CT Humanities’ Post

Take a listen to CTH's Jason Mancini on the For The People podcast with Connoisseur Media's John Voket as they discuss how the humanities are invaluable to everyone and how CTH works to create engaged, informed citizens. WPLR RADIO WEBE108 https://lnkd.in/ek_h5WxM

A great time yesterday at Hartford Bonanza, hanging next to our funded partner Connecticut Explored, getting the word out about America 250 CT and the resources we have to help plan for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence coming up in 2026. Visit www.ct250.org for our planning guide, event calendar, and links to tons of resources.

Great perspective from our CTH Board Member Dr. Sandy Grande on the Native America Calling podcast, exploring ways Native traditions for elders can inform the larger society’s views on aging. Sandy, (Quechua), pictured here with CTH Board Member Ruth G Torres, National Endowment for the Humanities Chair Shelly Lowe, and Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Rodney Butler, is a professor of Political Science and Native American and Indigenous Studies at the University of Connecticut. https://lnkd.in/ekxyHEAp

Check out our latest ConnecticutHistory.org eNews: Philip Johnson's Glass House and Thankful Arnold's House; #PrideMonth articles on Alan L. Hart, a pioneer in transgender history and the Reader's Feast bookstore; new LGBTQIA+ topic page, and much more at www.cthumanities.org/enews

#GranteeSpotlight: The Connecticut Author Trail consists of a consortium of Eastern Connecticut Libraries who are constantly amazed at the variety of genres and diverse styles of writing among the authors who live in or are associated with the Nutmeg State. These libraries host local authors who are willing to showcase their books and share their stories. The Connecticut Author Trail is now in its 13th year, with 19 different libraries hosting author talks. It runs from July 9th with Tessa Wegert at the Janet Carlson Calvert Library, concluding at the Garde Arts Center Inc with Martha Hall Kelly on September 19th. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gZzKNycD

Reserve your seat for this Saturday’s important conservation at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas free ideas summit! CTH Executive Director Jason Mancini and National Endowment for the Humanities Chair Shelly Lowe will tackle some of today’s most pressing issues and explore how the humanities can provide solutions. Learn more and sign up at https://lnkd.in/dn--9ezK

Exciting news: Deborah Schander has joined the CTH Board of Directors as a gubernatorial appointee! Deborah began her tenure as Connecticut’s first female State Librarian in 2021. Prior to joining the Connecticut State Library, she was an educator and law librarian, serving in library administration at Seton Hall University and Vanderbilt University as well as working at law libraries in Georgia and California, where she specialized in foreign and international legal research, technology, and library outreach. She holds a JD and an MLIS from Florida State University.  Welcome Deborah – looking forward to your guidance and service!

#GranteeSpotlight: Connecticut Public is developing a documentary that investigates how generations of housing insecurity, inequality and discrimination allow racial segregation to thrive in Connecticut -- and its downstream effects on educational inequities. It will be broadcast on TV, radio and digital platforms, and used as a community engagement tool. Separate and Unequal: How Housing Policy Keeps Schools Segregated will examine policies driving segregation in the state of Connecticut and how they relate to a broader national crisis in housing stability and affordability. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gZzKNycD

One of many amazing #Juneteenth programs from a CTH grantee: New Haven Museum partnered with Connecticut's Old State House and Connecticut Freedom Trail to premiere the documentary “Champion for Freedom: The Reverend Alexander Heritage Newton Story,” with preservationist and activist Dolly Marshall. “Champion for Freedom” is inspired by Newton’s autobiography and how his early life in the South influenced his activism during the struggle for freedom and equality.