To celebrate Trans Sunday To celebrate Trans Sunday, a big shout-out to D. Steele who pulled off the greatest feat of organizational behavior in history IMHO: as president of First UU, he ran a congregational meeting on a cellphone from his car while in the midst of a move! Wednesday at 6 Wild Ones Greater … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness – Calendar Week of 11/6/23
Ignite Peace’s Excellent Program Almost 60 people participated in Ignite Peace’s excellent program, Racism in Greater Cincinnati: An Action-Focused Conversation Tuesday! Many intriguing suggestions were surfaced; one of the best from the economic initiatives sub-group was simple: seek out and patronize black-owned businesses. A group of people from Bellarmine Chapel goes out to eat every … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness – Calendar Week of 10/30/23
Sunday at 2 Join We Are One: Hope Festival at ARCO (Art + Community). Sponsored by the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Ignite Peace will be moderating a storytelling panel of refugees and sharing ways to get involved with immigration justice issues here in Cincinnati. ARCO is at 3301 Price Ave, Price Hill. Advance registration requested here. Tuesday at 6 … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness – Calendar Week of 10/21/23
On Tuesday, October 24th In alignment with our 8th Principle, don’t miss our community partner Ignite Peace’s event: Racism in Greater Cincinnati, An Action-Focused Conversation at First UU on Tuesday, October 24th from 6-8P. Taylor Curtis of the YWCA is a dynamic and thoughtful speaker; her emphasis is on actions that we crowd-source to give us … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness Calendar Week of 10/14/23
Monday at 10 Faith & Community Alliance is hosting its monthly Moral Monday meeting to discuss affordable housing and Issue 24, the ballot initiative to fund the Affordable Trust Fund. This hybrid meeting will be held at the Community Action Agency, 1740 Langdon Farm Road from 10-11:30 or you can zoom in here. Then at 5 Attend … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness Calendar Week of 10/8/23
Wednesday at 10 You can bear witness at the hearing in Columbus to abolish the death penalty (HB 259). Let’s help Ignite Peace pack hearing room 313 in the Ohio Statehouse! To join the Cincinnati carpool meet at the Kenwood Mall parking lot in front of Dillards. The caravan will leave at 7:45 AM. You can … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness calendar week of 10/2/23
On Wednesday at 6:30 Our community partner Ignite Peace (formerly IJPC) will hold an Immigrant Dignity Coalition Meeting at Mount Auburn Presbyterian, 103 William Howard Taft in Mt. Auburn. Thursday at noon The proposed Affordable Housing Amendment, zoo levy, library levy and sale of the Southern Railroad will be the subject of a lunch and learn … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness: Week of 9/25/23
Earth Care team meeting in the Ellen Hall Tomorrow at 9, there will be an Earth Care team meeting in the Ellen Hall hosted by Denise Olden. Seeking Safety in Cincinnati: An Introduction to Immigration Issues All are invited to join our community partner, Ignite Peace (formerly IJPC) for “Seeking Safety in Cincinnati: An Introduction … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness calendar: Earth Care team meeting Sunday 17th at 9
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. … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness newsletter: early weekend edition
Our Thanks Thanks go out to Tim Kraus for his thoughtful homily on the labor movement this morning; you can view it here. Tuesday from 7-9 The Sierra Club will hold a conversation on the 2023 Farm Bill at Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 Wm Howard Taft Rd. The US Farm Bill is one of the largest single … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness newsletter: Labor Day edition
