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Miners, Cowboys and Washerwomen: The Worksongs of Arizona with Jay Craváth

Heroes Regional Park Library 6075 N 83rd Ave, Glendale, AZ, United States

In a narrative and musical portrait of working-class music, Dr. Craváth explores its roots and rhythms in our state. From Hopi basket songs, the Yavapai acorn gathering songs, to the cotton fields of Chandler and the crooked streets of Jerome, songs were companions to the immigrants who   explored and built our state. Through performance and […]

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Where Do Landfills Go? A History of Environmental Justice

Heroes Regional Park Library 6075 N 83rd Ave, Glendale, AZ, United States

Where do we dump our toxic waste? Where do we bury contaminated soil? Where do we put our industrial waste facilities? Hazardous sites are most frequently placed near Black and brown neighborhoods. Environmental pollution, whether dirty air or contaminated water, has disproportionately impacted communities of color for decades. Years of governmental support for housing discrimination […]

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American Native: Native American

Heroes Regional Park Library 6075 N 83rd Ave, Glendale, AZ, United States

What is the experience of Native Americans in the U.S.? What is Native? What is Indian? What is Indigenous? The experiences of Native Americans in the U.S. are complex, and filled with a rich history marked simultaneously by pride, honor and achievement, and by political, religious and racial disparity. How does social media perpetuate stereotypes […]

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