**Award of Awesomeness Nominee! ** Monumental Changes: History and Power in Public Art

Garfield Park Arts Center - Main Gallery 2432 Conservatory Dr., Indianapolis, IN

VIEW THE ONLINE EXHIBIT AND WATCH A RECORDING OF THE PANEL CONVERSATION HERE. Explore the role of power and memory in public art. Learn about the history, controversy, and recent removal of a Confederate monument in Garfield Park and envision an equitable future for the site through this exhibition and panel discussion featuring Dr. Paul […]

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**Award of Awesomeness Nominee! ** Monarchs in a Changing World: How These Butterflies Bring Us Together

Oliver's Woods 8825 River Road, Indianapolis, IN

THIS EVENT IS CURRENTLY OPERATING A WAITLIST. Learn about monarch butterflies and the importance of conservation while helping to complete a new mural! Is there a better metaphor for “change” than the metamorphosis from caterpillar to chrysalis and finally to butterfly? This mysterious transformation process has evoked awe for millennia. This event asks what wider […]

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**Award of Awesomeness Nominee!** We Can Change the Past: Unearthing the History of Arab Indianapolis

Central Library - Clowes Auditorium 40 E. St. Clair Street, Indianapolis, IN

Watch the short film "When We Were Syrian: Early Lebanese in Indianapolis" here. Watch a debut performance of the film, “When We Were Syrian: Early Lebanese in Indianapolis,” and learn more about the forgotten past of Arab Indianapolis. “When We Were Syrian” is a deeply moving autobiographical short film that reveals a past overlooked in […]

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**Award of Awesomeness Nominee!** Truthsgiving: Using Food to Dismantle a Colonial Myth

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN

Through cooking demonstrations and more, explore why romanticized versions of Thanksgiving are harmful to Native Peoples and how you can incorporate indigenized alternatives into your celebration. November is Native American Heritage Month as well as the month many Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. The Eiteljorg and its partners invite you to explore ways of honoring Indigenous people […]

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Jadzia, My Beloved Old Friend! Gender Representation in Science Fiction

Center for Inquiry 350 Canal Walk, Ste. A, Indianapolis, IN

As with many political and socially sensitive topics, SciFi has long created a safe space to fully explore one’s identity. Hear from SciFi fans who have explored – and embraced – their gender and sexual identities through the art and power of science fiction. This inclusive and welcoming event features a moderated discussion with SciFi […]

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Inking Identity: Indigenous Tattoo Practices

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art 500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Artist, activist, and owner/founder of Thunderbird Rising Studios in Indianapolis, Stephanie Big Eagle will talk about the traditional Indigenous practice of hand poked tattooing and how both the practice of tattooing and the tattoo itself shape and reflect cultural identity. Tattoos are inherently tied to identity as one is choosing to permanently adorn their body […]

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The Sisters Are Alright Weekend: A Celebration of the Black Femme Experience – “Dear Black Girl”

The District Theatre 627 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, IN

Through live letter readings and community discussion, The Sisters Are Alright Weekend: A Celebration of the Black Femme Experience amplifies how Black women identify their true selves separate from poisoned narrative. Two gatherings, two venues, one awesome time! ($10 per person/per show.) For centuries, Black American women have been forced to reckon with negative stereotypes rooted in […]

$10.00

The Testimony Service: I Made It. You Made It. We Made It, Together

Broadway United Methodist Church 609 E. 29th St., Indianapolis, IN

The Testimony Service seeks to bring people together—regardless of faith affiliation—to fellowship and celebrate the good news about what’s going on in their lives and communities through music, personal testimony and a shared meal. To identify means to recognize the existence of a thing. This event, which is rooted in the testimony tradition of the Black church, invites the […]

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The Sisters Are Alright Weekend: A Celebration of the Black Femme Experience – “Centering Sisters: Loud & Unapologetic”

Madam Walker Legacy Center 617 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, IN

Through live letter readings and community discussion, The Sisters Are Alright Weekend: A Celebration of the Black Femme Experience amplifies how Black women identify their true selves separate from poisoned narrative. Two gatherings, two venues, one awesome time! ($10 per person/per show.) For centuries, Black American women have been forced to reckon with negative stereotypes rooted in […]

$10.00