Land Back, Joy Forward: Rematriation of Land and Indigenous Futures
On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at Noon, the Collective Joy Project continues with a powerful conversation: Land Back, Joy Forward: Rematriation of Land and Indigenous Futures. We are honored to […]
Drawing Belonging: Queer Joy, Migration, and Collective Memory
What does it mean to draw ourselves into the story of belonging? For artist Julio Salgado, the answer comes alive through vibrant colors, bold lines, and unapologetic truth-telling. This August, […]
From Exclusion to Belonging: Staff Reflects on Angel Island’s Lessons for Today
“Remember a time when you were made to feel different.” With this opening question, Edward Tepporn, Executive Director of the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, invited our staff to begin […]
California Humanities Restores Grant Payments Following Partial Release of Federal Funds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shonda Moore Phone: 951.963.4362 Email: smoore@calhum.org OAKLAND, CA — Monday, July 21 — California Humanities has received official notice from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that a […]
Grantee Spotlight: Reframing Disability in The Tallest Dwarf
Julie Wyman’s latest film, The Tallest Dwarf, invites us into a deeply personal and politically charged journey—one that challenges how we see disability, difference, and identity. A past grantee of […]
Join the Movement
We’re not retreating. We’re reimagining. In response to the termination of federal state partnership grants to all states and jurisdictional humanities, the Federation of State Humanities Councils, with support from […]
Red Cross Launches 2025 California Wildfires Recovery Grants
The American Red Cross is accepting pre-applications for its long‑term recovery grants supporting communities impacted by the Palisades and Eaton Wildfires. Join an announcement session on June 20 and register […]
Celebrating Joy as a Force for Connection
In a world where it’s easy to feel disconnected, moments of joy have a special way of reminding us that we’re not alone. The Collective Joy Project was created to […]
Replay Now: Grief as the Pathway to Joy
Our first Collective Joy Project IG Live is now available to watch. Poet Katherine Bahena-Benitez shared her beautiful piece Queer Casita and opened up about grief, queerness, and finding joy […]
Introducing the Collective Joy Project
A New Series from the California Humanities to Transmute Grief into World-Building Through Joy At a time of so much uncertainty, it can be tempting to operate solely in grief, […]