A Q&A with Jess Eckerstorfer of SEAD Project Founded in 2011, the SEAD Project (Southeast Asian Diaspora) is a community organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is “on a mission … Read more
Connecting, Creating, and Community Building: The Art of Healing and Resilience Through Permaculture
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities across the United States have endured significant loss, adapted to new challenges, and navigated painful iterations of injustice, affecting both personal and … Read more
Councils Explore A More Perfect Union
Last September, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced $2.8 million in funding for 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils and other partners to support civic engagement and American history … Read more
Councils Support Back to School Transitions
As summer winds down, students are busy packing their backpacks and teachers are preparing classrooms and curriculum to welcome them warmly. Humanities councils are committed to supporting their local educators, … Read more
Don’t Shy Away: Councils Soak Up Summer with Contemplative Questions
As daylight lengthens, foliage culminates, and fireflies emerge to meet the stars, humanities councils are examining cultural intersections and probing contemplative questions within their communities: What are the freedoms and … Read more
Humanities Council Staff Profile: Karice (Ressie) Luck-Brimmer
As Program Associate, Community Initiatives at Virginia Humanities, Ressie Luck-Brimmer is responsible for regional engagement in southern Virginia and helps support the General Assembly African American Cultural Resources Task Force. … Read more
The Art of Disability Culture: Increasing Accessibility for All in Humanities Programming
In April, California Humanities hosted “All Welcome! Best Practices for Increasing Accessibility,” a free, online learning session with humanities programmers from The Art of Disability Culture: Artists with Disabilities Dispelling … Read more
Celebrating Queerness Through the Humanities
This month, the nation honors the 1969 Stonewall Riots and celebrates Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and more (LGBTQIA+) gender identities and lives during “Pride Month.” This year, … Read more
Possibilities Beyond Punishment: RE:ACTION, Reflection, and Reorienting to the Future
“‘No one enters violence for the first time by committing it,’” says Mariame Kaba, a Chicago-based organizer, educator, and founder of the grassroots organization Project NIA, which works to end … Read more
Councils Commemorate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, councils are celebrating generational contributions and cultural histories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through their programming. On the West … Read more
Councils Consider Environmental Literature
As the world continues to experience environmental crises, extreme climate events, and ecological changes, humanities councils are committed to examining relationships between humanity and nature—how the intricacies of our lives … Read more
Uplifting Creativity, Building Community, and Seeking Higher Ground in Alabama
“History is so much of a choice,” said Dr. Imani Perry during an engaging dialogue with Jerald Crook, founder and executive director of Alabama’s Higher Ground Society (HGS) and program coordinator for the Georgia Humanities Council. “It is like mapmaking….when you make a map, you make decisions about what matters.”
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