The second round of our Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions supported 10 new works of theater, musical theater, and spoken word by world-class artists partnering with Bay Area nonprofits. And while the pandemic has disrupted plans for this round of commissions, all of the projects are making adjustments and adapting to a changed world. We asked…
Around the world, women continue to bear the brunt of COVID-19’s impact. Women are 88% of caregivers and health workers worldwide. They dominate jobs hit hardest by layoffs and closures—in retail, food service, hospitality, urban markets, and as cooks and caregivers in other people’s homes. And they are spending even more time caring for children…
In recent months, advocates everywhere have been discussing how systemic racism impacts their areas of work. We asked two leading scholars in the open education movement to speak with us about what this discussion sounds like in their discipline. Both authors were recently featured in an edition of the Open University’s Journal of Interactive Media…
Thomas Rid is professor of strategic studies at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, and a grantee of the Hewlett Foundation’s Cyber Initiative. His new book Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare has received glowing reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, including from the Washington…
This is the fourth in a series about inspiring conservation stewards by Michael A. Estrada. Read the first interview with Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition’s Carleton Bowekaty, the second interview with Idaho Wildlife Federation sportswoman Becca Aceto, and the third interview with Hispanic Access Foundation’s Chela Garcia Irlando. With a 70-pound pack in tow and a…
The Hewlett Foundation has been supporting locally led conservation work to protect the Boreal forest in Canada for nearly a decade. The Resources Legacy Fund, a Hewlett partner, manages that grantmaking program, the International Boreal Conservation Campaign, with the goal of identifying and supporting local Indigenous leadership for conservation solutions. Valérie Courtois, member of the…
This is the third in a series of profiles of inspiring conservation stewards by Michael A. Estrada. Read the first interview with Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition’s Carleton Bowekaty and the second interview with sportswoman Becca Aceto. On a warm Thursday in July, Chela Garcia Irlando arrived at the Bluff Lake Nature Center in Denver, Colorado.…
This is the second in a series of profiles of inspiring conservation stewards by Michael A. Estrada. Read the first interview with Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition’s Carleton Bowekaty. Becca Aceto is a hunter, angler, conservationist, storyteller, and all-around public lands steward living in Boise, Idaho. At 28, she’s working to conserve the wildlife and public…
As a child, Carleton Bowekaty was a ferociously curious reader. At 20, on summer break from New Mexico State University, he led talks as an interpretive ranger at Mesa Verde National Park. Nearly a decade later, Bowekaty returned home a decorated veteran, honorably discharged as a sergeant in the U.S Army after three tours in…
The Special Counsel’s long-awaited report on Russian election interference confirms that a central feature of Russia’s influence campaign was widespread dissemination of divisive political content online, including digital ads that explicitly supported or attacked presidential candidates. Unsurprisingly, Russia did not disclose its political ad spending to federal regulators or the American public. Instead, Russia exploited…