Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Miriam Pawel Talks about the Farmworker Movement in California
On the Road with California Humanities, a series of talks with Pulitzer Prize winners continues on September 28 with the conversation: The Farmworker Movement in California: From Chavez Onwards. Miriam Pawel shares her reflection on the lessons of the Movement as a guide to organizers and activists today.
New Library Innovation Lab Program Launched!
Ten libraries selected to participate in our Library Innovation Lab pilot program!
Library Innovation Lab Projects To Launch This Summer!
How can libraries help welcome new Californians? Over the past six months, a group of ten dedicated and imaginative programming librarians from across the state have been thinking hard about […]
California Poet Laureate on the Road: Project Primavera
As part of our Searching for Democracy initiative, California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera blogs for us on what gives him hope for primavera in our democracy. This miracle of […]
Storytelling as Battlefield– A Q&A with Author Daniel Alarcón
In a democracy, all political battles, no matter the details, are about narrative: who tells the story of how we got here, and how do they shape it? The story […]
WordsUncaged, Project Director Interview
California Humanities recently interviewed Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, project director of WordsUncaged, a creative platform created by the men of A-Yard California State Prison, Lancaster.
Dr. Denise Henderson, Sacramento V.A.
“Science is not enough by itself; love is not enough by itself. As clinicians, loved ones, or caregivers, we are liable to miss something important, until we try something new.” […]
Of the Sea
Struggling to revive a fading way of life, fishermen and entrepreneurs are creating new models for how to support sustainably produced seafood. Of the Sea, an upcoming film by Mischa Hedges, […]
War Ink- Project Director Interview
“…the humanities have a real role in terms of how we think about our identity and our stories…” – Chris Brown “…we’re talking about real human being’s lives […]
A Place to Call Home, Project Director Interview
California Humanities recently interviewed the project directors of A Place to Call Home, one of our newly awarded Humanities for All Quick Grants project.
