Susan Nathan, author of The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish-Arab Divide, will speak on her experience growing up as a Jewish Israeli living in a Palestinian town in Israel and her views on the current state of the Middle East. Pierre Atlas will be there to clarify and probe. (more…)
A group of Indianapolis’s finest faith leaders will help the community address he impact that race and religion will have on the election.
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It might say a lot about a person what tense she’d discuss “The Fight for Free Speech in America”: past, present, or future? Chris Finan has written a history of the fight, and thinks the big battles are just starting. He’ll explain at the ACLU of Indiana 2008 Annual Student & Membership Conference.
The work of the Gustav Adolf Association supported German Protestants living under Catholic rule. This mission evolved from maintaining the faith and integrity of these religious communities to nationalist advocacy for the revival of German colonization in Eastern Europe.
Passed with bipartisan support and pressure from an interfaith coalition, the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform mixes public funding and market choice. How did religious activists inject their values into the public debate? Can this effort to get everyone to the table help expand access to affordable, quality care in Massachusetts and elsewhere?
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Few institutions have been more influential for the development of German democracy than its many foundations or stiftungen. Michael Göring, head o f one of the biggest, has written THE book about German Foundations.
Made in L.A. follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from a mega-trendy clothing retailer. In intimate verite style, Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each womans life as they are gradually transformed by the experience. A discussion will follow.
Democracy Plaza is a campus space intended to facilitate written and spoken political expression. Dr. Goldfinger will discuss the theoretical implications of the plaza for political engagement, and he will also present undergraduate student perspectives on their use of the plaza and its value for political speech.
Botswana’s economy seems healthier than most in Africa, its politics more stable. Has it conquered its resource curse? How?
The theme for this intriguing production of Julius Caesar: “Want Change?, So Did They.” Performed in a cemetary, in an election year … this should be good.
NUVO gives Provocate 2007 Cultural Vision Award
Provocate featured in Indianapolis Monthly
"Award combines film, activism: Festival to recognize social justice of Sept. 11, Congo in discussions,"
Indiana Lawyer April 16, 2008 ... on Provocate's Eric Parker Social Justice Award at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
