Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Hear from the public library director of Syracuse, NY, the architect of a nonprofit that provides arts programs to marginalized adults in Northern Virginia, and an English professor focusing on resistance to systemic oppression in literature (who also happens to be the First Lady of Jackson, MS) about the creative ways that arts organizations can give back in times of crisis, and how that can sometimes be the key to their own survival.
Then, get the chance to have courageous conversations with other session participants from around the country about how the insights shared relate to your hometown.
Ebony Lumumba, Chair & Associate Professor, Department of English, Foreign Languages, & Speech Communication, Jackson State University
Access, Access, Access: How The Arts & Humanities Can Set An Example For All
Christian Zabriskie, Executive Director, Onondaga County Public Library System
The End of Conventional Wisdom: How Libraries Can Be The Community Resource We All Deserve
Jane Collins, Executive Director, Heard
Arts Organizations Can Heal Communities. Here’s a How-To.
Hear from the public library director of Syracuse, NY, the architect of a nonprofit that provides arts programs to marginalized adults in Northern Virginia, and an English professor focusing on resistance to systemic oppression in literature (who also happens to be the First Lady of Jackson, MS) about the creative ways that arts organizations can give back in times of crisis, and how that can sometimes be the key to their own survival.
Then, get the chance to have courageous conversations with other session participants from around the country about how the insights shared relate to your hometown.
Ebony Lumumba, Chair & Associate Professor, Department of English, Foreign Languages, & Speech Communication, Jackson State University
Access, Access, Access: How The Arts & Humanities Can Set An Example For All
Christian Zabriskie, Executive Director, Onondaga County Public Library System
The End of Conventional Wisdom: How Libraries Can Be The Community Resource We All Deserve
Jane Collins, Executive Director, Heard
Arts Organizations Can Heal Communities. Here’s a How-To.
