4th Annual Youth and Peace Conference (YPC)

Higher Ground at Wakefield 101 West 44th Street, Tucson, AZ, United States

The 4th Annual Youth and Peace Conference (YPC) is scheduled to take place in Tucson at Higher Ground at Wakefield on February 21, 2015. With strong youth involvement in the conference planning process, YPC is a significant Tucson event empowering youth to be courageous leaders and creative peace-builders. The conference is free and open to […]

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Deceptions, Lies and Alibis

A killer camel, a tornado-riding con man, a dead dragon, and a naked horse thief are some of the characters in the quirky stories from Southwest history that Peach loves to share in his original cowboy poetry.  Laugh at and learn from these very tall and mostly true tales, like how Arizona forfeited a seaport […]

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In the Footsteps of Martha Summerhayes

Pinal County Historical Society Museum 715 South Main, Florence, AZ, United States

In the 1870s a refined New England woman traveled with her lieutenant husband to the untamed Arizona Territory. Traveling in terrible conditions and initially horrified by the desert landscape, she eventually gave birth to the first Anglo child born at Fort Apache. Ultimately, Ms. Summerhayes came to love the starry nights, the clear air and […]

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Ancient Landscapes of the American Southwest

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

The American Southwest is world-renown for its colorful, modern landscape, but you’ll be amazed to learn what it used to look like. The Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the Superstition Mountains, and the Petrified Forest hold clues to the fascinating story of how the Southwest was once the site of tropical seas, Sahara-like deserts, coastlines stalked […]

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Arizona’s Civilian Conservation Corps and Our National Parks and Forests

Isabelle Hunt Pine Public Library Activity Room 6124 W. Randall Place, Pine, AZ, United States

In 1933, at the nadir of the Great Depression, the CCC was born. The program was designed to help unemployed and untrained young men learn new skills and earn money to support their families. CCCers fervently claim that the skill-building experiences forever changed their lives. These men built the roads, trails, picnic areas, ranger stations, […]

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Differing Perspectives:  An Overview of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

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

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is often described solely in terms of international diplomacy, particularly Western involvement in exacerbating or attempting to resolve instability in the region.  However, more crucial to an understanding of the nature of the conflict are internal issues, namely the differing perspectives that separate Palestinians from Israelis and make their disagreements so intractable. […]

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At Home: Veterans Read and Share Stories

Mesa Community College - Bldg EF, Room 1W 1833 West Southern Avenue, Mesa, AZ, United States

Female veterans are welcome to join this free four-session book group with dinner included. The group will read short stories and essays from classic and contemporary authors and talk about their own stories with other female veterans. Click Here to View Flyer Female veterans from all eras are invited to attend. Tuesdays: 6:30-8:00 PM February […]

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The Harlem Renaissance: Literary Movement

Estrella Mountain Community College Conference Center 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ, United States

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s and early 1930s and it was an unprecedented period of expression by African Americans in music, literature, art, dance, poetry, politics, and economics.  Never before had America seen such a rich explosion of black culture.  This interactive presentation, which includes storytelling, poetry, theatre, art, […]

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Grants Workshop (Webinar/Conference Call)

Webinar/Conference Call Presentation This workshop takes place online, AZ, United States

Join Arizona Humanities for a workshop FREE and open to anyone interested in learning more about Arizona Humanities and how to write a competitive Project Grant or Opportunity Grant proposal. Registration is limited and closes one business day prior to the workshop. If you would like to register for a workshop that is already closed, […]

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Minister Malcolm X: Were Their Struggles the Same?

Estrella Mountain Community College Conference Center 3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ, United States

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Minister Malcolm X were both pivotal figures whose shoes have yet to be adequately filled by successors. Their voices were a clarion call to America to take note of the disparities faced by African Americans.  While their approaches to ameliorating these inequitable conditions were far from similar, they were […]

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