Social Justice/Public Witness newsletter: early weekend edition

Volunteer fair to restore reproductive rights

Want to be part of the initiative to restore reproductive rights in Ohio? Cincinnati Women Lawyers for Reproductive Rights will hold a volunteer fair at Esoteric Brewing, 918 E McMillan St in Walnut Hills Tuesday night from 5-7. Get yard signs, buttons, flyers, tees and swag; program at 6. Find UU talking points on reproductive freedom here: https://www.uua.org/reproductive/key-talking-points-uus-reproductive-justice

Or you can Mourn the Creation of Racial Categories in a program presented by GAPP (Greater Anderson Promotes Peace) at Anderson Hills Church, 7515 Forest Rd, 45255 starting at 7. The MCRC Project brings together creative, performing and visual artists to tell the stories of how people in the US were (and still are) broken apart into unequally-valued racial categories. Dr. Joan Ferrante and NKU students acknowledge the sorrow that can help us begin the process of ‘undividing’ on an individual, community, and national level.

Thursday from Noon to 1:30

Applied Information Resources will hold their popular lunch and learn at Christ Church Cathedral, 318 E Fourth St. The topic will be the Affordable Housing Charter Amendment proposal on November’s ballot. The lack of affordable housing in Cincinnati has been a growing crisis for decades, and a recent study documents that the current shortage in the City is 28,000 units. The proposed amendment would raise the earnings tax back to its 2020 level and earmark this increase to funding the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund. You can bring a lunch or buy one on-site for $6.50. 

Sunday the 17th is the ALS walk

Don’t forget Sunday the 17th is the ALS walk to honor Leslie Edwards, Jr. Last call to participate or sponsor; contact Dan Schneider if you’d like to walk or sponsor a participant! 

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