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Artful Citizen: Introduction

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  Creativity How would we live if creativity was actively valued and encouraged at work, in school and in our community? The evidence shows we are more likely to be proactive problem solvers and opportunity makers! Annual Review of Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behavior:  https://www.annualreviews.org/Creativity Society of Human Resources Management:  https://www.shrm.org/creativity and wellness at work Artful Citizen , together with artists & cultural institutions, will create events and programs to:  Inspire more creativity in people & organizations  Harness the arts as a catalyst to help companies & employees thrive  Engage communities and teach the skills for a creative world Why Artful Citizen ? Sir Ken Robinson, the famous educator, concluded that the modern educational system essentially " kills creativity ".  He stressed that for people and organisations to thrive, in the context of rapid technological change, we need schools, businesses and

Nothing Happens In Dirt - a live online screenplay reading, Tue, Dec. 19, 6:30pm (EST).

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       Nothing Happens In Dirt - a screenplay A photograph of two elderly men in a diner inspired me to write a screenplay. The screenplay, "Nothing Happens In Dirt".  Logline: When a corrupt politician conspires with the town council to attract murderers,  flocks of tourists and aliens to the rundown town, political reform becomes a dirty word. An allegory to contemporary American political dysfunction; it's a cry for help before the country goes down the toilet. LIVE Online READING - Tue. Dec. 19th, 6:30pm (EST). - Join us online as professional actors from the Actors Center, D.C., read the First 5 Pages (along with 5 other screenplays of just the first 5 pages). -  Register here:  Wifv.org/NothingHappensInDirt John Gerard Healy