Art of the Internment Camps: Culture Behind Barbed Wire – Arivaca

Pima County Library - Caviglia-Arivaca Library 17050 W. Arivaca Road, Arivaca

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1942 WWII Executive Order 9066 forced the removal of nearly 125,000 Japanese-American citizens from the west coast, incarcerating them in ten remote internment camps in seven […]

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FRANK Talks: Talking to Each Other About Controversies Now  – Chandler

Chandler Downtown Library 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler, AZ, United States

Talking to Each Other About Controversies Now  Matt Kundert, University of Arizona, Department of English Current social controversies reflect our nation’s complex history, politics and values. Our views can differ […]

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Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibit – Miami-Globe

Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum 1 Plaza Circle, Miami, AZ, United States

Read more about Miami-Globe on the Water/Ways website. Dates: September 22 - November 4, 2018 Address: 150 N Plaza Circle, Miami, Arizona 85539-1629 Exhibit hours: Thursdays-Saturdays: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Sundays: 12:00 - […]

FRANK Talks: Eradicating Global Hunger: Is Genetically Modified Food (GMO) a Solution? – Scottsdale

Scottsdale Mustang Library 10101 North 90th Street , Scottsdale, 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 […]

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FRANK Talks: Energy in an Uncertain World – Scottsdale

Scottsdale Civic Center Library 3839 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Energy in an Uncertain World Dr. Jennifer Richter, Arizona State University, School of Social Transformation and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society Energy can be made affordable, […]

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School Choice in Arizona – Flagstaff

Downtown Flagstaff Public Library 300 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Dr. Angelina Castagno, Northern Arizona University, Educational Foundations Arizona is one of the nation’s most “choice friendly” states regarding educational opportunities at the K-12 level. "School choice" is a term for […]

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The Ancient Hohokam Ballgame of Arizona – Buckeye

Buckeye Public Library - Downtown Branch 310 N. 6th Street, Buckeye, AZ, United States

The ancient Hohokam culture of Arizona constructed at least 200 ball courts more than 800 years ago. These oval depressions were likely used to play a ball game that originated […]

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The Big Thirst: Will Arizona Run Out of Water? – Phoenix

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Not If We Learn from the Past... Whiskey’s for drinking, and water’s for fighting. The old quip about the West seems truer than ever today, as growth and climate change […]

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FRANK Talks: Crime, Punishment, and Prisons in America – Ajo

Salazar-Ajo Library 15 W. Plaza St. #179, Ajo, AZ, United States

Dr. T.J. Davis, Arizona State University, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies The United States officially incarcerates more persons than any other nation on earth. Incarceration cost U.S. taxpayers […]

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