The Village Experience had a very successful launch party with over 200 people in attendance and an appearance on FOX 59. Do it again with volun-tourism, fair trade products, global education and local action.
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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The Holy Dove Foundation in Indianapoolis takes Hoosier civic and religious leaders for tours of Turkey. Hear a panel of Holy Dove alumni discuss what they experienced, what it shows about Turkey, and what it says aboiut interfaith dialogue in Indianapolis.
What was the Kosher duck scandal? Did General Tso have anything to do with the chicken dish that bears his name? Enjoy fortune cookies and tea as you learn the answers from New York Times reporter Jennifer Lee, whose new book includes an entire chapter about the relationship between the Jews and Chinese food.
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Joseph Lehner puts on the coolest monthly event in Indy — Wine Wednesday — at his extremely cool house. This month Joseph shifts the happening to Earth House and takes away the wine … and Provocate is invited to be part of the performance art. Yikes!
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.
Four perspectives on American global power: (1) America is rapidly declining to irrelevancy (thank goodness); (2) America is facing the rise of new wannabe empires, so has to accommodate them in cooperative institutions; (3) reports of America’s decline have been rampant since before the US rose, and are still premature (thank goodness); (4) like it or not, for good or for ill the US will be Top Dog for a long time, but that shouldn’t distract us from figuring out how we here can help solve global problems. Guess which is Provocate’s preferred position? (more…)
A chance to meet the many Africans who are making Central Indiana a more interesting place, to taste what they have brought to their new home, to groove to their tunes. (more…)
How can we learn from the best wisdom the world’s cultures have to offer? Three works of African art from the IMA collection will frame this conversation. For example, the Songye people in Congo bring out a statue in times of crisis to inspire the community’s collective imagination. What equivalent “community power figures” might spark imaginative discussions about local challenges? Begin with an optional tour that highlights these art works. (more…)
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