Weekly e-Newsletter 6/1/2022
Art of the Week Hymn for the Hurtingby Amanda Gorman Everything hurts,Our hearts shadowed and strange,Minds made muddied and mute.We carry tragedy, terrifying and true.And yet none of it is …
How to write an impactful letter against gun violence to your elected officials
Credit: Heather Mount, Unsplash Sample letter Dear [Name of Elected Official], I’m tired. I’m tired of hearing my phone buzz with notifications. I’m tired of hearing people’s thoughts and prayers. …
Weekly e-Newsletter 5/25/2022
Art of the Week The 2nd annual Justice for George Exhibition celebrated the life of George Floyd with 200 original plywood mural panels which protected stores during the protests after …
Weekly e-Newsletter 5/18/22
Art of the Week Ghost Forest, by Chinese-American architect and artist Maya Lin, is a NYC sculptural installation of dead trees embodying the death of our forests from climate. “With Ghost …
Weekly e-Newsletter 5/11/2022
Art of the Week Ogony Boy by Nigerian photographer George Osodi Osodi is a strong believer in the camera’s ability to incite change. His Oil Rich Niger Delta (2003–2007) series is an …
Weekly e-Newsletter 5/4/2022
Art of the Week Pollinators by Helen Glover Original art by Alliance intern and Asian American artist Helen Glover, who is majoring in Computer Science and Environmental Studies at Smith …
Weekly e-Newsletter 4/27/2022
Art of the Week Thanks to the US Postal Service for memorializing the work of Minnesota-born, Native American artist George Morrison in these 5 newly-issued stamps “One of the nation’s greatest …
A Sabbath Prayer for Earth Day Given at Temple Israel, Minneapolis, April 22, 2022
by Alliance President Terry Gips Shabbat Shalom. At Shabbat we celebrate two things: The Creation of the World and Freedom from Slavery. In other words, each Shabbat is a holy …
Weekly e-Newsletter 4/20/2022
Art of the Week The Holy Land is All the Earth By Louis Alemayehu The Earth is our only physical home… Creation, Yes, all the Earth is holy: The water …
The Holy Land is All the Earth
Photo by OC Gonzalez on Unsplash The Holy Land is All the Earth by Louis Alemayehu Some times I hardly know what to say In this High Tech Dark Age: “…and …