If you care about women's rights, protecting Medicare and Social Security, or safeguarding democracy on the whole, you should be concerned about Project 2025. Last week, writer Jay Kuo broke down this radical agenda for a second Trump term in a piece of essential reading from The Big Picture.
We took on Project 2025 issue by issue so you don't have to.
Our third Recovery Hub Cultivation project for 2024 is the U.S. Latina Writers Project/Las Escritoras Latinas de E.E.U.U. Under the Arte Público Press Digital Collection, the project will create a digital archive of work by US Latina authors published by the Press. recoveryhub.siue.edu/cultivation/
The state of Florida prevented cities from lighting up their bridges in rainbow colors for Pride month. So people did it themselves anyway.
After the state said its bridges will be lit red, white and blue all summer, LGBTQ supporters used rainbow-colored flashlights on Main Street bridge.
I'm very happy we can finally announce this new initiative to fund AI-related research. It is part of a larger effort to make the case specifically for the importance of humanities research and the perspective it can bring to addressing contemporary issues. Please do spread the word.
The NEH has just announced a major new initiative, "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence." It specifically focuses on encouraging humanistic research about the potential ethical, legal, cultural, and societal impacts of AI. www.neh.gov/AI
I hope I ever love anything as much as my grandma hated “The Sound of Music” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
One of my grandmother’s great delights was watching things she could not stand, and “The Sound of Music” was at the top of that list.
I haven't posted much here, but I want to support this community-in-formation. Today I offer two photos of autumn light and puffy clouds on water. Those lovely blues seem to belong in a place called Bluesky. Sending love and light to each and all. And a secular but sincere prayer for peace. ☮️
Oh no! So sorry to hear this, Meredith. Sending love and virtual hugs your way.
Just got here today. Am curious since I see a lot of my faves praising this space. Am also increasingly concerned about the conservative, activist members of SCOTUS attacking/dismantling rights and protections. That's what's on my mind this morning.