This is the second entry in the Representation Matters virtual series. Presented by Dr. Karen Kuo, Associate Professor of Asian Pacific American Studies at Arizona State...
Keyword: Social Movements
Pride and Power: The History and Future of LGBTQ+ Politics
LGBTQ+ people make up at least 5% of the U.S. population, but hold just 0.17% of elected positions, according to the UCLA Williams Institute. More political...
We honor Women’s History Month with a virtual reenactment of beloved play, “Ka Lei Maile Aliʻi – The Queen’s Women” written by Helen Edyth “Didi” Malie Lincoln Lee Kwai...
Dreamin’: How Do Social Movements Reimagine California?
Join California Humanities as as we delve into the ideas behind the Red Power movement, the occupation of Alcatraz Island, and its lasting influence on Native American...
Weaving Voices: Visionary Women in Politics and Education
As educators, women have played a leading role in shaping the minds of the youth of our nation. For some, teaching has led to even larger leadership roles in government...
A panel discussion about how Black Americans in Omaha experienced the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
Two key figures in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement join us to talk about how they decided to stand up and make a difference for voting rights in the USA. Moderated by...
As girls, sisters Lynda Blackmon Lowery and Jo Ann Lowery Bland marched for Civil Rights in Alabama. Hear their powerful first-hand accounts as well as their vision for...
Tāneariʻi shares that he feels “the most important challenge we face as a nation is that too many of my own generation are not being educated enough to directly...
Does Social Unrest Help or Hurt our Democracy?
Does Social Unrest Help Or Hurt Our Democracy? with Dr. Deva R. Woodly, author of The Politics of Common Sense: How Social Movements Use Public Discourse to Change...
How Can We Breathe: Policy-Makers and Community
In the final community circle of the How Can We Breathe series, Policy-Makers and Community will share their experiences in challenging systemic racism and working to...
Maggie Messer is the GSA President at Campbell High School and serves as a strong advocate for her peers. She argues that the most important challenge facing us is...
Dyson Chee is a young leader in the climate change movement. When asked for his central takeaway from organizing, Dyson said, “Strength in numbers. When youʻre...
Nikkya Taliaferro is a senior at Moanalua High School, and organized the largest anti-racism, BLM action in recent memory in Hawaiʻi in June 2020. Her central message...
When Women Won the Right to Vote: A History Unfinished
The passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 did not win women the right to vote—despite repeated claims that it did. Just what, then, did the women’s suffrage amendment do...
In the second virtual community circle of the Minnesota Humanities Center’s How Can We Breathe series, Elders and Youth will engage in dialogue surrounding...
In the first virtual community circle of the Minnesota Humanities Center’s How Can We Breathe series, we will learn from three Mamas who have lost a child at...