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

Monday at 8 Side With Love presents Combating Fascism Without & Within: An Organized UU Response – Session 1. In her 2023 Berry Street essay, the Rev. Cecilia Kingman reflects upon the rise of authoritarianism, right-wing ideology, and fascism. In this first session, join Rev. Kingman and the Side With Love team for an interactive … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness newsletter week of 7/17/23

This Week – July 9 -15 On Wednesday at noon CROW will present a program: Who Speaks For The Sacred Rights of the Ohio River Watershed? Our beautiful Ohio River was declared the 2nd most endangered river by American Rivers in April due to threats from industrialization and pollution. Under U.S. law, nature is considered … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness newsletter: Lazy Days of Summer Edition

Legislation in the Ohio House and Senate Ohioans better start paying attention to what is happening in Columbus. State government, especially the work of the Ohio General Assembly, is publicly the least known part of the entire governmental process. For instance, most of us are hard pressed to name our representative in the Ohio House. … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness newsletter: Preserve our freedoms edition!

Today – UUA General Assembly beginning at 11 Don’t forget our worship tomorrow will be via Zoom with the UUA General Assembly beginning at 11; click on this link https://www.uua.org/ga/program/highlights/sunday-morning-worship or the one in the email Tim Kraus sent Tuesday. Tuesday at 5:45 Community Peace Builder’s Network will meet at St. James Episcopal Church, 3207 Montana Ave … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness calendar week of 6/25/23

Monday, celebrate Juneteenth Monday, celebrate Juneteenth with strong energy and vibration! Join us at Lost & Found, 22 E 14th St, 45202 for an all-black house DJ extravaganza. We are going to celebrate the ending of slavery in the United States by playing the most free music created by black and queer folk; Rah D, Jesse … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness calendar – PRIDE edition

Monday at 7 At Playhouse in the Park, catch the live recording of the new podcast Life on the Margins; join the SW Ohio Poor Peoples Campaign’s discussion on environmentalism, eco-colonialism, and food sovereignty! Hosted by Homer Shadowheart; more info here.  Wednesday at 11:30 Cook and/or serve lunch at Lighthouse Sheakley Center for Youth, 2314 Iowa Ave. … Continue reading Social Justice/Public Witness calendar: Juneteenth edition