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Are you curious how the ACLU can frame the environment as a civil rights issue? Come to this discussion.

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How much do the media affect what we think about presidential candidates? Discuss how various forms of media portray the presidential candidates and the consequences of their influence.

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The ACLU of Indiana kicks off the 2008 fall season of its First Wednesday lunchtime discussion, aimed at presenting multiple viewpoints on topics of current interest to the Indianapolis community. “Smart, Civil and Only an Hour.”

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I.O.U.S.A.: Live with Warren Buffett, Pete Peterson & Dave Walker in an exclusive one night event in select movie theatres nationwide on Thursday, August 21st. This event will include the critically-acclaimed documentary, I.O.U.S.A., and a LIVE discussion about America’s economic crisis and what we can do to change course.

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Billy Graham is one of the most important figures in post WWII American civil religion … in ways that might seem unexpected (even to the Rev Graham himself).

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Written by the students of California teacher Erin Gruwell, the book The Freedom Writer’s Diary turned the students’ direct experience of violence, racial tension and hopelessness into a transformative creative work. Last fall in Indianapolis, the Perry Township School Board suspended teacher Connie Heermann for refusing to remove the book from her syllabus. Watch the Hilary Swank movie about Erin Gruwell, then discuss with Connie Heermann what her suspension means for our schools and our society.

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An amazing story about the U.S. Cold War era pilots who participated in an airlift (including candy for the kids) to help the blockaded West Germans survive after coming under Soviet control. Author Andrei Cherny was the youngest person ever to be a White House speechwriter.

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The year is 1952 and Eleanor Roosevelt is running for president against Dwight Eisenhower. Voters question whether a woman can be commander-in-chief during the Korean war and the KKK plots to assassinate her. An expert on leadership and politics, Robin Gerber will talk about the startling similarities between her new novel and the actual presidential election of 2008.

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Residents and business owners in six developing Indianapolis neighborhoods have recently banded together to improve the quality of life in their areas. This briefing will summarize their neighborhood development plans created with support from the Great Indy Neighborhoods Initiative (GINI).

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All the housing news seems to be about middle class families’ homes losing value … but this shouldn’t make us forget that housing crises also involve homeless families perceived as having no value at all.

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