It may be for social work professionals, but the topics of workshops and discussions are of urgent concern to all of us.
Says Chicago Tribune reporter Richard Longworth: “The first task is to tell the truth, that the Midwest’s golden era is gone forever. Much of the Midwest is in denial. It will take courageous leadership to speak the truth.” Globalization is whacking us in the Heartland, Longworth explains the problems better than anyone else … let’s help him help us discover some solutions.
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.
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.
According to Susanne Klausen, South Africa experienced an epidemic of illegal abortions under apartheid … and the scars are still present today.
Child trafficking is recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child (any person under the age of 18) for the purpose of exploitation either within or outside a country. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 1.2 million are children trafficked annually … some of them in Central Indiana. We have to do something.
Residents and business owners in six developing Indianapolis neighborhoods have recently banded together to improve the quality of life in their areas. This briefing will summarize their neighborhood development plans created with support from the Great Indy Neighborhoods Initiative (GINI).
In honor of the IMA’s 125th Anniversary, Maxwell Anderson will host public conversations with leaders from the global museum community. An important conversation will be “Expanding Community: Relevant Roles for Museums in Africa & the United States.” Dr. Boureima Diamitani, executive director of the West African Museum Programme, will join Dr. Anderson for a conversation about colonial collections and post-colonial communities, conserving cultural and art history, and other pressing issues for museums today.