Emerging a Strategy During Crises
This month in Persistent Acts, I reflect on my growth since the development and production of my undergraduate thesis in
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Black Lives Matter
“The way that we win on mitigating climate change is to enforce government accountability to its citizens and right now,
A Sense of Home during a Pandemic
I thought I had retired from my Persistent Acts series. Then a pandemic happened, and I felt many a creative
Tiny Coronavirus Stories: ‘What will the next generation say?’
We greet each other at the virtual Seder table – in turn, as the video chat allows.
“How are you? Who’s in New York?”
Four generations gather with food and wine, in celebration of our freedom as Jewish people.
An imperative that we continue imagining and building a world where all are free.
An imperative that we continue imagining and building a world where all are free.
We say, “Next year in Jerusalem,” nodding to the Israelities who wandered the desert for forty years after Moses led the liberation.
Now we say, “Next year in person.”
What will the next generation say?
— Julia Levine (New York, New York)
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Ponderings on Population
In honor of the UN’s World Population Day, I reflect on my relationship to the topic of global population. My
Refuge in a Climate Context
Since 2000, the UN has observed World Refugee Day on June 20 to raise awareness of the situation of refugees
Lessons on the Anthropocene from Dionysus and Mushrooms
As the International Day of Forests dawns, Persistent Acts reflects on American and human questions in the face of climate
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Celebrating Women-Powered Climate Solutions
Juxtaposing the International Day for Women & Girls in Science with Drawdown solutions, Persistent Acts considers the vitality of women
Let There Be Puppets – and a Green New Deal
Persistent Acts kicks off a second year at the intersection of performance, climate, and politics, with a look at Bread
What Gives You Hope?
The least we can say is that 2018 has been challenging – politically, socially, environmentally. At times, many times, it