Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans' Voices

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Humanites Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Statewide
Statewide
Project Overview

Total: $174,374.40

This Veterans-led initiative draws on the power of the humanities to bring the knowledge, experience, and leadership of Veterans into public life and education. The program helps Minnesotans celebrate Veterans’ stories and provide a stage for future Minnesota Veterans to share their stories, which have often been absent. Veterans’ Voices will recognize the next great generation and illustrate that the Veteran’s voice is essential to the work of building our great democracy. During this time period, Legacy funding helped support Veterans’ Voices work such as:

• The Veterans’ Voices Memorials Project, which provides a guide to educators and the public visiting the Capitol Mall and challenges them to consider how memory, war, and experiences of service are imbricated and represented
• The signature Veterans’ Voices Awards program, designed to honor and demonstrate the diversity of Veterans in Minnesota making positive and extraordinary contributions to their communities
• A storytelling development workshop for Veterans to learn to share their experiences through dynamic storytelling, and subsequent performance opportunities around the state.
• The Veterans’ Voices Workshop for Educators, held at Camp Ripley, provides resources and professional development to help educators bring the missing stories of Veterans, military service members, and military families into their classroom.

Direct expenses
$17,529
Measurable Outcome(s)

This Veterans-led initiative draws on the power of the humanities to bring the knowledge, experience, and leadership of Veterans into public life and education. The program will help Minnesotans celebrate Veterans’ stories and provide a stage for future Minnesota Veterans to share their stories, which have often been absent. Veterans’ Voices will recognize the next great generation and illustrate that the Veteran’s voice is essential to the work of building our great democracy.

During this time period, Legacy funding helped support Veterans’ Voices work such as:

-The Veterans’ Voices Memorials Project, which provides a guide to educators and the public visiting the Capitol Mall and challenges them to consider how memory, war, and experiences of service are imbricated and represented

Direct expenses
$156,845
Measurable Outcome(s)

This Veterans-led initiative draws on the power of the humanities to bring the knowledge, experience, and leadership of Veterans into public life and education. The program helps Minnesotans celebrate Veterans’ stories and provide a stage for future Minnesota Veterans to share their stories, which have often been absent. Veterans’ Voices will recognize the next great generation and illustrate that the Veteran’s voice is essential to the work of building our great democracy. During this time period, Legacy funding helped support Veterans’ Voices work such as:

• The Veterans’ Voices Memorials Project, which provides a guide to educators and the public visiting the Capitol Mall and challenges them to consider how memory, war, and experiences of service are imbricated and represented
• The signature Veterans’ Voices Awards program, designed to honor and demonstrate the diversity of Veterans in Minnesota making positive and extraordinary contributions to their communities
• A storytelling development workshop for Veterans to learn to share their experiences through dynamic storytelling, and subsequent performance opportunities around the state.
• The Veterans’ Voices Workshop for Educators, held at Camp Ripley, provides resources and professional development to help educators bring the missing stories of Veterans, military service members, and military families into their classroom.

Project Manager
First Name
Casey
Last Name
DeMarais
Organization Name
Minnesota Humanities Center
Street Address
987 Ivy Avenue East
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55106
Phone
(651) 772-4278
Email
casey@mnhum.org
Administered By
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Location

987 Ivy Avenue East
St. Paul, MN 55106

Phone
651-774-0205
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