Archive for January, 2008
Monday, January 21st, 2008
Some very bright analysts of international relations are teaching in the smaller colleges and universities of Indiana, refining their insights far from the distractions of DC (or even of Bloomington and Lafayette). Hear what they have to say at the Indiana Consortium for International Programs (ICIP) conference. (more…)
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Saturday, January 12th, 2008
The American Shakespeare Center (ASC), one of the country’s most acclaimed acting troupes, will present a performance of “The Merchant of Venice” to provoke our thinking about race and justice. (more…)
Posted in Events, Jews & Judaism, Christianity & Christians, Europe, Poets, Human and civil rights, Business, Art, Morality & Ethics | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 12th, 2008
When: Wednesday March 5, 12:00-1:00 PM
Where: Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
MODERATOR: The Indianapolis Star columnist Matthew Tully
Posted in Events, Democracy, Domestic politicking, Law & justice, Hoosier history, Human and civil rights, Health & Medicine, Poverty, Morality & Ethics | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Probably no Hoosier has as much critical experience dealing with Chinese business than Columbus-based Brooke Tuttle. (more…)
Posted in Events, Domestic politicking, Foreign policy, Human and civil rights, China, Business, Globalization, GLOCAL-ization | 2 Comments »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Billionaire Warren Buffet’s June 2007 pledge to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation prompted headlines about the size of the gift and the impact it could have on global education and health initiatives. Can private donors be more effective than governments in tackling world problems? (more…)
Posted in Events, Business, Globalization, Africa, Philanthropy, Morality & Ethics | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Born Valhyna Martynava in 1981 in Minsk, Valzhyna Mort is famed throughout Europe for her poetry and how she reads it … or more accurately, how she performs it. (more…)
Posted in Events, Crossing borders, Europe, Poets, Russia | 2 Comments »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Indianapolis Opera Ensemble will present excerpts from Bizet’s opera “Carmen.” Clips from the film “U-Carmen,” a South African adaptation of the opera, will be shown as well. (more…)
Posted in Events, Women, Film, Music & Motion, Art, Africa, Poverty, Provocate Event | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Billionaire Warren Buffet’s June 2007 pledge to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation prompted headlines about the size of the gift and the impact it could have on global education and health initiatives. Can private donors be more effective than governments in tackling world problems? (more…)
Posted in Events, Foreign policy, Religion, Business, Education, Globalization, Africa, Philanthropy, Citizen Diplomacy | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Recent product safety scares have thrown the spotlight on the enormous role China plays in supplying products to the U.S. Could the large and growing trade imbalance with China have an adverse effect on the U.S. economy? What role does the undervalued Chinese currency play? Prof. Esen Gurtunca of UIndy explains. (more…)
Posted in Events, Domestic politicking, Foreign policy, Human and civil rights, China, Business, Globalization | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
What factors have prevented the U.S. and Latin American countries from forging a strong relationship? What challenges confront U.S. policy in Latin America? Can the U.S. offer an alternative to the influence of left-leaning leaders like Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez? (more…)
Posted in Events, Democracy, Foreign policy, Mexico, Crossing borders, Human and civil rights, Empire, Globalization, Poverty, Latinos | 1 Comment »