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Starting now! Join us, or follow along at #ClassACTHR73Forum for updates from our panelists!
Tonight! Join us for our #ClassACTHR73Forum "Culture Counts: The Arts and Humanities in Our Time."

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January 27, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Tonight! Join us for our #ClassACTHR73Forum "Culture Counts: The Arts and Humanities in Our Time."

Register now: buff.ly/lekeb7E
January 26, 2026 at 2:06 PM
For our "ClassACT HR73 @ 50" series, Richard Golob spoke to us about United Nations Association of Greater Boston, on whose board he serves.

On February 4th, join Golob and current executive director Caitlin Moore as they discuss UNAGB’s vision for continued program growth. buff.ly/MNQiRRz
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
On February 4th, our Bridge Project United Nations Association of Greater Boston will introduce themselves and offer a preview their 2025 Annual Report.

Learn more about UNAGB from Richard Golob's ClassACT @ 50 video.
Richard Golob '73 - The United Nations Association of Greater Boston
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January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
In the coming year, JusticeAid will focus on the critical issues of immigration and deportation and has selected the National Immigration Project as their 2026 grantee-partner.

Mark your calendars for their next #JusticeAidConcert: May 19, 2026 in New York City!
January 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Hear from Fred Bartenstein '73 as he describes his involvement and work in Springfield, Ohio, including tutoring Haitian immigrants.

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Fred Bartenstein '73: Democracy, the Story of Springfield, Ohio
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January 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
“Democracy lives as people express it.” Hear from classmate Fred Bartenstein, who discusses how he has expressed democracy throughout his life. buff.ly/7ymyUlK
Fred Bartenstein '73: Pillars of Democracy
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January 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
🎭 Meet the Panelist: Mfoniso Udofia
📅 January 26, 2026 | 7:00 PM ET

Mfoniso Udofia is an award-winning playwright and storyteller whose 9-play Ufot Family Cycle is being produced across Boston.

Beyond theater, Mfoniso is a sought-after TV writer and producer.

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January 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM
🎨 Meet the Panelist: Alexis Rockman
📅 January 26, 2026 | 7:00 PM ET

Alexis Rockman is a renowned painter and environmental activist whose work explores biodiversity, climate change, and the future of our planet.

🌍 Join us for an inspiring conversation.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
🎤 Meet the Panelist: Hari Kondabolu
📅 January 26, 2026 | 7:00 PM ET

Hari has appeared on Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me. He also co-hosts the podcast Health Stuff.

🎭 Join us for this engaging conversation!
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January 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most renowned and daring creative pioneers. A visionary artist, composer, and storyteller, she’s known for groundbreaking multimedia works that blend music, technology, and visual art.

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January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Join us for a behind-the-scenes preview of the United Nations Association of Greater Boston and their 2025 Annual Report, featuring an inside look at how UNAGB empowers more than 5,000 students each year through Model UN and global education programs. buff.ly/MNQiRRz
January 17, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Meet the panelists! Our moderator Jerome Harris '73 is a celebrated jazz guitarist and educator who continues to perform and advocate for independent musicians through Music Workers Alliance.

📅 January 26, 2026 | 7:00–8:30 PM

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January 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
🌍 Join us for a behind-the-scenes preview of the United Nations Association of Greater Boston’s 2025 Annual Report. Discover how UNAGB empowers 5,000+ students each year through Model UN and global education programs.

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ClassACT HR73 - Meet Our Bridges: UNAGB
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January 16, 2026 at 2:23 PM
January, 2026…Again, a time that challenges the souls of men and women everywhere. Let’s remember “the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph” and continue to work together in communities large and small to help make the nation and the planet happier, healthier and safer for all.
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As funding for museums and libraries declines and binge-watching supplants reading, ClassACT HR73 launches our first Culture Counts Forum to address growing anti-humanistic trends and the algorithm-driven barrenness of our cultural lives. Register: buff.ly/PI1N7CI
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Fred Bartenstein '73 speaks about his journey in activism and community building from the New Jersey woods and Virginia dairy farm of his childhood to Harvard and Dayton and Springfield Ohio.

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Fred Bartenstein '73: Community Development With Mr. Dayton
For more than 50 years many in the Class of ‘73 have taken our college passions and continued to work, in ways large and small, towards a more equitable, responsible and engaged community. This…
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January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Bridge Project update!

On October 25 talented Burmese entertainers partnered with Wings of Hope to stage the unique Myanmar Cultural Celebration Fundraiser in Howard County, Maryland that raised approximately $6000.00 to support prosthetics and medical supplies for displaced Burmese in Myanmar.
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As part of our Democracy @ 250 theme this year, we are featuring a new section of our monthly newsletter, “Voices of Democracy.”

In December, we featured Ryan O’Connell '73 and Peter Olney '73.
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Did you miss December's Learn at Lunch by Michael Schechtman '73? He covered the issues intersecting biotechnology, food imperatives and the global agricultural trade.

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Learn at Lunch Michael Schechtman: Biotechnology, Food Imperatives, and Global Agricultural Trade
Agriculture is both a necessity and a contributor to environmental degradation and climate change. Increasing world population and the lack of extra available land puts environmentally sensitive marginal lands at great risk, as do the diets in developed nations and the changing diets in developing ones.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
“Whether it is Disney or Paramount, Universal or Nexstar, it is all about the bottom line, and the fear of retribution by a thuggish regime means that every value beyond the money goes out the window.”

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Will Our Corporate Media Godzillas Have the Guts to Defend Democracy?
Five companies—five—now control 90 percent of the media marketplace. And they are showing no commitment to anything resembling the public interest.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
“When the president models ridicule and delegitimization, it signals to supporters that journalists are fair targets,” said Lars Willnat, a Syracuse University professor.

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January 6, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Our panel brings together voices shaping today’s cultural conversation with moderator Jerome Harris to explore how art and storytelling can unite us in a world of algorithms and isolation.

🗓 January 26, 2026 | 7:00 PM ET

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Culture Counts: The Arts and Humanities in Our Time
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January 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Non-profit local newsrooms can strengthen communal ties that are frayed by a dearth of coverage of shared problems.

ClassACT HR73's Justice and Civic Engagement Committee asks you to join us in supporting these non-profit local news outlets.
ClassACT HR73 - Alert 3: Act Now to Support Non-Profit Local Journalism
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January 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Did you miss our "Meet Our Bridges" webinar about KidsCareEverwyere? You can watch the full thing on YouTube now!
Meet Our Bridges: KidsCareEverywhere
Dr. Ron Dieckmann, Harvard ’73, Founder and Executive Director of KidsCareEverywhere along with KCE Board member Dr. Marjorie (Margie) Hogan, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota…
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January 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM