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Please Note: there will be no Weekly published next week (15 March) but the salon goes on 52 weeks a year without fail. Come get in on this.
My conviction that significant conversation is a huge and important thing we all need, and our society needs... Badly! Has been confirmed by something called conversationcafé.org. Check out their website. http://www.conversationweek.org/homepage/
Like us, they believe the world can be richly benefited by proliferating conversation. There’s a book, Cultural Creatives by Paul Ray that stimulated their movement six years ago, just a little after we founded the Salon. So in three weeks, on 28 March, the salon will be participating in a Conversation Week event right here, usual time and place. Check this out. You might want to do what Shari Able is doing... Host your own Conversation Week conversation Café at a coffee house, church, or living room near you. They give you all the resources you need and train you to boot. Very cool. Ellen
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beware of inevitable misunderstandings and misrepresentations. E.B.)
At the Table on Wednesday 7 March, 2007:
Marvin Kraus, Gerry Kraus, Mary Biehn, Janet Kalven, Jonathan Rosenberg, David Rosenberg, Spencer Konicov, Chad Benjamin Potter, Bill Messer, Mira Rodwan, Shari Able, Ellen Bierhorst
ANNOUNCEMENTS AT TABLE
-MARY Host next week; no Weekly next week
- Conversation Café training at 8:30. On Wed. 28 March, we’ll have it.
- Mira: I have heard that Sitwell’s has lost their lease on the space.
- Nuclear waste dump
- Tomorrow is international women’s day. 7:30. Muse. Freedom Choir.
- Bill: last time in Sitwells I ran into Khassa. My article in CityBeat on Slavery Today exhibition at the Freedom Center. He was taken around the exhibition
- Spencer: Fri at 10:30 am at Cedar Village, concert by Dan Nichols, wonderful musician. Also at Valley Temple. My son in law. Also will b e this Fri at 6:15 at Rockdale for Rock Shabbat service. – My granddaughter Ava at 17 mos knows whole alphabet. --
- Gerry: -- in the Cinti. Herald this week, Freedom Center has new director at wage of $270,000. Pepper will stay on as fund raiser. – Tomorrow at 4:00 pm at Ohio for Environmental Action seminar at CUFA, on “Environmental Justice”. Trying to get a state law. Free; light dinner served.
- Tonight at 8:30 pm on TV Billy Graham, Ch. 9.
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TOPICS NOMINATED
- Conversation Café topics: What is most important question in the world now? What’s the highest leverage action you or anyone could take towards a just, peaceful, and sustainable world by 2025? How are we making life better for our children – and what else can we be doing?
What do you think we can do now to make life better here? When do you feel most alive?
- Sitwells
- mistreatment of children and poor women of Ohio (last week)
- Scooter Libby
- Marvin: the privatization of governmental services , in particular, at Walter Reed Hospital all the services have been privatized to a co. run by a high person at Halliburton. What bothers me is that when I studied municipal corporations in law school I understood that the gov’t provides services needed that cannot be provided by private enterprise because no profit in it. What is happening now, such erosion of this principle. All about operating for profit. The hospital service corp. had reduced from 300 to 100 the employees.
- David: last weekend, statewide organic farmers conference.
- Gerry: in Time mag., organic vs. local farming.
- Mira: the UU World cover story is on food as an ethical consumption issue.
- Spencer: on Discovery channel in 1980’s discovered in Jerusalem a tomb, could be family tomb of Jesus. What would this do to Christianity?
ORGANIC FARMER CONFERENCE
David Rosenberg
Whole weekend event.
Mark Shepherd, a Midwestern permaculturist, keynote.
Sally Fallon, nourishing traditions group (Weston A Price). Keynote.
50 workshops.
Most interesting to me was M Shepherd’s vision of a type of farm more diverse and more efficient, not require annual planting. Big on 1) apple orchards can make more ethanol than cornfields, and no sophisticated distillation. 2) Hazelnuts, 3 x the oil of soybeans. Native to this region. Perennial, no annual planting needed.
What type of farm would be created with these kinds of ideas. The farmer and the community would have more different crops. The farming sector could become energy self sufficient. Even surplus energy. Farmers would be able to step back from the system of the commodities they are accustomed to growing; not be dependent on gov’t subsidy; could be empowering for them.
Sally Fallon also talked about farms. Most interesting to us were her ideas about raw m ilk. Her premise: she is convinced that raw milk produces are healthy and safe. The commodification of milk has destroyed the family farm. Instead of producers being in control of the market, the middle men instead are in control. One consequence is that the farmers’ value added opportunities are reduced. E.g. sell raw milk to consumers for 4x the money. E.g. having slaughtering facility for feeder cattle instead of being shipped off. E.g. making cheese. 10x value as cheese.
Janet: cheese making is tricky. High tech facilities.
Bill: butter making is very easy. You can make your own from raw milk.
Jonathan: the permaculture presentation was the most interesting.
David: the theme is that there is an alternative to this global economy. The biggest stumbling blocks are outdated health regulations. E.g. this e-coli scare. The small farmer will never be able to participate in this highly regulated environment. … The result is that independent people are forced off the land and become wage slaves.
Mira: and the monoculture is bad for environment.
Gerry: Time story says it is environmentally better to buy local rather than distant imported organic foods. What do you t ink?
David: When you use chemicals you have a pesticide treadmill you can’t get off; local is fresher;
Marvin: how is market created to distribute local produce.
David: farmers can’t earn a living from farmers’ markets or CSAs. It is not the solution. Distribution is the problem. I would love to have a serious discussion on this. I have spent the last 30 years of my life studying this. When the farmer sells retail, she/he has an additional job. Takes time.
Questions: CSAs; Northside Farmers’ Market; Food Coop; Salon evening.
David: CSA is probably one of the most impt. Things to do. A discussion between farmer and consumer. Farmer says, “This is what I need in income.” Then the Community figures out how the community can provide that. What we have right now is inefficient. Money loser for the farmer. This has just begun, and it will get better.
As far as organic and certification. Certification is to put organic foods into channels of trade. The biggest myth you hear from farmers is that it is too hard to get certified. In Ohio you can get certified for about $500 and the gov’t will pay 75%. If they were earning their living doing farming, that’s a small sum to pay. … Talk to the farmers at the farmers’ markets; ask them how they farm; ask to visit. A great way to go. Federal law says if they earn $8,000 or less they can call their product organic without certification.
Food Co-op: there are 500 acre grain farmers who can’t get by without working another job, even with gov’t subsidy.
Bill: echo what Mira said. Spring edition of UU World. The ethics of eating. Opposed to factory farming. E Coli issue… David: it was not organic operation spinach that was contaminated… downstream of an animal feed lot.
Bill: in this article a minister is interviewed. He said, greatest thing we can do for environment is to eliminate meat.
SCOOTER LIBBY
Bill: they will appeal the conviction. At the end of Bush’ term he’ll be pardoned.
Gerry: how is it possible that the real culprits will probably get away with it. A crime was committed, a felony that endangered not just the career of Plame but also undercover agents who reported to her. … No one is getting punished for the crime; Libby is getting conviction for having lied to the grand jury. …
Shari: and no one else will be prosecuted.
Gerry: What can be done?
PRIVATIZATION
Marvin the debate is that private enterprise can provide certain services that are currently provided by gov’t more efficiently and at lower cost. Hospitals: in the past all were not for profit. Then we had this total swing; most are for profit. Quality declines. I think the privatization concept is erroneous.
Shari to feed a soldier in Iraq a simple lunch costs $37.50. that’s what Halliburton charges the government. Pork and beans.
Marvin there is a group assigned to do cooking and baking.
Bill half of the Americans fighting in Iraq are private, mercenaries. Blackhawk and others. There are people trained to do those jobs who are idle because they have been contracted out. … We’ve been force-fed this idea that privatization leads to competition (but not in these circumstances) and less cost.
Mira I heard about a wheat being raised in Afghanistan as food, subsidized by US gov’t.
Gerry … the government is the biggest source of money; private enterprise is pursuing it.
Bill similar to what happened in the USSR.
… Spencer …this war has gone on three years longer than the decider decided it was to go on. … Problem: when our soldiers come back injured, a decision is made whether to heal him and send him back. If not, he goes into the VA bureaucracy.. I think we need to rethink the VA. Just have the military and take care of soldiers all their lives.
David in the past our government was prone to franchise monopolies for instance in telephone company. But when you do that, you must regulate it, for the public good. Over time what has happened we have entered the deregulation climate. Perhaps the government reg. was not perfect. But wait! There is a place for government control.
What privatization has meant in Cincinnati re. Duke Energy is that people who have been in Cinergy for years are begin pushed out and replaced by lower paid workers, probably immigrants, possibly illegal.
Anonymous in the last few years at the retirement home where I worked, because the company did not want to support perq. For nurses, like retirement and health insurance, meant they went to agencies. Result was that the nurses didn’t know the patients as well. So it didn’t work out well for the company. Lots of benign neglect of residents. Like that dished out to these soldiers. …
Shari people t hink that if you privatize, cost will go down. In fact, there is a capitalist at the head of every group, like the nurses. What happens is that the workers are paid less, and the bosses are getting more. It may only really cost $1.50 to serve that lunch, and the rest goes to a big shot at Halliburton. … The airline security people were working for $9/hr. without benefits. Not good
Gerry example, recycling. City pays Rumpke over 2 million for picking up curbside recycling of multi unit buildings. Only 25% of qualified buildings participate. Plus Rumpke makes money on the materials recycled. Rumpke is double dipping.
Marvin. Cost is not the only issue. Consider Quality of Service. That is what government is about, to see to high quality service. Private enterprise is not aimed at that. Consider our fire department. What do you expect? Save lives, save lives, help in prevention. Whatever it costs, we want that provided. Private enterprise doesn’t work that way. It says, “Oh we can do it cheaper!” But what do we give up? Quality of service. We are not fulfilling our duty as citizens if we do not demand the quality service.
David taking the other side for a moment. When the labor movement was stronger, you’d hear about the union worker who has living wage, has benefits, hit clock at 9, leaves at 5, and does what he wants on the job. And the post office clerk who insults the customers but can’t be fired. These things led to the swing in the direction of privatization. “If the unions are going to behave this way, we’ll fix them!” so that is another dynamic. When you develop an economic system in which the workers are not much invested in the quality of the product, you get poor service. What we need is a different conversation between capitol and labor. Perhaps labor to own in part. … a huge middle ground between capitalism and socialism…
Spencer … I came f rom Gen’l Motors. Toyota keeps eroding away the market. Somehow Toyota has convinced their people that continuous improvement is needed … How do you get that in municipal services?
Marvin in my life in this city I have found something remarkable: the city of Cinti. Has civil service system, supposed to be based on merit. E.g. law enforcement, building code enforcement, zoning code enforcement; street light replacement. The city says, “Oh we have a contract w ith Duke Energy to do that.” Four weeks later the light is r eplaced.
The County is run under the patronage system, where jobs are given by those in power. Lo and behold I notice the best service from County services. Recorder’s office for instance. Excellent service. Probate Court… you get excellent help. They bend over backwards. Evidently the patronage system means that you may get your job due to patronage, but you have to do it well or you will be replaced. Whereas the city …
Closing Comments by Mira: agencies…hierarchies… governments… Unions are composed of humans. There won’t be a need for unions if people are united in their workplace as a team and learn different skills, not just stuck on an assembly line in one niche. The opposite of hierarchy is not anarchy, it is teamwork.
Closed with song: Building Bridges, sung in round for the first time. Sounded fabulous!
~ End of Table Notes~
Hugs to everyone,
Ellen
Section Two: Activism, Cultural, & Healing Opportunities
Green Party Hero Jenefer Ellingston calls us to let Congress know: We want peace.
Dear Ellen, every call counts. Love to you, Jenefer
Please forward widely!
Dear friends of United for Peace and Justice,
Are the Democrats buying Bush's War?
The Democrats charge Bush with incompetence in running the war, and say the course must change, that the mission is lost, and that we don't want our troops in the middle of a civil war ...
Yet they appear ready to give him another $93 billion to continue his disastrous campaign in Iraq. We must stop Congress!
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives is currently considering the $93 billion Iraq supplemental bill. A vote is expected on Wednesday, March 14, just a few days before the 4th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
It's Time for a BIG Push
Several national member groups of United for Peace and Justice have joined together to organize a massive, rolling call-in campaign for the ten days before the vote. The phones on Capitol Hill will be flooded until the final vote on the funding bill.
The UFPJ call-in day is Monday, March 12 -- but there's an important phone call we urge you to make TODAY:
There is a chance that our allies in Congress will be able to attach an amendment to the appropriation request that would effectively require an immediate withdrawal of troops -- so that a vote for the appropriation would in fact be a vote to end the war!
It's a long-shot that this amendment will pass, but we think it is worth fighting for! The first step is to make sure that the Democratic leadership allows the amendment to come to the floor for a vote. That's where we come in:
TODAY! Call the Democratic leadership to demand that they allow an amendment that would direct funding toward troop withdrawal on a short timeline to be offered and brought to a vote on the House floor during consideration of the FY07 Supplemental Bill.
Call one or two (or all) of the following:
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) -- Chair, Rules Committee (the Rules Committee decides what bills and amendments can be brought to the floor for a vote)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) -- Speaker of the House
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) -- House Majority Leader
Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
Rep. James Clybourn (D-SC)
Use this toll-free number, 888-851-1879, or the regular Capitol Switchboard number, 202-224-3121, to make your call(s).
Ask the Capitol Switchboard to connect you to the House Rules Committee Office (to reach the proper staff person for Rep. Slaughter), or to the office of Pelosi, Hoyer, Emanuel or Clybourn.
Then, on Monday, March 12, call YOUR Representative. Call 888-851-1879 toll-free, or the regular Capitol Switchboard number, 202-224-3121.
We'll send you a reminder on Monday morning, along with an update on what to say when you call your Representative's office.
Your calls are part of a massive initiative undertaken by several UFPJ member groups and allies:
Monday, March 5 -- Voters for Peace
Tuesday, March 6 -- Progressive Democrats of America, U.S. Labor Against the War, AfterDowningStreet.org
Wednesday, March 7 -- CodePink, Global Exchange
Thursday, March 8 -- Gold Star Families for Peace, Veterans For Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Democracy Rising
Friday, March 9 -- Peace Action, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Declaration of Peace, Organic Consumers Association
Monday, March 12 -- United for Peace and Justice, Hip Hop Caucus
Tuesday, March 13 -- Everyone, call once more!
This call-in effort is part of the huge campaign UFPJ and its member groups have organized to stop the funding of the war:
• More than 1,000 activists lobbied members of Congress on January 29;
• The Occupation Project has organized scores of sit-ins, vigils and teach-ins in Congressional offices across the country with the participation of many UFPJ member groups;
• Members of the UFPJ legislative action network have organized dozens of visits to Congress over their winter recess in February and will do more in March and April.
To be honest, it is a long shot that we will stop the approval of the supplemental request. We are hopeful that more members of Congress will vote against this new round of funding, but our work is far from over and must not stop after the supplemental battle.
Later this month, Congress will take up the Defense Authorization Bill -- over $647.2 billion. That's a huge increase for the Pentagon ... and the Democrats are considering adding more to it! In the meantime, budgets for domestic needs are being slashed or held static. Check how these skewed budget priorities affect your community. Reach out now to activists in your community working on saving funding for essential human needs programs like Head Start, day care and health care. Plan joint "Cost of War" protests in your district. We'll be sending out more information and ideas soon.
After Congress passes its Budget Authorization Bills, the money has to be appropriated. This process often lasts into the fall. And Bush has already requested another $145 billion supplemental appropriation to continue the Iraq war beyond October 2007.
This means that we will have several opportunities to pressure Congress to either stop funding the war, or tie funding to an immediate troop withdrawal, over the next several months. Stay tuned ...
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SUNDAY OPEN SAUNA AT THE LLOYD HOUSE THROUGH THE END OF MARCH:
Come join in. Fire laid at noon; lit at 1:00. Set up at 2 or 2:30; sweat starts at 3. Takes about an hour. Please come, try to arrive by 3 at the latest. Bring towel... See below. If you like, bring food to share afterwards. . Pot Luck at 4:30. Drumming about 5:30 Clean up at 7:00. Ellen
Lloyd House Sauna-
Sweat Lodge
Protocol
Mission and Spirit
A good sweat is deeply cleansing of body and purifying of spirit. We reverence the Finns and the Native Americans for this practice, and each other for joining in. Finns first sweat, rinse with cold water (screaming allowed), wash (each other) with soap (you may use warm shower in sink room); Sweat again, splash with cold water, scrape or scrub or beat the skin; Sweat yet again, then final rinse with cold water. … The rattle in the sweat room is for chanting, singing, story telling. After sauna, rest, drink water, then feast and party.
Modesty
· As the Finns say, "We see but we don't look."
· Feel free to use bathing suit or towel
You will need
· Water bottle
· Towel
· (lotion)
· (shampoo)
· (slippers)
Contributing … please help
· build fire, 2 hours before
· clean benches
· split wood -- any time
· bring firewood in dressing room
· haul 3 buckets of water from sink room
· contribute $ -- look for jar in dressing room -- Suggest $5
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This is important. Ellen. Join Discussion on the Collaborative Agreement: to Extend it?
The First Unitarian Church (corner of Linton and Reading—near Lincoln, the old Sears) Racial Justice Task Force is hosting an open meeting on Sunday March 11, 9:30 a.m. to provide input to the ACLU regarding extension of the Collaborative Agreement. All are invited, child care will be provided.
The following is being distributed by the ACLU.
Dear Community:
A large percentage of Blacks in Cincinnati do not trust the police. This has been true for many years and it remains a serious problem. We have worked hard to improve police community relations since August 5, 2002 through the implementation of the Collaborative Agreement (CA). The agreement came about with the support of many African American leaders, faith based groups, social service agencies, the Black United Front and others. United States District Judge Susan Dlott has enforced the agreement but court supervision is scheduled to end on August 5, 2007.
Collaborative Progress. Since 2002, in partnership with the City and the FOP, the parties have accomplished significant use of force reform. Injuries to officers and to citizens during arrests have declined dramatically. The Mental Health Response Teams have been very effective. Accountability is improved through the Citizens Compliant Authority which receives complaints of police misconduct and independent investigators determine the facts and recommend action. Mobile Video Recorders are now in every police car providing a taped record of all citizen contacts. The RAND studies help us determine compliance of the obligation to police Cincinnati without racial bias. The Partnering Center has developed a strong presence in the community helping neighborhoods use problem solving to address crime and disorder with a variety of evidence based strategies.
Should We Continue? There are important terms in the CA, which may not be fully implemented by August 7, 2007, such as problem solving, and aspects of CPOP. And there are controversial programs like Vortex, because of the newness of approach that may need close monitoring. We are reaching out to many people in order to help us decide whether to seek an extension of court supervision.
In this case, the ACLU represents the African American community in Cincinnati and others who have contact with the police. We would like to meet with your organization or any group you wish to bring together in February and March 2007. We will be meeting with Judge Dlott again in April and it would be helpful to get broad feedback before that court date.
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Volunteer to be a Host Family for an AFS High School Exchange Student [apply now]: This locally supported exchange program is looking for a few flexible, caring Cincinnati families to host 15-18 year-old boys & girls from around the world. Students attend area high schools, arrive mid-August 2007, depart end of June 2008. More info @ 513.961.2592 & www.afs.org/usa.
Live & Study Spanish in Costa Rica: A beautiful apartment is available for rent, perfect for students, tourist, or homestay. Safe, private, 2 rooms: living room, bathroom, kitchen, totally furnished. $80 per week (1 or 2 persons). In Escazu, Costa Rica, a beautiful town surrounded by green mountains only 20 minutes by bus from the capital, San Jose. Study in a pleasant environment totally immersed in the Latin culture with private tutoring. $6 per hour in your private apartment. Contact Javier Ortiz L. @ jortiz2@uinteramericana.edu & http://www.geocities.com/javort2006/.
Call for Fringe Film Submissions [deadline is March 31]: Now accepting film submissions for Celluloid Fringe, an experimental film series that is part of the 2007 Cincinnati Fringe Festival running May 30-June 9. Celluloid Fringe, as part of the 4th annual 11-day festival, is a great opportunity for the Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky audiences to experience the creativity & unique style of our local, regional, national & international filmmakers. More info from Jacquelyn Vaughn @ celluloidsubmissions@knowtheatre.com & www.cincyfringe.com.
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Disappear Fear Concert [Thursday 8 March @ 7 PM]: A troubadour crooning folksongs about romantic love, SONiA & Disappear Fear are always striving to disappear fear & spread her message of peace (their latest studio CD is entitled "No Bomb Is Smart"). A Grammy nominee & winner of many awards for her albums who donates 18% of all music downloads to end World Hunger, SONiA & Disappear Fear are truly international musicians. They tour worldwide, deliver lyrics in Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, & English with rhythms & instrumentations that draw on Latin & Middle Eastern influences, lush string arrangements & harmonies. SONiA’s 1999 release "Me,Too" won GLAMA's Female Artist of the Year & was chosen along with songs by U2 & others for the Human Rights Campaign compilation CD, & along with the likes of Ritchie Havens for the Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Year Anniversary CD. Disappear Fear features Laura Cerulli on vocals, percussion, & drums. $10. At Off the Avenue Studios, 1546 Knowlton Street, Northside, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.542.0088, urbanvillage@fuse.net & www.disappearfear.com.
International Women’s Day Concert [Thursday 8 March @ 7:30 PM]: Celebrate with musical selections by the Voices of Freedom Chorus & MUSE Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir, & a discussion of peace & justice issues. Free. Harriet Tubman Theater, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.7500, ETurner@nurfc.org, & www.freedomcenter.org.
Omnium Gatherum – Encore Presentation [Fridays-Saturdays 9-10 & 16-17 March @ 7 PM]: When the most powerful country in the world is attacked by a group of religious zealots, what does one do? Have a dinner party. A 2003 Pulitzer Prize nominee, written by Cincinnati native Theresa Rebeck, an encore presentation of the Queen City Off Broadway Acclaim Award-winning production. An exquisite feast of food & argument, with a big surprise at the end, as a group of "famous celebs" confront the global implications of Sept. 11th & beyond in an urgent, impassioned & often hilarious work. "A feisty feast of wicked wit...Piping hot satire that sings & stings" ~ NY Times. "Theatrical Fireworks" ~ New Yorker. "Spirited, amusing & smart. A play that wants us to think as much as we feel." ~ Newsday. Tickets: $15; 2 for 1 for students. Ask about having a dinner party. At Queen City Off Broadway, 4011 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info & RSVP @ 513.227.0480.
The Serpent & the Alligator: Ohio’s Ancient Effigy Mounds [Saturday 10 March @ 10 AM]: The Association for Rational Thought & the Ohio Humanities Council (A State affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities) present a talk by Dr. Brad Lepper, Curator of Archaeology for the Ohio Historical Society & an occasional Visiting Professor of Sociology & Anthropology at Denison University. His primary areas of interest include North America’s Ice Age peoples, Ohio’s magnificent mounds & earthworks, & the history of archaeology. Noteworthy research includes excavation of the Burning Tree mastodon & discovery of the Great Hopewell Road, featured in a recent documentary. At Molly Malone’s Restaurant, 6111 Montgomery Rd., Pleasant Ridge, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ rrdavis@fuse.net & www.cincinnatiskeptics.org.
Celtic Lands Culture Fest [Saturday-Sunday 10-11 March @ noon-5 PM]: Kick up your heels & experience the dance, music, culture, & array of folklore & art of Ireland, Scotland & Wales at the 9th annual Celtic Lands Culture Fest, the 4th celebration in the 2006-2007 Passport to the World series at Cincinnati Museum Center. Marvel at the footwork of traditional Celtic dancers, enjoy Celtic music by local musicians, shop the vendors’ booths for authentic wares. Activities include: performances by local musicians including Murphy’s Law, Ceol Mhor, Traveler’s Dream; traditional Celtic dancing by the McGing Irish Dancers, the Riley School of Irish Music, the Cincinnati Highland Dancers; the Celtic Forest in the Losanitville Café features activities such as storytelling, folk art demonstrations, dance workshops & face painting; shop for Celtic souvenirs in the Rotunda market place. Admission is free; parking is $4.50. At the Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203. More info @ 800.733.2077, events@cincymuseum.org, & www.cincymuseum.org.
Abraham Lincoln Inaugural Address Re-enactment [Saturday 10 March @ Noon]: Re-enactor Stanley Wernz presents President Lincoln’s Inaugural Address in an authentic way. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.7500, ETurner@nurfc.org, & www.freedomcenter.org.
Drawing & Creative Workshop Abroad [registration deadline: Saturday 10 March]: In June 2007, Manifest will launch the 1st of what are planned to be biannual expeditions abroad. This trip to Greece is geared towards artists, designers, students, & others interested in creative travel experiences at the heart of the cradle of western civilization. With an itinerary that will include Athens, Mycenea, Epidaurus, Olympia, Delphi, Greek Orthodox monasteries, the island of Milos, remote villages, beaches, & mountains, the trip will be a 3-week creative adventure. A flexible curriculum will allow for creative work, & offer guidance (workshops) for those who are interested, but art making is not required for trip participation. Group leader for this 1st expedition will be Manifest's Executive Director & co-founder Jason Franz, who has led similar trips to Greece in the past. Manifest will work with students' credit-granting institution to develop customized curricula for those wishing to receive credit. Already registered for this trip are several students of fine art & design from across the US, an art critic & author, & several professional artists & designers. More info on itinerary, curriculum, & pricing @ 513.861.3638, manifest@manifestgallery.org, & www.manifestgallery.org/study.
War Tapes - Film [Wednesday 14 March @ 7 PM]: From the front lines in Iraq, the 1st war movie filmed by soldiers, who bypassed Pentagon-supervised media to share their experience as never before seen. Funnier, spicier, & more gut-wrenching than news reports, filmed by Sergeant Steve Pink, Sergeant Zack Bazzi, & Specialist Mike Moriarty: Pink is a wisecracking carpenter aspiring to be a writer; Bazzi is a Lebanese-American university student who loves to travel & fluent in Arabic; Moriarty is a father who seeks honor & redemption. Each leaves a woman behind: a girlfriend, a mother, a wife. Their candid footage reveals their hearts & an unforgettable journey of camaraderie, humor, brutality, & terrifying experiences. The story that embedded reporters couldn't get. Free admission; $5-8 donations suggested. Presented by Cincinnati World Cinema. At Fath Auditorium, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 859.781.8151, worldcinema@fuse.net, & www.cincyworldcinema.org.
8 Short Films by International & Local Artists [Thursday 15 March @ 7:30 PM]: Short film topics range from understandings of identity after a man’s death, the physicality of a 4-hour drawing performance of map gestures in space, a conversation between two cartoon birds based on a sound poem, 2 astronauts struggling with the keys in deep space, a boy & girl who find an idol in the stomach of a rabbit, a frustrated artist finds inspiration in the rain drops on his window, a man sees himself as graffiti on a wall, & a South African tale of the perilous life of a colony of piranha birds living on the back of a ruthless octopus. Free admission, donations encouraged, donation box in gallery, seating limited to 16. At the Manifest Gallery, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.861.3638, salterjm@gmail.com, & www.manifestgallery.org/adf.
It's Happiness - Film [Thursday 15 March @ 7 PM; music @ 6:30 PM]: The film documents the eccentric personalities of Wisconsin's fading polka community. While many elders resort to a quieter life in their later years, these polka people refuse to surrender to the inevitable constraints of aging. Art Altenburg owns & operates the last polka bar in town, but may have to close since his mother is sick. Greg Drust's record collection is rapidly approaching 1 million. And Polka Boosters President John Pinter tried to build a 40-story accordion-shaped Polka Hall of Fame, created The Polka Queen, & wants to set a Guinness Book of World Records for most children polka dancing at one time. As their stories unwind, we see how the polka people use this music to live. Winner of several awards including 2006 Bluegrass Independent Film Festival Best Documentary & 2006 Ohio Independent Film Festival Official Selection. Directed by: Craig DiBiase; not rated; 90 min. Live accordion music before & after the movie; Q&A after the movie with filmmakers. $10 for adults; $9 for students & seniors. At the Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Avenue, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ 513.281.2803, movieinfo@one.net, www.esquiretheatre.com, & www.polkamovie.com.
Must I Quit My Job To Be Happy? [Thursday 15 March @ 7-9 PM]: Five secrets for being happier at work. With Polly Giblin, Life Coach. 1st series: $75; when repeated: $120. Reservation required. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231, Essex Studios Complex, Cincinnati, OH. More info @ 513.305.0401.
Write for Rights [Friday 16 March @ 8 PM]: Amnesty International will host an evening of poetry, performance, music, & fun at the Greenwich. Join other social-consciously minded Cincinnatians for a night of intense performance poetry to raise awareness of Amnesty International & to recognize the 4th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Experience a diverse range of poetry from performers/artists including Abiyah, Kid Lucky, Dana Ward, John Parker, & Jarvis Tubbs. An open mic will be available for all who want to participate, or just come to enjoy & contemplate. At the Greenwich, 2440 Gilbert Avenue near McMillan, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info from Sandy @ 513.582.9978 & sammyike@hotmail.com.
It's In Your Head: Approaches to Likeness [ opening reception: Friday 16 March @ 6-10 PM]: Manifest Gallery invited artists to submit works that address portraiture in traditional & non-traditional ways. The human face & head is such an engaging subject, & audiences react to artwork of the head & face in very different ways from other subjects. There is often an intimacy & sense of personal interaction. The 18 works featured were selected out of over 330 entries by 150 artists from 25 states & 5 countries, including Canada, England, Russia, Israel, & the U.S. Works include drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, & photography by 12 artists: Ruth Adams, Jessica Grace Bechtel, Andrew Dailey, Gary Duehr, Rick Finn, Greg Jones, Ted Kauflin, Collin Moses, Michael Nichols, Tim Parsley, Brent Payne, & Rebecca Weller. Refreshments sponsored by Cafe MoCA & the Echo Restaurant. Exhibit runs thru Friday 13 April. At the Main Gallery, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.861.3638, jason@manifestgallery.org, & www.manifestgallery.org.
The Loft Society [Saturday 17 March @ 9:30 PM]: Their mission is to operate a performance space to showcase creative musicians in this community & provide them with an opportunity to perform. Jazz is their favored genre; delightfully diverse are their patrons. About 6 jazz presentations a year are set in the funky, very casual setting in a 3rd floor Clifton walk-up. Select a floor cushion or one of the odd collection of seats to enjoy the music. The Saturday 17 March show features “Transmitting” with Tom Abbs (cello, electric bass & video), Jane LeCroy (vocalist & poetry), Kid Lucky (human beatbox), & Geoff Mann (drums & mandolin). BYOB & use their fridge to keep your food & drink cold. A $25 donation is requested. The Loft Society, 119 Calhoun Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info from Al Williams @ 513.559.9220, loftsociety@loftsociety.com, & www.loftsociety.com.
Innovative Hand Papermaking Workshop [Saturday 17 March @ 1-4 PM]: In this creative, hands-on class taught by Margaret Rhein, you will make & take home beautiful sheets of paper in a variety of colors & styles. The class is fun for any skill level. Limit 15 students so register quickly. The papers you make can be used for stationary, art projects, or miniature paintings. Students are encouraged to bring dried flowers, bits of ribbon, lace & glitters to add to their papers. A wide variety of inclusions will be provided. Margaret Rhein has been making paper by hand in her Cincinnati Terrapin Paper Mill studio for 30 years. She has made 1000s of papers, experimenting with fibers, shapes, colors, & textures in 2D & 3D. Her work has been exhibited in galleries & craft shows throughout the US. Margaret has taught workshops in papermaking, bookbinding, & marbling to both adults & children. $40 (members) or $43 (non-members) plus $10 materials fee. At Westwood Town Hall, 3017 Harrison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45211. More info @ 513.662.9109 & paperpeg@cinci.rr.com.
Mother Nature’s Story Time [Saturdays 17 March thru May @ 11:30 AM - Noon]: You & your child will discover the beauty of our natural world through literature & music inspired by “Mother Nature.” Free for kids ages 3-6; a parent must accompany. At Lloyd Library & Museum, 917 Plum Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.721.3707, Heather@lloydlibrary.org, & www.lloydlibrary.org/lloydkids.html.
Reiki 1 & 2 [Saturday-Sunday 17-18 March @ 9 AM - 5 PM]: Learn this Japanese relaxation & stress reduction technique with Marion Corbin-Mayer, MA/RMT. 8.5 CNE per class; includes lecture, attunement, & lots of practice. Certificate awarded at the end of each day. Reiki 2 includes symbols & distance healing techniques. Reiki 1: $127; Reiki 2: $175. Required reservation plus $50. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231, Essex Studios Complex, Cincinnati, OH. More info @ 513.368.1994 & www.creativecatalysts.net.
Great Sounds of the Big Bands [Sunday 18 March @ 3 PM]: The Pat Emmett Big Band Orchestra takes you back to the swinging jazz sounds of the big bands, performing compositions that span over 50 years of music. While the seats in the hall are some of the most comfortable in the city, there will be a dance floor for those "in the mood" to move with the music. Vocalists Maribeth Samoya & Sean Kelley join the 16-piece orchestra with music from Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, & more. Sponsored by the Cincinnati Metropolitan Orchestra. $15 per person; free parking. At Seton Performance Hall, 3901 Glenway Avenue, Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH 45205. More info & RSVP from Mary Sunderhaus @ 513.251.3324, jmgeiman@zoomtown.com, & www.gocmo.org.
The Secret - Film & Discussion [film Sunday 18 March @ 1 PM; weekly discussions Thursdays 22 March - 12 April @ 7 PM]: ""The Secret" is a feature length movie presentation which reveals The Great Secret of the universe. It has been passed throughout the ages, traveling through centuries... This is The Secret to everything - the secret to unlimited joy, health, money, relationships, love, youth: everything you have ever wanted. All the resources you will ever need to understand and live The Secret. The world's leading scientists, authors, and philosophers will reveal The Secret that utterly transformed the lives of every person who ever knew it... Plato, Newton, Carnegie, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Einstein." ~ IMDb.com. Watch the film then discuss it for use in your life every day; 4 weekly discussions with Rev. Linda Ketchum. $30. At Beacon of Life Spiritual Center, 5701 Murray Avenue, Fairfax, OH 45227. $30. Directed by Drew Heriot; 90 min. More info @ 513.218.2128, info@beaconoflife.org, www.beaconoflife.org, www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/thesecret.php.
Peace Rally on Fountain Square [Monday 19 March @ 5 PM]: On the 4th anniversary of war in Iraq, join in solidarity with people across the US & around the world to demand an end to the war. Not one more death. Not one more dollar. Help make visible the growing peace majority by attending this family-friendly, peaceful event. Sponsored by the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center. At Fountain Square, 5th & Vine, Downtown, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.579.8547, kristen@ijpc-cincinnati.org, & www.ijpc-cincinnati.org.
Tour Our New Solar System [Monday 19 March @ 7 PM]: Mary Kay Carson, local author, freelance writer, & editor presents will take families on a tour of the solar system & ask how it has changed with Pluto no longer being a planet. For inquisitive 10-12 year olds & their families. The Cincinnati Observatory Center complements its astronomy programs with its annual lecture series “Humanities @ The Observatory.” The lectures focus on subjects that may be historic or philosophic in nature, but are somehow linked to the history of Cincinnati &/or science. New for 2007 is "Kids! Humanities @ the Observatory". $5 for adults; $3 for kids; limited space. At Cincinnati Observatory, 3489 Observatory Place, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info & RSVP @ 513.321.5186, Observatory@fuse.net, & www.cincinnatiobservatory.org/humanities/index.html.
Shrines [Wednesday 21 March @ 6-10 PM]: Create a personal shrine with Glenda Miles using our unique supplies. $30; reservations required. At Creative Catalysts, Studio #231, Essex Studios Complex, Cincinnati, OH. More info @ 513.368.1994 & www.creativecatalysts.net.
Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
Italian American Film Festival [Wednesdays thru 25 April @ 7:30 PM]: Sante Matteo, Prof. & Coordinator of Italian Studies in the Department of French & Italian @ Miami University presents his Annual Spring Semester Italian American Film Festival. Free & open to the public. Mar. 21: Robin & the Seven Hoods (1964), Gordon Douglas, with Frank Sinatra & the Rat Pack; Mar. 28: Saturday Night Fever (1977), John Badham; Apr. 4: Scarface (1932), Howard Hawks; Apr. 11: The Godfather (1972), Francis Ford Coppola; Apr. 18: Mafia! (1998), Jim Abrahams; The Sopranos, 1st TV series episode; Apr. 25: The Sopranos, episodes from the TV series. In Room 46 Culler Hall, Miami University, Oxford OH 45056. More info @ 513.529.5932, matteos@muohio.edu.
Courage Under Fire: The 1961 Burning of the Freedom Riders' Bus [thru Sunday 25 March]: This collection of photographs offers an opportunity for reflection on the roles of personal courage, violence, law enforcement & the press in the Freedom Rides of 1961. National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.7500, ETurner@nurfc.org, & www.freedomcenter.org.
Hamlet [thru Sunday 18 March @ 8 PM, except Sundays @ 4 PM]: World premiere. If you like films like Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet and Brazil... In an epic flashback, Hamlet's tale of sex, lies, ghosts, & murder will be brought to the stage through a mix of live action, music, & original video designed by Big Bang Productions. By William Shakespeare. Adapted & directed by Jason Bruffy. At Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.621.ARTS, info@knowtheatre.com, & www.knowtheatre.com.
Mini-Grants for Keeping Cincinnati Beautiful [applications due Friday 23 March]: Up to $500 mini-grants per community. If you have a blighted spot in your neighborhood, see what you can do to improve it. Keeping Cincinnati Beautiful is a monthly e-newsletter that will keep you up-to-date on local solid waste, beautification, & community improvement issues. More info @ 513.352.4388, shirley.phillips@cincinnati-oh.gov, & www.keepcincinnatibeautiful.org.
Cool Yoga Retreat in Muncie: World Class traveling Iyengar Master.
Hi Ellen,
...
Here is the info on the Midwest Yoga Retreat with my friend Thomas Fortel that I was telling you about.
The retreat will take place April 13-15 at the Oakwood Retreat Center, 2.5 hrs northwest of Cincinnati (near Muncie, Indiana). The cost is $280 and includes tuition, meals and accommodation (double occupancy rooms).
Thomas is an Iyengar trained, Ashtanga and Anusara influenced Yoga teacher. He is also a registered nurse, astrologer and massage therapist. Since 1997, he has taught workshops worldwide from his resident teaching position at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Thomas has a real gift to integrate all levels of experience in a yoga class of 20 or more people and give adjustments wherever needed while sharing eloquently from his heart.
In his retreats, he offers Pranayama practice (yogic breathing), active practice and restorative poses.
Thomas is a unique and gifted teacher who blends his medical background, years of yoga practice and teaching with his spiritual path. Most of all, he offers presence, love and attention to the individual students and the group field. Thomas says, “For me, the yoga room is a sort of alchemical oven where the powers of transformation are constantly unfolding within each one of us.”
For detailed information, please contact Andreas Weinrich @ 812.323.0065, aweinrich@sbcglobal.net <mailto:aweinrich@sbcglobal.net> .
More info about Thomas can be found on his website at www.yogawiththomas.com .
Thanks for spreading the word.
Greetings,
Andreas
Mimi Rook is a sparkly, enthusiastic and attractive woman... I can’t wait to have a session with her. ellen.
Hello Weekly Lloyd house subscribers,
My name is Mimi Rook, a new 'salonista' and I wanted to let you know about my yoga/Pilates matwork practice in Camp Washington. I am teaching out of a studio in my home, and I am mere minutes from most parts of the central core of the city, right off of the Hopple St. exit or a quick glide down Ludlow or Martin Luther King Drive from Clifton.
I teach bodywork fundamentals for beginners and alignment principles and foundations for intermediate students, using Hatha Yoga and Pilates techniques to create a relaxed, de-stressed and stronger, more flexible body, regardless of age or shape you are in. If you are interested or have questions about what I can do for you, please e-mail me at mimiyoga1@yahoo.com or you can call my cell ph at 513-328-8576.
And BTW, I just had a massage with Barb Liphardt in Northside. It was a fund raiser donation for Muse that I bought at the silent auction. She is unusually gifted. $65/hour. 681-5835. Right on Hamilton Ave. Terrific.
And also, there is the Lloyd H ouse salonista massage therapist and bar room philosopher, Neil Anderson: 739-1244. Another tremendously talented masseur. ellen
This is a new vegetarian restaurant and movement studio opening soon in Clifton. The pre-grand opening is at a private home. We had their food at the Health Expo sponsored by Mantra last winter and it was great!
Yours,
Shirley Reischman (my wonderful homeopath and sometime salonista. E.b.)
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day & Spring Equinox with
Gratitude Restaurant & Motion Studio
Gratitude & Gratitude in Motion present the next Pre-Opening Eat, Greet and Move your Feet gift card purchase event.
Please come
Taste the Food
Meet the Staff
Hear the Music
Salute the Sun
Create Community
Sponsor our Birth
Date: Sunday, March 18th
Time: 5:30-8:30 pm
Place: 1015 Valley Lane Cincinnati, OH 45229 – off Winding Way by Xavier University
RSVP: Mark 513-295-3343 info@gratitudeinmotion.com |info@gratituderestaurant.com <mailto:%7Cinfo@gratituderestaurant.com>
www.gratitudeinmotion.com <http://www.gratitudeinmotion.com/> | www.gratituderestaurant.com <http://www.gratituderestaurant.com/>
Sunday March 25 at 5 pm: EarthSave cincinnati at St. John’s UU Church (320 Resor 45220)
Two Presentations:
“The World as We Design It” by salonista Mike Murphy and
“Bicycle City” by Joe Mellett
Everyone welcome. Bring a vegan dish (no animal produces, no mystery ingredients) to share plus your own utensiles, plate, cup, napkin.
See
http://cincinnati.earthsave.org
Section Three: Articles
Contents:
- Flash! report of hearing on Nuclear Waste Dump proposal for Piketon, OH
- IJPC updates us on trial of protesters who sat in at Chabot’s office last fall.
FLASH! Nuclear Waste Hearing Last night in Piketon
ON WEDNESDAY I sent out to all of you Weekly Subscribers (nearly 600) a call to attend the hearing in Piketon last night. Jonathan Rosenberg said at the salon he was going, and I just spoke on the phone to my friend and neighbor, Anita, who rallied to the call and went as well. Here is what she just told me on the phone: “I went last night to Piketon to the hearing, overflowing with people, at least 50 had to stand outside. (est. Crowd) about 260. Hearing was on whether the community was in support of a GNEP site study re. Piketon an appropriate site for ... And this was where they just lied... For nuclear waste to be ... They never told us whether it was to be stored. They said “a recycling plant” but there is not such thing for radioactive waste at the moment. The site study would cost $5 millioon!
Presentation by the nuclear proponents, company. No opportunities for Q & A, followed by aqudience speeking for 3 minutes each. 70 spoke. Summary: nuclear people from U.C., scientists n the field and all thelocal officials were in favor of Piketon for nuclear waste/storage or recycling plant. 90% of the audience speakers had compelling and varied arguments against it.
I am very glad I went, very glad ou sent it. Three people sent it to me. I was glad to go. There was no democratic process in site...the hearing was not even announced in the local newspaper after it was asked for! I wld be glad to talk abou it at the salon next wed. “
As it happens, I was at the Women’s Day celebration, carpooling with Dot Christensen, who, by coincidence, is married to John Christensen, head of the nuclear engineering program at U.C.! She said her husband is convinced that the installation would be beneficial to the region, is safe, and would be ammenable to coming to the salon to present to us (maybe!). But last night, he was one of the presenters from U.C. Arguing in favor of the installation. He says the people have not been accurately informed about the relative safety of what is sought for Piketon.
I also know that my neighbor and salonista (came at least twicelast year) Thurman Henderson, engineering college at U.C. Also, is in favor of nuclear power and thinks the waste disposal issue is or can be solved. I want him to come talk as well. These are smart guys. Maybe we should open our ears and listen to what they have to say. ... One thing Prof. John C. said to his wife is that compared to the dangers of other toxic waste problems in our country today, nuclear waste is not that big a deal. Other stuff is worse! What does he know that we need to hear? John also said the the IJPC post about the hearing contained errors of fact and information. I know I want to hear about that.
ANITA WILL COME TO THE SALON WEDNESDAY, 3/14 AND TELL MORE ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE ATTENDING THE HEARING.
Ellen
Civil Disobedience local trial
from IJPC:
Hey folks -
Below, find an informative blog and press release about the ongoing civil disobedience trial taking place this week!
Also, know March 19th Peace Rally plans are underway. Help spread the word! Download a flyer at www.ijpc-cincinnati.org
MARCH 19
END THE WAR-REBUILD OUR COMMUNITIES-
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW PEACE RALLY
5pm
Fountain Square
On the fourth anniversary of war in Iraq, join in solidarity with people across the United States and world to demand an end to the war. Not one more death! Not one more dollar! Help make visible the growing peace majority by attending this family friendly, peaceful event. Bring a friend, a neighbor, a family member, or your mail person! All are welcome and needed to end this war.
Sponsored by the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center www.ijpc-cincinnati.org Call 513-579-8547 for more information
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SEE GREG FLANNERY'S TRIAL BLOG:
http://citybeat.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/day-1-jurors-questioned-about-war-in-iraq/
http://citybeat.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/day-2-nuns-are-people-too/
FOR DETAILS ABOUT TUES, MAR 6 & MAR 7:
OPENING ARGUMENTS WEDNESDAY IN PEACE PROTESTERS' TRIAL
The prosecutor and defense attorneys will present opening statements
and begin questioning witnesses at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the trial of
four people arrested in a sit-in at Congressman Steve Chabot’s office.
On Tuesday, the second day of trial, Hamilton County Municipal Judge
David Stockdale again ordered spectators kept out of the courtroom.
Because prospective jurors occupied all the available seats, spectators
were kept in the hallway, unable to watch the proceedings.
Attorneys Jennifer Kinsley and Louis Sirkin told Stockdale that the
defendants wanted the trial open to the public, as stipulated by the
U.S. Constitution.
“People are guaranteed the right to a public trial,” Sirkin said.
“(Spectators) were excluded because the state fire marshal has put a
limit on the number of people who can be in this room,” Stockdale said.
The four defendants are pursuing a necessity defense, arguing that they
acted to save human lives in Iraq and that they shouldn’t be found
guilty of criminal trespassing. A team of five volunteer attorneys
represents them.
The defendants are Ellen Dienger, Gregory Flannery, Sister Mary Evelyn
Jegen and Barbara Wolf.
A jury of five women and three women will hear the case.
Trial is in Room 174 of the Hamilton County Courthouse.
..........(and in another post...)
Hey folks-
Below find an excellent update on the third day of the CD trial for the five adults who participated in the sit-in in Rep. Chabot's office in September as part of the Declaration of Peace Campaign. Find also a reminder about two events happening tonight , including the important only public hearing about moving all of the nation's nuclear waste to Piketon. If you are unable to attend, consider registering your protest by calling Gov. Ted Strickland (614-644-4357) or Gov. Ernie Fletcher (502-564-2611) to express your concerns. Finally, find an action alert from the Declaration of Peace Campaign urging us to call our Congresspeople to Support the Troops and Bring them home by Voting No on the Supplemental.
CD TRIAL DAY 3 UPDATE -
A big thanks to Greg Flannery for keeping us all informed!
Here is the link to his excellent blog from March 7 :
http://citybeat.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/day-3-%e2%80%98we-must-all-protest%e2%80%99/
Note: Trial Resumes Friday at 1pm in Rm 174 at Hamilton County Courthouse. Supporters are welcome to hear the testimonies.
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MAR 8
ACTION ALERT/ BACKGROUND to PREVENT NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP IN OHIO
The US Department of Energy intends to move ALL of the nation's commercial spent fuel to the Appalachian community of Piketon in Pike County, Ohio. This is the same material that had been headed to Yucca Mountain in Nevada -- until DOE scientists on that project were caught falsifying safety data and a staunch Yucca opponent became Senate Majority Leader. The Bush Administration also intends to invite other countries to send their spent fuel to Piketon, as a substitute for a nuclear non-proliferation policy. DOE promises that any spent fuel "storage" will be temporary, while Yucca Mountain is prepared for final disposal. Since Yucca has no prospect of ever opening, we call the Piketon plan a DUMP.
DOE ONLY PUBLIC HEARING IN OHIO ON THE GNEP siting process before it selects the final locations.
6-9:30pm at the OSU Endeavor Center in Piketon
Basic directions are: From the intersection of Route 23 and Route 32 in Piketon (even dyslexics can find that easily), go one mile east on Route 32. At the traffic light, turn right on Shyville Road, as if entering the A-Plant. You will see the Endeavor Center immediately on your left.
For more info, contact Geoffrey Sea tel: 740-289-2473, cell: 740-835-1508
SONG: Southern Ohio Neighbors Group
P.O. Box 161, Piketon OH 45661
e-mail: SHIPPSONG@aol.com www.OhioNeighbors.org
MAR 8
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ALIVE IN CINCINNATI CONCERT
@ 7:30pm
Harriet Tubman Theater, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way
Speakers and singers unite to honor International Women's Day at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. This FREE event features musical selections and orations which pay tribute to issues of peace and justice as they affect women throughout the world.
Shakila Ahmad - Muslim Mothers Against Violence
Sister Alice Gerdeman - Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center
Susan Einbinder - Hebrew Union College
Monique James - NGO Tri-County Human Trafficking
Gathryne Gardette - Adinkras
www.musechoir.org 513-221-1118
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ACTION ALERT-
Call Congress: SUPPORT THE TROOPS -BRING THEM HOME ALIVE-
VOTE NO ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL
Declaration of Peace is asking you to join with United for Peace and Justice and many other groups and organizations across the country, (see list below) in a week-long National Call-In Campaign to members of Congress, as they debate and vote on the upcoming $93 billion supplemental appropriations bill.
The message to members of Congress is:
"STOP funding the war. Vote NO on the supplemental."
Voting NO on funding the war is the only way Congress can end the war. To oppose the war, we say to Congress, means opposing all funding for it.
The war in Iraq has caused a global rise in terrorism and a dramatic drop in the standing of the United States in world opinion.
The Iraq war has cost over 655,000 Iraqi and more than 3,100 American lives, and the money already spent has put our nation into debt for generations to come.
Support the Troops! Bring them Home! Vote No on the Supplemental!
The call-in day for the Declaration of Peace is Tomorrow, Friday, March 9th.
We have an 800 number for you to use.
The number is: 888-851-1879.
The number will go directly to the Congressional switchboard.
Just ask to be connected to your member of Congress.
click here to find your member of Congress ˆ
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.html
The message to your member of Congress is:
"STOP funding the war. Vote NO on the supplemental."
Make your voice heard in the halls of Congress.
Remember call Congress (888-851-1879) TOMORROW for "NO Vote on Supplemental".
Below is a list of the other groups participating in National Congressional Call-In Campaign, as well as a list of Democratic Members of the House Appropriations Committee:
3/5 - Voters for Peace
3/6 - ADS, PDA, USLAW
3/7 - CodePink, Global Exchange
3/8 - Gold Star Families for Peace, Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Iraq Vets Against the War, Democracy Rising
3/9 - Peace Action, Declaration of Peace, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Organic Consumers Network
3/12 - UFPJ, Hip Hop Caucus
3/13 - All together now!
Democratic Members of the House Appropriations Committee:
David R. Obey, John P. Murtha, Norman D. Dicks, Alan B. Mollohan, Marcy Kaptur, Peter J. Visclosky, Nita M. Lowey, Jose E. Serrano, Rosa L. DeLauro, James P. Moran, John W. Olver, Ed Pastor, David E. Price, Chet Edwards, Robert E. "Bud" Cramer, Jr., Patrick J. Kennedy, Maurice D. Hinchey, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Sam Farr, Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Allen Boyd, Chaka Fattah, Steven R. Rothman, Sanford Bishop, Marion Berry, Barbara Lee, Tom Udall, Adam Schiff, Michael Honda, Betty McCollum, Steve Israel, Tim Ryan, C.A "Dutch" Ruppersberger, Ben Chandler, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ciro Rodriguez.
Danny Malec
National Organizer
The Declaration of Peace Campaign
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Section Four: Books/Magazines/Reviews
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“DO Not Go Gently”, a film about aging giving short bios of several aged artists, was shown by Cinti. World Cinema last Sunday at the Art Museum to a full house of silver haired men and women. I liked it. The key to continuing in joy as we age seems to be to continue creative, valuable work. the key to being able to do that seems to be to have a supportive, appreciative community around you. Leo Ornstein was discovered living in a trailer in Brownville, TX in his 80’s, not doing much. When the “discoverer” started getting excited about him and the composing he had done in the pre WWII era, he started writing again. Wonderful stuff. Well whaddya know! Our salon community is essential for me in preserving my vitality, and I suspect for many of you other salonistas as well. This is important.
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Last night at the Freedom Center Cathy Roma put on an International Women’s Day performance with the Voice of Freedom gospel chorus, Baba Charles Miller on percussion, Muse Choir, and: Catherine Gardette on the history of Women’s Day, Susan Einbinder on women’s struggles, Shakila Amahd of Muslim Mothers Against Violence, once again coming o nstage looking stylish and thoroughly American, and then blowing minds by doning the Hijab half way through, ... Monique James (a way cool young black gal, sharp and attractive) on human trafficking in this metropolitan area (that means people selling sexual favors of minors or other vulnerable people), and Sr. Alice Gerdeman who spoke about the death penalty etc. Very inspiring. I liked that each woman simly introduced herself. That’s Cathy’s Quaker background, I expect. Very classy refreshments afterwards, too. Inspiring. Ellen
The Lloyd House Salon (usually about 12 people) Meets on WEDNESDAYS at 5:45,
EVERY Wednesday, 52 WEEKS/YEAR come hell or high water, as my mother used to say.
We of the Lloyd House Salon gather in a spirit of
respect, sympathy and compassion for one another
in order to exchange ideas for our mutual pleasure and enlightenment.
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Our Salon blog is a promising interactive site: http:lloydhouse.blogspot.com
Also, we have an Interactive Yahoo Salon group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LloydHouseSalon
For Pot Luck procedures including food suggestions, mission and history visit
http://home.fuse.net/ellenbierhorst/Potluck.html .
You are invited also to visit the Lloyd House website: http://www.lloydhouse.com
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> to me and in the SUBJECT line type in "unsub potluck #". In the place of #
> type in the numeral that follows the subject line of my Weekly email. It
> will be 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. This tells me which sub-list your name is on so I can
> delete it. Thanks! ellen bierhorst
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