Utah Humanities is proud to participate in the National Endowment for the Humanities’ special initiative United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture.
In the words of NEH:
“Hate must have no safe harbor in America—especially when that hate fuels the kind of violence we’ve seen from Oak Creek to Pittsburgh, from El Paso to Poway, and from Atlanta to Buffalo. When ordinary Americans cannot participate in the basic activities of everyday life—such as shopping at the grocery store or praying at their house of worship—without the fear of being targeted and killed for who they are, our security as well as democracy are at risk.
“The arts and humanities help us develop the skills needed to find connection, common purpose, and recognition of our shared humanity. They strengthen mutual understanding and remind us of the norms and agreements that we rely on to care for one another. In coordination with the White House United We Stand Summit in September 2022, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) launched a joint initiative with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) titled United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture that leverages the arts and humanities to combat hate-motivated violence.”
In Utah, we partnered with Utah Global Diplomacy for the Bellwether International Symposium on Bridging the Religious Divide, and the American West Center at the University of Utah for Both Legacy and Memorial: Japanese American Incarceration in the American West.