Archive for the ‘Inter-cultural communication’ Category
Monday, September 1st, 2008
Richard Rodriguez, son of Mexican immigrant parents and one of the nation’s most important essayists, frequently writes about the intersection of his personal life with some of the important issues of our time, such as the role of Hispanics in American culture. As we continue to build a wall to stem the flow of illegal immigration and to protect the borders, what has been the impact on the large number of legal immigrants, Hispanic and otherwise? Has it changed the lives of immigrants in the U.S.? How has it affected those who wish to immigrate to the U.S. and to those who are already here? How has this affected the U.S. as a whole?
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Posted in Events, Democracy, Foreign policy, Mexico, Crossing borders, Law & justice, Hoosier history, Human and civil rights, GLOCAL-ization, Poverty, Latinos, Inter-cultural communication, Latin America | No Comments »
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Comic books, film noir and the visual art of Jean-Michel Basquiat are a few of the springboards for Kevin Young’s poetry. The author of collections Black Maria, Jelly Roll (a finalist for the National Book Award) and most recently, For the Confederate Dead, Young digs deep into history by way of the arts. Walk with Young through the IMA galleries and share impressions of selected works of art.
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Posted in Events, Poets, Music & Motion, Art, Inter-cultural communication, Theatre, photography | No Comments »
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Daniel Pink’s best known work, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, offers a fresh look at what it takes to excel. He claims the era of “left brain” dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which “right brain” qualities—inventiveness, empathy, meaning—predominate. Provocate heaves an enormous sigh of relief!
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Posted in Events, Democracy, Business, Way we live, Music & Motion, Art, Education, Inter-cultural communication, Japan, Humor | No Comments »
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
One of the biggest crowds at this year’s World Economic Forum was on Middle East companies’ “corporate social responsibility.” Find out why from Barbara Ibrahim.
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Posted in Events, Iraq, Islam & Muslims, Business, Globalization, Poverty, Philanthropy, Citizen Diplomacy, Middle East, Morality & Ethics, Inter-cultural communication, Iran, Egypt | No Comments »
Friday, August 29th, 2008
It may be for social work professionals, but the topics of workshops and discussions are of urgent concern to all of us.
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Posted in Events, Domestic politicking, Iraq, Women, Violence, Crossing borders, Race, Law & justice, Journalism, Human and civil rights, Health & Medicine, Business, Way we live, Education, GLBT, Poverty, HIV/AIDS, Taking action, Kids, Latinos, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication, urban living, Homelessness | No Comments »
Friday, August 29th, 2008
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.
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Posted in Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Foreign policy, Law & justice, Hoosier history, Human and civil rights, China, Business, War & peace, Globalization, Citizen Diplomacy, Inter-cultural communication | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Part of the Hoosier Storytelling Festival will be some workshops and experiences of telling hard-to-believe stories that are true whether they happened or not.
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Posted in Events, Religion, Interfaith, Christianity & Christians, Education, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication, storytelling | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
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.
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Posted in Events, Democracy, Foreign policy, Iraq, Islam & Muslims, Law & justice, Europe, Spies & Intel, Climate change, Energy politics, Human and civil rights, Terrorism, China, War & peace, Empire, Globalization, Turkey, Poverty, Citizen Diplomacy, Middle East, Russia, Inter-cultural communication, Pakistan, Nukes, Iran, Israel | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
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.
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Posted in Events, Democracy, Women, Race, Law & justice, Human and civil rights, Poverty, Native Americans, Inter-cultural communication | No Comments »
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
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.
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Posted in Events, Business, Art, GLOCAL-ization, Africa, Philanthropy, Citizen Diplomacy, Taking action, Middle East, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication, Latin America, fundraiser, photography | No Comments »
