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Convinced that art can help revitalize rural communities, volunteers with the Department of Public Transformation are in the process of converting a once-shuttered downtown store in Granite Falls into a gathering place for artists and residents. The YES! House is already home for a city-embedded artist-in-residence, one of the first such programs in a small, rural community.
Meet Preethi Herman, the only Indian selected for Obama Foundation’s first fellowship
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The only Indian to be shortlisted amongst the 20 individuals working in the civic and social sector for a prestigious fellowship from former US president Barack Obama s foundation is a woman named Preethi Herman – who currently serves as Global Executive Director of Change.org. Image belongs to Obama Foundation
Even as over 20,000 applications streamed in from 191 countries for this coveted programme, Preethi’s credentials and experience won her a spot in the first edition of the Obama Foundation Fellowship. The announcement was made yesterday, stating that the 19 others selected for the programme hail from countries like the US, the UK, the Philippines, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mali, Rwanda, Hungary, Greece and South Africa – and also include one Indian-origin man from the US, Navdeep Kang.
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This Obama Fellow wants to transform rural America through highly creative theater
Lia Kvatum, The Washington Post
Jan. 6, 2021
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1of3Ashley Hanson is an Obama Foundation Fellow who stages plays in small towns in Minnesota.Photo for The Washington Post by Caroline YangShow MoreShow Less
2of3Theatrical portraits of Ashley Hanson in Granite Falls, Minn. Her PlaceBase Productions company works with residents in small towns to create plays about their community.Photo for The Washington Post by Caroline YangShow MoreShow Less
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On a crisp October evening during the pre-pandemic fall of 2019, Ashley Hanson bursts through the door of a former retail storefront on the main street of Granite Falls, Minn. It s now the headquarters of her unique theater company, PlaceBase Productions, which she co-founded and brought to this town of 2,700 that sits on the Minnesota River in the southwestern part of the state.