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The Ethnic Hoosier
Nationalities Council of Indiana
P.O. Box 1623
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
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President's Message
August 2012
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I hope everyone has had enough water to keep your plants and trees alive (not grass). It has been challenging bicycle racing training in this weather but I am getting it done. August 5th is the Indiana State Road Championships and that is what I am focusing in on two weeks prior to this event. This race is up in Woodburn, north of Fort Wayne. It is a 50 mile race and flat, “my kind of race”. Hope to finish in the top 20 in the 45+ age group. This is my last year as a 45+ racer next year I move up to 55+.
We are in need of volunteers to man the Penrod booth again this year. Please let us know if you are interested in helping out. This is coming up in September.
The 35nd annual 2012 International Festival is November 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th at the Indiana State Fairgrounds----West Pavilion, please put this great event in your calendar. NCI members are working hard to bring you a most exciting International Festival in November. A great program is shaping up and performance applications for the 2012 Festival have been mailed out to last year's participants. Contact Pat Hubley at 317.225.5501 if your group has not received the information. 2012 booth packets were distributed to groups attending NCI June/July meetings. These packets are available for pickup or can be mailed to you. Let us know where we need to send them.
Our next monthly meeting is August 13th. Visitors are welcome and hope to see you there. All of us were disappointed that ICCCI did not bring their scheduled refreshments. I am sure it would have been tasty. This month refreshment provider is Indiana Association of Chinese Americans (IACA).
Allen Cem Galloway, MPA,
President, Nationalities Council of Indiana
NCI Monthly Meeting
Second Monday of the Month, (except December and January).
Next meeting:
August 13, 2012, 7 p.m.
The Athenaeum,
401 E. Michigan Street
Max Kade Room
Visitors Welcome!
Important Notice on Parking
New parking meter rates effective: January 2, 2012
As of January 2, 2012, parking rates have been increased from $1.00 cents to $1.50 per hour. You can find these new Downtown meters from Capitol Avenue on the west, going east on New York Street, heading south on Alabama Street, going west on Maryland to Pennsylvania, south to Georgia Street and west to Capitol. Parking meters operate Downtown, Monday - Saturday, 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. A spur also extends along Massachusetts Avenue from Delaware Street on the south to St. Clair Street on the north.
Guidelines for Announcements
in the NCI Calendar
1. Announcements must be submitted in plain text as with MS Notepad's text format. We prefer the owner of the event edit the ad and provide the text. Images should be in JPEG or GIF format and less than 75K in size.
2. Sufficient contact info such as the contact person and phone/ website/ email is necessary.
3. The Editor reserves the right to edit the announcement text and graphics.
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E-mail Us Deadline: 23rd day of the month.
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Citizenship & Residency Alliance
Next meeting will be held on Thursday, August 23 at 10:00 a.m. at the Interchurch Center (1100 West 42nd Street) to continue our conversation on expanding the Citizenship & Residency Alliance into the Immigrant & Refugee Services Coalition.
The goals are to:
1) create a broad-based community coalition with quarterly meetings;
2) better coordinate and promote programs and services;
3) share information about the Google Calendar idea for member organizations ( ex. NCI);
4) forge grant partnerships, coordinate Naturalization and Green Card information sessions;
5) and develop quarterly social events to help us network and to help the foreign-born integrate with the native-born.
Further information: Terri Downs [email protected]
Diversity Roundtable of Central Indiana
The Diversity Roundtable of Central Indiana (DRTCI) provides a forum for leaders, advocates, and supporters of organizational diversity efforts to network, enhance diversity competencies, and advocate for diversity-sensitive policies and practices. DRTCI membership currently includes leadership representatives from corporations, manufacturing, government agencies, staffed professional societies/associations, trade associations, educational institutions, legal, and non-profit organizations.
2012 Monthly Meeting Schedule (3rd Wednesday)
Citizens Energy Group
2020 N. Meridian (front entrance)
8:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m
August 15, September: 14th Annual Conference at Place/Time to be determined, October 17, November 21
Please check www.drtci.org for current information. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Festival Fund
As you plan for the International Festival, please keep the Festival Fund in mind. Application not less than 60 days before event (by 09/16). Grants in range of $500-$2000 and non-profit status or financial statements required. For info: www.internationalcenter.org
It’s Summer Festival Time!
Please join our groups as they perform at the Indiana State Fair!
Celtic Motion:
Sunday, August 5th from 7 to 8
Saturday, August 11th from 3 to 4
Wednesday, August 15th from 6 to 7
Saturday, August 18th from 2 to 3
Barangay Club:
Saturday, August 4th from 6 to 7
Dans Norden:
Sunday, August 5th from 6 to 7
Minyo Dancers:
Friday, August 10th from 2:30 to 3:30 and from 5:30 to 6:00
Friday, August 17th from 5:30 to 6:00
Summerfest - Indianapolis Liederkranz
August 4, 2012
Location: German American Klub (GAK)
German Park
8602 S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46217
India Day
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Join us for a parade, cultural performances, cricket, fashion show, vendors and Indian cuisine!
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Monument Circle
For more information, please contact:
Kavya Sadhu, India Association
Raju Chinthala, Hyderabad Sister Cities
Jane Gehlhausen, Mayor’s Office
Polish Heritage Festival
Sunday, September 16, 2012
11:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
International Friendship Gardens
Michigan City, Indiana
Mass @ 11:00 a.m. Food. Music. Dancing. Exhibits. Children's Activities.
For info: (219) 873-1788
Upcoming Arts Fair
NCI will have an information booth at Penrod Arts Fair, Saturday September 8th, on grounds of Indianapolis Art Museum. The booth will operate from 9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. Volunteers are requested to sign-up before or at August 13th meeting. Admission tickets will be provided. Free parking with shuttle service is provided. Indiana’s Nicest Day! For info, Allen Galloway NCI President: [email protected]
DUES REMINDER
In 2011, NCI had a record fifty (50) paid groups. If you are uncertain as to the status of your group or need a 2012 dues form, please contact Josef Laposa, Treasurer: [email protected]. Thank you for your continued support!
ONGOING CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS
Take Me There Egypt
At the Children's Museum, learn about modern Egyptian life with interactive exhibits: visiting a home, shopping at a marketplace, or attending a traditional Egyptian celebration. Enjoy hands-on, interactive activities with the whole family.
3000 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208-4716
1-800-820-6214
The Tomb of Vigna Codini II
February 2011 - January 2013
The Tomb of Vigna Codini II consists of three life-size Roman portraits and a cinerary urn from Rome’s Museo Nazionale Romano. The portraits are of three freedman—or freed slaves—who served the families of the original dynasties of Roman emperors (Julio-Claudian and Flavian). The portraits likely depict high ranking servants as they are among the few to merit sculpted commemorations in marble. The busts of two men and one woman have the hairstyles and demeanor typical of the 1st century A.D., and once stood in deep niches in the walls of a large underground tomb outside of Rome. The tomb was discovered in 1847 under a vineyard of the Codini family and an accompanying photograph taken later in the 19th century shows the exact location of these heads, and a meticulously carved cinerary urn, in niches on the walls.
Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-3326
317-923-1331
Allora & Calzadilla: Vieques Series
8 March 2012 - 14 October 2012
Allora & Calzadilla: Vieques Series is an exhibition of three short videos by the artists Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla filmed on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, which has been a site of protest and civil unrest for decades.
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Printmakers in the Cafés of Paris
27 February 2012 - 22 August 2012
The Jane H. Fortune Gallery
The prints gathered in Printmakers in the Cafés of Paris explore the interest of Pont-Aven School artists in the nightlife of fin-de-siècle Paris, as well as their engagement with its most innovative portrayer, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Indianapolis Museum of Art
ESL RESOURCES
1) Language Culture
Contact: Marvin Gainer
708 E Michigan Street • Indianapolis, IN. 46202-3624
LANGUAGES
Arabic • Burmese • Chinese • English as a New Language
Japanese • Korean • Russian • Serbian • Spanish • Turkish
OTHER SERVICES
Culture Coaches • Document Translators • Interpreters • Tutors
2) Language Rescue Center
Contact: Bovic Lola (Fundador)
8328 Masters Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Tel. (317) 845 8818 / (317) 850 1394
3) Life Church
9101 West 10th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46234
Tel. (317) 222-5510
4) North:
MSD of Washington Township Schools- J Everett Light Center, 8401 Westfield Blvd.
(317) 259-5275
5) Downtown
Indianapolis Public Schools-
John Hope Day Adult
(317)226-4536
6) West:
MSD of Wayne Township- Ben Davis Campus- 1155 S. High School Road-
(317) 988-7975
7) South:
Central Nine- 1999 US 31 South-
(317) 882-2088
8) Verity Institute
11850 Brookville Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46239
Tel. (317) 527-5200 ext. 2126
Contact: Cristina Gomez
9) Marian Center / next to St. Mary’s Church
317 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Tel. (317) 627-9349
Contact: Franciso Ruiz
For a complete listing of our events, please check out our calendar at
http://www.nationalitiescouncil.org/calendar
We’ve started a Facebook fan page for the International Festival. Please help us to grow our fan base by encouraging your friends & family to “Like “ our page. The goal here is to find a new way to communicate with our fans! See the link below…
