The 2019–2020 California State budget includes a $1 million appropriation to California Humanities.
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California Humanities’ Advocacy Results in First-Ever State Budget Funding Allocation
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Claudia Leung, cleung@calhum.org, 415.391.1474 x303 July 25, 2019 (Oakland, CA) — California Humanities is pleased to announce the success of advocacy efforts resulting in the first-ever allocation of state funding to the organization. The budget appropriation requests led by California State Senator Ben Allen and …
Read More »California Humanities Presents California on the Table: An Evening Celebrating Our State’s Delicious Food Stories on September 12
Fundraiser at One Kearny Club Features Nikiko Masumoto of Masumoto Family Farms & Food by James Beard-Nominated Chef Reem Assil For Immediate Release Media Contact: Claudia Leung, cleung@calhum.org, 415.391.1474 x303 July 12, 2019 (San Francisco, CA) —California Humanities presents California on the Table: An Evening Celebrating Our State’s Delicious Food …
Read More »California Humanities Announces New Grant Focus Area “Second Responders” in Wake of Natural Disasters
New Focus on Post-Wildfire Public Humanities Projects Supported by National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman’s Award For Immediate Release Media Contact: Claudia Leung, cleung@calhum.org, 415.391.1474 x303 July 8, 2019 (Oakland, CA) — California Humanities announces the creation of a new focus area within the public humanities grants available to California …
Read More »New Exhibit We Are More: Stories by Queer Comic Artists Opens in July
The latest in the Art of Storytelling series features work from four Oakland-based artists and clips from upcoming documentary No Straight Lines.
Read More »Our Staff’s Suggested Summer Reads
A list of books to enjoy during the warmer months.
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