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
On Monday, 9/11 The highly-acclaimed Race and the City series will commence on Monday, 9/11. The ten-session series will host critical conversations on the historical systems of generation barriers to equitable opportunities, facilitated by Melanie Moon, to explore the roots of systemic racism. Send an email to RaceandtheCity2019@gmail.com to register. Wednesday at 7 Kentucky UU Justice Action … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness newsletter: Last Week of Summer Edition
Big weekend ahead! Friday, you can attend a Lunch & Learn at noon: Community Bail Funds. It features Atara Rich-Shea from the Community Justice Exchange. Atara is a Regional Organizer at the National Bail Fund Network. She provides capacity, technical, and systems coaching for the network bail & bond funds, and assists with larger campaigns … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness newsletter: Late Summer Edition
Welcome Rev. Alex! We welcome Reverend Dr. Alex Riegel to First UU this week! If you didn’t get a chance to attend in person, view the service yesterday on our YouTube Channel. Thursday at 7 Heritage UU will host a screening of Smoke Signals as they continue their exploration of Native American issues. The film is … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness calendar: Week of August 7
Stop whitewashing of Ohio history Courtesy of the League of Women Voters Cincinnati Area: We call your attention to Ohio House Bill 103, Establish Ohio Social Studies Standards Task Force. This bill will create a task force to rewrite the Social Studies standards based on a document designed to sanitize our country’s history and discount … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness newsletter week of 7/31/23
