Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
In honor of the IMA’s 125th Anniversary, Maxwell Anderson will host public conversations with leaders from the global museum community. An important conversation will be “Expanding Community: Relevant Roles for Museums in Africa & the United States.” Dr. Boureima Diamitani, executive director of the West African Museum Programme, will join Dr. Anderson for a conversation about colonial collections and post-colonial communities, conserving cultural and art history, and other pressing issues for museums today.
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
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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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Every other year the Indianapolis Prize honors an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to conservation efforts involving a single animal species or multiple species. Meet 2008 winner George Schaller as well as the other finalists at a gala dinner.
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Posted in Climate change, Environment, Science, China, Business, Education, Globalization, Africa, Philanthropy, Citizen Diplomacy, fundraiser, Tibet, Congo | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
How do you win the Indianapolis Prize? Start by becoming one of the world’s greatest scientists, help set up Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, save a bunch of endangered species … at least that’s how George Schaller did it.
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
Immigration policy continues to be a firebrand issue at the federal, state and local levels. Throughout the debates regarding guest workers, amnesty, border security, law enforcement and employer needs, once voice has been consistently underrepresented: that of children caught up in immigration policies and politics, and the impact of immigration policy on their ability to achieve their dreams.
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Posted in Events, Domestic politicking, Mexico, Crossing borders, Law & justice, Hoosier history, Human and civil rights, Health & Medicine, Education, GLOCAL-ization, Poverty, Kids, Latinos, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
If the world’s global public health threats are going to be addressed seriously, the United States will have to take the lead. But does that mean the government in DC or American citizens … or both? (more…)
Posted in Events, Foreign policy, Women, Crossing borders, Environment, Human and civil rights, Health & Medicine, Technology, Science, China, Business, Education, Globalization, Africa, Poverty, HIV/AIDS, Philanthropy, Citizen Diplomacy, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication, Kenya, cancer | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Many Spaniards look at the Moroccans in Spanish cities the way many people in the US look at immigrants from Mexico: some see them as hard-working and eager to make better lives for themselves, some see them as stealing jobs from citizens, some see them as indolent invaders … and after the bombings in Madrid in 2004, many Spaniards see the Muslims as potential terrorists. We have much to discuss. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Foreign policy, Mexico, Crossing borders, Law & justice, Hoosier history, Human and civil rights, Health & Medicine, Business, Education, GLOCAL-ization, Poverty, Latinos, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication, Latin America | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
How does Black Theology in South Africa, which emerged as a response to the oppression of a Black majority by a White minority, inform the pursuit of social and economic justice for all now that it is Black people who walk the corridors of power in South Africa? (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Religion, Interfaith, Christianity & Christians, Law & justice, Human and civil rights, Education, Africa, Poverty, Morality & Ethics, Inter-cultural communication | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Isabel Phiri will describe the struggles of African women theologians to bring attention to gender injustice in theological education, and the efforts being made to develop theological education that properly reflects the community of men and women in Africa. (more…)
Posted in Events, Women, Religion, Christianity & Christians, Race, Human and civil rights, Education, Africa | No Comments »
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
The signature event for S&P every year is the Public Conversation with three well-known and influential thinkers and doers. Who wil they be this year? Stand by … (more…)
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