by Tim Wright | Feb 4, 2008 | The Public Humanist
I want to start with the notion of “preservation” in a non-architectural context. We say of someone almost always a woman, because in our culture, a woman’s “looks” are still widely held to be her most important aspect that...
by Kate Navarra Thibodeau | Feb 8, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Wistariahurst Museum has been many things over 130 years: it was once a home; a facility; a natural history museum; a youth center; a reception hall; and finally, an interpreted historic house. But we want to be more than just a historic house, don’t we?...
by Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello | Feb 11, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Let me say at the outset that 1) I love historic sites and house museums and 2) I believe that there is a woeful lack of creative thinking about how to address and find solutions for local, national and global challenges. With that off my chest, let me proclaim loudly...
by John Hill | Feb 21, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and capitalism share a theme with immense potential power to protect against extremism; that theme is social-economic justice.Ancient Judaism had the idea of a Jubilee year when the playing field would be leveled. The Jewish prophets were...
by Lisa Simmons | Feb 25, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Those of us in the arts community clearly understand the important role that culture plays in the economic viability of a community. When there is a strong and stable arts and cultural community, people will come to take part in the programming whether it be theater,...