Indy GreenPrint, the initiative to address global climate change at the local level, is holding a National Conversation on Climate Change discussion, featuring a presentation by a nationally renowned expert, Dr. Kevin Gurney with Purdue University. (more…)
An Evening Inspired by Current Events: Provocate presents Multi-media displays of videos & pictures from Burma, an opportunity for informal discussions with artists, activists, academics … and with Burmese refugees who have made Indiana home. (more…)
Some day, perhaps soon, a democratic Burma will bear the faint stamp: “Made in Indiana.” Burmese dissidents and constitutional scholars are drafting a new constitution in Bloomington. Ties between the state and crisis-ridden Burma will intensify if things turn badly, too: Indianapolis is the major destination for refugees from Burma, and we will get a lot more if the goons in Rangoon respond as brutally as they have in the past. (more…)
In 1942, a group of students at the University of Munich calling themselves “The White Rose” decided to protest the atrocities of the Nazi regime and to advocate that Germany lose the war as the only way to get rid of Hitler. They did so non-violently, by publishing and distributing pamphlets throughout Germany and Austria. They were apprehended and executed in 1943. All we know of the arresting officer is that at the last moment he tried to save their lives. Spotlight Players, a community theatre based in Beech Grove, commemorates this story. (more…)
The theme for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games — “One World. One Dream” — will ring hollow if the devastating human crisis in Darfur is not addressed. If you are bothered by images of the dead and the dying in Darfur juxtaposed against the inspiring images from the Games hosted by China, a country facilitating the suffering and destruction in Sudan because of its thirst for oil and other natural resources … join the counter-torch relay for the Darfur Olympics. (more…)
Since 1998 a brutal war has been raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Over 4 million people have died. And there are the uncountable casualties: the many tens of thousands of women and girls who have been systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army. For the first time, they tell their stories. (more…)
Since 1998 a brutal war has been raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Over 4 million people have died. And there are the uncountable casualties: the many tens of thousands of women and girls who have been systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army. For the first time, they tell their stories. (more…)
Since 1998 a brutal war has been raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Over 4 million people have died. And there are the uncountable casualties: the many tens of thousands of women and girls who have been systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army. For the first time, they tell their stories. (more…)
A veteran in the film, TV series and commercials industries, Mark Simon worked with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Tony Curtis, and Antione Fuqua among others. The number one question he is asked, “How did you get started?” His insider stories will inspire and entertain you, and include job search mistakes most people make and three job search techniques that never fail. Provocate likes the “never” part … Hollywood, here we come! (more…)
From film to video, from game design to webisodes, visual storytelling projects usually begin with a script. The process whereby these words are translated into a series of images is deeply creative as well as technically challenging. What are the logistics and aesthetics of creating easy-to-read images and diagrams that can serve as a visual script as well as production planning documents? (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
