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Learn how to protect yourself as a consumer at a free event at an eastside community center.

The event — hosted by Purdue Extension Marion County and Indiana Legal Services — is at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at John Boner Neighborhood Centers, 2236 E. 10th St.

You’ll learn how to spot scams, understand debt collection and what your rights are under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The act prohibits telemarketers, banks and other institutions from using an automatic dialing system to call you without your consent.

There will also be one-on-one legal sessions available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Mirror Indy reporter Tyler Fenwick covers housing and labor. Contact him at 317-766-1406 or tyler.fenwick@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on X @ty_fenwick and Bluesky @tyfenwick.bsky.social.

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Learn your rights as a consumer at this free event

by Tyler Fenwick, Mirror Indy
October 17, 2025

<h1>Learn your rights as a consumer at this free event</h1> <p class="byline">by Tyler Fenwick, Mirror Indy <br />October 17, 2025</p> <p>Learn how to protect yourself as a consumer at a free event at an eastside community center.</p> <div class="wp-block-group alignright has-light-gray-background-color has-background"> <h5 class="wp-block-heading eyebrow-nogap" id="h-if-you-go" style="text-transform:uppercase"><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">If you go</mark></h5> <h2 class="wp-block-heading eyebrow-nogap" id="h-consumer-protection-event">Consumer protection event</h2> <p>🗓️ 5:30 p.m. Oct. 22<br />📍 John Boner Neighborhood Centers, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/A7rbpRqPVCxmoHzK9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2236 E. 10th St.</a><br />🎟️ Free</p> </p></div> <p>The event — hosted by <a href="https://extension.purdue.edu/county/marion/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Purdue Extension Marion County</a> and <a href="https://www.indianalegalservices.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Indiana Legal Services</a> — is at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at John Boner Neighborhood Centers, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/A7rbpRqPVCxmoHzK9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2236 E. 10th St</a>.</p> <p>You’ll learn how to spot scams, understand debt collection and what your rights are under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The act prohibits telemarketers, banks and other institutions from using an automatic dialing system to call you without your consent.</p> <p>There will also be one-on-one legal sessions available on a first-come, first-served basis.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">funded through grants and donations</a> from individuals, foundations and organizations.</em></p></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-consumer-protection-event-free-2025-indiana-legal-services-purdue/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=64733&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-consumer-protection-event-free-2025-indiana-legal-services-purdue/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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