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.
Thanks to her residency with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indy is privileged to host one of the rising stars among composers, Gabriela Lena Frank. She is composing Peregrinos (Pilgrims), a new orchestral work inspired by the experiences of Latino immigrants in Indianapolis. In the meantime, you can meet Frank and hear some of the music that won her prestigious residency.
Maybe a carnival can save the world, or at least a part of it. The “Ken-Ya Help Us?” Project is a youth-led working committee of the Global Interfaith Partnership (GIP), which has been working in Kenya. The Carnival is the kids’ first event to bring churches, synagogues, and schools together to raise awareness and money for orphans and vulnerable children in Western Kenya.
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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.
One God, Many Paths celebrates the joy and wisdom that the teachings of Judaism can bring to everyday life. Regardless of your age, religious background, or observance, Amy Lederman’s heartwarming stories can inspire as they provide new insights into love, family, work, relationships, tradition and God.
Child trafficking is recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child (any person under the age of 18) for the purpose of exploitation either within or outside a country. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 1.2 million are children trafficked annually … some of them in Central Indiana. We have to do something.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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
