Past Grants Awarded

Seven female students from Berkshire Community College will be guided in developing a public presentation -- to take place before the performance of Seven -- on 7 local women who have made a significant contribution to the world around them.

A panel discussion on the history of Black dance forms, kicking-off the Black Dance Festival

Two discussions with Billie Jean Young, creator of a one woman show on labor and civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

4-hour panel and discussion event focused on problematizing the creation of monuments to memorialize historical events.

3 panel discussions, led by accomplished women of color, following 3 different plays in Company One's 2020 season, all connected by the theme of American stories.

4 panel/discussion events on 4 aspects of voting: women's suffrage, civil rights movement, current barriers to voting, and teen voting.

A panel discussion on the political theories and practical differences between the right to vote and the right to be elected, comparing the US with countries where more women hold elected office.

Family-size group discussions of Dr. Seuss' book Oh, the Thinks You Can Think, led by a graphic facilitator who translates children's ideas into pictures, which are then displayed on a knowledge wall at the Dr. Seuss Birthday Party, the Museum's flagship event.

Writing workshops with those who are homeless, transitional, and recently-housed, culminating in publication of their works in The Pilgrim magazine and four public reading and discussion programs.

A lecture and discussion event with civil rights activist and author Rodney Hurst and legal scholar David Harris.

A discussion of voting rights and experiences with voting, focusing on past and present immigrant communities, with residents of The Point neighborhood in Salem

A documentary film and discussion series with a unifying theme focused on what it means to be human.

A series of three public events focused on how we respond to art from different time periods.

A panel discussion on Mass Rock Against Racism's history and the role of music in youth movements.

A series free Shakespeare seminars at the Northampton Senior Center, Kinney Renaissance Center, and Christopher Heights Assisted Living.

A series of 6 post-performance panel discussions connected to 6 productions at the New Repertory Theatre

A series of four discussions of works by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., each chosen to be in dialog with a national or international holiday.

A community engagement and discussion project focused on Leverett's industrial history and historic landscape.

A series of four discussions, with four communities in Southeastern Massachusetts, of Paul Cuffe's history and legacy.

Four panel discussions and a lecture centered on the relationship between images and words in graphic storytelling.

A series of three symposia on the theme of witch hunts through the lens of CST's production of The Crucible.

A public discussion of hip-hop and international youth culture, featuring AfH's teen artists and Global Artists in Residence, and scholar Elizabeth Rosner.

Two public events for middle and high school students and their parents on bachata music, a form of music that has changed in form and reputation from its Afro-Caribbean roots to its growing popularity in the U.S.

A weekly reading and discussion series with topics on global issues chosen by the non-partisan Foreign Policy Association.

A series of four free panel discussions exploring the history of six public housing sites in Boston.

A film series about celebrating the role of faith in our lives, along with training for high school youth enrolled in a community service program to lead discussions of the films.

A reading and discussion series for health professionals to support the social and emotional aspects of patient care.

A reading and discussion group for Bedford VA staff working with veterans.

A July 3rd reading and discussion of Douglass's speech on the meaning of the 4th of July, and a follow-up discussion in September.

A reading and discussion of Douglass's speech on the meaning of the 4th of July.

A series of 4 lecture/small-group discussion events to support conversations about end-of-life planning.

A reading and round table discussion of Douglass's speech on the meaning of the 4th of July.

A moderated discussion as part of the Her Story project.

A free symposium in conjunction with a performance of "Fall Springs," a dark musical comedy about environmental disaster.

A series of scholar-led discussions, accompanying a performance that tells the story of one of the first Native Hawai'ian missionaries to travel to New England.

A lecture and moderated discussion that is part of The Mastheads 2019 season.

Funding for two events for participants to experience and reflect upon Native culture and presence in Western Massachusetts.

A series of four scholar-led post-performance discussions.

A public reading and discussion of Frederick Douglass's speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July."

A reading and discussion of Douglass's speech on the meaning of the 4th of July, as well as a follow-up discussion of the Massachusetts State Constitution.