Archive for the ‘Law & justice’ 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 »
Monday, September 1st, 2008
A lot of us are asking that these days.
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Let’s hope that the 2008 election goes more smoothly than the 2000 election, and the ACLU has only a civic rather than professional interest in the outcome. This will be your first chance to hear from the area’s top experts why things went down as they did.
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Posted in Uncategorized, Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Foreign policy, Race, Law & justice, Hoosier history, Human and civil rights, Health & Medicine, Poverty | 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
Domestic violence often occurs in a predictable pattern. If that pattern is recognized, and those involved seek help from community resources, it is possible to prevent an unfortunate tragedy. Religious groups have to play a big part.
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Posted in Events, Women, Violence, Religion, Jews & Judaism, Islam & Muslims, Christianity & Christians, Law & justice, Human and civil rights, Kids, Families and children, crime, loving & living | 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
The European Union is widely praised for its progressive policies for the management and protection of water resources. Some of those policies, such as those for the management of river basins, require the EU member countries to have river basin agencies and plans in place on rather short deadlines. These requirements, along with the enticement of EU membership itself, have had profound effects on the newest member countries. [Provocate notes: This will probably be more interesting than it sounds.]
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Posted in Events, Law & justice, Europe, Environment, Technology, Living Green | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Are you curious how the ACLU can frame the environment as a civil rights issue? Come to this discussion.
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Posted in Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Law & justice, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Human and civil rights, Living Green | 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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