Wednesday at 6
National Underground Freedom Railroad Center, 50 E Freedom Way, presents Music, Medicine, and Pieces In Between: Jazz and conversation with Dr. Alvin Crawford. A trailblazing orthopedic surgeon who was the University of Tennessee’s first Black student in 1960, he established Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Orthopedic clinic after military service. Underlying his story are systemic and very personal incidents of racism Crawford experienced throughout his career. Tickets are $10; $5 for members.Thursday at noon, AIR holds their popular lunch and learn session at Christ Church Cathedral; topic TBD. 318 E 4th St or Zoom in here.
Then Thursday at 6
Peaslee Center holds their monthly Peace Potluck with guests Dr. Paul Morrow and Dr. Jamie Small from PREVENTS-OH, a project of the Human Rights Center at the University of Dayton. They were recently interviewed by WVXU on their work to stop extremism. Bring a dish to share and RSVP here.
Friday at 2
The Interfaith Center presents How to Navigate Religious Differences in Our Divisive World with Deborah Levine via Zoom. This presentation provides strategies that help communicate effectively, make wise decisions, and avoid mistakes that can fester and divide. Register here.
Saturday, Heritage UU sponsors a trip to Ripley, OH to experience the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom; if you missed last year’s First UU trip, I highly recommend it! $16 for adults/$10 for kids includes lunch; carpooling from Heritage’s parking lot leaving around 9:30. Flyer attached; registration link can be found here.
Next Sunday
First Lutheran, 1208 Race St, will hold a vespers concert from 6-7:30 with refreshments following. Featuring Seven Hills Baroque with guest soloist Miranda Zirnbauer, a portion of proceeds will be donated to Just Earth – Cincinnati; free and open to the public with donations graciously accepted.
Looking ahead – June 6-8
The Regional Police Accountability & Public Safety Conference will be held June 6-8; Thursday night’s session will take place across from First U at the 1819 Innovation Hub and includes a DoJ official as well as the City Manager, Assistant City Manager and Cincinnati’s Police Chief (and BTW, all women 😉 The session on the 7th from 10-4 will discuss Police Accountability and on the 8th will be focused on Youth Justice. These two sessions will be held at New Prospect Baptist Church in Roselawn. For more information email conference coordinator Keevan: kthompson@childrenslawky.org or get the QR code on this Facebook page by searching for the May 4th post by the Black Dollar Project: Cincinnati.
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