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Western Balkans

A new opera exploring the profound impacts of war is now playing at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York.

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Culpeper Arts & Culture

In Are The Arts Essential?, a new anthology from NYU Brademas Center, composer Tania Leon explores art's role in family, identity, and justice.

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Culpeper Arts & Culture
Grantmaking

Revisions to the Culpeper Arts & Culture program guidelines emphasize community building and social impact, prioritize artist-centered and multidisciplinary work, advance the Fund’s anti-racist and anti-sexist commitments, ensure attention to accessibility, and celebrate innovation and artistic excellence.

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Democratic Practice

To build a thriving democracy, we must address not only the formal institutions and processes of self-government but also the deeper sources of our discontent, writes Stephen Heintz.

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Sustainable Development

Finance is uniquely positioned to save the planet, but the sector has already financed 1.5֯ C of warming, warns Michael Northrop, the RBF's Sustainable Development program director.

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Pocantico

Enjoy dynamic performances that reflect Hispanic and Latin American artists' rich and varied contributions to our cultural fabric.

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Mission-Aligned Investing

Persistent action by Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard and others paid off in September 2021 with the university’s historic announcement to divest.

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Sustainable Development

Brett KenCairn, founding director of the Urban Drawdown Initiative, discusses composting, scaling up cities’ tree cover, and centering regenerative, equity-based urban agriculture.

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Central America

Our new program guidelines reflect a region with both serious challenges but also powerful positive forces making brave efforts for democracy, sustainability, and human rights.

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Peacebuilding

We urgently need a coordinated set of actions to mitigate the likely security and political consequences of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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