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Learn how world events and different cultures affect the city at the Indianapolis as a Global Crossroads event May 6.

Panelists include Kristie Johnson, vice president of development and external affairs at the International Center, Indy Arts Council President and CEO Judith Thomas, Indianapolis Airport Authority Senior Director of Strategic Alliance Holli Harrington, Old National Bank Community Market Lending Executive Leo Lopez and Charlie Wiles, director emeritus of the Center for Interfaith Cooperation. 

If you go

The event is 5-8 p.m. at Indy’s Global Village, 4233 Lafayette Road, and will feature dinner and a panel discussion. 

Pre-registration is required. Tickets are $30, and a cash bar will be available. To register or for more information, head to the event site. 

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Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on Bluesky at @enriquesaenz.bsky.social.

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Learn how world events and diversity affect Indianapolis 

by Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy
May 2, 2025

<h1>Learn how world events and diversity affect Indianapolis </h1> <p class="byline">by Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy <br />May 2, 2025</p> <p>Learn how world events and different cultures affect the city at the <a href="https://indianacouncilonworldaffairs.wildapricot.org/event-5953988" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Indianapolis as a Global Crossroads</a> event May 6.</p> <p>Panelists include <a href="https://internationalcenter.org/staff/kristie-johnson/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristie Johnson</a>, vice president of development and external affairs at the <a href="https://internationalcenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">International Center</a>, Indy Arts Council President and CEO Judith Thomas, Indianapolis Airport Authority Senior Director of Strategic Alliance Holli Harrington, Old National Bank Community Market Lending Executive Leo Lopez and Charlie Wiles, director emeritus of the Center for Interfaith Cooperation. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-if-you-go">If you go</h2> <p>The event is 5-8 p.m. at Indy’s Global Village, 4233 Lafayette Road, and will feature dinner and a panel discussion. </p> <p>Pre-registration is required. Tickets are $30, and a cash bar will be available. To register or for more information, head to <a href="https://indianacouncilonworldaffairs.wildapricot.org/event-5953988" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the event site</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-global-crossroads-indy-global-village-may-2025/&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;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=51437&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-global-crossroads-indy-global-village-may-2025/&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;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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