Ways to get involved with Humanities Washington:

• Attend an event. We hold hundreds of events around the state each year in towns large and small.
• Donate.
• Host a Speakers Bureau event. Any nonprofit, school, or community organization can receive funding to bring one of our expert speakers to your community.
• Tell your elected representatives about the importance of the humanities.
• Volunteer. Email us about possible opportunities.
• Subscribe to Spark magazine, our free print publication.
• Apply for a grant.
• Host the Washington State Poet Laureate.
• Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
• Subscribe to our email list.
• Submit a poem to the Washington State Poet Laureate’s Washington Poetic Routes
• Follow the activities of the Center for Washington Cultural Traditions.

Humanities resources:

• The National Endowment for the Humanities
• The National Humanities Alliance
• Federation of State Humanities Councils
• Center for Public Humanities at Gonzaga University
• Hagan Center for the Humanities at Spokane Community College
• The Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington
• Humanities Indicators
• National Inventory of Humanities Organizations

Bring the humanities to your daily life:

• Read more fiction. It increases empathy and compassion.
• Think critically, and ask difficult questions.
• Go beyond small talk—try asking your friends and loved ones big questions.
• Read books from a diversity of perspectives.
• Join or start a book club.
• Don’t allow technology to distract from human connections.
• Explore your community’s history.
• Read articles you disagree with.
• Write (anything you want).
• Use your library to discover new books.
• Explore philosophy to think deeply about ethics, knowledge, and meaning.