Archive for the ‘Race’ Category
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
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…)
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
Discuss “Life, Liberty, Race and Poverty: The continuing influence of race and poverty in the criminal justice system.” (more…)
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
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…)
Posted in Events, Women, Violence, Religion, Crossing borders, Islam & Muslims, Race, Law & justice, Europe, Human and civil rights, Education, Middle East, Families and children | No Comments »
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Details being hammered out, check back shortly. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Mexico, Crossing borders, Race, Hoosier history, Education, GLOCAL-ization, Poverty, Philanthropy, Kids, Latinos, Provocate Event, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication | No Comments »
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
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…)
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
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…)
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
President Bush has greatly increased the role of private faith-based organizations delivering social services such as education, welfare and health care. Barack Obama proposes even more funding for religious organizations that help the poor, operate prisons and fight gangs. How effective are these faith-based programs? Do they threaten the separation of church and state? Answering these questions will be recent White House Faith-based initiatives director Jay Hein. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Women, Religion, Jews & Judaism, Islam & Muslims, Christianity & Christians, Race, Law & justice, Hoosier history, Human and civil rights, Health & Medicine, Poverty, Families and children, Homelessness | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Johan 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…)
Posted in Events, Foreign policy, Iraq, Violence, Religion, Interfaith, Crossing borders, Jews & Judaism, Islam & Muslims, Christianity & Christians, Race, Law & justice, Europe, Spies & Intel, Human and civil rights, Terrorism, Technology, Science, War & peace, Empire, Globalization, Poverty, Citizen Diplomacy, Middle East, Provocate Event, Afghanistan, Russia, Morality & Ethics, Pakistan, Darfur, Koreas, Nukes, Iran, Israel | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Calling Sherman Alexie the foremost Native American writer is damning with faint praise. Novelist, essayist, poet, screenwriter, he is at the top of anyone’s game. And maybe he’ll explain why basketball is so important to Native Americans as well as Hoosiers. (more…)
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
One of Provocate’s favorite groups is the Latino Youth Collective. Take this chance to see their imaginative and creative videos. (more…)
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