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SUMMARY:Call People What They Want to Be Called: Racial/Ethnic Labeling & Identity in Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Explore how one’s sense of identity affects emotional/behavioral health of Black and Brown people through an interactive TED Talk-like presentation\, audience activities\, and conversations with local health-focused organizations. Food will be served. \nThis multi-faceted event invites the public to explore the importance of conscious identity labeling in healthcare situations. Through a short TED Talk-like presentation\, an interactive identity-focused session on discovering behavioral triggers\, and guided conversations with healthcare organization representatives focused on respectfully engaging Black and Brown community members\, attendees will grow in their understanding of why and how identity matters for people of color in healthcare situations. The goal of this event is for Black and Brown people who attend to have more confidence and support in verbalizing their choices of racial/ethnic identification labels\, and for white people to have better information and answers to questions they are hesitant to ask out loud. Food reflecting the racial/ethnic cultures of the International Marketplace will be served. \nA partnership between the Komen Tissue Bank\, Pink-4-Ever Ending Disparities and Men of Pink\, Indiana Donor Network\, and Global Village Welcome Center. \nWalk-ins welcome\, but due to food being served\, registration by Nov. 4 is strongly encouraged. \nEvent organizer contact info: (317) 319-6337 or keridley@iupui.edu. \nRegister below. \nImage Courtesy of Movement Advancement Project
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/call-people-what-they-want-to-be-called-racial-ethnic-labeling-identity-in-healthcare/
LOCATION:Global Village Welcome Center\, 4233 Lafayette Rd.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46254\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,festival,Interactive,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221109T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221109T150000
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SUMMARY:HIV Modernization: Ending the Stigma of People Living with HIV
DESCRIPTION:Through an art exhibit and panel discussion\, learn how people living with HIV and their allies are working to end HIV stigma by modernizing Indiana’s outdated HIV criminal laws.  \nPeople living with HIV often face stigma and discrimination related to Indiana laws that criminalize them due to their positive HIV status. This event features speakers living with HIV who are working to end HIV criminalization through legislative change\, activism\, art\, and community support. \nA visual art show featuring Indy-based artist Contonnia Turner\, Jr. and photographer/digital artist Todd Fuqua will provide a backdrop for the discussion. Contonnia Turner\, Jr. is a talented young Black Hoosier with multiple layers of intersecting identity who creates artwork that reflects who he is physically\, mentally\, and spiritually. Todd Fuqua is an Indianapolis-based artivist (activism through art) who started a social movement called CelebrateUU\, building on the concept of HIV Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U). \nExplore the exhibit and interact informally with artists beginning at 5:30. The Talk will begin at 6:15 moderated by Terrell Parker and will include HIV Modernization Movement Chair Dr. Carrie Foote\, and Co-Chair Mark Anthony Hughes. The Phoenix bar will be open\, and snacks will be provided. \nA partnership between Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center and HIV Modernization Movement Indiana. \nContact the event organizers at 317-635-7529 or cmacy@phoenixtheatre.org. \nWalk-ins welcome\, but registration is strongly encouraged by Nov. 9.  \nRegister below. \nEXHIBIT DATES: Nov. 3-13. \n 
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/hiv-modernization-ending-stigma-of-people-living-with-hiv/
LOCATION:Phoenix Theater Cultural Center\, 705 N. Illinois Street\, Indianapolis\, IN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,Exhibit,festival,Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221110T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221110T130000
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SUMMARY:Legislating Students' Identities: Stopping Attacks on Students' Identities in School
DESCRIPTION:Hear from students themselves on the ways in which their identities are being policed in schools\, specifically related to race\, sexual orientation\, and gender. \nStudents have been the target of state legislatures across the country\, including Indiana\, in recent years. From bans on trans athletes and classroom censorship bills to dress codes that disproportionally affected students of color\, student rights to be who they are seem constantly under attack. What do students themselves have to say about this? \nThis event invites the public\, especially other youth (14+)\, to small resource fair featuring “know your rights” content followed by a panel discussion and small group conversations led by students. \nA partnership between ACLU of Indiana\, Indiana Youth Group\, Shelly’s Voice Advocacy\, and other Gay-Straight Alliance Groups. \nContact the event organizers at 317-635-4059 or info@aclu-in.org. \nRegister below. \n  \nImage Credit: – Students Protest by Fibonacci Blue on Flickr
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/legislating-students-identities-stopping-attacks-on-students-identities-in-school/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,festival,Youth/Young Adult
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221111T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221111T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
CREATED:20220826T183036Z
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SUMMARY:Where’d You Go to High School? Analyzing a Century of the IPS Caste System
DESCRIPTION:Where we went to high school tells a lot about how we see ourselves and how others see us. Join a session where you and other local grads are challenged to understand identity by analyzing a century-old IPS high school pyramid of caste\, power\, and prestige through art\, poetry\, and conversation. \nThough we might not think it’s important\, when the question “Where’d you go to high school?” is asked\, most people know why. Our answer identifies us\, making public our social\, economic\, and cultural background. This is important for our city. Over the past century\, Indianapolis created a divided and unjust system of schools sorting/ranking students by neighborhood\, race\, class\, ethnicity\, religion\, and ability. This caste system betrayed Horace Mann’s promise that our public schools would be the great “equalizer\,” a level playing field with equal opportunity for all. \nGuests at this event will be challenged\, via primary sources\, art\, poetry\, and story sharing\, to go deeper\, emphasizing important connections to power structures and how we’ve all been used by the system to uphold those systems which have exerted control and influence over public education. Attendees will leave understanding it is worth their time to pay attention to the high school forces that shaped their identity and will be better able to identify current (and future) forces shaping local schools\, youth\, and neighborhoods. \n5PM – Doors open. Check-in begins.\n5:30-6PM – Poster board activity reflecting on IPS’s past and present (11) high schools\n6-6:30PM – Welcome\, Introductions\, & Art Presentations\n6:30-7:30PM – Small Group Discussions\n7:30-8:30PM – Group Report Outs\, Discussion\, and Conclusion \nArtist and poet presentations feature Dr. Monday\, Kaila Austin\, and Glyde Gaw.  \nOn-site discussion consultants are IPS graduates Guy Russell (Shortridge)\, John Loflin (Harry E. Wood)\, Sheila Boyd (Crispus Attucks)\, and Dr. Thomas Brown (Arsenal Tech).  \nA partnership between Charles E. & Virginia P. Vornehm-Loflin Center on IPS History\, Kheprw Institute\, Rev. Dr. Thomas L. Brown\, Virgil Boyd & Sheila Boyd\, Guy Russell\, Kaila Austin\, Clyde Gaw\, Wyse Ra\, and Black & Latino Policy Institute.  \nContact the event organizers at 317-998-1339 or johnharrisloflin@yahoo.com. \nWalk-ins welcome\, but registration is strongly encouraged by Nov. 10.  \nRegister below.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/whered-you-go-to-high-school-analyzing-a-century-of-the-ips-caste-system/
LOCATION:Central Library – Center for Black Literature & Culture\, 40 E. St. Clair St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221112T150000
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SUMMARY:The Testimony Service: I Made It. You Made It. We Made It\, Together
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTo identify means to recognize the existence of a thing. This event\, which is rooted in the testimony tradition of the Black church\, invites the public to identify the ways they have experienced triumph in their lives. Using interactive writing activities followed by a live musical performance and storytelling from a group of community “testifiers\,” this event welcomes everyone to celebrate and share in life’s joys.   \nHear from pre-selected community testifiers (and then perhaps share your own story!)\, make art\, listen to music\, sit down to a community meal\, and join in fellowship with others who want to share what’s good in the world right now. Although rooted in a specific religious tradition\, this event eagerly welcomes all! \nA partnership between The Testimony Service and The Learning Tree. \nContact event organizers at 317-413-1239 or ebonychappel@gmail.com/ \nWalk-ins welcome\, but registration by Nov. 11 is strongly encouraged. \nRegister below.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/the-testimony-service-i-made-it-you-made-it-we-made-it-together/
LOCATION:Broadway United Methodist Church\, 609 E. 29th St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Award of Awesomeness Nominee,Community Conversation,festival,Interactive,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221112T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221112T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
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SUMMARY:The Sisters Are Alright Weekend: A Celebration of the Black Femme Experience - "Centering Sisters: Loud & Unapologetic"
DESCRIPTION: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.) \nFor centuries\, Black American women have been forced to reckon with negative stereotypes rooted in misogynoir. The indefatigable Mammy; the aggressive Sapphire; the wanton Jezebel; and thoughtlessly procreating Matriarch influence how Black women are seen by society and how they see themselves\, disconnecting them from authenticity. Activist Audre Lorde said\, “If I didn’t define myself for myself\, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” This is the spirit of The Sisters Are Alright Weekend: A Celebration of the Black Femme Experience\, where participants see what happens when Black women have the freedom to identify their authentic selves–sharing joys\, fears and laughter–apart from demonizing stereotype. \nTwo events explore how Black women identify their authentic selves: \nOn Nov. 11\, a powerful roster of Black women\, including performers such as Kesha Dixon\, Celeste Williams\, and Tatjana Rebelle will take the main stage at The District Theatre for “Dear Black Girl Live II\,” reading frank\, honest and vulnerable letters about the joys and pains of Black girlhood from the book Dear Black Girl: Letters from Your Sisters on Stepping into Your Power by Tamara Winfrey-Harris. \nOn Nov. 12\, festivalgoers are invited to “Centering Sisters: Loud & Unapologetic” at the Madam Walker Legacy Center—a guaranteed raucous panel and audience discussion that tackles topics such as anger\, strength and sex. \nTo purchase tickets\, for “Dear Black Girl Live II\,” visit indydistricttheatre.com. For tickets to “Centering Sisters: Loud & Unapologetic\,” visit madamwalkerlegacycenter.com. \nPartnership between Centering Sisters\, The District Theatre\, and Madam Walker Legacy Center. \nContact event organizers at 219-885-9023 or CenteringSisters@gmail.com. \nWalk-in welcome as seating permits\, but registration is strongly encouraged by Nov. 11 and/or 12\, respectively. \nImage Credit: Scott Weber
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/the-sisters-are-alright-weekend-a-celebration-of-the-black-femme-experience-centering-sisters-loud-unapologetic/
LOCATION:Madam Walker Legacy Center\, 617 Indiana Ave.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Award of Awesomeness Nominee,Community Conversation,festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221120T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
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SUMMARY:Powerful Conversations on Race (Nov. 2022 - "Exterminate the Brutes")
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact. \nPowerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is\, therefore\, rooted in historical documents and subject matter. \nThis IS NOT a lecture or book club\, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such\, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics. \nAll dialogues are virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time. \nRegistration ends at 12noon on the day of the event. A Zoom link is sent prior to the event start time. \n**NEW INFORMATION** \nThe November 2022 dialogue will be about 15 minutes longer. We will watch and discuss part 1 of the documentary Exterminate All the Brutes\, which dives into the historical context of white supremacy and whiteness. The documentary is 1 hr. long followed by 1 hr. of dialogue.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/powerful-conversations-on-race-nov-2022-exterminate-the-brutes/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
CREATED:20221201T233832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T233948Z
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SUMMARY:Powerful Conversations on Race (Jan. 2023)
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact. \nPowerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is\, therefore\, rooted in historical documents and subject matter. \nThis IS NOT a lecture or book club\, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such\, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics. \nFor the January 2023 dialogue\, we will explore the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. This session entitled “Beyond the Dream” will seek to broaden our understanding of King’s philosophies and ideas as we enter the new year and in commemoration of upcoming celebrations of King’s birthday on Jan. 16\, 2023. \nAll dialogues are virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time. \nRegistration ends at 12noon on the day of the event. A Zoom link is sent prior to the event start time.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/powerful-conversations-on-race-jan-2023/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230219T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230219T121500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
CREATED:20230109T195957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T202953Z
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SUMMARY:Powerful Conversations on Race - Exterminate the Brutes\, Pt. 1
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact. \nPowerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is\, therefore\, rooted in historical documents and subject matter. \nThis IS NOT a lecture or book club\, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such\, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics. \nFor the February 2023 dialogue\, we watch and discuss Part 1 of the documentary “Exterminate All the Brutes\,” which dives into the historical context of white supremacy and whiteness. The documentary is approximately 1 hour long and will be followed by 1 hour of dialogue.  \nAll dialogues are virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time. \nRegistration ends at 12noon on the day of the event. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the event date.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/powerful-conversations-on-race-exterminate-the-brutes-pt-1/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230312T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230312T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
CREATED:20230110T220403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230308T202642Z
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SUMMARY:Powerful Conversations on Race - Exterminate All the Brutes\, Pt. 2
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact. \nPowerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is\, therefore\, rooted in historical documents and subject matter. \nThis IS NOT a lecture or book club\, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such\, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics. \nFor the March 2023 dialogue\, we will continue to watch and discuss the documentary “Exterminate All the Brutes\,” which dives into the historical context of white supremacy and whiteness. The documentary is approximately 1 hour long and will be followed by 1 hour of dialogue.  \nAll dialogues are virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time. \nRegistration ends at 12noon on the day of the event. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the event date.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/powerful-conversations-on-race-exterminate-all-the-brutes-pt-2/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230315T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230315T154500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
CREATED:20230117T205554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T205554Z
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SUMMARY:Civic Circle: Religious Pluralism (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Spirit & Place’s Civic Circle gatherings invite you to reflect on our democracy and grapple with what it means to live by America’s civic values. This spring we will focus on the value of religious pluralism.  \nWhether you are a person of faith or not\, well\, the Constitution protects it all! So what does “religious pluralism” mean in terms of a shared civic or societal value? How is it different than religious liberty and how do we live into the work of nurturing a religiously pluralistic society? \nUsing the civic reflection dialogue method\, this participatory gathering – you’ll be doing most of the talking! – aims to help you unpack your civic values with others who also care about their role as citizens\, that is\, as those who show up for each other in public life. \nRegister using the button below. A Zoom link will be emailed to you separately.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/civic-circle-religious-pluralism-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230329T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230329T070000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
CREATED:20230103T210316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T210758Z
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SUMMARY:Spirit & Place Festival Applicant Info Session (March 29 at 10am)
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Spirit & Place and its annual festival of events during an hour-long info session via Zoom. Any member of the community – from independent scholars and artists to organizational and congregational representatives – interested in learning more about the festival application and selection process are encouraged to attend. Five sessions in total are offered and the same information will be presented during each session. “Live” attendance with your camera turned on for part of the session is encouraged so that you can ask questions and also meet other interested community members. \nRegister using the button below. \nCan’t make one of the scheduled sessions? Contact Erin Kelley\, Spirit & Place program director\, at ekkelley@iupui.edu.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/spirit-place-festival-applicant-info-session-march-29-at-10am/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230329T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230329T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
CREATED:20230103T210550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T211445Z
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SUMMARY:Spirit & Place Festival Applicant Info Session (March 29 at 4pm)
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Spirit & Place and its annual festival of events during an hour-long info session via Zoom. Any member of the community – from independent scholars and artists to organizational and congregational representatives – interested in learning more about the festival application and selection process are encouraged to attend. Five sessions in total are offered and the same information will be presented during each session. “Live” attendance with your camera turned on for part of the session is encouraged so that you can ask questions and also meet other interested community members. \nRegister using the button below. \nCan’t make one of the scheduled sessions? Contact Erin Kelley\, Spirit & Place program director\, at ekkelley@iupui.edu.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/spirit-place-festival-applicant-info-session-march-29-at-4pm/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230406T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230406T090000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
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SUMMARY:Spirit & Place Festival Applicant Info Session (April 6 at 12pm)
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Spirit & Place and its annual festival of events during an hour-long info session via Zoom. Any member of the community – from independent scholars and artists to organizational and congregational representatives – interested in learning more about the festival application and selection process are encouraged to attend. Five sessions in total are offered and the same information will be presented during each session. “Live” attendance with your camera turned on for part of the session is encouraged so that you can ask questions and also meet other interested community members. \nRegister using the button below. \nCan’t make one of the scheduled sessions? Contact Erin Kelley\, Spirit & Place program director\, at ekkelley@iupui.edu.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/spirit-place-festival-applicant-info-session-april-4-at-12pm/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230413T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230413T070000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
CREATED:20230103T223131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T223131Z
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SUMMARY:Spirit & Place Festival Applicant Info Session (April 13 at 10am)
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Spirit & Place and its annual festival of events during an hour-long info session via Zoom. Any member of the community – from independent scholars and artists to organizational and congregational representatives – interested in learning more about the festival application and selection process are encouraged to attend. Five sessions in total are offered and the same information will be presented during each session. “Live” attendance with your camera turned on for part of the session is encouraged so that you can ask questions and also meet other interested community members. \nRegister using the button below. \nCan’t make one of the scheduled sessions? Contact Erin Kelley\, Spirit & Place program director\, at ekkelley@iupui.edu.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/spirit-place-festival-applicant-info-session-april-13-at-10am/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
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SUMMARY:Spirit & Place Festival Applicant Info Session (April 13 at 4pm)
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Spirit & Place and its annual festival of events during an hour-long info session via Zoom. Any member of the community – from independent scholars and artists to organizational and congregational representatives – interested in learning more about the festival application and selection process are encouraged to attend. Five sessions in total are offered and the same information will be presented during each session. “Live” attendance with your camera turned on for part of the session is encouraged so that you can ask questions and also meet other interested community members. \nRegister using the button below. \nCan’t make one of the scheduled sessions? Contact Erin Kelley\, Spirit & Place program director\, at ekkelley@iupui.edu.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/spirit-place-festival-applicant-info-session-april-13-at-4pm/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230416T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230416T133000
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SUMMARY:Powerful Conversations on Race - Exterminate All the Brutes\, Pt. 3
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact. \nPowerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is\, therefore\, rooted in historical documents and subject matter. \nThis IS NOT a lecture or book club\, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such\, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics. \nFor the April 2023 dialogue\, we will continue to watch and discuss the documentary “Exterminate All the Brutes\,” which dives into the historical context of white supremacy and whiteness. The documentary is approximately 1 hour long and will be followed by 1+ hour of dialogue.  \nAll dialogues are virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time. \nRegistration ends at 12noon on the day of the event. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the event date.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/powerful-conversations-on-race-exterminate-all-the-brutes-pt-3/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230424T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230424T154500
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SUMMARY:Civic Circle: Religious Pluralism (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Spirit & Place’s Civic Circle gatherings invite you to reflect on our democracy and grapple with what it means to live by America’s civic values. This April we will continue discussing the idea of religious pluralism.  \nWhether you are a person of faith or not\, well\, the Constitution protects it all! So what does “religious pluralism” mean in terms of a shared civic or societal value? How is it different than religious liberty and how do we live into the work of nurturing a religiously pluralistic society? \nUsing the civic reflection dialogue method\, this participatory gathering – you’ll be doing most of the talking! – aims to help you unpack your civic values with others who also care about their role as citizens\, that is\, as those who show up for each other in public life. This gathering is a continuation of our March meeting\, but we will use a different source material and participants need not have attended in April to get something out of this session.  \nPlease use the blue registration button below. \n*ABOUT CIVIC REFLECTION\nEngaging in a civic reflection dialogue is not the same at attending a lecture or discussing a book. This is an immersive experience around a shared source materials (e.g.\, a poem\, short writing\, visual image\, etc.). As such\, we’ll spend most of the time in small group dialogue. Active participation is a must!
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/civic-circle-religious-pluralism-in-person/
LOCATION:College Avenue Branch LIbrary\, 4180 N. College Ave.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230517T143000
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SUMMARY:Civic Circle: Religious Pluralism (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Spirit & Place’s Civic Circle gatherings invite you to reflect on our democracy and grapple with what it means to live by America’s civic values. This spring we will focus on the value of religious pluralism by using a different source material at each gathering. In other words\, each dialogue is unique! \nWhether or not you are a person of faith\, the Constitution protects you. So what does “religious pluralism” mean in terms of a shared civic or societal value? How is it different than religious liberty and how do we live into the work of nurturing a religiously pluralistic society? \nUsing the civic reflection dialogue method\, this participatory gathering – you’ll be doing most of the talking! – aims to help you unpack your civic values with others who also care about their role as citizens\, that is\, as those who show up for each other in public life. \nRegister using the button below. A Zoom link will be emailed to you separately.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/civic-circle-religious-pluralism-virtual-2/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230521T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230521T133000
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SUMMARY:Powerful Conversations on Race - Exterminate All the Brutes\, Pt. 4
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact. \nPowerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is\, therefore\, rooted in historical documents and subject matter. \nThis IS NOT a lecture or book club\, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such\, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics. \nFor the May 2023 dialogue\, we will wrap up our dialogue sessions focused on the documentary “Exterminate All the Brutes\,” which dives into the historical context of white supremacy and whiteness. The documentary is approximately 1 hour long and will be followed by 1+ hour of dialogue. THIS GATHERING IS VIRTUAL ONLY. \nAll dialogues are virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time. \nRegistration ends at 12noon on the day of the event. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the event date. \nRegister Below.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/powerful-conversations-on-race-exterminate-all-the-brutes-pt-4/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230611T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230611T131500
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SUMMARY:Powerful Conversations on Race (June 2023)
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact. \nPowerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is\, therefore\, rooted in historical documents and subject matter. \nThis IS NOT a lecture or book club\, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such\, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics. \nFor the June 2023 dialogue\, we will focus on a TBD historical topic and this will be a HYBRID event. Both in-person and virtual attendance will be possible\, but we ask you to stick to whatever format you sign up for. \nAll dialogues are virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time. \nRegistration ends at 12noon on the day of the event. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the event date. \nRegister below.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/powerful-conversations-on-race-june-2023/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
LOCATION:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230819T070000
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SUMMARY:Civic Saturday: The Reflective Citizen
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be a reflective citizen? A person who knows the value of showing up for others and who does so in a spirit of open-mindedness\, responsibility\, and whole-heartedness? We’ll explore these habits of citizenship while building community by sharing poetry\, songs\, and civic fellowship together. \nCivic Saturday is a civic analogue to a faith gathering. It’s a gathering of friends and strangers in a common place to nurture a spirit of shared purpose. But it’s not about a particular faith tradition nor is it trying to replace faith. It’s about the shared societal values that should work to unite us — liberty\, equality\, freedom\, and self-government — even if we argue how to achieve these ideals! \nJoin with others to sing\, hear poetry\, share civic readings\, listen to a civic sermon about being a “Reflective Citizen”\, while also building community connections through small group dialogue. \nABOUT CIVIC SATURDAYS: The Civic Saturday model was pioneered by Seattle-based Citizen University in 2016 and strives to be a “great democratic self-cure.” In a time of deep political divide\, we must create new approaches to fostering a shared sense of moral and civic purpose. In a country held together not by race or religion\, but by a common creed\, how do we maintain a sense of national cohesion? How do we create values-based fellowship? How do we convert that creed and those values into useful action? Civic Saturday seeks to answer these questions\, and many more.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/civic-saturday-the-reflective-citizen/
LOCATION:College Avenue Branch LIbrary\, 4180 N. College Ave.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230917T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20230917T130000
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SUMMARY:Powerful Conversations on Race: Art & Race
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact. \nPowerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is\, therefore\, rooted in historical documents and subject matter. \nThis IS NOT a lecture or book club\, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such\, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics. \nThis dialogue is virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time. \nFor the September 2023 dialogue we will explore the role of the arts in shaping our perceptions and understanding of race. \nRegistration ends at 12 noon day of event.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/powerful-conversations-on-race-art-race/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231015T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231015T130000
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SUMMARY:Powerful Conversations on Race: Liberty & Self-Determination (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Powerful Conversations on Race [PCR] is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race and racism and the resulting impact. \nPowerful Conversations on Race is a way for us to get comfortable talking about uncomfortable histories and is\, therefore\, rooted in historical documents and subject matter. \nThis IS NOT a lecture or book club\, but a space for community to come together and dive deeply into a variety of topics concerning race. This is an immersive experience. As such\, we’ll spend a considerable amount of time in small groups to dialogue with each other about these topics. \nOctober’s focus explores the ways in which race shapes perceptions around liberty and self-determination. \nThis dialogue is virtual and occur on Eastern Standard Time / Eastern Daylight Time. \nRegistration ends at 12 noon day of event.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/powerful-conversations-on-race-liberty-self-determination-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231103T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231103T150000
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SUMMARY:FACING GRIEF: Nourishing Ourselves and Others Through Loss
DESCRIPTION:The Nov. 5 performance at 4pm will have live captioning to a screen.\nThe Nov. 7 performance at 7pm will has ASL interpretation.\nAll other accommodation requests should be made by Oct. 20. \nMany of us don’t know what to say or do when a loved one experiences profound grief. Through live theatrical enactments of various scenarios\, audiences are invited to practice reacting to loss and supporting those they love. \nOur brains are wired for survival\, not loss\, creating significant challenges in the aftermath of profound grief. FACING GRIEF\, a presentation of The Sapphire Theatre’s award-winning PICTURE THIS® applied theatre programming\, engages improvisational actors to act out brief scenarios. Staying in character\, they “break the fourth wall” for an interactive talk back with the audience at the crisis point of each scene. Society and the community can do better for those who are hurting. Theatre can help show the way by allowing participants to practice how to have hard conversations\, hold space\, and listen. Musicians\, interfaith ministers\, educators\, counselors and other subject matter experts will help facilitate this event. \nFACING GRIEF will also be performed twice on November 5 at Unity Indianapolis. The 11:30am performance will follow a specially-themed worship service (10am) that all are welcome to attend! A second performance is scheduled for 4pm. FACING GRIEF will be performed a final time on Nov. 7 at the Phoenix Theatre. If interested in these other performances\, please return to the event calendar and register for those dates/times. \nQuestions? Contact 317-966-7529 or andrea@sapphiretheatre.com \nEvent Partners: Sapphire Theatre Co.; Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center; Unity of Indianapolis; Jon Swanson\, PhD.; Deandra Dycus; and Congregation Beth-El Zedeck. \nEvent Registration: Registration requested by Nov. 3\, but walk-ins are welcome as space permits. Registration link forthcoming. \nAudience Note: This program is focused on people who are seeking to better support loved ones experiencing profound bereavement. However\, those currently grieving are welcome to attend – care is being shown to create an emotionally safe space. Additionally\, the November 3 gather will include a post-event reception. \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/facing-grief-nourishing-ourselves-and-others-through-loss-4/
LOCATION:Phoenix Theater Cultural Center\, 705 N. Illinois Street\, Indianapolis\, IN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,festival,Interactive,Performance,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231106T140000
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SUMMARY:Nourishing Our Spirits: an interfaith dinner with Center for Interfaith Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT \nEnjoy conversation over dinner with members from across Indianapolis’ faith communities on the ways food rituals and practices sustain faith. \nHindu\, Jewish\, Pagan\, Sikh\, and Sufi prayers and reflective practices will be offered by local faith leaders as well as information on the historical and cultural significance of these practices. Dinner will follow and\, with the aid of dialogue cards and table facilitators\, attendees will be invited to share their own reflections on history\, culture\, food\, and faith. Digital booklets of recipes\, prayers\, and reflections will keep attendees engaged after the event. \nQuestions? Contact 317-268-5300 or josih@indycic.org. \nEvent Partners: Center for Interfaith Cooperation\, Sufi Ruhaniat International\, Indiana Pagan Community Outreach and Dialogue\, Hindu Temple of Central Indiana\, Sikh Satsang Indianapolis\, and Congregation Beth-El Zedeck. \nEvent Registration: Due to a seating limit of 50 guests\, registration is required by October 30. \n \n 
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/nourishing-our-spirits-an-interfaith-dinner-with-center-for-interfaith-cooperation/
LOCATION:Indiana Interchurch Center – Krannert Hall\, 1100 W. 42nd St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46208\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,festival,Interactive,Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231106T150000
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SUMMARY:Indy Community Voices: Storytelling for Tenants’ Empowerment
DESCRIPTION:Housing is a basic human need. This event invites communities in Indy to share their experiences and envision paths for affordable housing stability\, which is central to human and community nourishment. \nPlease join us to share and listen to stories and experiences around rental housing and building communities in Indianapolis. Stories have power as they bring people together to build community through shared experiences. Using multiple art forms and other means of expression\, this event highlights the centrality of stories for creating spaces of community nourishment and empowerment. Attendees to this event will be encouraged to share their stories verbally\, through art and audio\, before hearing from panelists who will share their stories\, experiences\, and struggles related to rental housing in Indianapolis. Attendees will also be able to consult with housing attorneys and the City of Indianapolis Tenant Navigators. \nQuestions? Contact 434-242-1012 or indyhousingproject@gmail.com. \nEvent Partners: Indy Community Voices Podcast; Patricia Basile\, assistant professor in the IU College of Arts and Sciences Department of Geography in Bloomington; Andy Beck\, community designer with the Learning Tree\, equitable development consultant; Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliance (GIMA); and Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP). \nEvent Registration: Registration requested by Nov. 5 (button below). Walk-ins welcome. \nAudience Note: Doors open at 5pm with food and activities. Panel remarks will begin at 6pm. \n \nImage Credit: Wildstyle Paschall 
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/indy-community-voices-storytelling-for-tenants-empowerment/
LOCATION:The Amp at 16 Tech\, 1220 Waterway Blvd.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,festival,Interactive,Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231110T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231110T140000
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SUMMARY:Nourish: Testimonies about Food\, Family\, and Love (Day 1: Film Screening)
DESCRIPTION:A two-day celebration focused on the healing powers of food\, community\, and spirituality featuring films\, food\, and testimonies from Black femme creators. \nThe gathering will take attendees on an immersive visual\, sensual\, auditory\, and spiritual experience in the spirit of honoring how Black femmes have nourished themselves and one another while making an indelible impact on the world. \nOn Friday\, Nov. 10\, two films – “In Our Mother’s Gardens” and “Food as Resistance” will be shown. Dinner will be served in between screenings and a discussion about the ways lineage\, love\, and (unjust) food systems intersect will close the night. \nThe following day (Nov. 11) will feature music\, storytelling\, and the culinary arts in a Testimony Service for all! (Think: Moth Radio Hour.) Testimony services have their roots in the Black church tradition as a time where people can take to the altar and tell a story or sing a song that illustrates a triumphant moment in their lives. Attendees will be given writing prompts for their own reflections and will hear from a selection of Black femme speakers before enjoying refreshments. \nDoors open at 4pm each day for guests to congregate with each other. Programming begins at 5pm. \nAudience Note: While this event is open to people from all faiths or non-faith backgrounds\, Black Christian traditions as well as African ancestral practices will be honored. \nQuestions? Please contact317-413-1239 or TheTestimonyServiceOnline@gmail.com \nEvent Partners: The Testimony Service and The Center for Religion\, Arts\, and Culture. \nEvent Registration: Registration requested by Nov.3\, but walk-in guests are welcome! \n \nImage Courtesy of The Testimony Service
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/nourish-testimonies-about-food-family-and-love-day-1-film-screening/
LOCATION:Broadway United Methodist Church\, 609 E. 29th St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Award of Awesomeness Nominee,Community Conversation,festival,Film Screening,Interactive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231110T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231110T160000
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SUMMARY:Nourishing Democracy: Healthy IPS School Board Elections
DESCRIPTION:Constitutional republics must be nourished to stay viable. As school board elections offer a microcosm of democracy\, what does IPS board history teach us about the democratic process and what citizens can do to nurture their own sense of civic empowerment? \nOnce regulated to the May Primary\, Indianapolis school board elections are now large and expensive early November events. Debate from a plurality of perspectives is needed for a healthy democracy and a vigorous public education system. So is an understanding of local history. In the early 1920s\, little to no competition existed in school board races which were ostensibly run by the Citizens School Committee. This is the era that deeply segregated and segmented Indianapolis’s public schools into a caste system. As recent media stories have shown\, modern school board elections are being inundated with outside money – and agendas – that threaten to shape public schools in ways the community may not want. Using primary sources and recent news articles\, attendees will be divided into working groups to compare and contrast the past to the present in an effort to plan for the future. Visual arts\, poetry\, and music will further help attendees appreciate the challenges democracy faces while inspiring them to stay engaged and active. \nQuestions? Contact 317-998-1339 or johnharrisloflin@yahoo.com. \nAudience Notes: Doors open at 6pm for guests to interact with the exhibits. Programming begins at 7pm. \nEvent Partners: Charles E. Loflin & Virginia P. Vornehm-Loflin Center on IPS History\, the Black & Latino Policy Institute\, Virgil and Sheila Boyd\, Wyse Ra\, Rev. Dr. Thomas L. Brown\, and artists Dr. Monday\, Clyde Gaw\, and Clockwork Janz. \nEvent Registration: Registration requested by Nov. 9. Walk-ins welcome!
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/nourishing-democracy-healthy-ips-school-board-elections/
LOCATION:MLK Community Center\, 40 W. 40th St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,Exhibit,festival,Interactive,Poetry,Spoken Word,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231111T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231111T070000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141433
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SUMMARY:Cultural Compost: Nourishing Places in the Footprints of Toxic History
DESCRIPTION:ASL Upon Request by Oct. 27. \nFrom the water that we drink to the air that we breathe\, we all have experience with the legacies of environmental damage. This hands-on workshop will help you develop personal stories related to places of environmental harm and then use those stories to nourish the ongoing work of environmental justice. \nCommunity members are invited to share stories of experience with environmental damage (including social and physical harm from industrial waste\, climate change\, pollution\, etc.) and then transform those stories into deeper knowledge\, empathy\, and tools for change. The goal of this workshop is to increase awareness of both common threats and ongoing efforts to create a healthier city\, as well as to gather stories from diverse perspectives that will be included in a forthcoming exhibit hosted at Indy Parks sites in 2024. The stories shared and refined during this workshop will add to a broader understanding (and study) of the city’s toxic heritage and will help ensure that lived experience is part of how we document the history and legacy of toxic environments. Out of decay can come new\, nourishing life. This workshop plows the contaminated soil of the city to grow new understanding and empathy\, and to motivate people to act for a cleaner\, healthier\, sustainable\, and more just future. \nQuestions? Contact 317-327-7161 or Kavita.mahoney@indy.gov \nEvent Partners: IU School of Liberal Arts Museum Studies Program at IUPUI and Indy Parks and Recreation. \nEvent Registration: Registration requested by Nov. 9. Walk-ins welcome as space permits. \n \nImage Credit: IUPUI Museum Studies Program
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/cultural-compost-nourishing-places-in-the-footprints-of-toxic-history/
LOCATION:Broad Ripple Park Family Center\, 1426 Broad Ripple Ave.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46220\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,festival,Workshop
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