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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, 5/15/06: Adrienne Cooper, Shari Able, Judy Cirillo, Janet Kalven, Pat Frock, Linda Doyle, Marvin Kraus, Mira Rodwan, Gerry Kraus, Shirley Maul, Ilya Stien, Ms. V. , Ellen Bierhorst, Mr. G., Lynn Frock, Neil Anderson. Barbara Faiman. Chad Benjamin Potter, Beverly Tenkman; Steve Sunderland
Mira: at the Women in Black Peace Vigil tonight we had four different negative responses: "F.... PeACE!" was one... "Stop Protesting!" ...
Gerry: four quick announcements. Bush is speaking at 8 o n immigration. On TV. ... I found out this weekend that our cousin from Columbus found the salon on the internet, so there may be numerous others who are reading us... Cousin Shelly.
The Shakespeare Festival, just saw Richard the Third, best production I have ever seen. Down town at 8th and Race. $18 seat. Couple more weeks.
Ms. V.: June 26, "One enchanted evening to SEARCH for Gaia Oasis". At Mike Fink boat restaurant, organized by Brad Bernstein, son of owner. $36 tickets or 4 hours commitment to work. Also an auction. It is a Monday.
TOPICS
Shari: the army guy John Hayden. Whether a military person should be in charge of the CIA.
Gerry: Immigration.
Ms. V.: Legal and ethical issues of mental illness. Dr. Resnick gave a course I took.
Ilya: brief history of the Lloyd House Salon.
Mira: after I spoke of my pain about the Palestinian and Jewish Israelis fighting over the same land a few weeks ago, wanted to say that someone on the list of the salon that "You, Mira, don't seem to know the true history of Israel." I replied I thought as a secular Jew I felt we needed more information about the Palestinian viewpoint. I want us to discuss the issue. ... I d on't think my view makes me not a good Jew.
Discussion: JEWISH VS. PALESTINIAN Israelis
Mira when we say "Never again!" does that only apply to Jews? Was the holocaust wrong and how was it like or different f rom the Palestinian experience. Ould it be that the Chosen People concept has interfeared with fairness for the Palest. I know it is dangerous for Is. To be surrounded.
Gerry: "never again" applies to everyone. Jews have been very active re. the Darfur issue. ... author of Lemon Tree on Gerri Gross today. You could have wonderful friendships between Jews and Palest. Who both related to the same house. I highly recommend that book; it is all about the conflict Jew-Palest.
Ms. V. I lived in Is. '74-'76 ... Military conflict... I had a Palest. Friend in the Old City Jerusalem. I would go after midnight, friend who was an arab baker. No fear. ... The merchant at the Jafa gate threatened to be "thrown in the sea".
At Hillel last weekend, a Hertzel Bedouin Bash celebration. Arabs came to protest the celebration of Hertzel's birthday because they consider Hertzel a criminal. Rabbi Ingbar is a terrific diplomat. ... I spoke and made the point that there were as many Jews displaced from Arab countries as Palest. Displaced from Israel.
Israeli politicians have done stupid things like destroying houses of families of terrorists. ... they did not destroy the house of the family of the assassin of I. Rabin, so it is not fair.
The Palest. Gov't is a bunch of crooks. Arafat's wife now living as a queen in Paris on money he siphoned off f rom the
gov't. ... Hamas will be as crooked as the PLO.
There is no freedom of the press in the Palest. Areas. U.S. Palest. Should put pressure on their relatives in Palest. To shape up.,
Mira not only did the Is. Tear down the houses, they also destroyed olive trees... Deprived people of water ... I am a citizen of the earth first. I want to be free to practice my several religions, viz. Judaism, partial paganism, athiesm. I don't want to be seen as pro Arab or pro Jew. Just want a peaceful resolution to our problems.
I think freedom to speak at town meetings all a round the country, every country, would be a great thing to be promoted by the U.N.
For every nation to support world courts. Humane treatment of all prisoners in the whole world. Non violent solutions to problems. Some places in Scandinavia and Holland have wonderful prison systems, where inmates can continue relating to outside world. We need to get over this notion of punishment and revenge. Does Neil have any thoughts.
Neil: my thoughts are half complete on this. As a paperback philosopher, I have been captivated by the question "what is a human being". In massage therapy training, ... cadaver study. I'll never forget the day I held someone’s brain in my hand. This person once laughed and danced and had problems... and I didn’t see a pair of tongs for grasping hold of an idea and holding on to it. Have we reached the point where we re g ard culture sacred? People have shared language, history: do we defend that to the death? People talk of New Paradigm. Seems to rep. possibility of situating culture in a wider context that gives it a proper place instead of reifying it to absoluteness. People are now talking about this possibility. ... We have given short shrift to the concept of dreaming. Can we dream a dream sufficiently noble ... house whatever we are becoming. ... culture is under pressure to become a featureless soup... forces of marketplace ... clash of civilizations ... world growing smaller. Culture is under an assault.
Liberals are equipped to situate culture where we can see that whether you have insects in your diet, or wear rings... everyone can have mutual respect. We are in a bottleneck now on the planet. ... I don't have answers. ...
Mr. G. Criminal practices... closure through revenge; deterrence. How do you build a friendly culture without deterrence. Our fantasy of being safe d rives our addiction to control other people, keep them from hurting us. Strong deterrence to keep us safe. ... 911 resulted in a strong reaction. If we had more of those kinds of events, we might get used to it as the risk of being alive.
Mira the Olympics, opening ceremonies, they played music, and people began singing "Imagine". I was watching TV with a friend. I couldn't sit down. It was so moving. In the song there is no religion ... I think there can be a new religion for everybody based on the Golden rule. ... I t hink it is a sign of hope that they played that song and people sang. My profound hope. My dau. Is half Arab. Half Jewish.
Ellen We support you Mira.
Marvin If you think of the world starting with one person... (Janet: you gotta have t wo) that's my point. People need people, we need eachy other. Get the message across that we need each other to live a decent life. One is not enough.
Janet: Aristotle said, in "Politics" He who would not live in society must be either a beast or a god because Man is a social animal.
Marvin In the Lemon Tree this house that had belonged to this Palestinian family was taken over by a Jewish family. The daughter made contact with the Palest. Family, one of whom had been in prison 15 years for bombing. The two families decided to create at the house a center for Jewish Palest. Interaction. A good book for all of us to read.
HAYDEN, GENERAL, NOMINATED AS HEAD OF CIA
Shari: I have been reading "Open Target" by Clark Kent Irvine. He could not get himself confirmed as head of security for Homeland Security dept. There is a resistance, he says, in the White House to doing anything real about nat'l security. Hayden is just an extension of that as far as I can see. Military people don't talk about politics.... the executive wants to combine with the military and make congress irrelevant. My point is that Bush in appointing him wants to make a marriage between the executive and the military.
Ellen I don't understand, the military was never a check on the Executive.
Gerry A gentleman interviewed today, wrote a book about Iraq. Was an officer, on 60 minutes a couple years ago. Today is now no longer an active military person: they are told they cannot question their military superiors. A couple years ago when interviewed, he couldn't say anything negative. The military are told they cannot question the command, and the President is commander in chief. ... what Eisenhower warned against, the military industrial complex.
The CIA chief has always been a civilian.
Steve the concept of checks and balances requires congress to be oversight of executive. If the pres. Bypasses congress m aking them irrelevant, then it
the president has made decisions in the intelligence area without the consent of congress
he can continue in any adventure he wants without congressional approval .
Shari's point reflects Irvine's point that the pres can do what he wants with Homeland Security because it does not fall under congressional oversight.
The loss of congressional oversight.... is a major change in the gov't of the US.
New book by James Carroll House of War describes expanding role of Pentagon in us policy since 1944. They have usurped all the major functions of gov't. the center is that the decision made by the US unilaterally not to accept a conditional surrender by Japan, and Germany rather than a n unconditional surrender, coupled with nuclear attack and fire bombing triggered a response of Russia to defend themselves from us as a rogue nation. The arms race was
James Forestall... wanted to contain Russia .
TRUMAN accepted the Pentagon's point that we had to terrorize Russia with firebombs, nuclear ...
The connection is
The military insists that even though the cold war is over, the militarization has expanded even more. We are a military state now whether we have enemies or not. The people who make arms are who benefits from this.
Gerry I don't agree with Steve entirely. The bombing of Hiroshima has been argued ever since 1945. I would say if it is a question between American troops dying f rom an invasion of Japan and dropping the bomb, I would say d rop the bomb. The one good thing that came out of the A bombings were that they were so horrible that they have never been used again.
Judy: the nuclear bomb was the first time we have massively killed civilians.
Ms. V. No nation has a monopoly on greatness or villainy. Gerry defending Americans... Steve attacking them. Nagasaki was certainly NOT necessary. Dresden was sheer sadistic... unnecessary.
Janet they could have dropped the A bomb on an uninhabited island.
Ms. V. right. In Fromm the anatomy of l human destructiveness ... humans love power, and there are those who are destructive.
Gerry: given that Hayden might be head of the CIA, what effect will that bring.
Lynn the firebombing of Tokyo killed more people than either atomic bomb. The bombing in Germany... we could hit targets with precision, unlike the Britain's. ... before that... Sherman march to the sea; intentional warfare against civilians.
Steve I th ink it is scary. The need for an enemy will become even greater. I weak for Muslims and after them Jews. We have not had a real good enemy since Russia collapsed. The Chinese? I think the goal is the extermination of Muslims, and I think we are in for it.
THE NEW ENEMY: GEORGE BUSH, TO ANNOUNCE ENGAGING THE NAT'L GUARD TO REPLACE THE BORDER PATROL TO POLICE THE MEXICO BORDER
GERRY: the general... said the nat'l guard is overextended in Iraq. That is not their role.
Neil We are at a place where it is on the table to use the Nat'l Guard for this, is symptomatic of the feeling of the other, the alien, the enemy. Locating the enemy everywhere but in our own back yard. We have transformed our military into the blunt business end of our corporate wave f ront, trying to sell it as a "democracy building" force in the world.
This is part of our resistance to becoming global citizens. Help solve problems. That Us-Them attitude is our attitude towards the world at large.
Marvin: What about corporate globalization?
Neil: Globalization has a neg. connotation for many now. "We" want to allow capitol to flow freely around the world, people being merely pawns. I don't know how to situate the immigrant problem in these terms. People go where they feel o pportunity is. If they are coming ove rin great numbers there must be reasons.
Lynn it is easy to read too much into this idea re. nat'l guard and southern border. I think it is raw meat to the republican base, to stave off disaster in the coming election.
Steve I like t hat analysis, I wish I could agree with it. I think this is something the chamber of commerce is in favor of . We want cheap labor... we need 20 million to clean toilets, pick tomatoes... mean work. Deal with the devil, as long as it remains below the radar, we don't care they live in shanties, earn $2 / hour. I think Rove is seizing on t his. There is no question, we have to have low wages, migrant labor, and tell unions "If you don't shut up this what can happen to you." Keep labor movement on it s ass.
At the rally here couple weeks ago... labor is trying to come back, take on this anti-labor attitude.
We will either break slave labor or not.
Ms. V. at Kucinich office I picked up this paper. GOP leaders weakening legislation aimed at controlling lobbyists. Abramoff. Ethics bill.
Shari We have always found the lowest class to be despicable in America. It is my impression. But now what we have in the executive is the lower classes are a xpendible; the reservists... We promised them 40k to go to college after nat'l res. Service, but ha ha, we'll send them to the Mexican border and save the 40k.
Linda it is not just Mexicans coming across that border; there are Russians, others.
Gerry if our borders were closed against immigration in the last century Marvin and I would be dead in the holocaust.
Steve In the early 20th cent. There was a Eugenics movement, we wanted "the right kind of people" in this country, so that's when they promulgated immigration laws.
Strangely, the new immigrant people voted for Bush.
This issue has split both parties. Newt gingrich last night ... all he was lacking was a swastika... demanding history tests for these people.
~ end of table notes ~
Hugs to everyone,
Ellen
Section Two: Announcements
5/21 Sunday
EarthSave Cincinnati presents
“Healthy Environments Lead to Healthy Communities”
Meet Cincinnati's New Health Commissioner -
-Dr. Noble Maseru-
In addition to his extensive credentials and accomplishments,
Dr. Maseru is a health conscious vegetarian.
Come hear his ideas for Cincinnati.
Sunday, May 21st, 2006, 4pm
Clifton United Methodist Church
3416 Clifton Avenue
4pm: Set up and Greetings
5pm: Speaker
6pm: Potluck and Discussion
Everybody welcome!
Please bring a vegan* dish to share --
vegetables, fruits, grains, beans, seeds, nuts
(no animal products including no dairy, eggs, casein, honey)
Please bring your own plate, cup, utensils, serving utensils.
Non-members: $3 donation.
For more information or food tips call: 513-929-2500.
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* Read Mary Ann’s explanatin about vegan, vegetarian and inclusivity below in the Articles, blue section.
visit: http://cincinnati.earthsave.org <http://cincinnati.earthsave.org/>
or
email: earthsave@nuvox.net <mailto:earthsave@nuvox.net>
"EarthSave educates people about the powerful effects our food choices have on the environment, our health and all life on Earth, and encourages a shift toward a healthy plant-based diet."
Dear Members and Friends of EarthSave Cincinnati,
The potluck is being held at the Clifton United Methodist Church, 3416 Clifton Ave. at Senator Place. You can park in any of the following places:
1. the lot on Senator Place behind the church,
2. on the other side of Clifton Avenue in the lot of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3. on the street, or
4. in the Clifton Merchant’s lot on Howell. This lot is behind the IGA on Ludlow
and is only 1∏ to 2 blocks away. If you shop in any business on Ludlow and get your ticket stamped, the first hour is free. Additional hours are 50 cents per half hour. (Don’t know if there’s anyone there to collect money on Sundays.) You enter the Clifton Merchant’s lot from Howell which runs off Clifton Avenue. However, there may be enough street parking since many people in the area shop and leave quickly.
Finally, we still need volunteers to set up at 3:15pm and to help us clean up and close up.
Thanks.
Mary Ann Lederer
513-591-3003
4/22
Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (Sr. Alice Gerteman): List of Juicy Events
Lots going on folks! Tonight SOS ART gets kicked off tonight at the Mockbee as does the Just Peacemakers Seminar. Tomorrow Nnght is the Gala for the Muses. April 23 and May 1 are opportunities to support the immigrant rights movement. April 29 brings lots of opportunities, a chance to hear from a Christian Peacemaker Team member, the kick-off for a 30 day experiment for peace, a major antiwar mobilization in NYC, an exciting healthcare community meeting, and more. April 30 is a local interfaith prayer service for Darfur, May 8-10 brings an exciting workshop to Cincinnati "Organizing for Social Change" . . .Lots happening....
Browse through the list and take a look!!!
YOGA NIDRA RELAXATION & MEDITATION
[Every Sunday @ 6-7:15 PM]: Free & open to all. $3 donation welcomed. At the Kula Center, 110 E 8th Street, Newport, KY 41071. More info from Rob @ 859.441.4144 & robburns1008@yahoo.com.
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May 11-14, 2006
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MAY 17-20
SPIRITUAL ACTIVISM CONFERENCE
Countering the Religious Right with a Spiritual Left, All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, DC
It will take a very different kind of movement—one founded on and giving central focus to a spiritual vision--to create a real alternative to the political Right, to the fundamentalists (religious and political), and to our society’s ethos of selfishness, materialism, and cynicism. We seek to create that alternative. We are a community of people from many faiths and traditions, called together by TIKKUN magazine and its vision of healing and transforming our world. Hear Joan Chittister, Cornel West, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Jim Wallis, Barak Obama and many, many more.
Tuition ranges from $50 to $380 based on income
Register online at www.tikkun.org or call 510-528-6250
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Read together The Decline of US Power by Immanuel Wallerstein at the Lloyd House with Ellen, David Rosenberg, and ...? Study his World System theory. He’s got it all together to understand our world today.
How about Wednesday evenings 7 – 8 pm? RSVP to Ellen via email. State preferred times.
May offerings by Jack Armstrong and colleagues at WholeCare Chiropractic in Blue Ash. (I don’t know the other folks, but Jack has been my chiropractor for 15 years; he’s a true healer. Great guy.)
- 24 May, Wed: Free Lecutre: “Purification for Detox and Weight Loss” with Dr. Mike Rengert, 7 – 9 pm. 489-9515 to register.
- Thurs 25 May, 6:30 pm: Hands-on Electromagnetic technique #1, JoAnn Utlery 502-777-3865
- Fri. 26 May Free Lecture, Jack Armstrong and Lisa James: “the passion of gratitude”. Www.passionasmedicine.com
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"
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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
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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
In May, at the Greenwich on Peebles Corner
Saturday, May 20 "Justifiable Romance"
Independent film-maker Lee Zellars presents his latest project,
"Jusifiable Romance." The film depicts the story of a chance
encounter between two people who later become the unlikeliest of
couples--Richardo Meeks a former gang member, and Tyler Jones an
uptown beauty who decides to "jump the fence" and follow the streets.
They meet in a local pawn shop. Both completely unaware of each
others intentions to commit a robbery. It was love at first sight...
This movie has not been rated. It is intended for a mature audience.
Showtime 8 PM. Admission $5.
Saturday, May 20 "New School Cincinnati" Social
Enjoy an evening of networking and music with New School Cincinnati--an
organization for young urban professionals. Starts at 9:30 PM. Public
invited. Donations accepted. See the website "www.newschoolcincinnati.com <http://www.newschoolcincinnati.com/> "
Saturday, May 27 “Sidebusters: a group show"
“The “Upstairs at The Greenwich” gallery hosts an opening reception
for this open themed showcase of recent works by established and emerging
local artists. Curated by visual artist Ryan Little, the exhibit concludes with a
closing reception on June 17. Reception 7 PM to 10 PM.
Public invited. Free admission, free food.
Upstairs at The Greenwich:
Gallery hours: Mon-Thurs 7 PM-10 PM, Fri & Sat 7 PM-12 AM.
Other days & times by appointment.
Saturday, May 27 "iolite"
A unique blend of jazz, blues with just a dash of soul describes the
sound of this talented musical collective known simply as "iolite."
Showtime 10 PM. $5 cover. Food available. Call 513-221-1151 for
details.
5/19 Salonista Paul Saas appearing with Blues Band
Spring has sprung, the grass has riz and so the seasons turn again. Who's peddling the season cycle?
While we ponder the greeness of green, the Three Piece Suits lumber out of hibernation just in time to celebrate the Reds in First Place and the Indy 500. And the ritual of The Spring Mowing Of The Lawn.
The Suits will be Bluesin' Amongst The Green at Parker's Blue Ash Grill, Fri. May 19, 6:00pm (Happy Hour) and Sat. May 20, 7:00pm. No cover.
Excellent food and beverages, family friendly and the patio is open.
Parker's is at the corner of Reed Hartman and Cooper Rds. in Blue Ash.
See you there!
Paul
5/21 Sunday 4 :30 Clifton U. Methodist Church, Clifton Ave and Senator Pl (behind chili parlor)
EarthSave Cincinnati meeting and pot luck, featuring
Dr. Noble Maseru, Cincinnati’s new Health Commissioner.
Remember when we were trying last summer to get Vic Wulsin MD selected by the Bd of Health? Wanted more emphasis on Prevention and Public Health, as well as maintaining our wonderful city health clinics.
Well, this guy was selected, and I for one am eager to hear what he says.
Ellen
EarthSave is strictly Vegan vegetarian (no milk, no cheese, no eggs no casein, no honey, no unknown ingredients... And of course no meat or fish.) For dish ideas, call 929-2500 or email earthSave@nuvox.net
Or go to http://Cincinnati.EarthSave.org
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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Oscar Treadwell, who died 7 April 2006, remains a precious Tri-State Treasure. We celebrate OT and his lyrical contribution of presenting jazz and poetry to our community, and educating us about them both. OT spoke with a golden voice, eloquently without too many words, with humble humility generosity that rarely accompanies such talent. WVXU has posted archives of some of OT's broadcasts to introduce new listeners to this legend, and to enable us all to savor and embrace this gift: www.wvxu.org/schedule/jazz_view.asp?ShowDate=3/26/2006. Another WVXU site provides an obituary and a 2 hour tribute to OT: www.wvxu.org/OT/aroundcincinnati.asp.
Heather Mingo Collages: Artist Heather Mingo composes 3-dimensional collage art, & has begun accepting commissions. Simply send her photos, sentimental objects (letters, medals, scraps of fabric, small toys, trinkets), & speak with her about the object of the commission, & she will transform these memories into your own memorable original collage painting. You will receive photos back in their original condition, but objects will be incorporated into the art. Examples of completed commissions include a commemoration of a man's military career, a tribute to a piano teacher, & showcase people's lives. For samples of her work & more info, contact Heather Mingo @ 513.545.3572 & hmingo@cinci.rr.com.
Pink Ribbon Week @ Shoetopia [thru Sunday 21 May]: Shoetopia in Northside will host Pink Ribbon Awareness Week. 10% of all shoe sales during this week will benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation in the search for a cure. On Sunday the 21st, to wrap up the week in style, Shoetopia hosts a complimentary Pink Mimosa hour from noon-1 PM (great before or after brunch). At Shoetopia, 4044 Hamilton Avenue (between Slims & Honey), Northside, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.591.SHOE & www.shoe-topia.com.
Transformational Breath™ Introductory Seminar [Sunday 21 May @ 12:30-1:30 PM]: Learn how Transformational Breathing™ leads to joy & higher consciousness. Correcting restricted breath patterns reduces your stress & anxiety, strengthens your immune system, increases your energy, integrates your unconscious emotional blocks, & increases your experience of unconditional love. Come & enjoy. Facilitator: Gay Purpura, Certified Transformational Breath™ Facilitator. Free & open to all. At New Thought Unity Center, 1401 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.961.2527, LouFreeman@ntunity.org, & www.ntunity.org.
Spring Concert... And Away We Go [Sunday 21 May @ 7 PM]: Don't miss this send-off of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Orchestra to their invitational concert performance at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Be ready for musical travels & explorations, plus sounds of the wonderful West - the CMO's destination in less than 1 month. Expect a pre-trip surprise or two. Concert is free; donations are welcomed; free parking in lot & parking garage. In the Seton Performance Hall, 3901 Glenway Avenue, Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH 45205. More info @ 513.941.8956, gharmeling@netzero.net, & www.gocmo.org.
Enquirer Acclaim Awards [Monday 22 May: reception @ 6:30 PM, program @ 7:30 PM]: Celebrate the best of professional & alternative theatre from the 2005-2006 season in this debuting awards night. The awards are non-competitive - all excellence applauded here. Visit www.Enquirer.com (keyword: acclaim) for a list of winning productions to date. Entertainment will include a sneak peek at Playhouse in the Park's world premiere of "Ace" by Richard Oberacker, & students from CCM & NKU preview the university 2006-2007 seasons. The Acclaims benefit a Rising Star scholarship fund & a theatre artist project fund administered by the League of Cincinnati Theatres. $25 general admission, $10 theater folks (groups of 10 & more), $125 sponsor tickets ($100 tax-deductible) includes an after-party at Jeff Ruby's Tropicana at Newport on the Levee. Opening reception features a Sampler from several Levee restaurants. Otto M. Budig Theatre, The Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Boulevard, Covington, KY 41011. More info, reservations, & invitation @ 513.768.8530 & jdemaline@enquirer.com.
Hands on ElectroMagnetic Techniques [Thursday 25 May @ 6:30 - 9 PM]: Easy, powerful techniques based on the work of Hanna Kroeger, RN, Master Herbalist, & legendary healer. Learn how to do on yourself and others: lymphatic drain, release whiplash, reset the tailbone (it is the pump to the lymphatic system which is essential for good health), drain trauma from the body, reset the brainstem to allow energy to move into the brain & promote clear thinking, & more. $35, pre-registration. At WholeCare, 4434 Carver Woods Drive, Blue Ash, OH. More info & register @ 502.777.3865 & jutley5122@bellsouth.net.
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.
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5/22
From: ginny frazier [mailto:glfrazier2003@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 1:39 PM
To: Ginny Frazier
Subject: Show Support for High Performance Green Schools at CPS Board Meeting May 22
Please come and voice your support for Healthy, High Performance, Sustainable Design "Green Schools" at the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education Meeting on May 22 at 7:00pm Location: Mayerson Academy, 2650 Highland Avenue, Corryville.
Several Cincinnati children who have been participating in the Earth Day Network (EDN) Civic Education Program will present their green building projects to the Cincinnati Board of Education on Monday evening, May 22nd. The Civic Education Program, the most recent of EDN’s education initiatives, engages kids in the civic process which will empower them to play a significant role in helping to solve health and environmental problems in their community and in their world. Local Cincinnati organizations, Alliance for Leadership and Interconnection and the Cincinnati Park Board are partners on this project.
“The Civic Education Project has been a great success this year,” said EDN Education Coordinator Tyler Pepple. “We’ve worked with some very dedicated teachers to increase civic participation and environmental awareness in these schools and I think we’re starting to turn a few heads doing it. I hope we can continue this program for many years to come.”
The participating Cincinnati teachers and schools are Government teacher John Dean at Aiken Public Service Learning School, Math and Science teacher Kamlesh Jindal at Bond Hill Academy, Inner-city Outreach Coordinator Eric Morris with the Cincinnati Park Board, and Penelope Greenler at Winton Montessori School. All these schools will be participating again in the 2006-2007 school year, provided there is enough funding.
“Participating in the Civic Education Project has helped me see that green and high performance school environments as vitally important to the future of our students,” said Greenler. “Our children deserve to have schools that are healthy and that enhance their education. They should not be learning in spite of their school environment with poor lighting, inadequate ventilation, too much noise, and not enough space.”
Many of the students agree, including 6th grader Nick’kia Hall. “When you’re designing a healthy school, you have to start from the bottom up,” said Hall. “I want a school that’s healthy indoors and outdoors.”
Earth Day Network, with support from Starbucks, has also launched the Civic Education Project in Washington, D.C. and is currently seeking funding to expand the program.
EDN's international network reaches over 12,000 organizations in 174 countries, while the domestic program keeps over 3,000 groups and over 100,000 educators coordinating millions of community development and environmental protection activities throughout the year.
Laurie Howell
Earth Day Network
www.earthday.net <http://www.earthday.net/>
www.thegreenscene.com <http://www.thegreenscene.com/>
P)703-717-3983 Fax)703-842-8542
Healthy Aging fair Tues 5/23 “JASS FEST” (“Jewish Agencies Serving Seniors”) Not just for Jews
Free. information and screenings
Wise Center on Ridge Rd.
1 – 4 pm
Including
- Practical Fitness: ten tips
- Nutrition for healthy aging
- Hearing screening
- Blood Pressure screening
- Vision Screening
- Pulmonary function tests
- Foot Reflexology introduction
- etc.
More info: 513 766 3383
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.
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
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.
(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
Lloyd House (will have) Space Available
2/18/06
First floor room for office, studio, ...? This is a large oak paneled room with Rookwood fireplace. Currently furnished with king size loft bed platform, sofa, arm chair, Dhurrie rug, long oak library table. Could share the living room with me as a waiting room. Has its own outside entry door. A very handsome room. Terrific for massage practice, for instance. $320?
And come summer barring a miracle job for Alan in the city, we will have his beautiful two room suite available on second floor, plus sleeping porch.
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
P.S. It feels like something new might be about to happen with regard to the use of the Lloyd House. Help me dream that up. 221 1289 or email Ellen ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com v
4/1
I have spent many many hours sitting on cushions in Buddhist centers over the past thirty plus years, but never until now had the opportunity to study the actual suttras or suttas , the scriptures, what the man actually said. I am enjoying tremendously my Saturday mornings with Richard Blumberg and Liz Hamilton and others at the Dharma Center in Northside, doing just that...reading the key teachings. Impressive erudition! Come join us. Every Saturday, the Dharma Center behind the Northside post office on Hamilton Ave just north of the RR tracks. The Dharma Center entry is on the tiny street Moline that flanks the building. 9:30 - 11. Ten minutes of sitting practice. Interested? Contact richard@WmBlake.com or...just come.
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
Ellen – Thanks for announcing our potluck. Hope people know that while the EarthSave potlucks are vegan, most people who come to them are not vegan. Even most EarthSave members are probably not vegan. We don’t want to turn people away by giving the false impression that we are looking for vegans for the potlucks. We are trying to create a vegan experience, so that people can not only taste an enormous array of vegan food, but also experience how they feel afterward and learn how to prepare something vegan. EarthSave is an education group and most people already know how to prepare omelets and macaroni and cheese. The vegan potluck is more inclusive because everyone can eat vegan and not everyone can eat vegetarian. There are very few places where vegans can eat comfortably without wondering what animal product unknowingly got into their food. And there are very few vegan dishes in most restaurants. Right now there is no other place to have a vegan experience than the EarthSave potlucks.
Contents:
- Mary Ann Lederer on Earthsave and vegetarianism: explanation
- Democratizing Communication: Internet freedom threatened by legislation
- Repeal tax breaks to oil billionaires, by Sen. Biden
- Elizabeth Motter says thanks, invites your concerns
- ...and she also sends in a report of shennanigans at the local Dem. office
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(This is no different than Jewish organizations serving only kosher food even though they don’t expect every Jewish person to keep kosher. Kosher includes everyone. Non-kosher is exclusive.)
Mission statement: EarthSave educates people about the powerful effects our food choices have on the environment, our health and all life on Earth, and encourages a shift toward a healthy plant-based diet.
Thanks.
Mary Ann
Thanks, Mary Ann, I’ll put this in the next weekly. Good clarification. E.
Published on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 by the Bangor Daily News
Democratizing Communications
by John Buell
Conservatives frequently tell us that they are committed to extending "freedom and democracy" around the world. Freedom is an elusive concept. It seems to be equated with our modern corporate economy. That corporate economy has become a threat to democracy. The major players are increasingly free to use any method at their disposal to advance their power and wealth.
Sometimes called "cowboy capitalism," the system threatens not only basic freedoms of speech and thought but also risks undermining the very economic vitality market theorists celebrate. No struggle better illustrates these risks than the current push for telecommunications "reform."
Unbeknownst to most of us until very recently, the major phone and cable companies have been striving to change the basic legal structure under which they operate. Current law allows local governments to grant exclusive franchise to cable companies. Since no one would be well served if several cable companies built their own polls and wires, individual cable companies are granted monopoly rights to their communities.
In return, cable companies must agree to specific conditions. These generally include requirements that all parts of the community, rich and poor, have access to service and that local-access channels for public service programming be included.
The phone and cable companies that provide access to the Internet for most of us are also required to meet another related set of requirements, Internet neutrality. Under this principle the Internet must serve as a common carrier. All content is provided equal access. All content providers must be charged equally.
Though Internet and cable access are still beyond the reach of too many poor families in this country, both services have now been widely extended. The humblest blogger and the largest media conglomerate can distribute their products in an equally timely and inexpensive manner. At least so far...
Current legislation pending in different forms in both houses of Congress would allow cable and phone companies to create a segregated Internet. Some users would be able to pay for high-speed connections while others were relegated to the slow lane. In addition, cable systems would be franchised at the national level. Regulations requiring community service access and nondiscrimination would be removed.
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0516-31.htm
Nancy Dawley sends in this important article, says “It was written by Senator Joe Biden. You can find more about his ideas at his website www.uniteourstates.com <http://www.uniteourstates.com> . Nancy
Probably the links in t he text below won’t work. check instead the link above. ellen
--- Original Message ------
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:15 PM
Subject: Repeal Tax Breaks for Oil and Gas Companies
Dear Friends:
It's time to end the double-talk on oil. People from Wilmington and Los Angeles aren't paying $3 a gallon for gas because of our "addiction to oil." They are paying $3 a gallon because this administration's national energy policy is written by the big oil companies.
Since President Bush took office, the price of gas has doubled - increased 100 percent.
High gas prices that make us queasy at the pump have been very good for the major oil companies. They are flush. Prices went up during Katrina. Six months later we learned that these oil companies made record breaking profits -- $111 billion in 2005.
Click here to become a citizen co-sponsor of my bill to repeal tax breaks for oil and gas companies that don't need them.
Last year Exxon Mobil reported the highest annual profits -- $36 billion -- of any corporation in US history. Those are profits approaching twice the return earned by the average American corporation.
The CEO of Exxon Mobile received a $400 million retirement package. His paycheck went through the roof, while the rest of us were left watching dollars tick up at the gas pump.
It is time for President Bush and Vice President Cheney to get tough with their big oil friends.
Last year, they gave them $2.6 billion dollars in oil and gas tax breaks in the energy bill. Guess what? It turns out they don't need them.
I know - because I asked them.
The CEOs of the six largest oil and gas companies came in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.
So I asked them, under oath: Do you need these tax breaks? And they said: No. Each one agreed. No. They don't need them.
So I have a simple, common sense proposal. Let's repeal them. Let's do it immediately. Let's not give them billions in tax breaks that they clearly don't need. It is a waste of taxpayers' money.
Click here to become a citizen co-sponsor of my bill to repeal tax breaks for oil and gas companies that don't need them.
This is a nonpartisan, no-brainer decision. We have the word of the oil companies themselves - they don't need them.
Instead of giving them a break they don't need, we should invest in bringing more flex-fuel vehicles to market and adding alternative fuel pumps at gas stations so that people who drive them have a convenient place to fill up. And, this week, Senate Democrats are introducing a bill that would do those things and much more to put us on a path to becoming an energy independent nation.
Signing on to my bill to repeal tax breaks for oil and gas companies is the first step in taking back control of our national energy policy. Let's show the oil and gas companies that the days of handouts from the Bush administration are over.
Thank you,
Click here to become a citizen co-sponsor of my bill to repeal tax breaks for oil and gas companies that don't need them.
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”thanks” from Elizabeth Motter
Greetings, Everyone:
I would like to thank everyone who supported me in my dual campaigns for State Central Committee-woman and Precinct Executive. I entered these races with a great curiosity for how they might turn out. I had a clear idea of how I would approach them and was interested in testing my theories on what would resonate with voters. Though the results are still unofficial, it looks as though I will prevail in the contest for the Precinct Executive position in my precinct, 23-C, and have narrowly lost my bid for a seat on the State Central Committee with 47.38% of the vote. Both races were contested and I am proud of running clean, competitive races in both efforts.
In addition to my goal of being in a position to activate my precinct, winning the Precinct Executive position gives me a seat on the County Central Committee. I want you all to know how much I am looking forward to joining the County Central Committee. It is my hope that those of you who encouraged me because you want to see change in the Democratic Party and have concerns about such matters as the caliber of candidates on the ballot bearing a Democratic Party endorsement will join me in becoming a Precinct Executive. You can be appointed to a precinct, with full voting privileges, if you are are appointed and approved in accordance with the HCDP bylaws. Please join me. It is the most important step you can take to have a voice within the Party, to impact the standards we all are asked to abide by, defend, and promote, and through which to hold Party officials to the highest standards of accountability and transparency. To be appointed, you will need to make your request known to Chandra Yungbluth or Tim Burke, at 421-0495. If you will notify me of your request, I will gladly facilitate and confirm your participation.
Please let me know when you have concerns and questions that I can bring to the table for all of us. You all know I will not sit in a corner and keep quiet. You also know that you will hear from me when I think you need to know something and that I will not accept "politics-as-usual" leadership. I believe that people will follow what they can believe in. Credibility is our most valuable asset and, as such, needs to be cultivated. It is the only way to meaningfully and enduringly expand our voices and votes.
One of the surprises of entering these races for me was the tidal wave of encouragement that came and continues to come in from so many quarters. My concerns about Party integrity and credibility are clearly shared by many. This process has renewed my inspiration and commitment a thousandfold.
With sincerest thanks and appreciation,
Elizabeth Motter
513-591-1407
Local Democratic Party Office: Incompetence or Skullduggery?
Thank you, Ellen!
I have another story, if you want it ~ pass along as you see fit:
Several activists in the progressive community responded to the most recent "call" by the party for precinct executive volunteers, back during the Kerry campaign and in the immediate aftermath ~ they were told that their precincts were "taken" and that they could be appointed to another one but that it would not allow them to be voting members of the County Central Committee since the requirement was that voting members be elected within their own precinct. When I was down at the BOE, getting my petitions, I asked about one of my friends' precincts and was told that hers was actually vacant. She subsequently ran unopposed and easily won her precinct in Clifton (15-F). The trick is to bypass the party and go straight to the BOE. When I picked up my walk-list, they said they were waiving the $2 fee they normally charge because candidates were having such a hard time obtaining them (free) from HCDP HQ. (Not knowing that, I had decided I'd rather shell out the $2 and avoid the party HQ entirely since I was challenging one of Tim's "guys" for our precinct.) Isn't that just shocking and appalling?
Hope all's well with you ~ I missed seeing you and the Kraus's at the last potluck ~ tonight I have Northside stuff so I won't be there.....but sooner rather than later.......ciao!
Keep that torch burning bright.
Elizabeth Motter
Section Four: Books/Magazines/Reviews
5/12/06
Blue Blood by Edward Conlon
I like to have a recorded book going to listen to while I am working in the kitchen or driving in my car. Often I just pick up something from the shelves (always get my books from the public library!) and last week I checked out this one. Am I glad. Edward Conlon is a fourth generation NYC Irish cop. He loves his job. He was a rookie only about ten years ago...makes me feel old. His parents got married when Kennedy was elected. I was a junior at Vassar then. Well, so the book is educational, rich, touching, interesting.
For years I have had a more than deep rrespect for the New York City cops. There’s something about those guys. Real professionals. I remember in 1976 watching the tall ships on the Hudson River, illegally parked. A patrollman walked up to my brother w hose car it was, and said, “I want you to move your car right now, no funny business.” Calmly. With authority. Made you jump to it, but not resent the command. My brother marveled at the skill. When the black activist was killed in a Chicago house shoot out along with a bunch of others when the SWAT team stormed the building my brother said, “New York cops never would have done it that way and no one would have gotten killed.” Cops are a special breed. Here in Cinciinnati we could use a little cop respect. Not to say that I don’t have my bone to pick with Chief Striker! ellen
The Lloyd House Salon (usually about 15 people) Meets Mondays at 5:45,
EVERY MONDAY, 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
Interactive Yahoo Salon group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LloydHouseSalon
We had 45 members as of 7/05. How many do we have now?
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
> To unsubscribe from the Lloyd House Potluck Salon list, send a REPLY message
> 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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