Join Warrior Writers for a series of workshops to address the myriad experiences of war for Veterans and non-Veterans through writing. In these workshops you'll be putting pen to paper to record feelings, memories, traumas, personal histories or whatever comes to mind in the moment.
Join Warrior Writers for a series of workshops to address the myriad experiences of war for Veterans and non-Veterans through writing. In these workshops you'll be putting pen to paper to record feelings, memories, traumas, personal histories or whatever comes to mind in the moment.
In the height of WWII, Historic Ft. Snelling was home to a little-known Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS). Thousands of Nisei men and women (second generation Japanese Americans) were trained as linguists and translators and played a crucial role in helping the U.S. to end the war. Join producer Katie O’Rourke as she engages the film’s writer David Mura in a reflective conversation, a year on from the debut of the film.
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center on Saturday, November 5 at 10:30 a.m. for a storytelling circle centered around "Objects of War." Participants are invited to bring their own object to share that helps them tell the story of their own connection to war, whether direct or indirect.
October is Veterans Voices Month in Minnesota. Veterans and civilians are invited to gather at Minnesota Humanities Center for a dinner and poetry reading honoring the experiences of those serving the U.S. military from the margins, including women, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals, Black, and American Indian service members among others.
Session 1: Introduction/What motivates people to serve? Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series.
Session 1: Introduction/What motivates people to serve? Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series.
Session 2: How has the military service of certain populations been hidden devalued, limited, or discriminated against? Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series.
Session 2: How has the military service of certain populations been hidden devalued, limited, or discriminated against? Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series.
Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series. Facilitated by pairs of Discussion Leaders, each session will use guiding questions, and a set of core-shared resources like oral histories and films, to better understand how race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, and other factors have caused the military service of some individuals to be devalued or limited in some capacity.
Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” discussion series. Facilitated by pairs of Discussion Leaders, each session will use guiding questions, and a set of core-shared resources like oral histories and films, to better understand how race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, and other factors have caused the military service of some individuals to be devalued or limited in some capacity.
K-12 educators will receive 2 clock hours for attending. Many Fronts: Poetry and Memorials at the Capitol Mall provides participants an opportunity to reflect on the experiences and perspectives of service members, Veterans, and civilians in how we understand the nature of military conflicts, and how the public remembers and interprets the experience of war and service through memorials, monuments, and ekphrastic poetry.