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Section One: Table Notes
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( PLEASE NOTE: These notes have not been edited by the speakers and should not be taken as an accurate expression of the speakers’ meanings. ellen)
At the Table on Monday, 5/22/06
Shari Able, Marty Harrington, Mira Rodwan, Mr. G., Dan Hershey, David Rosenberg, Ellen Bierhorst, Ruthie Halicks, Pauline Smolin, Janet Kalven, Marvin Kraus, Gerry Kraus, Chad Benjamin Potter,
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Noble Maseru MD new health commissioner was at Earthsave yesterday. Ellen: I liked him instantly. An unusual looking man: bushy white afro and Uncle Remus beard, also white, face seemed more like 40 though. Seemed about 1/4 African... Color of caramel candy. Wearing a hip printed t shirt and some kind of cool homey smock over that... Not fancy, rather relaxed and comfortable and hip. Very attentive to questions, obvious intelligence, interested in public health and prevention including environmental issues. I asked about the ELDA transfer station, lead poisoning in the inner city, the UC power plant, and whether he is aware of the Health Care for All Ohioans voter initiative. He wasn’t but was interested. Said he would definitely come to the Salon and talk to us. Incidentally, I was so proud that there were, in the assembly of about 45 people, fully 6 salonistas: Vlasta Molak, Ilya Stein, Bill Messer, me, Lisa Haglund, and Shari Able. Way to go!
- Mira: Fresh local produce every Wed. 3-7 Northside between Lingo and Chase on Hamilton. Or College Hill on Thursdays on Hamilton from 3 -7. Ruthie: North side has more vendors now, fresh...
- David: in Findlay market, near the parking lot under the awning, is local farmers selling their own produce.
TOPICS NOMINATED
Gerry K: Global food economy vs. supporting your local farmer. Mother Jones mag. just had an article.
Ellen: how we keep up our spirits in light of bad news.
Gerry: the Elda Waste transfer station
TOPICS:
ELDA WASTE TRANSFER STATION ISSUE
Gerry: ...where the garbage pick up trucks dump before the huge semis get it to go to the landfill. ... Elda on Este Ave. in Winton Place (behind P&G) was closed as a landfill because it was leaking. People concerned about air pollution from the big trucks and from the 24 hour noise. They want to put the transfer station in Winton Place on the same location as the Elda was.
when the land fill was about to close, Waste Mgmt.. got a permit to build a "recycling facility" there L(less stringent requirements). But when it was almost built they changed their minds; so they then wanted to change and have a transfer station instead. They have to have a permit from the Board of Health. Clearly they built a transfer station from the beginning...thought they could get a way from it.
Dr. Adcock, last health commissioner, had them under control, but then he died.
So ECO worked on the issue, made a good video about transfer station.
In last couple of months Waste Management sold the property to CSI, a private waste management co.
In Feb. the Bd of Health granted a license after having been threatened personally by the Waste Management...
So tomorrow Bd of Health meets whether to approve the transfer of the license to CSI.
Some people feel that under the zoning laws there has to be a special permit. Waste facilities are a "conditional use" that necessitates a public hearing.
6:00 pm meeting, Bd of Health, call them to verify that this topic is on the agenda.
there is a new solid waste policy in the new Hamilton Co. waste district; give communities more incentive for recycling.
If you are going to have a transfer station it should not be where people live.
Mira: I'm hatching a plan that we send an email to the new Health Commissioner as a sub committee of the Lloyd House Salon... Eco Justice Sub Committee, Warning of our concern for the people of the community.
David Transfer stations... reminds me of dinosaurs who got bigger and bigger until they were not viable. Not only will this transfer station get waste f rom cinti. but also from out of state... Would be the biggest trucking terminal in the city, and every truck is full of garbage. Unless you haves seen the Akron transfer station you cannot imagine. Traffic, noise, and odor.
The whole purpose... it's like the Walmart of garbage collection. Once they collect the waste they go to the community, dump it... ruins the community and environment. ... Makes no sense.
New York city is a prime example; same dilemma. All these dinosaurs were trying to bid on how much to charge NYC to care for their garbage. ... Now NYC gives it to the recycling companies, who actually pay the city for it. Read this in the Green Guide f rom Co op America.
Gerry There was a NY Times article couple years ago. City now pays Rumpke over a million dollars to collect the recycling stuff. Rumpke has a sorting place in St Bernard. They then sell it to others, making money coming and going.
David Recycling is the only way we can survive. Need leadership. ... If you let the transfer station happen you set momentum loose, making it harder to fix later. ... look in the third world, e.g. Argentina. Privatized waste collection. Recycling program. People don't even own their garbage any more; the city has contracted it to private companies.... You can get prosecuted for stealing garbage. Makes no sense. Except some getting rich.
Gerry In Europe they recycle twice as much as we do. You bring your cloth bags to the grocery. In France, if they don't have their string bag tough luck, no paper bags.
Mr. G I got excited about this plastic bag thing. I have been saving them. I carry about ten when I travel. How bad are they?
Mira: I know a bunch about this topic. Plastic bags can be reused. But when they are dirty... problems recycling them. they can be made into some things. Up on E. Kemper, just E of I-75, there is a place where you can recycle plastic bags.
If you don't have cloth bags or string bags ... just put the groceries in your cart loose. Brown paper bags are better but not as good as cloth.
this place on Kemper will pay you for aluminum cans ... some other things.
I don't like all these water bottles, plastic, in the land fill...
Pauline: the brown paper bags are recyclable, reusable.
Marvin to operate a transfer station, if must be profitable. the more people recycle, the less there is for the transfer station. e.g. tonight I took out our week's garbage, so light I could carry it on one finger. Some of that even was paper. if you make a conscious effort there is l ittle waste that can't be recycled.
the Bd of Health is going to have to approve the transfer of the license to operate the transfer station from the city to the CSI. Reasons? the trans. station is contradictory to the priority of recycling.
Gerry: plastic products come from petroleum. By products. Not biodegradable. League Women voters tour... outdoor furniture made out of plastic recycled.
Mira: people don't realize that they should also compact their garbage. Hamilton Co. Dept Environmental services . org.
TOPIC #2:
Dan: the tipping point, Malcolm Gladwell
You accumulate small successes, and then at some point they tip over into a major success.
Story in the Times (Sun March 21) about cure for malaria, affects from 300 to 500 million per year are affected. Many die. 100 million die. That's 1/12th of the world pop. AFFECTED. Many deaths are of children. Mosquito nets can prevent. Very cheap.
Our natural tendency is to solve the whole problem all at once, but Gladwell's point: go for small victories.
In OTR, some success in crime fight.
Re. mosquito nets: when they are distributed free in poor countries, they don't wind up where they are needed. Black market. ... better program is the one that sells them at a nominal price. Now number of children in this one African nation under nets for sleeping went from 8% to 55% since charging them.
Moral of story: do trial and error programs, see what works.
Gladwell's point: whether the problem is police, or illness. Grab hold of a small part of the problem, keep working it.
David that is a traditionally Republican philosophy. When Republicans were respectable they looked for decentralized solutions to problems rather than large scale Federal programs.
Ruthie: I work in mental health. Have to look at it one person at a time. have to be happy with small changes.
Marty I have a contrarian... a concern. So many times we have a good program that solves a problem... like the Clinton admin. did a great job with FEMA. then it gets taken apart. So I worry ... people get complacent...
Gerry what happened to FEMA was that it was subsumed by Homeland security.
TOPIC #3:
DA VINCI CODE MOVIE: MARKETING.
Shari: the book on the best seller list. Now a movie. I read the book, didn't get it. Dumbed down in the movie, and I got it. Frank Rich in this Sunday times, columnist on op ed page. Is talking about marketing of the movie by Sony/Columbia. the movie execs. was like what the Republicans have done. they concocted a big dispute about "close down the movie" because that was good publicity.
Last night, at the Esquire, the place was almost empty.
the movie has already made 240 million worldwide. Is that just marketing? It's not for real.
At least in Clifton it isn't a big hit at all.
I thought, however, it was a very good movie. Liked it. ... the female lead Sophie can outrun anybody in high heels.
Opus Dei ... is a right wing Catholic group.
Frank rich says that the way the Republicans and the studios have used the Religious Right is just the same.
Chad I've been to church the past two weeks ... Ch. of Christ here and ... Louisville mega church 20,000 people in a weekend. At both places they had DaVinci Code sermons. One gave away the ending. Louisville... it was so intense! "All fabricated". Multimedia presentation. I thought, "Where is Jesus in all of this." It was a lecture on how we should refuse to accept the ideas of this book. I actually left the service thinking "I want to see that movie."
Janet to get the church to ban a movie is the best publicity possible.
Chad The American Family Association, I am on t heir email list. Usually homophobia. Gay porn with links. Complete with warnings, "Offensive material" but then, Here's the link. As a gay man I now feel better connected to the gay community than before I was on the American Family list! (chad later sent me one of their emails...see it below in the Articles, blue section. ellen)
Pauline: Ellen's topic, discouragement… I wanted to talk about that tonight. This (book) is fiction! Makes no sense (to be so concerned about it).
Mira Most exciting thing to me,... giving credence to the women in the church and women in power in history, covered up by the "regular" history.
Ruthie: I saw the movie Sat night. got tickets online because we expected it would be sold out but wasn't even 2/3 full.
Dan Most brilliant strategy, to get the Vatican to ban it.
Chad while we know it is a piece of fiction, nevertheless this book has made history. Makes the point perhaps we should evaluate the role of women as we have received it.
Marvin: a panel on Diane Reem. A chancellor of Catholic U. Another from NY Times. Somebody else. The Catholic U. person made Chad's point. A good thing about the book was it brings out the role that women have played over the history of Catholicism. ... What was the big deal about Jesus being married? Most were married at that time. All the disciples were married.
Shari according to the church, none of the disciples were women. But in the DaVinci code, the theory is that Jesus' favorite disciple was his wife, a woman.
Marvin in the DaVinci last supper painting you see a gender amorphous person next to Jesus.
David the absurdity of this... months ago before the film came out ... three scholars sued the author of the book saying he stole their research. Thrown out. Author Dan Brown.
Shari In the bible... New Testament... it does say that Christ kissed Mary Magdalene and I believe that was a euphemism for intercourse.
Janet I did research on this. There are texts from the time that didn't make it into the canonical bible shows that the apostles were jealous of Mary Mag. and that Jesus told her t ings they didn't hear.
Gerry: today the church is promoting heterosexual marriage
Ellen but celibacy is more holy according to the church.
Chad the preacher said the accepted gospels were written right after Jesus' time, like 30 years. So those texts more accurate than the ones on which the DaVinci Code were based, which were written much later.
Pauline DH Lawrence novel the man who died I think. Said Christ got up and he went off and had a normal life.
(Closed with singing "Building Bridges" round.)
~ end of table notes ~
Hugs to everyone,
Ellen
Section Two: Announcements
Tuesday Night Important Democratic Party Meeting
From: "Elizabeth Motter" emotter@fuse.net
Date: Wed May 24, 2006 9:14pm(PDT)
Subject: May 30th - HCDP County Central Committee Meeting
Greetings fellow Democrats:
HCDP will have its biennial meeting on Tuesday, May 30th at 7:30. UAW LOCAL 647 HALL (in Evendale)
10200 READING ROAD(not the Evendale Rec Center)
The purpose of this meeting is to elect party officers and to adopt bylaws. If you are interested in how party decisions are developed and voted upon, or if you are thinking of pursuing a Precinct Executive appointment, this meeting would be of great interest to you. Elected precincts executives will be able to vote for party officers, ward chairs, and bylaws. Motions will be brought to the floor for our vote and we may even have some new candidates to choose from for our officers.
As a newly elected Precinct Executive, I will be bringing many concerns and interests to this meeting, including:
How well have the present officers performed?
How many Dems have we voted into office?
What have the officers done to fill Precinct Executive vacancies and advance ward clubs?
Have they taken action to bring Hamilton County Dems together to work on our mutual goals?
Is the state of the HCDP any better than in 2004?
What has been built,revised?
Are there any innovations that could be made?
Is there a sense of inclusiveness with the party, can members be better connected and informed?
In what direction is the HCDP moving?
A clarification: elected PE's can vote and speak, others may not. Appointed PE's may vote once they are approved and voted into office at a later meeting. Whether you vote or cannot, this is the most important meeting of our party. Many of us are the worker bees, and we need
to take a more active role in how our Party functions. Our votes next Tuesday will affect how our elections are run in 2006, 2007, and possibly 2008 at the county level. A strong party foundation must have leaders who are strong, astute, full of integrity, and willing to talk and
listen to newcomers as well as "old yellow dog" Dems. To ensure
our success as a Democratic Party, we must ask questions. Some of you may want to read the HDCP bylaws look for areas which may need fine
tuning. Each one of us is responsible to keep HCDP transparent and above board in all of its activities. If you need a set of bylaws you can contact Party HQ, or call or email me and I will see that you receive a copy in a timely fashion.
The meeting time: 7:30 - 9:00 pm.
Location:
UAW LOCAL 647 HALL (in Evendale)
10200 READING ROAD(not the Evendale Rec Center)
WE HAVE MUCH TO DO THIS SUMMER AND FALL TO HELP ALL OF OUR CANDIDATES GET ELECTED. THINK ABOUT WHO YOU WILL HELP AND HOW..CHANDRA TRULY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS, SHE HAS SO MUCH TO ACCOMPLISH! SHE NEEDS YOU EVEN IF IT IS FOR A FEW HOURS NOW AND THEN. HER NUMBER IS 421-0495. PLEASE MAKE AN ON GOING COMMITMENT TO HELP OUT AT THE NEW, ACCESSIBLE DEM
HEADQUARTERS.
E-MAIL ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN APPOINTED PRECINCT EXECUTIVE. I CAN EXPLAIN THE PROCESS AND DUTIES TO YOU, IF NEED BE. HCDP IS HOSTING FREE PRECINCT TRAINING SEMINARS THIS SUMMER. LOOK AT THE HCDP
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR DATES, TIME AND DESCRIPTIONS.
www.hamiltoncountydems.org/calendar.pdf
Elizabeth Motter
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WORKING ASSETS: only phone co. fighting illegal wiretaps
Dear All:
If being spied on by the government bothers you, consider changing to Working Assets. They are the only phone company participating in a lawsuit against the National Security Agency to stop illegal phonetaps. I have used WA for years now and am overall very satisfied with their service - plus, you get free ice cream! OK, enough selling, here's their site:
http://www.workingforchange.com/webgraphics/nsa05-15-06.html
All the best,
GB
Gordie Bennett (former Lloyd House housemate and salonista)
MCP Student
UC School of Planning
513-348-6229
HELLO EVERYONE! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Tune in to Toby Christensen Healing Drummer on Radio: WAIF 88.3 Tuesday, May 30, 3PM
Many of you are already regular listeners of WAIF Radio's informative and stimulating show, "Waves of the New Age" hosted by Michael Bigley, Anita Owens, and Tom Shoemaker.
Toby will be live in studio discussing the wisdom of the drum and, knowing Toby, the program promises to be both enlightening and entertaining!
Listen in or call in -(513) 749-1444 Give yourself the gift of healing - Tune in to the vibration of what thousands have come to know as the healing power of the drum and the "Healing Drummer" behind it all.
And consider staying tuned in for Dan Millman, "Way of the Peaceful Warrior" at 4 PM.
For more information, (or just for fun) go to Tom and Anita's wonderful website: http://www.abalancedlife.info
Enjoy the show!
Barbara
Barbara Schacht
barbara@healingdrummer.com
513.225-5788
www.healingdrummer.com
Read together The Decline of US Power by Immanuel Wallerstein at the Lloyd House with Ellen, David Rosenberg, Daisy Quarm, and ...? Study his Worldsystem theory. He’s got it all together to understand our world today.
Wednesday evenings 7 – 8 pm? Order the book ($7 on Amazon) and just show up at the Lloyd House. Jump in any time.
June 2,3
Salonista Fanchon Shur , choreographer of “All that Breathes” at the Aronoff
(With Salonista Chad Benjamin Potter, dancing)
The riveting, passionate performance of "All That Breathes" will be performed in it's entirety with a full cast of 26 dancers on June 2nd and 3rd as part of the "Choreographers Without Companies" concert at the Aronoff!
Here is what people are saying about "All That Breathes":
This was a most beautiful use of movement and joy and symbols and
symbolism and music and fabric and vision; really compact and intense.
No time to lose the moment(s) created. It was a saturation of such
complex physical beauty with equally gorgeous music and was amazing in
its unpresumptuousness (Is that even a word? ah well, you know what I
mean). What a treasure. I am so looking forward to experiencing it
again. I really felt like flying afterwards. Such a release. So hopeful.
--Jan
This is not to be missed. The theater is small, so don't delay, get your tickets today. Call (513) 621-ARTS or just click on the link: http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/tickets/detail.php?event_id=488 <http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/tickets/detail.php?event_id=488>
You are all very important to us and we look forward to seeing you there!
Month of June: Women’s Music Festival in Newport
Music Festival Two
"We be singin"
513-923-141 4
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>>Womens Way is proud to announce another month long concert series being held at the Monmouth Theater in historic Newport, Ky. We are broadcasting the entire series on NTG Radio a worldwide streaming Internet station at www.ntgradio.com. Be sure to listen to "Living Loud" a Womens Way production with Lizz Randolph each Sunday at 2PM Eastern and replayed at 8PM Tuesday Eastern.
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>>On Saturday June 3 we will be kicking off the concert series with the ever-popular entertainment of Katie Laur and her all girl bluegrass band. Again your ticket will include the concert and food. It will be another BBQ with Katie night.
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>>On Saturday June 10 we will have Annette Shepherd Band and TracyAnn. Annette will be giving us a special pop/jazz performance. TracyAnn will be doing a few new cuts from her next CD.
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>>We have been trying to catch up with the busy Emily Strand and we finally have! She will be bringing along a friend, Whitney Szabo on Saturday June 17th. Be sure to come over to the theater to enjoy this duo. You will enjoy their energy and music, plus we have some glow necklaces available. They are safer than lighters or candles...it will be fun.
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>>Saturday June 24th we are so proud to offer you an evening with Tracy Walker, Katie Laur and Ma Crow and friends. We are having a jam session....it is going to be fun and you never know who might just stop in. Be sure to join us.
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>>MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SOME FUN SUMMER NIGHTS
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>>Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door
>>Order tickets at 513-923-1414 Visa, MC. Discover and Paypal
The Network
June 9 The Cincinnati Earth Institute would like to make you aware of the following events related to its discussion course topics of simple living, sustainability, sense of place and globalization. Event details follow the bullet points immediately below.
-- Julia Butterfly Hill Talk - Friday, June 9th followed by a Saturday, June 10th workshop on eco-villages with locations and times to be determined - Julia became the “green heroine” and a most admired environmentalist to the young for her successful 2-year stay 180 feet up in a 1,000 year old Redwood named Luna in an effort to protect it.
-- 3rd Annual Cincinnati Great Outdoor Weekend - Saturday and Sunday, September 23rd & 24th, 2006 - the Great Outdoor Weekend has been designed to provide a diverse sampling of the best nature and environmental groups and activities in the Greater Cincinnati Region.
FURTHER EVENT DETAILS:
Julia Butterfly Hill Talk & Workshop
Date: Talk on Friday evening, June 9th and Eco-Village workshop on Saturday, June 10th; times to be determined
Location: to be determined
Registration: call Imago at 513-921-5124
Cost: none but free-will offering welcomed
Description: Julia will discuss her “green” activism and her 2-year stay 180 feet up in a 1,000 year old Redwood named Luna in an effort to protect it. Julia exudes passion for nature and its beauty and has been a most popular spokesperson for protecting our Earth and its diversity. Saturday’s eco-village workshop will feature representatives from four eco-villages (2 in existence and 2 that are in the planning stages). This will be a good opportunity to learn more about the eco-village concept, how they preserve the planet and its diversity, and promote a more sustainable lifestyle.
More Information: Contact Jim Schenk at 921-1932 or jschenk@imagoearth.org.
3rd Annual Cincinnati Great Outdoor Weekend
Date: Saturday and Sunday, September 23 & 24, 2006. Visit event website or see event brochure for specific program times and locations.
Location: Various sites throughout the Greater Cincinnati Region
Description: FREE and OPEN TO ALL! The Great Outdoor Weekend has been designed to provide a diverse sampling of the best nature and environmental groups and activities in the Greater Cincinnati Region.
More Information: Visit www.CincyGreatOutdoorWeekend.org or call (513) 965-4898
Cincinnati Earth Institute
www.CinciEarth.org • info@CinciEarth.org
phone 513.207.0038
Tri-State Treasures
Tri-State Treasures is a compilation of unique local people, places, and events that may enrich your lives. These treasures have been submitted by you and others who value supporting quality community offerings. Please consider supporting these treasures, and distributing the information for others to enjoy. And please continue to forward your Tri-State Treasures ideas to jkesner@nuvox.net.
Guidelines for submitting Tri-State Treasures are at the bottom of this email.
Sincerely, Jim
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Www.space513.com: Davis Stanard & Cynthia Patten Stanard recently moved to Cincinnati from Boston. As graphic designers (Stanard Design Partners), they felt compelled to create a web site that would help others new to Cincinnati (and some of us still discovering our city) to find some of the community's finest establishments. Check out their interactive site panoramic map of the city, with profiles of establishments & neighborhoods. Stanard Design Partners, 2061 Beechmont Avenue, Suite 1, Mt Washington, Cincinnati, OH 45230. More info @ 513.871.3836, davis@stanarddesign.com, & www.stanarddesign.com.
Call To Artists: 2nd Annual Art Off-Pike Arts & Music Festival is being planned. Artists are invited to participate in the juried & judged art exhibit & sale. Cash Awards will be given. Application deadline is 15 July. The festival will be held Saturday 7 October @ 11 AM - 5 PM on Pike Street between Madison Avenue & Main Street. An opening reception will be Friday 6 October. The festival is a part of Cincinnati Regional 20/20 festival & is being held in conjunction with Tall Stacks. More info & applications from Rachel Hastings or Jean St. John at 859.491.2220 & www.artoffpike.com.
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Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center [thru Saturday 27 May]: Stephen Cefalo - Duveneck Gallery "Prints in Translation." Group Show - Ohio National Financial Services Gallery featuring works by The Print Club of Northern Kentucky University: Patrick Dougherty - Rieveschl Gallery; Mitch Eckert - Hutson Gallery. Exhibition runs through May 27. Hors d'oeurves by Paula's Cafe Coffee by The Mad Cup Karen Tindall - Connector Gallery Admission for Reception. $8 admission. Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Boulevard, Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.491.2030 & www.thecarnegie.com.
"Hard Wear" - Cincinnati's Gun Violence Reduction Video [Tuesday 30 May @ 6 PM]: City of Cincinnati Law Department invites you to attend the premier of this film. The Department has designed a community outreach program to educate juveniles about danger of gun violence & provide training on how to reduce gun violence in their communities. Created by the City of Cincinnati Prosecutor's Office & funded by a Project Safe Neighborhood grant, "Hard-Wear" consists of a DVD depicting 3 situations involving gun violence & printed materials to be used as an educational tool with the DVD. Help youth get the right start in life. Violence is often learned early in life, but can be unlearned with prevention & intervention. Reduce violence before it's learned. Parents, teachers, community members, law enforcement workers & others can make a difference. The risk factors for violence are known; the tools to change the behavior are available; funding & commitment to reduce violence in our community are needed. The Cincinnati Prosecutor's Office asks you to join the "Hard-Wear." At the Harriet Tubman Theater, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info from Melanie Reising, Sr., Assistant Prosecuting Attorney @ 513.352.4716.
All That Breathes - Dance [Friday-Saturday 2-3 June @ 8:30 PM]: Choreographed by Fanchon Shur, this dance featuring a cast of 26 people will be a journey into the culture in Pre-Inquisition Spain where the Hebrew, Moorish (Arabic), Gypsy & Christian Spanish communities interacted. Using 4 choral & orchestral musical compositions by Bonia Shur, dancers will exalt the quiet beauty within these cultures during times of tolerance during the 11-14th centuries & passionately celebrate the hope that this will happen again. Capes & tabards worn by the dancers will become medieval cave temples, tree roots, wedding canopies, clouds & stars, & symbols of Judaism, Islam, & Christianity. The poetry, dance, & music will mediate the rage & insanity of terrorism. Part of Contemporary Dance Theater's "Choreographers Without Companies" concert. Tickets: $22-27 for adults; $17 for seniors & students. At Jarson-Kaplan Theatre, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.621.2787, fanchon@fuse.net, & www.growthinmotion.org.
Evening Drumming Workshop [Friday 2 June @ 7-9:30 PM]: Bring your drums, rattles, & dancing feet for an evening of rhythm & fun. Experience the power of community drumming with "Healing Drummer" Toby Christensen, Master Drummer from Portland, OR. Learn basic drumming & rhythm techniques & how to use drumming to connect with a practice known as the shamanic journey. $25. At Church of The New Jerusalem, 845 Congress Avenue, Glendale, OH 45246. More info, registration, & directions @ 513.225.5788, barbara@healingdrummer.com, & www.healingdrummer.com.
All Day Drumming Workshop [Saturday 3 June @ 10 AM - 4 PM]: In this experiential workshop we will learn basic hand techniques & rhythms to connect to songs of your drum. Explore the power of therapeutic, personal, & community drumming & how to bring the gift of your personal rhythm to the world. Explore the power of sound & its impact on human physiology & emotions. Experience the use of drumming to build energy & focus, & harmonize the mind, body, emotions, & psyche. Experienced & inexperienced drummers are welcome. $95. At Church of The New Jerusalem, 845 Congress Avenue, Glendale, OH 45246. More info, registration, & directions @ 513.225.5788, barbara@healingdrummer.com, & www.healingdrummer.com.
Rosemary Clooney House 1 Year Anniversary Party [Saturday 3 June @ 10 AM - 5 PM]: In collaboration with "Art in the Garden." Augusta, KY. More info @ Stevehenrymd@aol.com.
All Day Advanced Shamanism Workshop [Sunday 4 June @ 1-7 PM]: For thousands of years people have connected to the world of limitless possibilities through the process known today as the shamanic journey. This process helps establish relationships with ancestors & allies from the unseen world. These relationships are useful in guiding your life's purpose or getting info for healing. Learn the construct of the shamanic realm in the context of Core Shamanism, the shamanic journey, aspects of West African & Native American shamanism & the sacred Medicine Wheel. Discover the power of the drum in connecting to this world & ways to use the drum to build energy & focus. $95. At Church of The New Jerusalem, 845 Congress Avenue, Glendale, OH 45246. More info, registration, & directions @ 513.225.5788, barbara@healingdrummer.com, & www.healingdrummer.com.
Shackles & Chains: The Transatlantic & Internal Slave Trade [Monday 5 June @ 7:30 PM]: Presented by Rev. L D Ervin, local preacher, lecturer & interpreter at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, at the next meeting of the Neighbor to Neighbor organization for residents of Pleasant Ridge, Kennedy Heights, Silverton, & other nearby neighborhoods. Provides a chronological overview of the slave trade, an ancient tradition, an insightful perspective on the significance of biblical warfare on the eventual American slave trade, & some of the many dehumanizing experiences of Africans captured, separated from their families, & forced to migrate to distant lands. At the Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, 5950 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ GRSnouffer@cinci.rr.com.
34th Annual Friends’ June Book Sale [Monday-Friday 5-9 June; times below]: The Friends of the Public library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County present their 34th annual used book sale: Monday-Wednesday @ 9 AM - 9 PM; Thursday @ 9 AM - 6 PM; Friday @ 9 AM - 3 PM; Friday is Bag Day: purchase a shopping bag for $5 & fill it up. Special Bonus: The Library Friends’ Shop on the mezzanine will be open during book sale hours. Get your special discount coupon when you make a minimum book sale purchase. For the first time in 33 years, the Book Sale will not be held on Fountain Square, due to construction. Instead, it will be held in air-conditioning in the Atrium of the Main Library, Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. More info @ 513) 369-6959 rick.helmes@cincinnatilibrary.org, & www.CincinnatiLibrary.org.
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The Cincinnati Waldorf School presents
Demystifying Biodynamic Gardening
Gardening Lecture and Workshop
by Lloyd Nelson*
Lecture is Thursday June 8th 6:30 pm and Compost Workshop is Friday, June 9th, 9am-2pm
At The Cincinnati Waldorf School. 745 Derby Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45232
$10 for Lecture, $25 for workshop, $30 for both. Advanced registration appreciated
Questions? Please contact Christine Masur
513-541-0220 ext 13
marketing@cincinnatiwaldorfschool.org
*Lloyd Nelson, builder, artist and biodynamic grower, has a degree in horticulture, owns a biodynamic spray service, teaches BD Workshops and serves on the Board of Directors of the Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics.
Toby Christensen Healing Drummer
June 2
Hello Everyone!
Here are the details about Toby events in June. The requests have been so numerous that Toby has extended his time in Cincinnati, Dayton, and Peebles.
Evening Drumming Workshop
Friday June 2, 7-9:30 PM
Cost: $25
Bring your drums, rattles, dancing feet. This is an evening of rhythm and fun! In this evening workshop we will learn basic drumming and rhythm techniques and experience the power of community drumming. We will also learn how to use our drumming to connect with a practice known as the Shamanic Journey!
All Day Drumming Workshop
Saturday June 3, 10AM-4 PM
Cost: $95
Recent studies suggest that therapeutic drumming increases immune system function, controls pain, relieves stress, and has been successful in treating serious conditions such as substance abuse, alcoholism, AIDS, adrenal failure, high blood pressure and cancer. Other research suggests that therapeutic drumming is also effective for treating emotional disorders such as depression, anger, and anxiety.
In this workshop we will learn basic hand techniques and rhythms to connect you to the song of your drum. We will explore the power of therapeutic, personal and community drumming and how to bring the gift of your own personal rhythm to the world.
All Day Advanced Shamanism Workshop Sunday June 4, 1-7 PM Cost: $95
For thousands of years people have connected to the world of limitless possibilities through the process known today as the Shamanic Journey. This process helps you establish relationships with Ancestors and Allies from the unseen world. These relationships are useful in guiding your life’s purpose or getting information for healing. In this all day workshop you will learn the construct of the Shamanic Realm in the context of Core Shamanism, The Shamanic Journey, aspects of West African and Native American Shamanism as well as the sacred Medicine Wheel. You will also discover the power of the drum in connecting to this world and ways to use your drum to help build energy and focus.
Individual Sound Attunement Therapy Sessions & Soul Retrievals
May 25-June 11
This is an amazing opportunity! An individual session with Toby is often described as "life changing," "transformational," "the most profound healing experience I have ever encountered." "It shifted a pattern where I felt totally stuck."As a facilitator of positive change, Toby and his African djembe are able to hold the space for profound healing to occur. This vibrational energy medicine has brought healing to thousands throughout the world.
What To Bring to Workshops:
Friday Evening: Any sound-making devices: (drums, rattles, etc) and water
Saturday and Sunday: Any sound-making devices: (drums, rattles, etc), water, blanket, journal, and writing implement
We will have extra rattles and extra (djembe) drums available for use. Please feel free to bring any you'd like to share.
Directions to Workshops: 845 Congress Ave Glendale, OH 45246
Church Of The New Jerusalem
From Points North:
1. I-75 South: Sharon Rd exit. Drive west on Sharon Rd, toward Glendale.
2. Drive through Glendale. Turn left onto Congress Rd (Grand Finale restaurant on Left corner)
3. Drive .2 miles. End at Church of the New Jerusalem (on the right): 845 Congress Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45246
From Points South:
1. I-75 North: Glendale -Milford Rd exit: East toward Woodlawn.
2. Turn Right onto Rte4/Springfield Pike.
3. Bear Right at fork in front of "Goodwill"
4. End at 845 Congress Ave on the Left: "Church of the New Jerusalem"
Directions to Private Sessions: 8420 Susann Lane
1. From 71 0r 75: take RONALD REAGAN CROSS COUNTY HWY/OH-126 WEST
2. Take the GALBRAITH RD exit toward WINTON RD. (0.30 miles)
(If you're coming from 71, be sure to NOT take the 1st Galbraith exit- take the Galbraith exit after you cross over 75)
3. Turn RIGHT onto W GALBRAITH RD. (0.68 miles)
4. Turn LEFT onto RIDGEVIEW DR. (0.18 miles)
5. RIDGEVIEW DR becomes SUSANN LN. (0.02 miles)
6. End at 8420 Susann Ln, Cincinnati, OH 45215-5013
Online Registration: www.healingdrummer.com
More Information & Registration:
Barbara Schacht
barbara@healingdrummer.com
513.225-5788
Weight Management Seminar
three hour seminar on food and weight management
at Lloyd House. $60. Ellen Bierhorst Ph.D. Holistic Psychologist.
Topics include: addictive food patterns, trigger foods, the chemistry of food craving, the vicious cycle of dieting, self nourishment vs. self “medicating”, the “hypnosis” of impulse eating, tools for recovery, who needs Overeaters Anonymous, Salt-fat-carbohydrates, addiction to the scales, the importance of group support, the role of exercise, etc.
... times to be arranged. Call 221 1289
Three Wednesday mornings in June: My friend Susan Crew, Ph.D. is offering a dream workshop by telebridge... that’s where participants phone in and everyone interacts on a conference call. I am told it works very well. Susan is a Jungian psychologist, trained shaman, and more, ... and a wonderful gal. This pilot group is being offered free, a fabulous deal. If you have ever been interested in dream work, this is your opportunity. ellen
Dreams and the Rapture of Being: Group Pilot
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonance within our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive”.
Joseph Campbell
Connect—Deepen—Actualize—Create
Feel the rapture of being alive. Connect with your deep self through dreams. Take action.
We will create a safe harbor of honesty in which to share our night dreams. Dreams that come to us in the night connect us to our soul, our deep creative self. They bring us information that we can use to make our lives our works of art.
Many indigenous cultures have a dream sharing time in the natural flow of their day. Join us as we make such a place in our lives. We will listen, support, challenge and enjoy as we do our dream work. Ruth and Susan will facilitate. Let nurture the unfolding of our juicy selves.
Format: We will connect by phone, over a bridge line (conference call). For one hour, we will do dream work. Methods used are based on the work of Carl Jung, depth psychology and shamanic traditions. As one person shares her/his dream, the whole group works with the dream. Each session ends with suggestions of actual rituals that the dreamer can carry out to honor the message of the dream. S/he is invited to report on what unfolds from the ritual. Notes and references on remembering, recording and working with dreams will be provided. See below for a transcript of a sample session.
When: Wednesdays 6/14; 6/21; 6/28 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time.
Where: In the comfort of your own home, office or on your cell phone as you sit on the beach. We will provide you with the telebridge phone number for each session.
Fee: Free. This is a pilot group. In exchange for participating in the group, we ask you to give us feedback, your ideas about what worked for you, what did not work, what you would add or change. We will call or email you after the end of the three sessions and gather this feedback. The only cost to you will be the phone call to the bridge line (your regular long distance rates).
Facilitators:
Susan B. Crew, Ph.D.,is a coach and Jungian psychologist who for 30 years has worked with people to help them discover and bring their gifts forward. As an adjunct faculty member at the University of Cincinnati she taught courses in dream work and in Jungian psychology. For the past 4 years, she has studied with Malidoma Somé, learning the shamanic traditions of the Dagara people of West Africa. She brings her experience and her delight in the creative process to her work.
Ruth Hofstatter, LPC, NCC, is a psychotherapist, executive coach and workshop leader with 20 years of experience. She works with individuals and groups as a teambuilder, retreat facilitator and mediator, as well as maintaining a private practice. Connecting to and manifesting the creative process in each one of us is her passion.
Contact:
Susan B. Crew, Ph.D.: www.numinousity.net, crewsusan@earthlink.net
Ruth Hofstatter, LPC,NCC: rhofstatter@comcast.net
Read Further if Interested
Description of the Process
If you decide to participate, we will send you suggestions on remembering and recording dreams plus a brief dream work bibliography; notes on Robert Johnson’s method of dream work; guidelines for telebridge phone meeting etiquette, and an email address list of the group participants.
We assume:
(1) dream work is a route to soul, creativity and actualizing our gifts and purpose
(2) working on another group member’s dream as if it were our own is powerful; we are all connected by a web of archetypal energy
(3) coming together in a group can increase the level of transformative power of dream work
Prework:
You will receive suggestions on remembering and recording dreams. We suggest that you start a dream journal if you do not already have one.
Each person is invited to volunteer a dream to be worked on during the group session. We use Robert Johnson’s four-part method. We expect to have time for one dream each meeting. We each work on the dream as if it is our own. If you have a dream to volunteer, write it in the first person, as if it is happening in the present and email it to Ruth and Susan at least 48 hours before the group meeting. Ruth and Susan will select a dream based on how suitable it is to this working format and send a copy of the dream to each person in the group. We ask you to read the dream and underline the elements that stand out for you. Circle three of these elements and make associations to each of the three in the manner described in Johnson’s method. Come to the session ready to share these. All dreams are equally good for getting in touch with deep creative processes. There are some factors that make them easier to work with in this group format such as length, amount of detail and how much of a story unfolds in the dream.
Meeting
When we gather by phone, we begin with a brief opening and centering exercise to create the space in which to work.
We begin by having the dreamer read his/her dream aloud. Listeners may hear and feel things in the dream you did not sense by simply reading it. Add to your associations if you wish.
All work is prefaced with “If this were my dream----------.” The dreamer is the final authority on the meaning of the dream for her/him. Each person shares his/her associations to one element. The dreamer listens and then is the final one to share.
If someone knows of an amplification, a connection to an archetypal theme from myth, fairly tale or world religion, we add that to the pot at this time. For example, an association to a winged horse could be a Marathon gas station sign. Amplification would make the connection to the mythological character, Pegasus
Next, each person takes time to connect the elements in the dream to elements in his/her psyche and or social environment. We weave a story based on how these elements are connected in the dream. What leads to what? “If this were my dream ________.” Each person shares the story she/he created.
Next we each take a few minutes to write the interpretation. What is the one line message that the dream maker in the psyche is trying to tell us? In other works, what is the “caption” for this dream? We each share what we came up with, the dreamer going last.
Next we take a minute to come up with an idea for a ritual, an action the dreamer can take during the following week, to honor and deepen the message of the dream. “If this were my dream, the ritual would be________.” The dreamer is free to commit to one of the ideas, or not. We encourage a verbal commitment to the group as a way to increase your probability of taking action. The other members of the group are also encouraged to do a ritual based on the dream work done in the group. We are connected in a web of being and archetypal energies in a way that makes working on another group member’s dream very powerful. We encourage each person to write an email to the group at least 24 hours before the next meeting describing the ritual we each did and what has unfolded so far.
Each person’s associations, story, message and ritual ideas are a gift to the dreamer and to the fellow group members. We suggest that you make notes during the session then email these to the group.
Remember there is no way to be “wrong” at any stage of the process. Whatever comes to you is what is useful either immediately or perhaps at sometime in the future.
Ruth and Susan will be available through email if you have any questions between sessions.
For a transcript of an abbreviated sample session, contact Ruth or Susan.
6/9, 10
For more information contact:
Natalie Mathis, Managing Director
MUSE - Cincinnati's Women's Choir
Office: (513) 221-1118
Email: muse@musechoir.org
Website: www.musechoir.org <http://www.musechoir.org>
MUSE - Cincinnati's Women's Choir
Catherine Roma, Artistic Director
presents
The Great Peace March
23rd Annual MUSE Spring Concert
with
MUSE & Holly Near
Cindy Sheehan
Muslim Mothers Against Violence
Pre-Concert Teach-ins begin at 7:00PM
Friday, June 9: Cindy Sheehan - Gold Start Families for Peace
Saturday, June 10: Shakila Ahmad & Saba Chughtai - Muslim Mothers Against Violence
Concert Begins at 8:00PM
New Thought Unity Center
1401 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati
Friday and Saturday, June 9 and 10
Ticket Price: $15 (sliding scale $8-$25) in advance, $20 at the door
MUSE - Cincinnati's Women's Choir hosts Holly Near, Cindy Sheehan and Muslim Mothers Against Violence at the 23rd Annual MUSE Spring Concert, The Great Peace March, June 9 and 10. Pre-concert teach-ins, featuring Cindy Sheehan (Friday, June 9) and Muslim Mothers Against Violence (Saturday, June 10), will begin at 7:00PM. The Spring Concert with MUSE and Holly Near will begin at 8:00PM. All will take place at New Thought Unity Center at 1401 East McMillan Street in Cincinnati.
Activist, singer, teacher and recording artist Holly Near has spent the past 35 years working for political and social change. As one Near fan put it, "She is a divine mix of Pete Seeger and Judy Garland!" Near and MUSE will sing peace and justice-themed songs promoting local and global solidarity among women. Near will introduce songs from her newly released CD titled, Show Up. Mothers and their children will be invited to sing together on stage as part of the Annual Mother's and Children's Chorus, and MUSE will present the 4th Annual Enduring Spirit Award.
The Enduring Spirit Award recognizes a woman who embodies any or all aspects of the MUSE philosophy, including a commitment to feminism, diversity, musical excellence, community service and social justice. The choir is accepting nominations from the public for this award until May 22nd (contact the MUSE office for details).
Cindy Sheehan, internationally renowned peace activist and founder of Gold Star Families for Peace (www.gsfp.org <http://www.gsfp.org> ), will join MUSE for a one-night, pre-concert teach-in on Friday, June 9. Sheehan has drawn attention to the peace movement since her son, Army Specialist Casey A. Sheehan (May 29, 1979 - April 4, 2004), was killed in action in Baghdad. In August 2005, Sheehan set up "Camp Casey" near President Bush's compound in Crawford, Texas. She is working to keep the camp functioning until the President agrees to meet with her and personally discuss her concerns. She also led the national "Bring Them Home Now" tour last year, and will soon release her book, Dear President Bush, with an introduction by Howard Zinn.
On Saturday, June 10, Muslim Mothers Against Violence (MMAV) will lead a pre-concert teach-in. MMAV is a 100-woman organization based at the Islamic Center of Cincinnati. The group's goal is to encourage non-violence through collaboration, understanding and unity within communities. These women work locally to open dialogue with Muslim mothers and their neighbors, providing adult education and youth forums, such as "Bullies and Buddies" in schools. One of MMAV's projects was to write to families who lost children in war to express their support as mothers and share the families' pain.
At the concert, MUSE will display two peace-related works of art: an interactive spiral peace mandala by local artist, C. Pic Michel; and Eyes Wide Open, an installation by the American Friends Service Committee. This spring, Michel's mandala will travel across Cincinnati, growing as people from many communities add paint and fabric while meditating on peace. The Eyes Wide Open exhibit includes 24 pairs of combat boots, each representing 100 US soldiers killed in Iraq, intended to illuminate the human cost of war.
Holly Near and MUSE Artistic Director Catherine Roma encourage Cincinnatians to attend the 23rd Annual MUSE Spring Concert and to participate in the international movement for peace:
There is so much going on out there. Peace and justice organizations are everywhere. We are no longer a minority. Becoming visible to each other is one of the great challenges we face. So, show up. It will be of great use to other peace loving people around you!
- Holly Near
Indeed this has been a year of collaborations for MUSE. We aim to build a chorus of voices to amplify our sound for change, giving our strength to the struggle, mano a mano, arm in arm. Let's all be a force for peace across the land.
- Catherine Roma
Tickets are $15 (with a sliding scale of $8-$25) in advance, and $20 at the door. They are available online at www.musechoir.org <http://www.musechoir.org> and by calling the MUSE office at (513) 221-1118. Other ticket outlets include: Shake It Records (Northside), Epic Books (Yellow Springs), and Sam and Eddie's Open Books (Yellow Springs).
Sign language interpretation will be available Saturday night only. Free child care is available with reservation by June 2, and the venue is handicap accessible. This event is co-sponsored by UC Diversity Education, UC Department of Women's Studies, UC Friends of Women's Studies, The Peace Collective, and other supporters.
MUSE - Cincinnati's Women's Choir
Phone: (513) 221-1118
Email: muse@musechoir.org
Website: www.musechoir.org <http://www.musechoir.org>
6/9
IMAGO: TWO EVENTS RE. ECO VILLAGE
Julia Butterfly Hill Presentation
Northern Kentucky University, BEP 450
Friday, June 9, 2006
7:30 pm
Donations Welcome
Eco-Village Workshop
Imago, 700 Enright Ave.
Saturday, June 10
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
$25 per person
Julia Butterfly Hill, noted environmental and social activist, will speak about the idea of Eco-Villages at Northern Kentucky University on Friday, June 9, 2006 at 7:30 pm in BEP 450. Donations are welcome.
As a followup event Imago, located at 700 Enright Avenue, will hold a 10-4 workshop on Saturday, June 10. The workshop will include presentations by several Eco-Villages, in various stages of development. It will be an opportunity for people to learn what an Eco-Village is and how they help preserve the planet. The workshop will also benefit those interested in joining or beginning an Eco-Village or just wanting more information about ways to make life more sustainable.
This will illustrate how Eco-Villages serve to bring ecological interests to our everyday lives. The workshop costs $25, lunch included.
We would encourage you to do your friends a favor and send this e-mail to them. I am sure many of them will be interested in this topic!
If you have a place to hang the attached flier, or hand it out, please feel free to copy it.
For more information or to co-sponsor this event, please contact Jim Schenk
at Imago at 921-5124 or by email to jschenk@imagoearth.org.
June 3 Sat.
cincinnati gay pride parade: June 11 Sunday noon, burnet woods to Northside Hofner Park
LEAP = “Law enforcement against prohibition” an organization of cops in favor of legalizing street drugs. We hope to have Rob ryan come to present on th is at the Monday night table. http://www.leap.cc
(JUNE TEENTH is the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves. ellen)
Juneteenth Festivities June 3, 17,18
June 3 Juneteenth Underground Railroad Tour Guided tour of Underground Railroad Sites in OH & KY Dinner at Six Acres B&B (one of the historical sites) For details & reservations: 631-7289
June 17 Eden Park Juneteenth Festival Freedom Health Walk -- Education Fair: Area Colleges & Univiversities, Traditionally Black Colleges & Universities -- Sweet Potato Pie Bake-off: Cash Prizes by Glory Foods -- Health Pavilion: Prevention information, Non-invasive health screening -- Lots for Kids! - Story tellers Readers - Face Painting - Balloons - Crafts - Cincinnati Zoo -- Freedom Quilt -- Afternoon of Free Entertainment: Jazz n Blues - Gospel – Reggae - R&B - African Dance - Line & Salsa Dancing - Join the World’s longest Electric Slide
June 18 Eden Park June Festival Father’s Day Concert : Bring Dad to Celebrate His Day - An Afternoon of Inspirational Music & Dance by Area Choirs & Groups Presented by Juneteenth Cincinnati – 631-7289
June 16 AL GORE’S GLOBAL WARMING FILM OPENS AT MARIEMONT
Dear NRDC BioGems Defender,
The threat of global warming has finally burst into the public's consciousness
with last year's category 5 hurricanes and a steady stream of scientific
studies about the alarming disappearance of Arctic sea ice.
Now we're about to get another wake-up call: a riveting documentary called "An
Inconvenient Truth," which features Al Gore's acclaimed presentation about the
here-and-now realities of global warming.
I've seen Al's presentation and I can tell you it's well worth the price of
admission. It has enthralled audiences around the world and inspired them to
demand change.
NRDC has been fighting for more than a decade to win forward-looking policies
that can defuse the global warming crisis. But we need this film and many more
like it to alert America to the stark choice now facing us: our government can
avert a global warming catastrophe by taking action right now, or condemn our
children to a future of drought, disease, floods and lost ecosystems.
"An Inconvenient Truth" opens in New York and Los Angeles on May 24 and
nationwide in June.
You can watch a trailer of the film and find a theater near you where it will
be playing by going to this link: http://www.climatecrisis.net
I hope you'll see it and spread the word.
Sincerely,
Frances Beinecke
President
Natural Resources Defense Council
At the Mariemont Cinema in Mariemont on June 16, Friday
Free Training on Political Campaign Åctivism
June 17 in Monroe, OH
America Votes, a non-partisan voter education and mobilization coalition, is hosting a Campaign Training on Saturday, June 17th at the UFCW Hall in Butler County. At the event, Southwest Ohioans will learn what is at stake in 2006 and hear from the "Raise the Wage" campaign—the initiative to increase Ohio's minimum wage.
In the afternoon, there will be breakout sessions that will train activists on important skills that will help mobilize voters this fall, like voter contact, communications and fundraising. The training will be free and breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Training Details:
Date: Saturday, June 17th from 9:30am until 4pm
Where: UFCW Hall, 913 Lebanon St., Monroe OH 45050
Parking: Free on Site
To register go to the America Votes website at www.americavotes.org <http://www.americavotes.org/> and click on the Ohio link or email Margaret Priebe at Margaret@americavotes.org.
P.S. Also, we were formed during the same time as ACT, (remember America coming together?) however, we have a different mandate. We are working to help the largest progressive membership-based organizations develop smart and efficient electoral strategies and also strengthen Ohio's progressive community.
Margaret P., Cincinnati coordinator
Freedom Center has email alerts re. programing of interest:
sign up for Freedom Center emails: http://ga1.org/freedomcenter/join.html?r=zpsSqqn1hB1oE&
Lloyd House Space Available June 11
2/18/06
Second floor bedroom, gas fireplace, three large windows (2 East, one South), huge b athroom with laundry, shared kitchen on third floor.
Other Perqs: off street parking, free laundry, high speed internet, living room with piano, TV, DVD, VCR, community iMac Computer. Dining room seats 16+. Veranda off dining room with Hatteras swing, furniture. Easy access to Monday night salon pot luck, Saturday morning Dharma Study group, Sat. evening drumming circle, and ....
The Lloyd House is a stimulating, friendly, multi-cultural environment. Good vibes are required, as is a rock solid financial responsibility. Housemates can be as private or as friendly as they wish. Know anyone who might like to explore this? No undergraduates, no pets, no smoking. Prefer someone who would be interested in participating in the Salon and/or other activities here. Call me: 221 1289
the Dharma study group meeting at the Northside Dharma Center on Moline is in recess until Labor Day. Have a great summer.
Ellen Bierhorst Ph.D. is a holistic psychotherapist with over 30 years experience serving individuals and families. Expert, caring, rapid service. Most insurance plans will cover. Call 513 221 1289. Special areas of interest: issues of young adulthood, couple communication, GLBT, trauma recovery using EMDR, clinical hypnosis, parenting skills, alternative lifestyles, addictions (tobacco, alcohol, drugs, overeating), weight loss. What is "holistic"? Ans: body/mind/spirit; open to alternative healing modalities from chiropractic to homeopathy, acupuncture, etc.
Section Three: Articles
Contents:
- Salonista Roy Euvrard on Jewish and Palestinian Israelis
- Chris Smitherman: Demand to know where siezed drug money goes
- Chad Benjamin forwards “anti gay” email from Right Wing group
- Health aids that will surprise you, sent in by shirley reischman
- Communities United for Action CUFA, an environmental watchdog group opposes the Environmental Justice ordinance
Roots of Terrorism in Middle East
Date: Sat May 20, 2006 6:54am(PDT)
- by Roy Euvrard
- From: "LeRoy E. Euvrard, Jr." leuvrard@cinci.rr.com
Subject: Some thing to discuss
We have to understand the roots of terrorism. Terrorism is an act of
desperation. Especially when the terrorist willingly dies in the
process. People become desperate when they believe that they are
suffering a grave injustice and that they have no other options.
Religion is not the cause of terrorism, it merely provides some glimmer
of hope for a better future.
There are two major causes of frustration and desperation in the Middle
East. They are the existence of Israel and undemocratic governments.
Both are viewed as creations of Western Imperialism. When the West
failed to prevent the Holocaust and then refused to admit Jewish
refugees into their own countries, it gave the Jews land it did not
own, i.e. Palestine. To make matters worse, it has consistently
supported undemocratic regimes in the Arabian Peninsula, Kuwait, Egypt,
and Iran. (The popularly elected Prime Minister of Iran was
assassinated by the CIA and replaced with the Shah in the 1950’s.)
I am not suggesting that Israel should not exist. Nor do I believe
that most Middle Easterners would not accept a Jewish state if there
were an equitable solution to the Palestinian refugee problem. There
would of course be some who would continue to seek the destruction of
Israel, just as there are Germans and East Europeans who would like to
see a return to the pre-war borders in Eastern Europe. But they would
not have popular support and most would not feel so desperate that they
would commit acts of terrorism.
We would all like to see the parties negotiate a peaceful solution, as
did the Czechs and Slovaks. But this is not going to happen for two
reasons. There have been too many atrocities committed by both sides.
The hatred and distrust run too deep for either to sit down and
negotiate with the other in good faith. Further more, there is a total
inequality in power. One side, Israel, has all the power. Only equals
can negotiate a just and lasting peace.
With regard to the Israeli/Palestinian problem, I would like to suggest
that the United Nations, with NATO forces, impose the following peace:
Palestinian State. A fully independent Palestinian state must be
established with membership in the United Nations and complete
sovereignty over its territory.
Israel. The Palestinians and all the neighboring countries must
recognize the right of Israel to exist and establish normal diplomatic
relations with Israel.
Borders. Establish a defensible border along the lines of the 1948
“Green” line, i.e. pre-1967 border. Minor adjustments may be made to
make the border more easily defended and administered, but no major
population changes should be made from what existed prior to 1967.
Refugees. Palestinians have demanded the right of all Palestinians to
return to their pre-1948 homes. This cannot happen because it would
mean the end Israel as a Jewish state. However, it must be recognized
that the Palestinians did not leave of their own free will. They were
forced to leave. As such, they must be compensated. Many were
landless peasants so do not have titles to show for their homes and
farms. Palestine was a feudal society. None-the-less, they have lost
the only homes and livelihoods they have known for generations. A
Hague Tribunal should be established to adjudicate their loss. Money
that the U.S. is currently giving to Israel, money that Israel is
spending on resettlement and defense, and money that the Arab states
are providing the Palestine Liberation Organization should be used to
compensate the Palestinian refugees so that they can start new lives in
Palestine outside the Refugee Camps.
Settlements. Jewish settlers inside the new state of Palestine should
be granted the same rights, responsibilities, and privileges as
Palestinians living in Israel are granted. There must be equal
treatment. This is one area where I believe the Israelis and
Palestinians can negotiate, so long as there is reciprocity.
Jerusalem. East Jerusalem should be the new capital of Palestine.
West Jerusalem should be the capital of Israel. The “Old City” should
become a theocracy along the lines of the Vatican in Rome. It should
be governed by a tribunal appointed equally by Jewish Rabbis, Christian
Bishops, and Moslem Imams.
Water. Water rights should be proportioned between Israel and
Palestine according to a formula that takes into account population and
arable land. The apportionment should be done by a United Nations
commission and administered by a joint Israeli and Palestinian board
with United Nations oversight.
Gaza. Palestine cannot exist in two parts. There must be free
communication and travel between Gaza and the ”West Bank.” The German
experience with rail, highway and air corridors between “West” Germany
and Berlin should be used as a model with access guaranteed and
monitored by the United Nations.
With regard to our support for undemocratic regimes, I would like to
recommend that we treat all nations with respect and dignity and that
we actively support regimes based on how closely they come to emulating
the principals of self determination and human rights enunciated in our
Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights and the United Nations
Declaration of Human Rights. We need to recognize that our long-term
strategic interest is best served when human rights, including the
rights of self-determination and democracy, are supported.
We must recognize that the Middle East was once the richest area of the
world. At the time the Ottoman Turks subjugated the area, it lead the
world in art, science and technology. While European churches were
being decorated with scenes from the Bible, Middle East Mosques were
being decorated with passages from the Quorum, because Middle
Easterners were literate while Europeans were not. It was rich from
trade in goods it manufactured as well as a cross road between three
continents. The Ottoman Turks were great military leaders and
administrators. However, they saw no need to foster science and
technology since they were so far ahead of the rest of the world. They
had little need for trade since the wealth of the Middle East far
exceeded their wildest dreams in the steps of Asia. They could have
extended their power further into Europe, but saw little worth the
effort.
It was the Turks lack of interest in trading with Europe that led the
Portuguese and Spanish to seek sea routes to the Far East. The
discovery of the Americas dramatically changed the balance of power
between the Middle East and Europe. The gold and silver that the
Spanish brought back from the Americas caused inflation and weakened
the economic power of the Turks. Sea born trade with the Far East and
India further weakened the economies of the Middle East. The
combination of cheep money and the need to produce trade goods fed the
industrial revolution in Europe and enabled it, for the first time, to
dominate the Middle East.
While the Middle East is economically poor, except for oil, it still
has a deep love for learning. The area from Palestine to Iran has one
of the highest concentrations of scientists and engineers in the world.
There are those, including governments in the Middle East, who do not
want to see this power unleashed by fostering democracy in this area.
They do not want to see an end to the Israeli Palestinian conflict
because it would remove the excuse for inept and corrupt governments in
the Middle East. We in the West, while working to promote democracy,
should not be too critical of the people for tolerating dictatorships.
Every western society went through a period of dictatorship when
transitioning from feudalism to democracy. England had its Cromwell,
France its Napoleon, and Spain its Franco.
We must recognize and respect the Middle East as the Cradle of Western
Civilization and birthplace of three great religions and work to
restore hope, dignity and democracy in the Middle East.
Chris Smitherman: Demand to know where siezed drug money goes
> From: Christopher Smitherm <peoplefirst@smithermanforcouncil.com>
> Date: May 20, 2006 5:08:57 AM EDT
> Subject: Update on Drug Money Seized by the CPD
>
> Dear Citizen,
>
> When the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) seizes money from drug
> investigations it is put into a separate fund. I am a financial
> planner and while I was on City Council I evaluated the finances of
> the City. During my term I identified several instances of gross
> financial irresponsibility, mismanagement, and corruption. It became
> very evident that checks and balances were not in place.
>
> For example, large sums of drug money were spent under a
> “Miscellaneous” category. The police department was not able to
> specify these expenditures when I requested further details. Neither
> did they ever provide the chain of custody from when drug money is
> taken from the drug dealer on the street (small bills) and put into
> the drug money account. This prompted me to request audited records
> for the millions of dollars of drug money. The administration
> informed me that the funds had not been audited for 13 years. Good
> financial accounting includes a basic, independent audit of public
> money.
>
> Citizen, looking into the police budget is when I began to be labeled
> “anti-cop”. I received no support from my colleagues. It was
> communicated to me in not so many words to leave the police alone and
> let them do what they want to do with the drug money.
>
> To top it off, the police department, specifically Chief Streicher,
> had no set transparent process for distributing the drug money to
> community organizations/agencies. The police chief testified to
> Council that funds were announced “by word of mouth”. He also
> testified that there was no general announcement of funds, no
> established criteria for awarding funds, no standardized application
> process, and no evaluation process of funds spent. The records show
> seized drug money was awarded to the same entities year after year. It
> was like a separate slush fund. Council and the Mayor were not
> involved at all.
>
> Therefore, I attempted to have the funds redistributed to the
> community from where it was seized in an effort to repay the
> neighborhood for enduring the criminal activity; to get the drug money
> to benefit the community that was harmed. An 11-member board was
> approved by Council and then created with representatives from the
> police and community. The board established a full grant process
> including standards for criteria, application, and evaluation. No
> more “word of mouth” tactics. The board received applications and
> made funding recommendations to Council. Council approved all of
> them. The drug money was distributed much more broadly! than it had
> ever been over the past decade.
>
> In the 2005 City Council race, eight out of nine members elected were
> endorsed by the FOP (Fraternal Order of Police). This term, Council
> and the Mayor disbanded the board. Your newly elected officials
> returned the seized drug money back to the police. Now it has been 14
> years and there still has not been an independent audit of the drug
> money. Without an audit, there will be no public discussion. You,
> the taxpayer, are left in the dark about how your police department
> uses seized drug money.
>
> Action Item: Write a letter to Council asking them to explain why
> they disbanded the 11-member board. If they say the board was not
> disbanded, then ask for the next meeting date of the 11-member board.
> All their meetings are public and if you are given a date and
> location, I recommend you attend.
>> Christopher Smitherman
Liberal US Jews Call for aid to Palestinian Hospitals in crisis
From Arthur Waskow at Shalom Center:
Dear Friends, "Physicians for Human Rights – Israel" is among the civil-society organizations that are supported by the New Is
A prophetic voice in Jewish, multireligious, & American life
Dear Friends, "Physicians for Human Rights – Israel" is among the civil-society organizations that are supported by the New Israel Fund. Please take seriously this plea to help Palestinian hospitals in a time of crisis. If you want to help, please pay special attention to the information at the end of this message. And please forward this message wherever you think useful. Thanks — AW
----- Original Message -----
From: shabtai gold <mailto:shabtai@phr.org.il>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 11:57 AM
Call for Donations to Aid Palestinian Hospitals
The financial crisis affecting the Palestinian Authority (PA) due to the stoppage of international aid and the freezing of the tax revenue by the state of Israel, has had a grave impact on the Palestinian population in the occupied territories and has led to an acute shortage of basic needs, such as medicines and food.
A number of Palestinian hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have asked us at Physicians for Human Rights-Israel to assist them in acquiring a number of medicines and medical equipment needed for the daily functions of the hospitals. During visits we have conducted to several hospitals we witnessed the harsh reality of a scarcity of life-saving medicines and medical equipment to be used in the operating rooms.
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, together with several Israeli peace and human rights groups, began a campaign to raise funds in order to aid the Palestinian areas that were hardest hit as a result of the financial crisis, and to provide, as best we can, some of the urgent medical needs of the Palestinian hospitals, with whom we have been in contact for many years.
Additionally, we are handling individual cases of patients from the occupied territories who have not received permits needed to enter Israel for urgent treatment, or patients that the PA is not paying for their treatment, due to the financial crisis. This activity also involves legal costs.
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel feels obligated to support our colleagues working in the Palestinian health system, who in this difficult time are doing all they can in order to grant the best medical service to the Palestinian population, and to aid patients and medical teams who are carrying the burden of this difficult crisis.
We turn to you with this urgent appeal asking that you donate to this activity according to your ability. In light of the urgency of the matter, we ask that those who are able to donate contact us as soon as possible, so that we can begin to transfer the aid immediately. Physicians for Human Rights-Israel plans on organizing shipments within the upcoming days.
We kindly request that you pass this message on to others, with the hope that they will answer our request and join us in this aid mission.
For more information regarding the crisis in the occupied territories:
Ibrahim Habib, Fieldwork Director, +972-54-7577696
Shabtai Gold, Public Outreach, +972-54-4860630
More information about the crisis is available on our website:
www.phr.org.il
How to donate:
All of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel's activities are supported by donations from individuals and organizations. Inside Israel, donations to the organization are recognized as tax deductible. From outside Israel, tax deductible donations can be made through the New Israel Fund.
[Note from The Shalom Center: The NIF Website says the following about making contributions designated for a specific group, such as PHR- Israel: "Donor-Advised Giving: Due to credit charges that must be absorbed by the New Israel Fund, we cannot accept donor advised contributions on-line. Your check of $100 minimum (smaller amounts are permitted for honor or memorial gifts) can be mailed to: New Israel Fund , 1101 14th Street, N.W.Sixth floor, Washington, DC 20005.]
For more information regarding PHR-I donations please contact: Daniel Hasson, +972-3-687-3718 or write:
mail@phr.org.il
SINCE THE NEW ISRAEL FUND PROCESS IS CUMBERSOME & TIME-CONSUMING AND ALSO REQUIRES A DEDUCTION BY N.I.F. TO COVER ITS COSTS, WE AT The Shalom Center CAN OFFER THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVE:
If you go to our donation page and fill out the donation info AND ALSO FILL OUT THE "ON BEHALF OF" BOX WITH THE FOLLOWING PHRASE: "PHR-I/ Palestinian hospitals" WE WILL SEND THE FULL AMOUNT TO Physicians for Human Rights in Israel to use for emergency aid to Palestinian hospitals.
We will NOT deduct the cost to us. Instead, we will view this as our own tzedakah to meet the needs of sick and suffering people. ALL money sent to us this way will go to the PHR-I.
The Shalom Center is a tax-exempt 501c3 organization, so ALL of your gift will be tax-deductible under US law for US taxes, depending on your own tax and income situation.
So again -- go to: --
http://www.shalomctr.org
Click on the big blue "Donate Now" button on the right-hand side of the Home Page.
Fill it out, and BE SURE TO FILL IN THE "In behalf of" space with the phrase"PHR-I/ Palestinian hospitals."
DO NOT STAND IDLY BY THE BLOOD OF YOUR NEIGHBOR: I AM YHWH/ Breathing-spirit of all life. (Lev. 19:16).
Many many thanks —
Arthur
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Chad Benjamin forwards Right Wing anti Gay email
Ellen, I just got this message this morning from the American Family Association... if you ask me, they are really too concerned with promoting the homosexual agenda. I don't read the advocate, but if I did, I certainly wouldn't read that article. It sounds a little boring to me. But aparently the closet cases at the AFA have multiple subscriptions and plenty of free time.
A legal question, does AFA have the legal right to distribute these pictures and information? Could they face copyright infringment laws? Hmmm... I wonder.
enjoy your week,
cbpotter
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From: AFA ActionAlert <afapetition@afa.net>
Date: May 24, 2006 6:13 PM
Subject: You Will Absolutely Not Believe What Ford Has Done Now
To: Chad Benjamin Potter <ltlepavo20@gmail.com>
Donald E. Wildmon
Founder and Chairman
May 25, 2006
You Will Absolutely Not Believe What Ford Has Done Now
Ford's magazine sponsorship now includes promotion of repugnant activity
Dear Chad,
When Ford responds to those who write concerning their promotion of homosexual marriage, the response they get from Ford's Customer Relationship Center says their support "is a strong commitment we intend to carry forward with no exception." For Ford, that support also includes homosexual polygamy.
To show those supporting traditional marriage they mean business, Ford sponsored the June 6 issue of the homosexual publication The Advocate. The cover reads: "Polygamy & Gay Men. Dirty laundry or sexual freedom? How gay men handle multiple partners." The article promotes homosexual polygamy.
Ford sponsored the publication with a full page back cover advertising Ford Motor company product Volvo and a full page ad for all Ford brands with the line: "Ford Motor Company. Standing strong with America's families and communities."
Ford's support for the magazine's promotion of homosexual polygamy leaves no doubt that Ford means to continue pushing the homosexual agenda, even including homosexual polygamy.
To see the front cover, the contents page and the ads for Ford and Volvo, click here . I must warn you, it will be offensive to many. The pages show the contents of the magazine which Ford helped sponsor with two full-page ads, but I felt we must include the proof. If you don't want to see it,please don't click the link.
At their stockholders meeting on May 11, Ford voted 95% of the ballots cast to continue their support of the homosexual agenda rather than be neutral in the cultural battle.
The boycott is working. The value of Ford stock has gone down 13% since the boycott began, while sales continue to drop.
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From Shirley Reischman: non prescription health aids
Tape this inside medicine cabinet
Did You Know That? Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers."
Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.
Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.
Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles.
Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.
Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer . Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly -- even though the product has never been advertised for this use. (Note: Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine is not the same..and contains aspirin, which can cause stomach bleeding if you have u! lcers.)
Honey remedy for skin blemishes .. Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.
Listerine < /I> therapy for toenail fungus ... Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.
Easy eyeglass protection .. To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.
Coca-Cola cure for rust .. Forget those expensive rust removers. Just saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done.
Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer .. If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409 . Insects drop to the ground instantly.
Smart splinter remover...just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.
Hunt's tomato paste boil cure ....cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.
Balm for broken blisters ..To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine .. a powerful antiseptic.
Heinz vinegar to heal bruises .. Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness andspeeds up the healing process.
Kills fleas instantly Dawn dish washing liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Goodbye fleas.
Rainy day cure for dog odor .. Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh.
Eliminate ear mites .. All it takes is a few drops of Wesson corn oil in your cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.
Quaker Oats for fast pain relief....It's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.
Communities United For Action’s Position on the
Environmental Justice Ordinance
1. The ordinance does not provide language to provide protection against existing facilities in Environmental Justice Communities. We need a commitment on the part of the City to work toward a solution to the problems of existing facilitates.
2. There is not any language that empowers the people to act to enforce the ordinance by providing another level to appeal if the City does not act to enforce it. The Clean Air Act was enacted without adequate enforcement. We need both legislation and enforcement in order to be successful.
3. Without inclusion under the Civil Rights Title VI, poor communities do not have any language to guarantee the attorney’s fees are being paid for action to enforce this ordinance.
The Executive Committee of Communities United for Action has voted to oppose the current version of the Environmental Justice Ordinance unless there are adequate provisions to cover: Appeal Rights by Environmental Justice Communities and inclusion of language that includes minorities and low income communities in the enforcement.
CUFA believes that low income communities need legal assistance to protect their families. The ordinance must have a way for this cost to be covered.
After this ordinance is completed CUFA expects the city to begin a process to handle the effective enforcement of current facilities so that we do not continue to leave problems like ELDA and Queen City Barrel.
Since 1980, Communities United for Action has worked to make our communities safer, healthier, and more vibrant places to live. CUFA brings together people of multiple cultural and ethnic backgrounds and different income levels so we can support each other in building our own communities and work together on common issues which affect all our neighborhoods.
Section Four: Books/Magazines/Reviews
I am still listening on CD to Edwar conlon Blue Blood on his adventures as a NYC cop. Wonderful! Also Still gnawing away at Satanic Verses by Salmon Rushdie, the book that made the Ayatolla call for his asasination (and no wonder!). It is an extremely rich, surrealist fantasy. Mostly I am loving it. Also starting to read Oriana Fallachi (sp?) the Pride and the Rage. (written after 9/11). She is rabidly anti Islamist. Her furious prose burns your hands as you turn the pages. I remember loving her interviews in the ‘70s on TV. What a gal! Finished off an Orson Scott Card fantasy Homebody... interesting but .... And will soon start Tony Kellerman Sacred Clown. He writes mysteries set in Indian country in the southwest. Very faithful ethonography of the n ative American culture there. My brother John Bierhorst is a fan of his, and my brother is a leading scholar of native american literature, folk tales, etc. So what are you reading? ellen
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