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With over 25M km of road expected to be built worldwide by 2050, how do we balance protecting wildlife and biodiversity with human development?

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With over 25M km of road expected to be built worldwide by 2050, how do we balance protecting wildlife and biodiversity with human development?

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Feb 20, 2019

State of the Apes Webinar: Managing the Promise and Risk of Infrastructure Development

Where can the interests and actions of investors, policy makers, and conservationists converge to prevent and mitigate infrastructure-related harm to communities, biodiversity, and habitat? Join experts for a webinar to explore this monumental challenge and potential solutions for sustainable development.

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Dec 10, 2015

Unfinished Business: The Atlantic LGBT Summit

On December 10, 2015, at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., The Atlantic hosted "Unfinished Business: The Atlantic LGBT Summit." The inaugural summit convened policymakers, activists, and leaders driving the news for wide-ranging conversations on queer identity in America, at the end of a monumental year from politics to pop culture.   The Arcus-sponsored panel "What's on the Minds of LGBT People?" explored responses to Our Tomorrow, a campaign that engaged LGBT people across the United States in a conversation about their hopes, fears, and ideas for the future of a bolder movement that leaves no one behind.

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November 2, 2015

Arcus Forum: Farming for the Future

With an ever-growing population, agribusiness has raced to keep pace with the demand for more goods. Large tracts of land have been cleared for intensive and large-scale farming that fuel and feed the world.

More
Sep 30, 2015

Arcus Forum: Acting Against Their Wills

Ever since Hollywood’s inception, animals in entertainment such as Chippy the Chimp, Flipper, Kokomo Jr., Lassie, and Mister Ed, among others, have captivated the hearts and minds of millions. But what happens to these adored animal actors after the curtains are closed and the cameras stop rolling? Acting Against Their Wills was an Arcus Forum which brought together a panel of leading experts and advocates to explore the range of experiences animals may encounter while entertaining an audience.

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Dec 4, 2014

Arcus Presents... Sneak Peek of Upcoming Trans Documentary Films

UPDATE: Thank you so much for your interest. Event registration is now closed.

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Nov 13, 2014

Trans Rights and Criminal Justice Wrongs

View an archived live stream of the Trans Rights and Criminal Justice Wrongs event below. Trans Rights and Criminal Justice Wrongs, an Arcus Forum event taking place on Nov.

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Jun 16, 2014

Stonewall 45: Panel Explores LGBT History

The Stonewall 45 panel event, held June 16, 2014, at the Lucille Lortel Theater in New York, examined how the police raid on the Stonewall Inn bar in 1969 -- along with the subsequent riots and protests -- ultimately changed the trajectory of the LGBT movement and sparked lasting change. The panel, which accompanied the Christopher Street exhibit “Stonewall 45: Windows into LGBT History,” explored how LGBT history affected the future of the movement.

More
Mar 25, 2014

"Say My Name," by BreakOUT/Ping Chong & Company (aka Fiji Theater Company) at New York Live Arts

“Say My Name: Stories of LGBTQ Youth from New Orleans,” performed March 25 at the New York Live Arts Center, was developed through an interactive theater workshop with BreakOUT! members in New Orleans in October 2013. It is part of an ongoing series of community-specific oral history theater works by Ping Chong + Company known as the Undesirable Elements series.

More
Jan 20, 2014

Catalyst University

Catalyst University, a leadership program of Southwest Michigan First, held its inaugural event January 20, 2011, sponsored in part by the Arcus Foundation. Catalyst University, founded in 2010, is a coeducational graduate-level institution offering instruction in community visioning, global economics and executive management.

More
Nov 12, 2013

National Transgender Advocacy Convening

Empowerment and education emerged as major themes from The National Transgender Advocacy Convening, hosted by the Arcus Foundation on November 12, 2013. The day-long event gathered more than 40 transgender activists and allies to discuss challenges faced by the U.S.-based trans community, including employment, healthcare access, economic security, recognition, equality, advocacy, and the community’s future.

More
Sep 30, 2013

Arcus Forum: Conversation with Author David Livingstone Smith and Primatologist Annette Lanjouw

The Arcus Forum “Less Than Human,” held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on Sept. 30, 2013, explored how humans often degrade each other in order to assert dominance and how we often exploit nature and other species for research, entertainment, and other purposes.

More
Sep 21, 2013

Great Apes Summit

Speaking at September's Great Apes Summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Annette Lanjouw, Vice President of Arcus' Great Apes Program, explains in this video why industry, government, and the general public have an important role to play in conservation of the world's endangered great apes.   Learn more here..

More
Jul 31, 2013

Screening of LGBT Documentary "Born This Way"

NEW YORK, NY (22 July, 2013) – The Arcus Foundation, a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues, dedicated its screening of the film Born This Way to Cameroonian activist Eric Ohena Lembembe, 34, who was found tortured and killed at his home in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé. The screening of Born This Way, a documentary about the lives and challenges of LGBT communities and activists in Cameroon, took place in New York on 31 July 2013 and brought together activist colleagues and friends of Mr.

More
May 20, 2011

National People of Color Media Institute

GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, was proud to launch the Media Training Institute, funded by the Arcus Foundation and created specifically for people of color who are LGBT or LGBT allies. The Institute consisted of a two-day, advanced spokesperson training program in Los Angeles from May 20 – May 22, 2011 and in New York from July 22 - July 24 where GLAAD staff, leading journalists and commentators and key media trainers developed Institute participants in the areas of framing and messaging for on-camera and radio interviews.

More
Sep 17, 2010

"Creating a Progressive Black Agenda for the 21st Century Workshop"

The Arcus Foundation's Racial Justice, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity program hosted a workshop at the 2010 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference, held in Washington, DC, September 17, 2010. Breaking Down Barriers: Creating a Progressive Black Agenda for the 21st Century, the interactive dialogue focused on building an African American progressive social justice agenda.

More
Jun 22, 2010

“Selma and Stonewall: Setting the Agenda for Equal Rights in the 21st Century” Panel Discussion

The Center for American Progress and Arcus Foundation’s Racial Justice, Social Orientation & Gender Identity program hosted a panel discussion about the most effective ways to frame the conversation about equality, both within and between the African American and LGBT communities. Watch a video of the discussion on the Center for American progress website.

More
Jun 1, 2010

Arcus Roundtable on the Sexual Politics of Black Churches

Religion, politics, race and sex, and their intersections, were the chosen topics of a two-day conversation among progressive thought leaders in theology, ethics, African American studies, history, psychology, social thought, biblical studies and more, who came together at the Arcus Roundtable on the Sexual Politics of Black Churches.    .

More
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Feb 20, 2019

State of the Apes Webinar: Managing the Promise and Risk of Infrastructure Development

Where can the interests and actions of investors, policy makers, and conservationists converge to prevent and mitigate infrastructure-related harm to communities, biodiversity, and habitat? Join experts for a webinar to explore this monumental challenge and potential solutions for sustainable development.

More
Dec 10, 2015

Unfinished Business: The Atlantic LGBT Summit

On December 10, 2015, at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., The Atlantic hosted "Unfinished Business: The Atlantic LGBT Summit." The inaugural summit convened policymakers, activists, and leaders driving the news for wide-ranging conversations on queer identity in America, at the end of a monumental year from politics to pop culture.   The Arcus-sponsored panel "What's on the Minds of LGBT People?" explored responses to Our Tomorrow, a campaign that engaged LGBT people across the United States in a conversation about their hopes, fears, and ideas for the future of a bolder movement that leaves no one behind.

More
November 2, 2015

Arcus Forum: Farming for the Future

With an ever-growing population, agribusiness has raced to keep pace with the demand for more goods. Large tracts of land have been cleared for intensive and large-scale farming that fuel and feed the world.

More
Sep 30, 2015

Arcus Forum: Acting Against Their Wills

Ever since Hollywood’s inception, animals in entertainment such as Chippy the Chimp, Flipper, Kokomo Jr., Lassie, and Mister Ed, among others, have captivated the hearts and minds of millions. But what happens to these adored animal actors after the curtains are closed and the cameras stop rolling? Acting Against Their Wills was an Arcus Forum which brought together a panel of leading experts and advocates to explore the range of experiences animals may encounter while entertaining an audience.

More
Dec 4, 2014

Arcus Presents... Sneak Peek of Upcoming Trans Documentary Films

UPDATE: Thank you so much for your interest. Event registration is now closed.

More
Nov 13, 2014

Trans Rights and Criminal Justice Wrongs

View an archived live stream of the Trans Rights and Criminal Justice Wrongs event below. Trans Rights and Criminal Justice Wrongs, an Arcus Forum event taking place on Nov.

More
Jun 16, 2014

Stonewall 45: Panel Explores LGBT History

The Stonewall 45 panel event, held June 16, 2014, at the Lucille Lortel Theater in New York, examined how the police raid on the Stonewall Inn bar in 1969 -- along with the subsequent riots and protests -- ultimately changed the trajectory of the LGBT movement and sparked lasting change. The panel, which accompanied the Christopher Street exhibit “Stonewall 45: Windows into LGBT History,” explored how LGBT history affected the future of the movement.

More
Mar 25, 2014

"Say My Name," by BreakOUT/Ping Chong & Company (aka Fiji Theater Company) at New York Live Arts

“Say My Name: Stories of LGBTQ Youth from New Orleans,” performed March 25 at the New York Live Arts Center, was developed through an interactive theater workshop with BreakOUT! members in New Orleans in October 2013. It is part of an ongoing series of community-specific oral history theater works by Ping Chong + Company known as the Undesirable Elements series.

More
Jan 20, 2014

Catalyst University

Catalyst University, a leadership program of Southwest Michigan First, held its inaugural event January 20, 2011, sponsored in part by the Arcus Foundation. Catalyst University, founded in 2010, is a coeducational graduate-level institution offering instruction in community visioning, global economics and executive management.

More
Nov 12, 2013

National Transgender Advocacy Convening

Empowerment and education emerged as major themes from The National Transgender Advocacy Convening, hosted by the Arcus Foundation on November 12, 2013. The day-long event gathered more than 40 transgender activists and allies to discuss challenges faced by the U.S.-based trans community, including employment, healthcare access, economic security, recognition, equality, advocacy, and the community’s future.

More
Sep 30, 2013

Arcus Forum: Conversation with Author David Livingstone Smith and Primatologist Annette Lanjouw

The Arcus Forum “Less Than Human,” held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on Sept. 30, 2013, explored how humans often degrade each other in order to assert dominance and how we often exploit nature and other species for research, entertainment, and other purposes.

More
Sep 21, 2013

Great Apes Summit

Speaking at September's Great Apes Summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Annette Lanjouw, Vice President of Arcus' Great Apes Program, explains in this video why industry, government, and the general public have an important role to play in conservation of the world's endangered great apes.   Learn more here..

More
Jul 31, 2013

Screening of LGBT Documentary "Born This Way"

NEW YORK, NY (22 July, 2013) – The Arcus Foundation, a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues, dedicated its screening of the film Born This Way to Cameroonian activist Eric Ohena Lembembe, 34, who was found tortured and killed at his home in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé. The screening of Born This Way, a documentary about the lives and challenges of LGBT communities and activists in Cameroon, took place in New York on 31 July 2013 and brought together activist colleagues and friends of Mr.

More
May 20, 2011

National People of Color Media Institute

GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, was proud to launch the Media Training Institute, funded by the Arcus Foundation and created specifically for people of color who are LGBT or LGBT allies. The Institute consisted of a two-day, advanced spokesperson training program in Los Angeles from May 20 – May 22, 2011 and in New York from July 22 - July 24 where GLAAD staff, leading journalists and commentators and key media trainers developed Institute participants in the areas of framing and messaging for on-camera and radio interviews.

More
Sep 17, 2010

"Creating a Progressive Black Agenda for the 21st Century Workshop"

The Arcus Foundation's Racial Justice, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity program hosted a workshop at the 2010 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference, held in Washington, DC, September 17, 2010. Breaking Down Barriers: Creating a Progressive Black Agenda for the 21st Century, the interactive dialogue focused on building an African American progressive social justice agenda.

More
Jun 22, 2010

“Selma and Stonewall: Setting the Agenda for Equal Rights in the 21st Century” Panel Discussion

The Center for American Progress and Arcus Foundation’s Racial Justice, Social Orientation & Gender Identity program hosted a panel discussion about the most effective ways to frame the conversation about equality, both within and between the African American and LGBT communities. Watch a video of the discussion on the Center for American progress website.

More
Jun 1, 2010

Arcus Roundtable on the Sexual Politics of Black Churches

Religion, politics, race and sex, and their intersections, were the chosen topics of a two-day conversation among progressive thought leaders in theology, ethics, African American studies, history, psychology, social thought, biblical studies and more, who came together at the Arcus Roundtable on the Sexual Politics of Black Churches.    .

More
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Feb 20, 2019

State of the Apes Webinar: Managing the Promise and Risk of Infrastructure Development

Where can the interests and actions of investors, policy makers, and conservationists converge to prevent and mitigate infrastructure-related harm to communities, biodiversity, and habitat? Join experts for a webinar to explore this monumental challenge and potential solutions for sustainable development.

More
Dec 10, 2015

Unfinished Business: The Atlantic LGBT Summit

On December 10, 2015, at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., The Atlantic hosted "Unfinished Business: The Atlantic LGBT Summit." The inaugural summit convened policymakers, activists, and leaders driving the news for wide-ranging conversations on queer identity in America, at the end of a monumental year from politics to pop culture.   The Arcus-sponsored panel "What's on the Minds of LGBT People?" explored responses to Our Tomorrow, a campaign that engaged LGBT people across the United States in a conversation about their hopes, fears, and ideas for the future of a bolder movement that leaves no one behind.

More
November 2, 2015

Arcus Forum: Farming for the Future

With an ever-growing population, agribusiness has raced to keep pace with the demand for more goods. Large tracts of land have been cleared for intensive and large-scale farming that fuel and feed the world.

More
Sep 30, 2015

Arcus Forum: Acting Against Their Wills

Ever since Hollywood’s inception, animals in entertainment such as Chippy the Chimp, Flipper, Kokomo Jr., Lassie, and Mister Ed, among others, have captivated the hearts and minds of millions. But what happens to these adored animal actors after the curtains are closed and the cameras stop rolling? Acting Against Their Wills was an Arcus Forum which brought together a panel of leading experts and advocates to explore the range of experiences animals may encounter while entertaining an audience.

More
Dec 4, 2014

Arcus Presents... Sneak Peek of Upcoming Trans Documentary Films

UPDATE: Thank you so much for your interest. Event registration is now closed.

More
Nov 13, 2014

Trans Rights and Criminal Justice Wrongs

View an archived live stream of the Trans Rights and Criminal Justice Wrongs event below. Trans Rights and Criminal Justice Wrongs, an Arcus Forum event taking place on Nov.

More
Jun 16, 2014

Stonewall 45: Panel Explores LGBT History

The Stonewall 45 panel event, held June 16, 2014, at the Lucille Lortel Theater in New York, examined how the police raid on the Stonewall Inn bar in 1969 -- along with the subsequent riots and protests -- ultimately changed the trajectory of the LGBT movement and sparked lasting change. The panel, which accompanied the Christopher Street exhibit “Stonewall 45: Windows into LGBT History,” explored how LGBT history affected the future of the movement.

More
Mar 25, 2014

"Say My Name," by BreakOUT/Ping Chong & Company (aka Fiji Theater Company) at New York Live Arts

“Say My Name: Stories of LGBTQ Youth from New Orleans,” performed March 25 at the New York Live Arts Center, was developed through an interactive theater workshop with BreakOUT! members in New Orleans in October 2013. It is part of an ongoing series of community-specific oral history theater works by Ping Chong + Company known as the Undesirable Elements series.

More
Jan 20, 2014

Catalyst University

Catalyst University, a leadership program of Southwest Michigan First, held its inaugural event January 20, 2011, sponsored in part by the Arcus Foundation. Catalyst University, founded in 2010, is a coeducational graduate-level institution offering instruction in community visioning, global economics and executive management.

More
Nov 12, 2013

National Transgender Advocacy Convening

Empowerment and education emerged as major themes from The National Transgender Advocacy Convening, hosted by the Arcus Foundation on November 12, 2013. The day-long event gathered more than 40 transgender activists and allies to discuss challenges faced by the U.S.-based trans community, including employment, healthcare access, economic security, recognition, equality, advocacy, and the community’s future.

More
Sep 30, 2013

Arcus Forum: Conversation with Author David Livingstone Smith and Primatologist Annette Lanjouw

The Arcus Forum “Less Than Human,” held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on Sept. 30, 2013, explored how humans often degrade each other in order to assert dominance and how we often exploit nature and other species for research, entertainment, and other purposes.

More
Sep 21, 2013

Great Apes Summit

Speaking at September's Great Apes Summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Annette Lanjouw, Vice President of Arcus' Great Apes Program, explains in this video why industry, government, and the general public have an important role to play in conservation of the world's endangered great apes.   Learn more here..

More
Jul 31, 2013

Screening of LGBT Documentary "Born This Way"

NEW YORK, NY (22 July, 2013) – The Arcus Foundation, a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues, dedicated its screening of the film Born This Way to Cameroonian activist Eric Ohena Lembembe, 34, who was found tortured and killed at his home in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé. The screening of Born This Way, a documentary about the lives and challenges of LGBT communities and activists in Cameroon, took place in New York on 31 July 2013 and brought together activist colleagues and friends of Mr.

More
May 20, 2011

National People of Color Media Institute

GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, was proud to launch the Media Training Institute, funded by the Arcus Foundation and created specifically for people of color who are LGBT or LGBT allies. The Institute consisted of a two-day, advanced spokesperson training program in Los Angeles from May 20 – May 22, 2011 and in New York from July 22 - July 24 where GLAAD staff, leading journalists and commentators and key media trainers developed Institute participants in the areas of framing and messaging for on-camera and radio interviews.

More
Sep 17, 2010

"Creating a Progressive Black Agenda for the 21st Century Workshop"

The Arcus Foundation's Racial Justice, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity program hosted a workshop at the 2010 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference, held in Washington, DC, September 17, 2010. Breaking Down Barriers: Creating a Progressive Black Agenda for the 21st Century, the interactive dialogue focused on building an African American progressive social justice agenda.

More
Jun 22, 2010

“Selma and Stonewall: Setting the Agenda for Equal Rights in the 21st Century” Panel Discussion

The Center for American Progress and Arcus Foundation’s Racial Justice, Social Orientation & Gender Identity program hosted a panel discussion about the most effective ways to frame the conversation about equality, both within and between the African American and LGBT communities. Watch a video of the discussion on the Center for American progress website.

More
Jun 1, 2010

Arcus Roundtable on the Sexual Politics of Black Churches

Religion, politics, race and sex, and their intersections, were the chosen topics of a two-day conversation among progressive thought leaders in theology, ethics, African American studies, history, psychology, social thought, biblical studies and more, who came together at the Arcus Roundtable on the Sexual Politics of Black Churches.    .

More
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