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Rain Poetry Toolkit and New Grant Opportunity

PA Humanities has launched a Toolkit and a grant program to help bring Rain Poetry to PA communities.

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The humanities in Pennsylvania are under attack. Help us fight back against the defunding of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Let’s Rise: Stories of youth engagement and education

Welcome to the next installment of LET’S RISE, the PA Humanities statewide video project, created in partnership with Emmy-winning filmmaker Kelly Dessoye in celebration of our 50th anniversary. In December, we’re spotlighting how young people are engaging with the humanities through PA Humanities programs and initiatives and finding new ways to understand themselves, one another, and their communities. We invite you to watch and reflect, and join us in ensuring that the humanities remain a vibrant force in Pennsylvania.

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We contribute our learnings to the larger conversation about the role of the humanities in creating lasting change through major projects, including PA CultureCheck, PA Humanities Discovery Project, and more. We put participatory research at the forefront of all our work and partner with scholars, consultants, and a cross-sector of leaders including Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania’s PennPraxis, Elizabeth Myrick + Associates, and Allegheny Intermediate Unit.

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An independent nonprofit that puts people first, PA Humanities relies on financial support from people like you. As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary, your support will help more Pennsylvanians experience the humanities and put them in action through civic engagement, education, building community, and however they are inspired to make change.

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⏰ TODAY is the last day you can apply for a Rain Poetry grant!

Grants will provide support for projects that use the Rain Poetry framework to inspire creativity, foster community pride, and highlight local voices. This opportunity is open to schools, libraries, arts groups, and community organizations across Pennsylvania interested in bringing Rain Poetry to life in their own neighborhoods.

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PA Humanities, in partnership with @BlackScranton presented the premiere of #VoicesofHistoryScranton, part of a statewide initiative amplifying the lived experiences of Black Pennsylvanians. Family and friends of storytellers from the project gathered for a private screening of five recorded oral histories, presented as short films at The Workshop Space in Scranton.

The films were produced by Morgan Moody with creative direction by Terrell Robinson. #VoicesofHistory Scranton is made possible by funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development’s PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program, the Pennsylvania Department of Education Job Training and Education Programs Grant, and @scranton.area.fdn. ...

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