Abdel Aziz Shady is Director of the Terrorism Studies and Research Program at the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences at Cairo University, Egypt.
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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Discuss the church, food and economy; explore what it means for churches to be faithful witnesses to God’s work of redeeming a fallen creation. Food is one of the basic elements of human life, and yet in many churches there has been little reflection upon how eating habits intersect with the call to live peaceably with all humanity, and indeed all creation. In recent years, there have been plenty of prophetic voices (e.g., Wendell Berry, Michael Pollan) calling us to re-examine how we eat, but how do communities of God’s people respond to these calls? Maybe we eat less. Maybe we eat more local foods. Maybe we work together to grow some of our own food.
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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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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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.
Meeting to promote interaction among scholars and students interested in classical and contemporary pragmatism.
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How much do the media affect what we think about presidential candidates? Discuss how various forms of media portray the presidential candidates and the consequences of their influence.
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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
