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SUMMARY:Looking Forward: Black Indianapolis Artists Imagine the Future
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit and panel discussion address the long-lasting impact of African American enslavement on our shared history and sense of identity. These offerings provide a space to delve into complicated histories by focusing on Indianapolis artists and how identity creates the context for telling stories.  \nArtwork in the exhibition Past is Present: Black Artists Respond to the Complicated Histories of Slavery comes from contemporary African American artists addressing the legacies and impacts of slavery and the 160-year-fight to receive equal rights and acknowledgement for their contributions to our collective culture. By featuring works of both nationally renowned and local artists paired with primary source documents from the Indiana Historical Society\, Indiana State Museum\, and others\, this exhibit and panel discussion will help attendees see how slavery has shaped not only our nation\, but our neighbors\, friends\, and communities.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ \nDoors to the galleries will open at 3pm to give visitors an opportunity to meet with the artists\, curators\, and participants for an informal tour of the exhibit. This panel for Looking Forward: Black Indianapolis Artists Imagine the Future features moderator Kaila Austin\, Campus and Community Engagement Coordinator for the exhibit; Curator Dr. Jonathan Square\, Assistant Professor of Visual Culture at the Parson’s School of Design; and local artists Shamira Wilson\, Matt Cooper\, and Lobyn Hamilton. \nA partnership between IU Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI\, Center for Africana Studies and Culture at IUPUI\, and IUPUI Senior Academy. \nContact event organizers at 317-274-2462 or ktaustin@indiana.edu.  \nWalk-ins welcome!\n \nVirtual opportunity also available by registering here. \nEvent: Saturday\, Nov. 5\, 5:30-6:30pm \nExhibit: Sept. 28\, 2022—Jan. 15\, 2023\, 12-5pm  \nMatthew Cooper. DNA No. 28\, 2022. Oil and paper on canvas. 36 x 24 in.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/looking-forward-black-indianapolis-artists-imagine-the-future/
LOCATION:Herron School of Art + Design – Eskenazi Hall\, Basile Auditorium\, 735 W. New York St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,festival,Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221106T090000
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SUMMARY:Jadzia\, My Beloved Old Friend! Gender Representation in Science Fiction
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis inclusive and welcoming event features a moderated discussion with SciFi fans who have a nontraditional experience with their own gender identity or sexual orientation. They will explore inspirational models they’ve encountered in SciFi stories and how these models have affected their own journeys. A wider discussion will also examine some of the ways SciFi has represented gender\, romance\, and sexual orientation through film\, writing\, and even fannish gatherings (e.g.\, cosplay) and how these spaces of imagination create accepting environments that encourage a full exploration of one’s identity. \nA partnership between Starbase Indy\, Gender Nexus\, and Center for Inquiry. \nContact the event organizers at 317-626-2163 or Lisa_meece@starbaseindy.org.  \nWalk-ins welcome\, but registration is strongly encouraged by Nov. 6.  \nRegister below.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/jadzia-my-beloved-old-friend-gender-representation-in-science-fiction/
LOCATION:Center for Inquiry\, 350 Canal Walk\, Ste. A\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Award of Awesomeness Nominee,festival,Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221107T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221107T153000
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SUMMARY:Holy Sparks: Celebration the Feminine in Spirituality and Faith
DESCRIPTION:After viewing the exhibit\, “Holy Sparks: Celebrating 50 Years of Women Rabbinate\,” guests are invited to explore the feminine influences on religious traditions and faith journeys by hearing from a panel of diverse religious leaders as well as a poet\, sculptor\, and musician. \nToo often\, people are not as aware of the deep and profound feminine influence of their faith formation and faith journeys because of the patriarchal nature of religion in general. This emphasizes the feminine through music\, art\, sculpture\, spoken word\, and food. \nUsing the “Holy Sparks” art exhibit as a backdrop\, this event encourages attendees to contemplate and identify the feminine influence on their faith formation and faith journey. Stories from sacred texts will be shared along with stories from individuals that identify\, recognize\, honor\, and celebrate the stories of women\, how they have shaped faith practices\, communities\, and individual faith journeys. \nPanel speakers include moderator Katherine Tyler Scott (Managing Principal Ki ThoughtBridge)\, Rabbi Sandy Sasso (Rabbi Emeritus\, Congregation Beth-El Zedeck)\, Dr. Anita Joshi (Hindu Temple of Central Indiana Board)\, and Reverend Dr. Marilyn Gill (Executive Director of Indiana Christian Leadership Conference). Featured artists include Deepha R. Maturi (poet)\, D. Del Reverda-Jennings (sculptor)\, and Dena El Saffar (musician). \nA partnership between Center for Interfaith Cooperation\, Congregation Beth-El Zedeck\, and JCC-Indianapolis. \nContact the event organizers at 317-318-5304 or charlie@centerforinterfaithcooperation.org. \nWalk-ins welcome\, but registrations is strongly encouraged by Nov. 7. \nRegister below. \nEXHIBIT DATES: Nov. 1 – 30 \nImage courtesy of Sonia Benjamin\, Heller Museum at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion\n 
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/holy-sparks-celebration-the-feminine-in-spirituality-and-faith/
LOCATION:Indiana Interchurch Center\, 1100 W. 42nd St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,festival,Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221108T133000
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SUMMARY:Identity and Community in the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we explore the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis\, a resource that helps to define\, create\, and enhance identity for Indianapolis. Learn how the encyclopedia can be a powerful tool for helping citizens participate effectively in the community. \nThe digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (EOI) provides a home for knowledge about Indianapolis’ past and present. Its entries\, timelines\, an interactive atlas\, and in-depth features tell the stories of people\, organizations\, places\, and events that define Indianapolis and its region. The past shapes our future and without a good\, reliable\, and comprehensive view of our achievements and struggles\, we lack a common sense of identity. EOI works with both organizations and individual members in the community to create neighborhood histories\, atlas\, and features and shares data through a common framework that defines\, creates\, and enhances our identity as a city while providing information to mitigate and solve problems. \nWe will spend about 60 minutes presenting the digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (EOI). We will focus on neighborhood\, community\, and faith content and how this content serves our community. The program will then shift from us to the audience. For the remainder of the presentation (about 30 minutes)\, we will act as facilitators–inviting comments\, insights\, and questions from attendees. \nA partnership between Encyclopedia of Indianapolis and Indianapolis Public Library. \nContact the event organizers at 317-275-4135 or evanallen@indypl.org. \nRegistration required by 4:30pm on Nov. 8 to receive the Zoom link. \nRegister below. \nImage Credit: Mars Hill Arts Center
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/identity-and-community-in-the-encyclopedia-of-indianapolis/
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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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SUMMARY:Navigating a New Identity After the Loss of a Loved One
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this profound discussion as individuals from the book Heart Guide share how identity changes after the death of a loved one: such as reevaluating career choices or forging new life paths after losing a child\, spouse\, parent\, or other loved one. Moderated by Award-Winning Author Diana Ensign. \nTackling the topic of death and how we\, as individuals and as a culture\, go forward in healthy ways after the loss of people we love is a question asked throughout the ages in religion\, art\, and philosophy. There are no easy answers\, but we can share our stories in the hope that it inspires others to forge a new identity in the face of personal hardship. \nDrawing from the award-winning book Heart Guide: True Stories of Grief and Healing\, panel members will share how they shifted their lives and found hope while navigating a new identity after the loss of their loved one. The audience will find hope in these stories because the speakers have forged ahead in inspirational ways: forming nonprofits to help others\, finding new life partners\, and creating new identities. \nPanelists include Jeanine Hoffman\, Franklin Oliver\, Justin Phillips\, and David Traylor. Moderated by award-winning author Diana J. Ensign. Doors open at 6:30pm for light snacks with presentations beginning at 7pm. \nA partnership between Diana J. Ensign\, SAMs Watch\, and Overdose Lifeline. \nContact the event organizers at 317-828-6883 or dianaensign.com/contact. \nWalk-ins welcome\, but registrations strongly encouraged by Nov. 9. \nRegister below. \nNavigating a New Identity After the Loss of a Loved One
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/navigating-a-new-identity-after-the-loss-of-a-loved-one/
LOCATION:Indiana Interchurch Center – Krannert Hall\, 1100 W. 42nd St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46208\, United States
CATEGORIES:festival,Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221109T140000
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SUMMARY:Finding My Place
DESCRIPTION:A screening of the WFYI film “When Kids Wrote the Headlines\,” a story of local student journalists\, with a panel discussion on how those experiences shaped their identities and their role in our civic life.  \nThis event showcases the film “When Children Wrote the Headlines\,” which is the story of a news bureau – Children’s Express/Y-Press – staffed by students\, ages 10-18\, who learned the skills of research\, interviewing\, and\, writing to produce news stories for The Indianapolis Star & WFYI from 1990—2012.  Their experiences shaped not just their own sense of identity at a critical time in their personal development\, but also their role in the civic life of their community. \nFollowing the film screening\, moderator Lynn Sygiel\, Children’s Express/Y-Press former Director; alum youth journalists Warren Stokes and Lisa Schubert Nowling; a WFYI reporter (TBN); and Bill Moreau\, co-founder of The Indiana Citizen will join in conversation on how this experience helped the students identify their skills and interests\, shaped their future lives and how they learned the imperative to participate in the wider world\, the civic life of our community—to find their place. \nA partnership between KanKan Cinema\, WFYI\, and The Indiana Citizen. \nContact the event organizers at (317) 800-7099 or hello@kankanindy.com. \nWalk-ins welcome\, space permitting. Registration is strongly encouraged by Nov. 9. \nRegister below. \nImage Courtesy of Lynn Sygiel
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/finding-my-place/
LOCATION:KanKan Cinema and Brasserie\, 1258 Windsor St\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46241\, United States
CATEGORIES:festival,Film Screening,Panel Discussion
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SUMMARY:(Un)Comfortable Conversations: The Power to Identify
DESCRIPTION:Hear from local writers\, poets\, and spoken word artists as they share brief and engaging stories of change centered around how they identify and how their sense of identity has shaped their lives and art. \nHow do the arts\, humanities\, and religion help identify the truth of who we are? How have identities changed over time? How does identifying with a group create unity? How does it create division? What does it mean to claim a new identity? How do the arts allow us to express our identities? \nWriters and spoken-word artists from diverse backgrounds will honestly and courageously tackle these questions and more during this event in which participants will also be given the opportunity to reflect on and write about similar themes. A Q&A will follow between the audience and presenters. \nA partnership between Word as Bond\, Inc. and \nA partnership between Word as Bond\, Inc. and the Department of English\, Humanities\, and World Languages at Ivy Tech Community College\, Indianapolis.\nContact event organizers at 317-940-9814 or amackjackson@wordasbond.org. \nThis is a hybrid event with in-person (Illinois Fall Creek Center\, Rm. 306) and online participation options. Walk-ins welcome\, but registration is strongly encouraged by Nov. 8. \nRegister below. (The single registration link will register you for both in-person and Zoom options!)
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/uncomfortable-conversations-the-power-to-identify/
LOCATION:Ivy Tech Community College – Illinois Fall Creek Center\, 2535 N. Capitol Ave.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46208\, United States
CATEGORIES:festival,Panel Discussion,Performance,Spoken Word
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221113T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20221113T110000
DTSTAMP:20260409T033106
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SUMMARY:Blue Like Me: Identity Exploration with Siona Benjamin and Rabbi Sandy Sasso
DESCRIPTION:Through performance art\, conversation\, and Q&A\, attendees will explore sacred stories of identity\, challenge\, and transformation during this creative and thought-provoking event featuring Indian Jewish artist Siona Benjamin and Rabbi Sandy Sasso.  \nCentering the sacred storytelling of the midrash\, Siona Benjamin – a trans-cultural Jewish artist who grew up in Hindu and Muslim societies while educated in Catholic and Zoroastrian schools – will\, along with Rabbi Sasso and dancers from Phoenix rising\, explore how sacred narratives link one’s identity to larger communal traditions and understanding. \nThe speakers and performers at this event have each had to create their own narratives to break down barriers in order to reach their high levels of achievement. Together\, they will examine the sacred responsibility of holy storytelling and will teach the audience how they can create sacred stories for themselves. \nA partnership between JCC Indianapolis\, Congregation Beth-El Zedeck\, and Center for Interfaith Cooperation. This event is also part of the JCC’s 24th Ann Katz Festival of Books. \nEvent organizer contact info: (317) 715-9233 or lrothenberg@jccindy.org. \nWalk-ins welcome\, space permitting. Registration is still encouraged by Nov. 13. \nRegister below. \nImage Credit: Siona Benjamin
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/blue-like-me-identity-exploration-with-siona-benjamin-rabbi-sandy-sasso/
LOCATION:Arthur M Glick JCC – Laikin Auditorium\, 6701 Hoover Rd.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, United States
CATEGORIES:festival,Panel Discussion
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