IF Fellow Dr. Natalie Hopkinson was invited to deliver the Republic Lecture by the government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on Feb. 22, 2018 on the role of the creative arts in citizenship. She was also invited to launch her new book, “A Mouth is Always Muzzled: Six Dissidents, Five Continents and the Art … Read more »
Read More A Mouth is Always Muzzled, afrofuturism, art and citizenship, artists and citizenship, Black Panther film, ethnofuturism, Guyana, Khadija Benn, Letitia Wright, Mashramani, Natalie Hopkinson, Sherlina Nageer, Vidya KissoonIF Fellow Natalie Hopkinson’s new book is now available on Amazon for preorder. The book, A Mouth is Always Muzzled, first originated in 2012 as a public policy discussion project with IF. The original discussion guide remains available as a free download. The book, published by the New York-based The New Press, builds on some of … Read more »
Read More art in action, art in defiance, arts and public policy, free download arts discussions, Natalie Hopkinson, new book, The New PressNoon-1 p.m. EST 2/23/2015 IF fellows and staff are obsessed with the new viral Netflix series, “Making of a Murderer.” The 10-part documentary series looks at the case of a Wisconsin man who spent 18 years in jail for a rape that he did not commit. Steven Avery was exonerated in 2003 by DNA evidence, … Read more »
Read More crime and punishment, Google Hangout, IF discussions, Making of a Murder, Making of a murder class issues, making of a murder news media, Making of a Murderer, Making of a Murderer Netflix, the news media, Wisconsin making of a murdererOn March 11, 2009, President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. The council’s purpose, President Obama said, is “to ensure that in America, all things are still possible for all people.” Members of the council are traveling around the country to canvas stakeholders in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors … Read more »
Read More Allison R. Brown, gender, gender equity, intersections, Kimberlyn Leary, Midwest philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, philanthropy, President Obama, race, racial equity, White House, White House Council on Women and Girls, women and girls of color– Natalie Hopkinson The newly renovated grounds of the campus of the old St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Washington, D.C. was packed with residents who came to explore the policy opportunities that have surfaced in the wake of several urban uprisings around the country during a #BlackMomsMatter conversation. Demonstrations against police brutality 40 miles away in Baltimore … Read more »
Read MoreMore than one hundred people packed the newly renovated grounds of the campus of the old St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Washington, D.C. to explore the policy opportunities that have surfaced in the wake of several urban uprisings around the country. The #BlackMomsMatter conversation cast a critical eye on the discourse around a mother of six whose viral video … Read more »
Read More #blackmomsmatter, baltimore riots, baltimore uprising, future of sex policy, gender policy, Natalie Hopkinson, ronald moten, stacey patton, toya grahamIn late 2014, Interactivity Foundation Fellow Natalie Hopkinson signed a publishing contract with The New Press, the well-regarded nonprofit publisher (tagline: Publishing in the Public Interest), for a book about art and social change. After reading her IF project, The Future of the Arts & Society, a New Press editor approached Hopkinson about developing a … Read more »
Read More“Bring it to the Table” is a great new documentary film making its rounds that very much speaks to IF’s mission. (Tag line: “When it comes to democracy, discourse is the best course.”) Years ago, filmmaker Julie Winokur’s teenage son chided her for being intolerant of people who did not share her political beliefs. That inspired … Read more »
Read More blue state, Bring it to the Table, discourse, Julie Winokur, Julie's table, main course, red state, The DivideSeveral Interactivity Foundation fellows have been selected to present at the National Council on Dialogue and Deliberation conference taking place in Reston, Virginia from October 17-21. On Friday, October 18, IF fellows will present: “Beyond the Crossfire: 90-second Stories on What IF…”—a creative presentation about the people whose lives have impacted or been impacted by … Read more »
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