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Special program note:

Please join us Friday, January 8 at 5 pm for our next Humanities to Go Online presentation, “The Civic Reckoning that was 2020 (and What it Means for Teaching and Learning Civics).” Get ready for this audience-interactive online program on the civic principles at the center of 2020’s meltdown. Dianna Gahlsdorf Terrell, Ph.D. (Saint Anselm College) will lead this talk on core democratic principles, how they are — and can be — taught in New Hampshire’s classrooms, and what civic knowledge must be most durable to withstand our democracy’s more challenging times.
read
Terry Farish, New Hampshire Humanities’ former Connections coordinator, wrote this moving article for InDepthNH about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on two women from Nepal who came to the Granite State to attend Keene State College.
watch
Watch Connections program manager Mary Nolin read Whoever You Are. This book, written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Leslie Staub, encourages us to remember our similarities to each other. Activities to accompany the book suitable for all age and literacy levels are available on our website.
listen
Listen to “The World of the Wampanoag” from the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, sponsored by our friends at Mass Humanities. This two-part series discusses the homeland of the Wampanoag in the place now known as New England before and after the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620.
Puja Thapa and Benajil Rai came from Kathmandu to study at Keene State College. Photo by Terry Farish.
New Humanities to Go Program!

New Hampshire Humanities is delighted to welcome a new presenter in our Humanities to Go program. After teaching political theory and constitutional law at Marlboro College for twenty years, Dr. Meg Mott has taken her love of argument to the general public. Her programs focus on the Bill of Rights to create civil discussions on contentious issues. Dr. Mott is now available for online presentations of her program “The First Amendment.” You can book Dr. Mott’s interactive talk on the First Amendment to the Constitution today by applying through our Humanities to Go program to bring her to your community. 

Whatever 2021 brings, we will be ready!

New Hampshire Humanities will continue to offer opportunities for meaningful human connection, no matter what.
 
We welcome all individuals, united by curiosity, who will listen respectfully, share insights honestly, are open to learning, and humble enough to consider alternative points of view.
 
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