How do museums act as places of discovery, dialogue, and healing?
These spaces engage with critical, often complex, issues important to the communities they serve. This includes, for some, the current war between Israel and Hamas, and the resulting humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
This week and next, we’re going to bring you to two museums to explore that question, and speak with Dr. Macushla Robinson about the power of art and curation. Next week, we’ll spend time at the Museum of Jewish Civilization at the University of Hartford, a teaching museum working to tell the stories of Jewish people and how they lived.
This hour, we take a tour of Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge. It’s the first museum in the country centering Palestinian arts and culture, with a mission of humanizing Palestinian people. Hear from the museum's founder and executive director, Faisal Saleh.
"Art speaks to the heart, politics speak to the mind," says Saleh. "You don't need to translate anything, because it's a universal language of the art."
What role do museums play in your community?
GUESTS:

Dr. Macushla Robinson: Assistant Professor in Residence, University of Connecticut; Director, Contemporary Art Galleries at the University of Connecticut
Faisal Saleh: Founder and Executive Director, Palestine Museum US
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Healing and humanizing through art: Visiting Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge

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Connecticut Public has spent the past year investigating political dysfunction, , allegations of absentee ballot misconduct, and machine politics in Bridgeport.
The investigation has culminated in a four part series called “In Absentia.” Today, we hear the final episode of this podcast and speak to members of the Accountability Project, Connecticut Public’s investigative team.
You can listen back to all the episodes on ctpublic.org/bpt or wherever you get your podcasts.
GUESTS:


Bria Lloyd: Investigative Reporter for the Accountability Project


 Jim Haddadin: Editor for The Accountability Project


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Final episode of 'In Absentia,' plus a conversation on the future of Bridgeport politics

Every year, a cohort of emerging artists and curators gather at NXTHVN, a fellowship program located in the heart of New Haven's Dixwell neighborhood, and "a new national arts model that empowers artists, curators, and the community through education and access to a vibrant ecosystem."
This hour, we hear from Marquita Flowers and Clare Patrick, current curatorial fellows at NXTHVN. Their exhibition, "To Echo A Shadow," explores the links between industrialization and forced migration. We discuss how the Dixwell neighborhood, and its history, were embraced in the exhibition programming.
Plus, former NXTHVN fellow Michelle Phuong Ho discusses what artist community means to her. She recently launched the literary salon "quietly wild."
GUESTS:


Marquita Flowers: Curatorial Fellow 2023-2024, NXTHVN


Clare Patrick: Curatorial Fellow 2023-2024, NXTHVN


Michelle Phuong Ho: Poet; Community Organizer; Former Curatorial Fellow, NXTHVN

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'Sounds of New Haven': NXTHVN exhibition examines the 'multi-local'

Connecticut's Department of Motor Vehicles began phasing out permanent or "lifetime" disability parking placards in 2010, to help curb misuse. Some advocates and lawmakers are hoping more can be done to regulate how these passes are issued, and how misuse might be enforced.
This hour, we hear from Alexandria Bode, who is behind the accessible parking-focused non-profit, Peace Love & ACCESSibility, along with her family members and fellow advocates, Sam Bode and Mary Caruso.
House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora and Transportation Committee Co-Chair Senator Christine Cohen are their legislators, and both testified for SB 279 this session. The bill, which passed under a different name, requires that a person’s treating physician, PA or APRN certify the need for a pass, versus an online provider, for example. They also join us.
The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles formed the Accessible Parking Advisory Council last year. DMV Commissioner Tony Guerrera discusses the latest after the council's second meeting.
East Haven Police Officer Joseph Murgo recently contributed to a PSA the Bodes' non-profit is producing. He also joins the conversation.
GUESTS:

Alexandra Bode: Executive Director, Peace, Love & ACCESSibility
Sam Bode: Volunteer, Peace, Love & ACCESSibility
Mary Caruso: Founder, Peace, Love & ACCESSibility
Joseph Murgo: Captain; Public Information Officer, East Haven Police Department
Vincent Candelora: Connecticut State Representation; House Majority Leader
Christine Cohen: Connecticut State Senator; Transportation Committee Co-Chair
Tony Guerrera: Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles

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A look at efforts to improve accessible parking regulation in Connecticut

Connecticut Public has spent the past year investigating political dysfunction, allegations of absentee ballot misconduct, and machine politics in Bridgeport.
The investigation has culminated in a four part series called “In Absentia.” Today, we hear episode 3 of this podcast and speak to members of The Accountability Project, Connecticut Public’s investigative team.
You can listen to all the episodes of In Absentia on ctpublic.org/bpt or wherever you get your podcasts.
GUESTS:


Bria Lloyd: Investigative Reporter for the Accountability Project (below right)


 Jim Haddadin: Editor for The Accountability Project (below left)


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Creating 'In Absentia': The podcast diving deep into Bridgeport's politics

How do you listen to Connecticut Public or Where We Live? Your cell phone, car radio or something else?
This hour, we explore the many ways information can travel, and the history of how these devices were made. Hear Where We Live host Catherine Shen take a tour of the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut with Charles "Skip" Coulson, John Ramos, Peter Knight and Jeff Gross, some of the museum's many volunteers.
Plus, we hear from Lisa Kirk, one of the museum’s amateur radio operators or "hams." She discusses the museum's amateur radio club, and what it takes to become a ham.
GUESTS:


Lisa Kirk: Volunteer and ham radio operator at the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum in Windsor


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Healing and humanizing through art: Visiting Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge

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