Cong Peiwu is one of the most important figures making sense of America for China’s leaders. And he’s coming to Indy to hear what we think about the elections. Join him for a breakfast discussion of the American presidential campaign and Indiana’s local elections.
Abdel Aziz Shady is Director of the Terrorism Studies and Research Program at the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences at Cairo University. And he is very eager to help us understand the reality of the Middle East and Islam by explaining how women are doing.
If a country is endowed with an abundance of natural resources, you might think it’s lucky. Wrong, it’s cursed. If you’re a country that has been given a lot of stuff, it means your people are poor, your government is corrupt, you are prone to civil wars … and it just gets worse when wealthy outsiders try to “help” you. Ask Scott Pegg if there is any solution for resource-cursed countries besides destroying their oil fields.
Rachel Sparks and Rachel Goble from the Sold Project (www.thesoldproject.com) will preview their documentary “SOLD: Thailand” prior to its national release. Hear how these two young women are not just sounding the alarm on child sex trafficking, but helping to empower others in the fight for justice and children’s rights.
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Are you curious how the ACLU can frame the environment as a civil rights issue? Come to this discussion.
Rarely have relations between Europe and the US been so strained, rarely has trans-Atlantic cooperation been so important. Will it change with a new President? What if it doesn’t? A German insider shares his perspectives.
As the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller sought to resotre traditional Cherokee practices called gadugi, where men and women work collectively for the common good. Find out if it worked (without threatened males feeling she lived up to her name), and what non-Cherokees can learn.
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.”
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute strives for the elimination of hatred and prejudice from our world. CANDLES pursues this goal through education about the Holocaust and the power of forgiveness. And shoes. CANDLES and Samaritan’s Feet are teaming up to collect 1 million pairs of shoes for kids in Darfur!
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.
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
