Sept. 5 - Wednesday

Sponsor: ACLU
Event: First Wednesday Discussion Series
Where: Indiana Historical Society; 450 W. Ohio Street
When: Lunchtime (12-12:50)
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.aclu-in.org
Contact: 317-635-4059

Topic: "Can Marion County's Election System Be Saved?"

Sept. 29 - Saturday

Sponsor: Indiana Alliance for Democracy
Event: Citizens' Summit to Change Campaign Financing
Where: University of Indianapolis; Schwitzer Student Center; 1400 E. Hanna Ave
When: 8:30 am - 4 pm
Website: http://www.indianacleanelections.org
Contact: summit@indianacleanelections.org

Topic: "Elections, not auctions: Democracy is NOT for Sale"

Oct. 3 - Wednesday

Sponsor: ACLU
Event: First Wednesday Discussion Series
Where: Indiana Historical Society; 450 W. Ohio Street
When: Lunchtime (12-12:50)
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.aclu-in.org
Contact: 317-635-4059

Topic: "High School Newspapers: Who decides what is news?"

Oct. 8 - Monday

Sponsor: Move to Act
Event: Book discussion/signing
Where: Brickyard Crossing Resort and Inn; 4790 W. 16th Street
When: 6 p.m.
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.movetoact.org
Contact: info@movetoact.org

Topic: Move to Act welcomes animal rights activist Nathan Winograd to discuss the future of Indianapolis as a No Kill City, and his new book "Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America"

Oct. 14 - Sunday

Sponsor: Save Darfur
Event: Olympic torch relay
Where: IUPUI Campus – Pyramid Fountain, New York Street
When: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.dreamfordarfur.org

Topic: An international torch relay meant to bring attention to the genocide in Darfur and the plight of more than 2.2 million Darfurian refugees.

Oct. 25 - Thursday

Sponsor: Anne Katz Festival of Books
Event: Book discussion/Signing
Where: Laikin Auditorium, Arthur M. Glick JCC; 6701 Hoover Road
When: 7:30
Website: http://www.jccindy.org
Contact: (317) 251-9467
Topic: Partisan US politics

Speaker: Todd Gitlin, author of "The Bulldozer and the Big Tent: Blind Republicans, Lame Democrats, and the Recovery of American Ideals"

Nov. 7 - Wednesday

Sponsor: ACLU
Event: First Wednesday Discussion Series
Where: Indiana Historical Society; 450 W. Ohio Street
When: Lunchtime (12-12:50)
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.aclu-in.org
Contact: 317-635-4059

Topic: Prisoner Re-Entry: When is a Crime Paid For?

Dec. 5 - Wednesday

Event: A presentation of "An Inconvenient Truth
Where: The Vogue; 6259 N College Ave
When: 6:00 PM
Cost: Free
Website: thevogue.ws

Topic: Climate crisis — what is it good for?

Dec. 5 - Wednesday

Sponsor: ACLU
Event: First Wednesday Discussion Series
Where: Indiana Historical Society; 450 W. Ohio Street
When: Lunchtime (12-12:50)
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.aclu-in.org
Contact: 317-635-4059

Topic: Immigration in Indiana: They're here, now what?