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SUMMARY:Books\, Booze & Brains: The Science of Star Trek
DESCRIPTION:Indiana Sciences and March for Science Indianapolis invite you to join their monthly book club for the scientifically curious.\n\nIn November they’ll discuss The Science of Star Trek: The Scientific Facts Behind the Voyages in Space and Time by Mark Brake.\n\nThis discussion will be in-person and live-streamed on the Indiana Sciences YouTube page. Access the stream at https://www.youtube.com/@indianasciences.\n\nNo RSVP is required.\n\nVisit the Books\, Booze and Brains web page to view the full schedule. For more information\, email indianasciences@gmail.com.\n\nBooks\, Booze & Brains is presented in partnership by Indiana Sciences\, March for Science Indianapolis\, Indiana Humanities\, and the Indianapolis Public Library.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/books-booze-brains-the-science-of-star-trek/
LOCATION:Strange Bird\, 128 S Audubon Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION in West Lafayette
DESCRIPTION:Explore the themes of the American Revolution at the West Lafayette Public Library on November 22 with WBAA and WFYI. Watch a screening reel from the new series by Ken Burns\, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt\, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION\, and join in a discussion led by Dr. Cole Jones\, Revolutionary War and Colonial scholar from Purdue University. \nThe event will include activities designed to connect attendees with topics such as citizenship and civic duty as well as offering a place for community members to reflect on their American heritage together. \nAdditional partners for this event include Tippecanoe County America 250 and the Daughters of the American Revolution\, the General de Lafayette Chapter.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/the-american-revolution-in-west-lafayette/
LOCATION:West Lafayette Public Library\, 208 W. Columbia St.\, West Lafayette\, IN\, 47906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20251028T183000
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SUMMARY:Books\, Booze & Brains: Why We Die
DESCRIPTION:Indiana Sciences and March for Science Indianapolis invite you to join their monthly book club for the scientifically curious.\n\nIn October they’ll discuss Why We Die: The New Science of Longevity by Venki Ramakrishnan.\n\nThis discussion will be in-person and live-streamed on the Indiana Sciences YouTube page. Access the stream at https://www.youtube.com/@indianasciences.\n\nNo RSVP is required.\n\nVisit the Books\, Booze and Brains web page to view the full schedule. For more information\, email indianasciences@gmail.com.\n\nBooks\, Booze & Brains is presented in partnership by Indiana Sciences\, March for Science Indianapolis\, Indiana Humanities\, and the Indianapolis Public Library.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/books-booze-brains-why-we-die/
LOCATION:Strange Bird\, 128 S Audubon Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250930T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250930T200000
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SUMMARY:Books\, Booze & Brains: Why We Sleep
DESCRIPTION:Indiana Sciences and March for Science Indianapolis invite you to join their monthly book club for the scientifically curious.\n\nIn September they’ll discuss Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker.\n\nThis discussion will be in-person and live-streamed on the Indiana Sciences YouTube page. Access the stream at https://www.youtube.com/@indianasciences.\n\nNo RSVP is required.\n\nVisit the Books\, Booze and Brains web page to view the full schedule. For more information\, email indianasciences@gmail.com.\n\nBooks\, Booze & Brains is presented in partnership by Indiana Sciences\, March for Science Indianapolis\, Indiana Humanities\, and the Indianapolis Public Library.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/books-booze-brains-why-we-sleep/
LOCATION:Strange Bird\, 128 S Audubon Rd\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250916T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250916T210000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
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SUMMARY:David Trujillo & cat mahari at Indiana Humanities
DESCRIPTION:Join us on September 16\, 2025\, at 6:30 PM at Indiana Humanities for a public lecture with the Speculative Play and Just Futurities program scholars in residence\, David Trujillo and cat mahari. \n\n\nSet in the Vietnam War era\, David Trujillo’s stage play Many May Not Return reflects the complex relationship in the Mexican-American community with the concept of national military service as recalled in three wars—the current one\, Korea\, and World War II. A Chicano/Latino family in crisis as a consequence of two forces: the undeclared Vietnam War and their economic conditions as a working-class family. How do families face the issues of war while living in a nation that is continuously at war? \nNestled by the ecstatic communal of Chicago House and sensual partnership of Chicago Stepping\, cat mahari’s Sugar in the Raw is a journey of intimacy\, trust\, and touch in Blk Chicago.  Dovetailing with contemporary Blk Chicago cultural divergences as part of its process of resonance between the past\, present\, and future; the project journeys through surrealist animation\, powerful vignettes\, choreographic passages\, archival footage and autobiographical interviews. Spanning multiple generations and crossing relationship paradigms\, the film will be a performative tapestry of community through which changes strengthen bonds of commonality\, and build on tension between individual expression and partnership.\n______\n\nDavid Trujillo (Los Angeles\, California) is a labor and community activist and working-class playwright. His company\, Community Professionals\, was founded in 2019 and provides an outlet for experimental community-based writing and theater presentations. Raised in Fresno\, California\, where his parents were farmworkers\, Trujillo worked in the fields himself. He left to enter college at California State University\, Los Angeles; attend the Harvard Trade Union program; and received a Master’s degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is currently retired from union work and continues to write in Los Angeles\, California. Trujillo orients himself through politically conscious plays that tackle racism\, oppression\, and exploitation presented to the audience through creative storytelling that both critiques and empowers them. However\, he is not just telling a story; the plot always delivers a message for how to proceed. Trujillo challenges the idea of what theater should be while addressing working-class and social justice issues is paramount. Past stage plays include ‘Filthy Laundry’ (2024)\, ‘Many May Not Return’ (2022)\, ‘Legacy of A Garage Band\,’ (2023)\, ‘Vincent’ (2024) and others. He continues to write and believes that in the years to come\, class-conscious art and political theater will be more important than ever. \ncat mahari (Chicago\, Illinois) is founder of the Art Omi: Blk\, an international residency program supporting self-identified Black artists\, she cultivates spaces for artists to expand their practices through experimentation and community dialogue. mahari is a long-time culture bearer of Hip Hop and House. Her interest lies in thinking through assumptive logics of emotional and psychomateriality. She considers the public-facing practice of her work to require a non-disciplinary imagined root\, where she engages visibility through sound and movement as generative architectonics—material\, social\, and emotional. Her work examines the body as both source and conduit\, shaped by lineages and improvisational rigor of the vernacular. cat’s most recent project is blk ark: the impossible manifestation (2022– 2024)\, performed at MCA-Chicago\, Pact Zollverein\, and CultureHub NYC\, a triptych installation of movement\, sound\, and text on play and Hip Hop anarcho-choreographies. With a distinctive vision of interdisciplinary art-making\, cat’s awards include a 2025 Chicago Dancemakers Lab Award\, 2024 DCASE Independent Artist Project grant\, a 2023 MAP Fund Microgrant\, 2022 Dance/USA Fellowship\, and a 2021 3Arts Award.\n_______\nPlease be advised that this public lecture will explore subjects related to race\, violence\, and identity. These discussions might include sensitive content that could be distressing or triggering for some participants. We encourage all attendees to prioritize their mental and emotional well-being and feel free to step away from the session if needed. \nThe Speculative Play and Just Futurities (SPJF) program leverages narrative storytelling and creative worldbuilding in speculative writing and design\, including science fiction\, fantasy\, gaming\, and new digital media like virtual reality\, to challenge oppression and reimagine our world. It focuses on creating forums for discussing and theorizing literature to envision just futures. Central to SPJF is a residency for emerging scholars and creators\, fostering intellectual and creative growth. SPJF also hosts weekly colloquia for students and faculty\, featuring resident interactions and collaborative learning opportunities. Speculative Play and Just Futurities is made possible through the generous support of the Mellon\nFoundation. SPJF is a collaboration between the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute\, the Center for Africana Studies and Culture\, and the Ray Bradbury Center.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/david-trujillo-cat-mahari-at-indiana-humanities/
LOCATION:Indiana Humanities\, 1500 N Delaware St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Speculative Play & Just Futurities Public Lecture: Dr. Kanika Batra
DESCRIPTION:“Black Freedom: From Selma to Soweto” Public Lecture featuring Dr. Kanika Batra\n\n\nBlack Freedom from Selma to Soweto examines women’s leadership in 1960s–70s student movements\, revealing their vital role in racial and gender equality in the U.S. and South Africa.  Join the IU Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute on August 19\, 2025\, 6:30pm at Indiana Humanities for a public lecture with Dr. Kanika Batra\, their August 2025 scholar in residence with the Speculative Play and Just Futurities program.\n\n\nAlthough Selma and Soweto are the most famous markers of two globally inspirational struggles for racial equality in the last half of the twentieth century\, the movements themselves are known largely through the lives and ideas of a few charismatic leaders. Charting multiple forms of leadership and influence\, movement participants\, historians\, social scientists\, and novelists has revised this focus on male leaders\, exclusion of women’s roles\, and the perception that South African student activists borrowed their ideas from those in the United States.\n\n\n\n\nDr. Kanika Batra is Professor of English and Affiliate Faculty in Women’s Studies at Texas Tech University. She researches and teaches transnational feminist and queer studies\, globalization\, urbanization\, postcolonial and comparative literature. She the author of Caribbean Poetry: Derek Walcott and Edward Brathwaite (2001)\, Feminist Visions and Queer Futures in Postcolonial Drama (2011)\, and Worlding Postcolonial Sexualities: Publics\, Counterpublics\, Human Rights (2022)\, winner of the 2020 National Women’s Studies Association award in Subversive Histories and Feminist Futures.\nInformation about Kanika Batra’s artwork and creative research is available at kanikabatra.com.\n\n____\nPlease be advised that this workshop will explore subjects related to race\, violence\, and identity. These discussions might include sensitive content that could be distressing or triggering for some participants. We encourage all attendees to prioritize their mental and emotional well-being and feel free to step away from the session if needed.\n____\nThe Speculative Play and Just Futurities (SPJF) program leverages narrative storytelling and creative worldbuilding in speculative writing and design\, including science fiction\, fantasy\, gaming\, and new digital media like virtual reality\, to challenge oppression and reimagine our world. It focuses on creating forums for discussing and theorizing literature to envision just futures. Central to SPJF is a residency for emerging scholars and creators\, fostering intellectual and creative growth. SPJF also hosts weekly colloquia for students and faculty\, featuring resident interactions and collaborative learning opportunities. Speculative Play and Just Futurities is made possible through the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. SPJF is a collaboration between the IU Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute\, the Center for Africana Studies and Culture\, and the Ray Bradbury Center. Learn more about the SPJF residency by visiting our website: www.SPJF.org
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/speculative-play-just-futurities-public-lecture-dr-kanika-batra/
LOCATION:Indiana Humanities\, 1500 N Delaware St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250519T200000
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SUMMARY:Granfalloon Event—Books on Tap
DESCRIPTION:Join the Monroe County Public Library and Granfalloon for the May edition of Books on Tap. It’s the book club with a twist! Enjoy drinks\, a comfortable atmosphere\, and a great discussion on a variety of compelling books. This month\, we’ll celebrate the upcoming Granfalloon by reading One! Hundred! Deamons! by Lynda Barry. \nParticipants must be 21 years old or older. \nRSVPs are required; click on the RSVP button above to register.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/granfalloon-event-books-on-tap/
LOCATION:Heartwork Brewing\, 1703 N College Ave\, Bloomington\, Indiana\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250515T210000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
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SUMMARY:Granfalloon Event—Cicada Cinema Screening of Fail Safe
DESCRIPTION:Cicada Cinema presents the 1964 Cold War thriller Fail Safe as part of the Granfalloon Film Series. \nFor more information\, visit the Cicada Cinema webpage.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/granfalloon-event-cicada-cinema-screening-fail-safe-1964/
LOCATION:Backspace Gallery\, 112 W 6th St.\, Bloomington\, IN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250514T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250514T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
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SUMMARY:Granfalloon—Books\, Booze & Brains: A Discussion of Cat's Cradle (Bloomington)
DESCRIPTION:Join Indiana Humanities and the Indiana University Arts and Humanities Council for a thoughtful discussion of Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. The event will start with a panel of experts diving into the key ideas of the novel and then open up to a conversation with the audience. \nParticipants must be 21 years old or older.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/granfalloon-books-booze-brains-a-discussion-of-cats-cradle-b-ton/
LOCATION:Morgenstern Books\, 849 S. Auto Mall Rd.\, Bloomington\, IN\, 47401
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Indiana Humanities Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250509T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250509T233000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
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SUMMARY:Granfalloon—The Bunny Hoover Review
DESCRIPTION:Join the Granfalloon festival for a Kurt Vonnegut-themed dance performance in partnership with the Midland City Arts Festival.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/granfalloon-event-the-bunny-hoover-review/
LOCATION:The Back Door\, 207 S College Avenue\, Bloomington\, IN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250507T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250508T193000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20250501T172632Z
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SUMMARY:Granfalloon Event - Cat's Cradle: A Concert Reading Performed by IU Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Performances @ 7:30pm on May 7th and May 8th.  \nGayle Karch Cook Center – 750 E Kirkwood Ave\, Bloomington\, IN \nFree event!  \nCome experience a live stage reading of Cat’s Cradle by IU Theatre.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/granfalloon-event-cats-cradle-a-concert-reading-performed-by-iu-theatre/
LOCATION:Gayle Karch Cook Center – 750 E Kirkwood Ave\, Bloomington\, IN\, Gayle Karch Cook Center\, Bloomington\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250502T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250502T210000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
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SUMMARY:Granfalloon Event - Indie to Indy Screening: Children of Men (2006)
DESCRIPTION:Screening @ 7pm  \nIndie to Indy Screening: IU Cinema and Indianapolis’ Kan-Kan Cinema present this screening as part of the Granfalloon Film Series. The film will screen in both locations simultaneously. \nScreenings are free but ticketed at both locations. You can reserve tickets through the links below. \nIU Cinema – 1213 E 7th Street\, Bloomington\, IN \nReserve IU Cinema Tickets Here. \nKan-Kan Cinema – 1258 Windsor Street\, Indianapolis\, IN  \nReserve Kan-Kan Cinema Tickers Here. \n 
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/granfalloon-event-indie-to-indy-screening-children-of-men-2006/
LOCATION:Multiple Locations
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250404T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250404T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20250317T174737Z
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SUMMARY:"More than Corn: Hawkins Family Farm" Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Join Hoodox and the Fort Wayne Cinema Center for a screening of “More than Corn: Hawkins Family Farm.” \n\nDoors open: 6:00 pm\nScreening begins: 6:30 pm\nQ&A begins: 7:10 pm\nEvent ends: 8:00 pm\n\nFILM DESCRIPTION\nWhat’s it take to be a good ancestor? \nNearly half of all American farmers have no formal succession plan. Hawkins Family Farm: A More Than Corn Story is a heartfelt exploration of family\, community\, and the deep connection between land and legacy\, featuring father and son duo Jeff and Zach Hawkins of Hawkins Family Farm in North Manchester\, Indiana. \nFollowing a sudden decision to leave college and return to the family farm full-time\, Zach Hawkins takes over the management of the gardens while his father\, Jeff\, narrows his focus on the livestock. While the farm thrives under this welcome family dynamic\, Jeff grapples with his own legacy and his desire to be a “good ancestor\,” determined that his contributions to the land will not only ensure his family’s success but also honor the earth and its inhabitants for years to come.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/more-than-corn-hawkins-family-farm-film-screening/
LOCATION:Fort Wayne Cinema Center\, 437 E. Berry St. #1\, Fort Wayne\, IN\, 46802
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250329T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250329T190000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20250224T165020Z
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SUMMARY:Black Quilters: Hard Topics\, Soft Blows
DESCRIPTION:Arts hold a vital place of importance in our society. Quilts\, often seen as “women’s work” and “sheer arts and crafts” by some\, actually have a prominent place in telling the struggles and triumphs of many cultures. Moreover\, the African American community has fought to tell its stories and quilts have been used as an important vehicle to tell these stories. From individuals and guilds alike\, the artistry of African American quilters can no longer be denied as frontrunners of the quilting scene. \nTandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House is in the final stages of its community quilt project. The quilts being made by community members will be hung at Tandem in birthing and postpartum rooms – to serve as a visual reminder of the supportive community welcoming the birth of new families in their community. The talk by Dr. Dickerson on the history and significance of quilts\, particularly rooted in the African American tradition\, offers a unique opportunity to deepen understanding of cultural heritage\, social connections\, and the power of symbols. Please register for the event at the link above. Event highlights include: \nTalk by Tony Jean Dickerson\, Ed.D. followed by Q&A (Free)\nHonoring Black and Indigenous Midwifery Practice in North America (Free)\nQuilt Square Crafting Workshop (Free)\nMocktails ($)\nSilent Auction ($) \nDr. Tony Jean Dickerson (she/her) was born and raised in Indianapolis\, Indiana\, and has earned degrees from Lincoln University\, University of Central Missouri\, and University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2019\, after a successful thirty-year career in education she earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Kansas. She returned home in 2017 and became the lead faculty for Martin University’s School of Education’s Teacher Preparation Program in June of 2022. Besides teaching\, Dr. Dickerson is a nationally recognized quilter and is a member of 8 local and national quilt guilds including the founding president of the Akoma Ntoso Modern Quilt Guild of Central Indiana.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/black-quilters-hard-topics-soft-blows-13/
LOCATION:Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House\, 2613 E 3rd St\, Bloomington\, Indiana\, 47401
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241123T130000
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SUMMARY:Reviving a Forgotten Freetown: The Lives and Legacies of the US Colored Troops in Southeast Indianapolis
DESCRIPTION:Founded officially in 1872\, Norwood is a Reconstruction Era settlement outside the boundaries of Indianapolis. Norwood’s founders were African American veterans from Kentucky because of their service beside the Indiana 28th Regiment during the last years of the Civil War. Norwood and its partner community Barrington sat as stable\, independent Freetowns until they were annexed into Indianapolis in 1912. Using these oral histories and family archives\, we have reconstructed the story of the Southeast side of Indianapolis from the perspective of the USCT that first called it home. These stories have been left out of the dominant narratives of our culture and have only been revived through the voices of their descendants. \nPlease register for this event by clicking on the RSVP button above. \nKaila Austin (she/her) is an artist\, public historian and community activist from Indianapolis\, Indiana. In 2019\, she began Rogue Preservation Services\, a historic consulting firm\, to work with underserved communities to help them mobilize their histories to protect their ancestral spaces. Since 2021\, she has been working with six Reconstruction Era communities on the Southeast side of Indianapolis founded by the US Colored Troops: Norwood\, Barrington\, Hosbrook\, Babe Denny\, Bean Creek and Zuniville.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/reviving-a-forgotten-freetown-the-lives-and-legacies-of-the-us-colored-troops-in-southeast-indianapolis-3/
LOCATION:Peabody Public Library\, 1160 IN-205\, Columbia City\, IN\, 46725\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241120T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
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SUMMARY:Indiana Humanities Grants Workshop and Community Conversation: Terre Haute
DESCRIPTION:Indiana Humanities provides grants to help tax-exempt organizations create engaging public humanities programs in communities across the Hoosier State. \nIn this session\, we’ll introduce you to our organization\, highlight the grants and programming stipends we offer\, describe the types of activities we fund\, and offer tips on how to submit a successful application. \nFollowing the hour-long presentation\, we invite you to stay for a facilitated community conversation. We’ll ask you and your fellow participants to share with us some of the trends you’re seeing as you carry out your work\, what your upcoming programming plans are\, what challenges you face\, and what Indiana Humanities can do to support you and other cultural groups in your community. \nSpace is limited and registration is required. (Click on the RSVP button above.) We’ll provide refreshments. \nPlease note that Indiana Humanities awards grants for public programs in the humanities fields (history\, archaeology\, literature\, languages\, world cultures\, philosophy\, ethics\, etc.). To preview the types of activities we support (and determine whether this workshop will be helpful to you)\, we encourage you to visit our website’s “About Us” page as well as our grants page. You may also email grants@indianahumanities.org for more information.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/indiana-humanities-grants-workshop-and-community-conversation-terre-haute/
LOCATION:Swope Art Museum\, 25 S. Seventh St.\, Terre Haute\, IN\, 47807
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241017T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241017T183000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240918T132409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T194427Z
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SUMMARY:How Do We Repair the History of City Planning?
DESCRIPTION:Britt Redd’s presentation\, at Indiana University Northwest’s Anderson Library\, will explore historic planning decisions that shaped our cities but led to racial inequities that exist today. Britt will discuss how policymaking and stronger relationships with each other can lead to the ultimate goal of healing\, reconciliation and liberation. \nJoining Britt will be Jeremy Pekarek\, Archives and Special Collections Manager at IUN. Jeremy will share some of the unique stories contained in the Calumet Archives that have helped to shape our community. Tour the archives following the presentation! This event is free but you can donate to Legacy Foundation\, Lake County’s Community Foundation\, here. \nBritt Redd (they/them) is a certified urban planner who is dedicated to ensuring neighbors have power over the places they value and the decisions that affect them. Britt has over 10 years of experience collaborating with neighbors on regional and neighborhood plans\, public space designs\, and economic development strategies. Britt has conducted extensive research exploring how racism has impacted housing mobility and the pollution burden in Indianapolis. Their upcoming project\, An Unequal Burden\, combines empirical data and oral history interviews with Black residents who have lived in the city’s most polluted areas. Britt holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning and a Social and Environmental Justice Certificate from Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/how-do-we-repair-the-history-of-city-planning/
LOCATION:Indiana University Northwest Anderson Library\, 130 W 35th Avenue\, Gary\, IN\, 46408
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241016T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241016T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240823T183952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T170100Z
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SUMMARY:Speculative Play and Just Futurities | Fereshteh Toosi and Dr. Shardé M. Davis
DESCRIPTION:Fereshteh Toosi and Dr. Shardé M. Davis\, scholars-in-residence in the Speculative Play and Just Futurities program\, will lead a conversation featuring their SPJF project: The Crude Medium and The Sabbath Project (TSP). \n\n\nFereshteh Toosi (they/them/theirs) designs experiences and art objects that pose questions and foster animistic connections. Their artwork often involves documentary processes\, oral history\, and archival research. Immersive performances are produced in conjunction with small sculptures\, short films\, installations\, scores\, and poetry\, often situated in gardens\, parks\, and waterways. \nIn 2022\, Fereshteh developed an augmented-reality audio experience for the Independence Seaport Museum with support from the University of Pennsylvania’s Program in Environmental Humanities. In 2021\, they participated in the Montréal/Miami New Narratives Lab hosted by the National Film Board of Canada\, O Cinema\, MUTEK\, and FilmGate Interactive. They also earned a Knight New Work 2020 award for their project Oil Ancestors\, and a Miami Live Arts Lab Alliance residency to develop Metaphysical Hotline\, a performance by telephone for an audience of one. Fereshteh’s project Water Radio: Liquid Intelligence is a series of contemplative canoe and kayak outings supported by The Ellies Creator Award. \nFereshteh is an Associate Professor in the digital area of the Art and Art History Department of the College of Communication\, Architecture\, and the Arts at Florida International University in Miami. Before joining the faculty at FIU\, Fereshteh held a full-time teaching appointment at Columbia College Chicago\, the Ford Foundation Faculty Fellowship in Arts and Civil Engagement at Syracuse University\, and Visiting Assistant Professor appointments at Saint Mary’s College of Maryland and Frostburg State University\, among others. \nDocumentation of Fereshteh’s artwork and creative research is available at http://fereshteh.net and at http://oilancestors.com \nThe Crude Medium is a playful\, interactive experience about the cultural significance of oil. This live-action role play (LARP) séance is haunted by fossil spirits\, ocean garbage\, oil tycoons\, snails\, and coral\, among others. The Crude Medium holds space for participants to imagine themselves as future ancestors to a post-oil culture. How do we learn from the past and what is our responsibility to future generations? How can constructing an alternative narrative serve as a dress rehearsal for actual changes we can make in our lives?\n \nDr. Shardé M. Davis (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Faculty Affiliate of various research institutes at the University of Connecticut. Her research examines the way Black women leverage communication in the sistah circle to invoke collective identity\, erect and fortify the boundaries around their homeplace\, and backfill the necessary resources to return to white/male dominant spaces in American society. These ideas have been published in over 50 peer-refereed articles and invited book chapters\, and are best represented in her theory\, “The Strong Black Woman Collective.” \nHer research was formally recognized with the 2018 American Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Association of University Women and the 2019 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. In addition to her program of research\, Dr. Davis created the viral Twitter Hashtag #BlackintheIvory\, which extended a timely opportunity for Blackademic TRUTHtellers to share personal instances (and engage in necessary conversations) about anti-Black racism in academia. She is also the inaugural recipient of the 2021-2022 Faculty of Color Working Group Fellowship funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to edit a new book\, Being Black in the Ivory: Truth Telling about Racism in Higher Education (University of North Carolina Press\, 2024). \nThe Sabbath Project (TSP) is envisioned as an all-encompassing tool that re-imagines a future where Black/women faculty have access to the hidden curriculum and use the information to\, first\, take a sabbatical and\, second\, design a sabbatical plan that meets university guidelines and the faculty person’s needs and desires. TSP serves as a formative and practical tool that contributes to a more just future for a group of scholars who have been historically relegated to the margins. \nThe Speculative Play and Just Futurities (SPJF) program leverages narrative storytelling and creative world-building in speculative writing and design\, including science fiction\, fantasy\, gaming\, and new digital media like virtual reality\, to challenge oppression and reimagine our world. It focuses on creating forums for discussing and theorizing literature to envision just futures. Central to SPJF is a residency for emerging scholars and creators\, fostering intellectual and creative growth. SPJF also hosts weekly colloquia for students and faculty\, featuring resident interactions and collaborative learning opportunities. \nSpeculative Play and Just Futurities is made possible through the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. SPJF is a collaboration between the IU Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute\, the Center for Africana Studies and Culture\, and the Ray Bradbury Center. Learn more about the SPJF residency by visiting our website: https://www.spjf.org/.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/speculative-play-and-just-futurities-fereshteh-toosi-and-dr-sharde-m-davis/
LOCATION:Indiana Humanities\, 1500 N Delaware St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202
CATEGORIES:Community Event
ORGANIZER;CN="IU Indianapolis Arts & Humanities Institute":MAILTO:iahi@iupui.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241008T191500
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240809T151953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T105545Z
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SUMMARY:Reviving a Forgotten Freetown: The Lives and Legacies of the US Colored Troops in Southeast Indianapolis
DESCRIPTION:Founded officially in 1872\, Norwood is a Reconstruction Era settlement outside the boundaries of Indianapolis. Norwood’s founders were African American veterans from Kentucky because of their service beside the Indiana 28th Regiment during the last years of the Civil War. Norwood and its partner community Barrington sat as stable\, independent Freetowns until they were annexed into Indianapolis in 1912. Using these oral histories and family archives\, we have reconstructed the story of the Southeast side of Indianapolis from the perspective of the USCT that first called it home. These stories have been left out of the dominant narratives of our culture and have only been revived through the voices of their descendants. \nPlease register at the link above to attend this free event. \nKaila Austin (she/her) is an artist\, public historian and community activist from Indianapolis\, Indiana. In 2019\, she began Rogue Preservation Services\, a historic consulting firm\, to work with underserved communities to help them mobilize their histories to protect their ancestral spaces. Since 2021\, she has been working with six Reconstruction Era communities on the Southeast side of Indianapolis founded by the US Colored Troops: Norwood\, Barrington\, Hosbrook\, Babe Denny\, Bean Creek and Zuniville.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/reviving-a-forgotten-freetown-the-lives-and-legacies-of-the-us-colored-troops-in-southeast-indianapolis-2/
LOCATION:Conner Prairie\, 13400 Allisonville Rd.\, Fishers\, IN\, 46038
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241001T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241001T183000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240809T145038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T120916Z
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SUMMARY:Mirrors and Windows: Reading for & Beyond Empathy
DESCRIPTION:Scholar Rudine Sims Bishop and author Grace Lin liken reading to mirrors and windows. Some books are mirrors\, reflecting one’s identity. In the wake of recent race-based discussions in the US\, many readers sought windows\, books that offered insights into differing lives and experiences. This talk explores the connections between reading and empathy\, and the benefits of reading outside our comfort zones. What are strategies for reading empathetically? On the other hand\, what are the limits to this approach to empathy\, especially when reading across differences of race\, ability\, or gender? Do certain narratives more readily foster compassion? \nThis event will be held at Spes Unica Hall Room 134 at Saint Mary’s College\, Notre Dame\, IN 46556. \nLeah Milne (she/her) is the author of Novel Subjects: Authorship as Radical Self-Care in Multiethnic American Narratives\, which won the 2021 Midwest Modern Language Association Book Award and examines multiculturalism and self-care in works by authors such as Carmen Maria Machado\, Ruth Ozeki\, Toni Morrison\, and Louise Erdrich. As an Associate Professor of English at the University of Indianapolis\, she teaches multicultural\, postcolonial\, and young adult literature. Her work has been published in journals and magazines such as The Journal of American Culture\, African American Review\, Newsweek\, The Hill\, and Ms. Magazine. You can find out more at LeahMilne.com.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/mirrors-and-windows-reading-for-beyond-empathy-4/
LOCATION:Saint Mary’s College\, Notre Dame\, Indiana\, 46556
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240926T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240926T193000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240809T125308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T153008Z
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SUMMARY:Who was George Tompkins?: Exploring the Politics and Personhood of a Lynching Victim
DESCRIPTION:Who was George Tompkins? In 1922\, a 19-year-old Black man was found dead in Riverside Park in Indianapolis. While newspapers called it a lynching\, the coroner declared the cause of death as suicide\, and the case faded into obscurity. 100 years later\, as a graduate student\, Haley Brinker heard about the case and sought to understand just who this young man was beyond his moniker of victim. This talk delves into the politics surrounding the lynching death of George Tompkins\, the importance of a human-centered approach\, and how the archive can bring insight into the lives of those long dead. \nThis free event is recommended for audiences 16+. Register using the RSVP link above or by calling (765) 847-1691. \nHaley Brinker (she/her) is a Hoosier by transplant having moved to Indiana in 2011. After receiving her B.S. in Classical Cultures at Ball State University\, she earned her M.A. in History with a focus on Public History from IU Indianapolis\, where her research focused on anti-Black violence and Black resistance in her adopted home state. She currently works as an architectural historian with INDOT’s Cultural Resources Office performing Section 106 reviews on transportation projects.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/who-was-george-tompkins-exploring-the-politics-and-personhood-of-a-lynching-victim/
LOCATION:Levi & Catharine Coffin State Historic Site\, 201 US 27 North\, Fountain City\, IN\, 47341\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240924T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240823T182424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T133850Z
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SUMMARY:Speculative Play and Just Futurities | Dr. Jazma Sutton and Dr. Emmanuel Saboro
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jazma Sutton and Dr. Emmanuel Saboro will present “Moving Toward Freedom: Black Women\, Slavery\, and Freedom in Antebellum Indiana” and Sites of Memory: Visuality and Metaphors of the Slave Experience in Ghana. \n\n\nDr. Jazma Sutton (she/her/hers) is an assistant professor at Miami University. Her research focuses on the histories of slavery and freedom in the U.S. with a particular interest in African American women’s history and the Midwest. She is currently working on a book project that chronicles the lives of Black women–free\, enslaved\, and self-liberated– in antebellum Indiana and the ways in which they overcame social\, legal\, and geographic obstacles to develop regional identities\, carve out space for themselves as citizens\, and ensure family survival. \nDr. Sutton aims to explore the potential of speculative archives to uncover new ways of documenting the experiences of Black women in the antebellum Midwest. Through the creation of a digital archival resource guide\, her project seeks to provide a critique of the production\, collection\, categorization\, and future discoverability of sources related to Black women within Indiana’s predominantly white archives. Moving beyond traditional archival practices to center the sources\, archives\, and oral histories produced by nineteenth-century Black women and their descendants\, her project demonstrates how Black archives\, and descendant knowledge in particular\, can reshape our view of the past and how we preserve it in the future. \nDr. Emmanuel Saboro\, PhD (he/him) is an Associate Professor in Transdisciplinary Studies: African Literature\, Cultural Memory\, and Slavery Studies at the Centre for African and International Studies\, University of Cape Coast\, Ghana. He obtained his PhD at the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE)\, University of Hull\, England. He has published extensively on memories of slavery in Ghana. His most recent book is Wounds of Our Past: Remembering Captivity\, Enslavement and Resistance in African Oral Narratives (2022) published in the Global Slavery Series\, Brill Leiden and Boston. \nDuring the SPJF Residency at Indiana University\, Professor Saboro will be working on the project\, Sites of Memory: Visuality and Metaphors of the Slave Experience in Ghana. This is a work in progress and builds on an already vibrant body of scholarship on memory studies in Africa. Its major originality is that it will expand our current understanding of the enterprise of enslavement and the slave trade by calling for a re-reading of key cultural and historical sites\, connected to the slave experience in Ghana beyond their structural representations but as symbolic spaces that can “speak” and be understood only through the imagination and the invocation of metaphor. \n\nThe Speculative Play and Just Futurities program leverages narrative storytelling and creative world-building in speculative writing and design\, including science fiction\, fantasy\, gaming\, and new digital media like virtual reality\, to challenge oppression and reimagine our world. It focuses on creating forums for discussing and theorizing literature to envision just futures. Central to SPJF is a residency for emerging scholars and creators\, fostering intellectual and creative growth. SPJF also hosts weekly colloquia for students and faculty\, featuring resident interactions and collaborative learning opportunities. \nSpeculative Play and Just Futurities is made possible through the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. SPJF is a collaboration between the IU Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute\, the Center for Africana Studies and Culture\, and the Ray Bradbury Center. Learn more about the SPJF residency by visiting our website: https://www.spjf.org/.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/speculative-play-and-just-futurities-dr-jazma-sutton-and-dr-emmanuel-saboro/
LOCATION:Witherspoon Presbterian Church\, 3535 West Kessler Blvd N Dr\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46222
CATEGORIES:Community Event
ORGANIZER;CN="IU Indianapolis Arts & Humanities Institute":MAILTO:iahi@iupui.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240918T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240918T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240823T181607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T133817Z
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SUMMARY:Speculative Play and Just Futurities | Nico Valdivia Hennig and Dr. Isabel Pérez-Ramos
DESCRIPTION:Nico Valdivia Hennig and Dr. Isabel Pérez-Ramos will lead conversations featuring their SPJF projects: “Beyond the Gap\, A Migrant’s Journey” and “Dismantling the Wasteocene through Solidarity.”\n \n\n\nNico Valdivia Hennig (he/they) is an award-winning Chilean game designer\, ludic activist\, and cultural studies researcher with over a decade of experience in game design. Currently\, they are a PhD student in Hispanic Studies at the University of California\, Riverside\, with a designated emphasis in Speculative Fiction and Cultures of Science. Their research focuses on ludic activism\, game design\, and game production in the Global South\, particularly in Latin America. \nNico co-founded Niebla Games\, which has launched both board and video games for PC and mobile platforms. In 2022\, their studio was selected for Google’s Indie Games Accelerator program. Notable accolades include “Best Game Design” at EVA Córdoba 2019 in Argentina\, “Best Chilean Studio of 2021\,” and recent nominations for the Explorer Award at the AMaze/Berlin Festival of Experimental Game Art 2024\, as well as for Best Social Matters Game & Best Diversity Game at the BIG Festival/Gamescom Latam 2024 in São Paulo\, Brazil. Additionally\, Nico has extensive experience lecturing on game design and narrative within game development programs in Chile. They are also a co-founder of Río Junto\, a Latin American cultural exchange hub\, and a founding member of Ludocrítica\, the Chilean Critical Games Studies Network. \n“Beyond the Gap: A Migrant’s Journey” is a project that aims to explore the complex migration crises in the Americas\, particularly through the perilous Darien Gap. The game will explore the diverse reasons driving migration\, the harsh realities faced along one of the world’s most dangerous routes\, and the impact of socio-political factors on migrants. This project delves into various aspects and temporalities of migration\, including a speculative look at a post-dystopian future\, utilizing open-source tools to craft an interactive experience that encourages reflection on broader migratory narratives and the potential for more equitable futures. \nIsabel Pérez-Ramos (she/her/hers) is a Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow at the University of Oviedo (grant RYC2021-031353-I funded by MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and by “European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR”). She is a member of the multidisciplinary research groups Intersections (University of Oviedo)\, and GIECO (Instituto Franklin\, UAH). \nIsabel’s research focuses on narrative representations of environmental injustices\, mostly in Chicanx and US Southwestern literature\, as well as in cli-fi and speculative fiction. \nShe is co-editor of Toward an Eco-Social Transition: Transatlantic Environmental Humanities (UAH\, 2021). Her research has been published in journals such as International Journal of English Studies IJES\, MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States\, Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses\, Ecozon@: European Journal of Literature\, Culture and Environment and Environmental Humanities\, as well as in numerous book chapters. \nShe is Book Review Editor of Ecozon@ and a member of the Advisory Board of the European Association for the Study of Literature\, Culture and Environment. \n“Dismantling the Wasteocene through Solidarity” centers on the ways in which decolonial solidarities are mobilized through narrative strategies in speculative fiction by Chicanx authors to challenge socioenvironmental injustices. \n\nThe Speculative Play and Just Futurities program leverages narrative storytelling and creative world-building in speculative writing and design\, including science fiction\, fantasy\, gaming\, and new digital media like virtual reality\, to challenge oppression and reimagine our world. It focuses on creating forums for discussing and theorizing literature to envision just futures. Central to SPJF is a residency for emerging scholars and creators\, fostering intellectual and creative growth. SPJF also hosts weekly colloquia for students and faculty\, featuring resident interactions and collaborative learning opportunities. \nSpeculative Play and Just Futurities is made possible through the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. SPJF is a collaboration between the IU Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute\, the Center for Africana Studies and Culture\, and the Ray Bradbury Center. Learn more about the SPJF residency by visiting our website: https://www.spjf.org/.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/speculative-play-and-just-futurities-nico-valdivia-hennig-and-dr-isabel-perez-ramos/
LOCATION:Indiana Historical Society\, 450 W. Ohio St.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202
CATEGORIES:Community Event
ORGANIZER;CN="IU Indianapolis Arts & Humanities Institute":MAILTO:iahi@iupui.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240910T130000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240809T151050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T151050Z
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SUMMARY:Confronting Difficult Histories in Museums\, Archives\, and Historic Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Recently\, conversations reignited around appropriate presentations of so-called “difficult” histories like white supremacy\, colonization\, and other racial injustices\, and how those histories challenge long-standing\, narrow\, or often inaccurate interpretations. This session dives into how museums and other memory spaces can and must acknowledge and host those difficult conversations and the important histories they can teach. It challenges the idea of them as “difficult” and asks guests to explore why we value some interpretations over others. \nThis session will be held virtually. A Zoom link will be provided to participants who register at the Eventbrite link above. \nGeorge Garner (he/him) earned his M.A. in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program where he gained experience in museum administration\, exhibitions\, and collections care at such well-known institutions as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. He has dedicated his career to exploring how museums and memory spaces can help people make meaning from traumatic histories and use history to work actively toward change today. Since 2012\, he has served the Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center\, a space that\, for thirty years\, operated as a segregated city-owned swimming pool. \nAbout the IDEA Learning Series – In partnership with the Indy Arts & Culture Equity Taskforce\, the Indy Arts Council is hosting its second year of IDEA (inclusion\, diversity\, equity\, access) Learning Series programming. Indy arts organization CEOs\, staff\, board members\, and teaching artists are welcome to attend for free. More information about this series and additional learning opportunities are here: https://indyarts.org/programs/idea-learning-series/
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/confronting-difficult-histories-in-museums-archives-and-historic-spaces-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240908T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240908T170000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240701T211343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T202836Z
UID:10001597-1725793200-1725814800@indianahumanities.org
SUMMARY:One State/ One Story: Pop-up Family History Showcase
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of International Literacy Day\, Indy Reads will host its first-ever community-curated exhibit: the Pop-up Family History Showcase. \nRegister as a “showcase participant” to share your family’s story either with an artifact\, photos\, recipes\, etc. If you would like a white display board\, stop by Indy Reads before the event to pick one up for free\, after registering. Showcase displays should be set up at 11 AM on exhibit day. \nVisit Indy Reads’ Eventbrite page to register for this event as a participant or attendee. Families participating in the showcase will receive free copies of the All That She Carried by Tiya Miles and Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan. \nNote: This event is part of Indiana Humanities’ Advancing Racial Equity Community Read program.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/one-state-one-story-pop-up-family-history-showcase/
LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Ave\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240820T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240820T133000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240618T161445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T161946Z
UID:10001291-1724157000-1724160600@indianahumanities.org
SUMMARY:Making Waves: Civil Rights and the South Bend Natatorium
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a deeper dive into the stories of resistors in South Bend. Civil Rights Heritage Center Assistant Director and Curator George Garner uses the Natatorium to explore South Bend’s history of white supremacy\, Black resistance\, and the broader experiences of African Americans in this city. In 1922\, the word “public” adorned South Bend’s first municipal swimming pool. Despite this\, the people in charge denied entry to African Americans. The Natatorium became a focus of local resistance to injustice with activists pushing thirty years to enact change. In 2010\, the Natatorium was rebirthed as a home for the Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center. \nThis is a live\, virtual presentation hosted by the Indiana Historical Society. To join\, please use the following Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ayy2fG0FRJmgVLEZv3DJsA \nGeorge Garner (he/him) earned his M.A. in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program where he gained experience in museum administration\, exhibitions\, and collections care at such well-known institutions as the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. He has dedicated his career to exploring how museums and memory spaces can help people make meaning from traumatic histories and use history to work actively toward change today. Since 2012\, he has served the Indiana University South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center\, a space that\, for thirty years\, operated as a segregated city-owned swimming pool.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/making-waves-civil-rights-and-the-south-bend-natatorium/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240618T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240618T133000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240506T150930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T151045Z
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SUMMARY:Black Quilters: Hard Topics\, Soft Blows
DESCRIPTION:Arts hold a vital place of importance in our society. Quilts\, often seen as “women’s work” and “sheer arts and crafts” by some\, actually have a prominent place in telling the struggles and triumphs of many cultures. Moreover\, the African American community has fought to tell its stories and quilts have been used as an important vehicle to tell these stories. From individuals and guilds alike\, the artistry of African American quilters can no longer be denied as frontrunners of the quilting scene. \nThe program will be in meeting rooms A\, B\, and C on the lower level of the library. No registration is required and attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch and enjoy a meal while they listen to the talk. \nDr. Tony Jean Dickerson (she/her) was born and raised in Indianapolis\, Indiana\, and has earned degrees from Lincoln University\, University of Central Missouri\, and University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2019\, after a successful thirty-year career in education she earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Kansas. She returned home in 2017 and became the lead faculty for Martin University’s School of Education’s Teacher Preparation Program in June of 2022. Besides teaching\, Dr. Dickerson is a nationally recognized quilter and is a member of 8 local and national quilt guilds including the founding president of the Akoma Ntoso Modern Quilt Guild of Central Indiana.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/black-quilters-hard-topics-soft-blows-3/
LOCATION:Vigo County Public Library\, 680 Poplar Street\, Terre Haute\, IN\, 47807
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240604T200000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
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SUMMARY:Hoosier Heroes in the Struggle for Racial Justice
DESCRIPTION:This talk will begin by exploring the nature of racial discrimination in Indiana’s history. Against this background\, the presentation will highlight a half dozen heroes–men and women who challenged majority opinion and found practical means to fight the good fight\, even before the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Their courage can spark thought about our present-day challenges. PowerPoint slides will enhance understanding and conversation. \nJames H. Madison (he/him) is the Thomas and Kathryn Miller Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University\, Bloomington\, where he served for four decades. His books include Eli Lilly: A Life; Slinging Doughnuts for the Boys: An American Woman in World War II; Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana; A Lynching in the Heartland: Race and Memory in America; and The Ku Klux Klan in the Heartland. He has spoken to dozens of public audiences across the state. Jim is the recipient of the Eugene and Marilyn\nGlick Lifetime Author Achievement Award and the Indiana Historical Society’s Living Legends Award.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/hoosier-heroes-in-the-struggle-for-racial-justice-2/
LOCATION:Putnam County Public Library\, 103 E Poplar St.\, Greencastle\, IN\, 46135
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240522T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240522T130000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240506T144842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T151507Z
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SUMMARY:History of Redlining: And Other Federal\, State\, and Local Policies That Shape & Reshape Our Communities
DESCRIPTION:Why do we live where we live? Where do we feel we can live? This talk breaks down how redlining functioned in Indiana and centers the topic on the forms of overt and covert housing discrimination that take place prior to and after redlining. Layers of federal\, state\, and local policies over time have accumulated into a landscape of injustice and intentionally inequitable design choices. But it’s not too late to redesign for justice. \nThis lunch and learn event is free to attend and open to the public. It will be hosted at the Ivy Tech Fisher Building (345 S. High St.) in the Multipurpose Room. Guests can park in any of the Ivy Tech Green Lots and enter at the Charles Street entrance. Please RSVP via phone at 765-286-5739 or by utilizing the link above so that the hosts may plan accordingly for seating and food. \nJordan Ryan (they/them) is an architectural historian\, archivist and activist-scholar\, currently working on built environment\, land use\, and other site-specific projects under the independent consulting firm\, The History Concierge. Some of their ongoing projects include reference and archiving for the City of Indianapolis’ Department of Metropolitan Development and facilitating oral histories and research for the NEH-funded Central State Hospital memory project for the Indiana Medical History Museum. Before that\, Ryan managed the Indianapolis Bicentennial Collecting Initiative and curated the Indianapolis bicentennial exhibition. Their scholarship revolves around the built environment\, urban planning\, historic preservation\, marginalized communities\, and spatial equity.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/history-of-redlining/
LOCATION:Ivy Tech Community College Muncie\, 345 S. High St.\, Muncie\, Indiana\, 47302
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240511T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240511T150000
DTSTAMP:20260924T212950
CREATED:20240506T143006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T143006Z
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SUMMARY:Black in Indiana
DESCRIPTION:This talk explores the earliest settlement of African Americans in Indiana in the southwestern portion of the state and what they faced in residing here. It focuses on a little-known State Supreme Court case (Mary Bateman Clark vs. General Washington Johnston) that set a precedent for ending indentured servitude/slavery in Indiana. This case is the centerpiece of the talk’s focus on the importance of documenting Black heritage. This presentation covers how this history was researched and what it has led to today\, including the speaker’s book\, Black in Indiana. \nEunice Trotter (she/her) holds journalism undergraduate degrees and an MBA. She was the owner of The Indianapolis Recorder\, the first African American editor at The Indianapolis Star and held editing or reporting positions at several other newspapers\, including The New York Post\, Florida Today\, The Palm Beach Post and The Lafayette Journal and Courier. She was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. She recently published her first book\, Black in Indiana\, which has received state and national first-place awards. Eunice is now director of Indiana Landmark’s Black Heritage Preservation Program. Her job and her passion are to uncover\, document and preserve Black heritage statewide.
URL:https://indianahumanities.org/event/black-in-indiana/
LOCATION:Michigan City Public Library\, 100 E. 4th Street\, Michigan City\, IN\, 46360
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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