To celebrate over 40 years of grant making, programming, and partnerships that connect Californians to each other, we invited a group of prominent Californians to explore what the humanities mean to them.
We’re so proud that these videos are also part of the Humanities Moments Project page that was created by our friend and partner, the National Humanities Center in North Carolina.
We invite you to watch, listen, and read as they dig into the deep importance of the humanities in shaping their lives and understanding the world.
What are the humanities?
Why do they matter?
How have they made a difference in your life?
December 13, 2016
We are the Humanities
“We get to know each other through our stories, and that’s why we have to have books, and history.”
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December 8, 2016
We are the Humanities
“It’s really about the connections between people and the stories that we share.”
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December 8, 2016
We are the Humanities
“The humanities are peacemakers…one of the most powerful ways to generate peace is by listening …”
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December 7, 2016
We are the Humanities
“…there weren’t many big acts playing in Tucson, so if we wanted music, we had to make our own.”
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December 6, 2016
We are the Humanities
“Stories help enable us to work and help create our identity.”
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December 2, 2016
We are the Humanities
“The humanities are the entire reason I have a place in the world.”
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December 1, 2016
We are the Humanities
“This is about coming back, this is about picking yourself up and moving on.”
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November 17, 2016
We are the Humanities
“The ultimate justification for the humanities is that it is the study of what it means to be human.”
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November 15, 2016
We are the Humanities
“The skills that are essential for most careers today, foundationally require knowing how to think.”
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November 14, 2016
We are the Humanities
“Communicate ideas through stories.”
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California Humanities A State of Open Mind
