Saturday, October 25, 2008

IMAGINE-Nation

IMAGINE-Nation in Indy Neighborhoods

Celebrate With and Learn from IMAGINE-Nation in Indy Neighborhoods!
Friday, November 14, 5:30pm
Englewood Christian Church
57 N. Rural Street, Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center (INRC) is proud to partner with the Spirit & Place Festival to offer an event, IMAGINE-Nation in Indy Neighborhoods Photographs by local youth inspire new conversations, and a coalition of homeless adults creates a community newsletter-these are just two stories that champion the ingenuity of community engagement. Connect with these artisans of civic life, witness how they create meaning through collaboration, and get inspired to take action in your own neighborhood.

Chat with representatives from these local projects:

Broadway United Methodist Church's Eden in Indianapolis
Hawthorne Neighborhood's Hootenanny Fiesta
Indy Food Co-op
The April Show
Lafayette Square Area Coalition's Taste the Difference
Norwood Place Sign Design
Old Speedway City Neighborhood Association
Zion Hill Baptist Church's Elements of Art Through Photography
Jim Diers, author of Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way, will talk about imagination and collective action in neighborhoods.

This is an event not to be missed! Enjoy a display of creative local action projects, savor cuisine from ethnic restaurants in the Lafayette Square neighborhood, view an exhibition of artists who have overcome significant obstacles, and hear talented local musicians.

This program is part of the Spirit & Place Festival, which runs November 1 through November 16. The festival is funded with generous support from Lilly Endowment; The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of CICF, the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, as well as Butler University, IUPUI, and the University of Indianapolis. Learn about other festival
events at www.spiritandplace.org.

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