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The group was formed in 2016. Its members a make decisions unanimously, Flaherty said. They are participating a cooking series with the Frick Pittsburgh through the end of May. The installation includes local and international artists of various mediums from paintings to videos with a global theme. “We try to do things that are current and relevant,” she said. “And are inspired by what’s happening today. We want to leave evidence of our experience as not white women.” Courtesy of Fran...

Maleka, Amina and Yvonne Meet the mentors are aiming to train more social workers from Black and diverse communities in Liverpool. This year sees the launch of a new degree programme at Liverpool Hope University, being run in conjunction with Liverpool City Council and spearheaded by the Lord Mayor Anna Rothery.  The institutions say that too few people from the city’s Global Majority groups take-up roles in social work - which has a significant knock-on effect for those needing care....

© Francis Augusto Social enterprise and charity Sour Lemons will work with the Young Vic and the Royal Court to trace and tackle systemic racism within the theatre community. Sade Banks, CEO and founder of the charity, explained that: "Our mission is to make the truth irresistible - if it becomes impossible to not be aware of how racism manifests, its impossible not to do something about it. "The Sour Lemons model is unique because it responds directly to the lived experiences of racism within...

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Charter schools deserve equitable funding Tatiana Epanchin and Amanda Gardener Your turn We are leaders at three Puget Sound charter public school networks. Charter schools are a type of public school that are non-profit, publicly funded, staffed by certified teachers, and held accountable to state and national standards. In exchange for higher levels of accountability, our schools have more flexibility than traditional public schools to take creative approaches, personalize learning, and give ...

Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama’s spring plays will be streamed free online, beginning March 10.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Looking for some live music from a big-time country music star? Trace Adkins is scheduled to play The Palace Theatre in Greensburg in January 2022. In the meantime, many of the area’s entertainment options remain in the virtual re...

Shirley McMarlin | Tribune-Review Art materials belonging to artist Jan Pini of Venetia, a participant in the recent winter paint-out hosted by the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art-Ligonier Valley.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Revisit the royal wedding of Prince William and Duchess Kate reimagined as a “fantastical dreamscape,” or plan now to attend an old-fashioned, foot-stompin’ Pittsburgh St....

A Northwestern school system reevaluates its approach to equity. As reported by The Salt Lake Tribune, a third-grader recently brought a book from home and asked the teacher to read it aloud. Call Me Max concerns a female identifying as a boy. Here’s Amazon’s provided story summary: When Max starts school, the teacher hesitates to call out the name on the attendance sheet. Something doesn’t seem to fit. Max lets her know the name he wants to be called by — a boy’s name. This begins Ma...

Share: The Middlebury Institute community mourns the loss of Honorary Degree recipient and friend of the Institute, Judge Juan Guzmán Tapia who died on January 22, 2021 at the age of 81. (Credit: By Institute for Policy Studies - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=99175788 ) The Middlebury Institute community mourns the loss of Honorary Degree recipient and friend of the Institute, Judge Juan Guzmán Tapia, who ...