Exploring art as a tool for social justice, AVAM and Art & Remembrance invited Baltimore's The Stoop storytellers, as well as Eric Ward, one of the nation's leading experts on extremism, for an evening of stories and discussion inspired by the art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. 0:00:00 Introduction by Bernice Steinhardt 0:04:23 The Stoop's Jessica and Aaron Henkin 0:08:29 Stoop storyteller Lauren Preller Chambers 0:20:40 Stoop storyteller Rev. Grey Maggiano 0:32:43 Stoop storyteller Wendell "Supreme" Shannon 0:45:21 Eric Ward, in conversation w/Cecile Lipworth

“Beyond the Politics of Hate: Pathways to Empathy and Compassion” - a panel discussion on February 24, 2019 at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, presented by Art and Remembrance drew on parallels between Esther Nisenthal Krinitz’s Holocaust story and the present day climate of “othering”of immigrants, the LGBTQ+ and Muslim communities, and the interplay with the resurgence of anti-Semitism. The panelists were: Mark Hetfield, President and CEO of HIAS, the 140-year old global refugee protection and resettlement agency which recently was the target of a social media attack by the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman. Arjun Singh Sethi, human rights lawyer and community activist, and author of "American Hate: Survivors Speak Out". Judy Tallwing McCarthey, a Native American artist active in the Baltimore community, whose work is currently included in the exhibition alongside Esther Nisenthal Krinitz’s art. Moderated by Cecile Lipworth, a feminist community activist in Santa Fe, radio show host, and Art and Remembrance board member. Introductions by Rebecca Hoffberger, founder and director, AVAM and Bernice Steinhardt, one of Esther's daughters and the president of Art and Remembrance.