Archive for March, 2008
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Critics of immigration to the US say they don’t dislike particular ethnic groups … it’s just that newcomers refuse to assimilate, refuse to learn English, drop out of school in disproprtionate numbers. Well, here’s an opportunity for the critics to prove their sincerity, by contributing to an important fund providing college scholarships to gifted Latino students that would not otherwise be able to pursue higher education. (more…)
Posted in Crossing borders, Business, Music & Motion, Art, Education, GLOCAL-ization, Philanthropy, Kids, Latinos, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication, Latin America | No Comments »
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
This could be good. An open forum with local business professionals. Identify and discuss the most pressing commercial global trade issues of today. Learn from others with subject matter expertise. It will only be as good as what the copmmunity puts into it. (more…)
Posted in Events, Domestic politicking, Foreign policy, Business, Education, Globalization, GLOCAL-ization, Inter-cultural communication | No Comments »
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Get it? “Whirled Peas” and “World Peace”! The idea is that these near-homophones may be more closely linked than you’d think. Will eating fresh and local contribute to defusing global conflicts and crises? We’ll see. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, Events, Democracy, Violence, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Health & Medicine, Business, Way we live, Education, GLOCAL-ization, Living Green, Food | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Have you ever wondered … What is the role of faith and civil society as our world becomes more economically, socially and environmentally interdependent? What is at stake and what, if any, common interests can be identified? What is the appropriate relationship between religion, government, and the public sphere? To discover answers to these questions and to learn how to get involved in dynamic international projects, you have to head to the International Interfaith Symposium at IUPUI. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, Events, Democracy, Foreign policy, Iraq, Women, Religion, Interfaith, Crossing borders, Jews & Judaism, Islam & Muslims, Christianity & Christians, Law & justice, Hoosier history, Europe, Journalism, Novelists & writers, Environment, Human and civil rights, Terrorism, Film, Health & Medicine, Way we live, Music & Motion, India, Empire, Art, Education, GLOCAL-ization, Africa, Volun-tourism, Philanthropy, Citizen Diplomacy, Living Green, Taking action, Latinos, Middle East, Provocate Event, Buddhism, Morality & Ethics, Families and children, Inter-cultural communication | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
It was a lucky break that Bill Foley was drawn to photography when he was a Chem major at IU three decades ago. With some of the Middle East’s most important photos — and a Pulitzer Prize — to his credit, it was a lucky break for the world. (more…)
Posted in Events, Foreign policy, Iraq, Jews & Judaism, Islam & Muslims, Terrorism, War & peace, Art, Middle East | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Kenan Ipek, the Consul General of Turkey, explains the dilemmas facing his country at one of its most critical periods in decades. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Foreign policy, Iraq, Islam & Muslims, Law & justice, Europe, Human and civil rights, Business, War & peace, Turkey, Middle East | No Comments »
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Chinese and Western music, creation of works of art before the eyes of the audience … it can only happen at the University of Indianapolis. (more…)
Posted in Events, China, Music & Motion, Art | No Comments »
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Millions of U.S. children go hungry every year, and millions more die every year from hunger or from preventable and treatable disease. This conference will bring together national and local anti-hunger leaders along with concerned individuals from across Indiana to learn about hunger and how to use our voices to end hunger in our lifetimes. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Foreign policy, Religion, Interfaith, Christianity & Christians, Law & justice, Journalism, Human and civil rights, Health & Medicine, Way we live, Education, Africa, Poverty, Philanthropy, Citizen Diplomacy, Taking action, Morality & Ethics, Families and children | No Comments »
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Bill McKibben proposes “pursuing prosperity in a more local direction, with cities, suburbs, and regions producing more of their own food, generating more of their own energy, and even creating more of their own culture and entertainment.” That sounds like a Smaller Indiana. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Law & justice, Journalism, Novelists & writers, Climate change, Environment, Energy politics, Technology, Science, Business, Way we live, GLOCAL-ization, Living Green, Taking action, Morality & Ethics | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
“Old Europe” is finding it difficult to digest new admissions to the EU such as Romania and Bulgaria. Think they are up Turkey? Look at it this way: When Turkey joins, the EU will have more Muslims than Catholics; and it will directly border Syria, Iraq, and Iran. (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Foreign policy, Islam & Muslims, Europe, Empire, Turkey, Middle East | No Comments »
