who traded with the Anasazi and Hohokam. The intrepid Padre Francisco Garces, performed missionary work during six excursions along […]

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Wild, Weird, Wicked Arizona

Phippen Museum 4701 N Hwy 89, Prescott, AZ, United States

For a state that has been home to Geronimo, Wyatt Earp, César Chavez and Wonder Women, you would think Arizona earned some respect. Yet achieving statehood was a 50-year struggle, which finally ended on February 14, 1912. Jana borrows from both her work for True West Magazine and her work for Phoenix Magazine to put […]

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