Isabel Phiri will describe the struggles of African women theologians to bring attention to gender injustice in theological education, and the efforts being made to develop theological education that properly reflects the community of men and women in Africa. (more…)
Where does imagination reside? Who or what is cultivating the practice of imagination? When are social, religious, and cultural boundaries appropriate? What is needed to unleash public imagination in ways that benefit our communities’ economic, social, and cultural health? These are just a few of the thought-provoking questions that will be explored across the city through performances, dance, panel discussions, exhibits, workshops, and more during the 2008 Spirit & Place Festival. (more…)
Discuss “Life, Liberty, Race and Poverty: The continuing influence of race and poverty in the criminal justice system.” (more…)
Butler is bringing Joan Scott to Indianapolis for a talk about the politics of Muslim veiling in France. If we are fortunate, it may be open to the public. (more…)
The Dignity Center of the Orchard School plans to bring Majora Carter to Indianapolis for a conference to help kids become engaged in the community and the world. They are organizing a community forum to help stimulate action by adults as well as kids. Details are being settled at this moment. (more…)
Details being hammered out, check back shortly. (more…)
As head of the Indianapolis Urban League, Joe Slash is at the center of the many initiatives to make families stronger and more secure. Hear how he thinks it’s going. (more…)
About Kevin Young’s work, the poet Lucille Clifton has said, “This poet’s gift of storytelling and understanding of the music inherent in the oral tradition of language re-creates for us an inner history which is compelling and authentic and American.” (more…)
Details being decided as we speak … perhaps a tried-and-true favorite appearing with a national superstar. (more…)
Johann Galtung is coming to Indy. The most influential living social scientist, he is the founder of the academic study of peace and conflict studies, a discipline now offered as a major or a minor on virtually every college in America and Europe. He’s the author of more than a hundred books and more than a thousand articles. He is reported to have served as a mediator in more than 40 internaitonal conflicts. Think of one degree of seperation: if an academic uses the word “peace,” either she has read Galtung or she studied withsomeone who read Galtung. But is it all just a “peace racket”? (more…)
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