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................................................... Section One: Table Notes ............................................................................ (Note: these notes were taken at the table and have NOT been approved or corrected by the speakers. Reader beware of inevitable misunderstandings and misrepresentations. E.B.)
At the table Wednesday 4/2/08
Spencer Konicov, Steve Sunderland, Derek Lester, Julian Yarden, Mary Biehn, Bob witanowski, Mr. G., Barrie Konicov, Billie Grant,, Elaine Bradford, Ellen Bierhorst, Ginger Lee Frank, Mira Rodwan, Carolyn Aufderhaar, Brooke Audreyal, Badger Johnson, Chris Metzger, Melanie Morrison (Welcome Melanie and Billie!)
Round: Come follow follow follow...
Announcements:
Muse New Spirituals
Leonard Orr next Wed.
Elaine Last wed. my granddaughter was born, Savannah Lee. . Also went to the Skirball Museum at HUC up the street. Also got to tour the Plum St. Temple.
Billie: thanks for welcoming me.
Barrie: I thought I ‘d never be back, but the Universe conspired... Life continues to unfold for Billie and I. We are in Richmond KY...if you get hungry, stop in. S. of Lexington, 2 hrs. from here. Exit 83 E.
Mira We are boistrous tonight! People aren’t parking on an angle any more in the lot out back. ... Anyone else watch Charlie Rose last night ... Ted Turner said... Nuclear disarmament; take care of the environment.
Mr. G. Doris Kerns Goodwin lecture about Lincoln. I learned he had been a dark horse. Put his enemies in his cabinet. Because they were the best talent. Seward became his best friend. In the beginning, none of them realized he was a giant. ... Apparently bad feelings with Salmon Chase’s daughter Kate and Mary Lincoln.
Steve she used stuff from her assistants without giving credit in her biog. Of the Roosevelt's. She appologized...
Ginger Lee Frank: film in town... “Boys don’t cry” maker made “Stop Loss” about Iraq war soldiers who get sent back again and again. Made me angry. This war will haunt us for generations.
Went to hear John Sebastian from the lovin’ spoonfuls give a concert... Very nice.
Brooke film “Uncounted” will be shown at Esquire. Excellent. .... Greening of Cincinnati schools; we are the nat’l leader in this. On Thurs April 24 gathering to celebrate the Greening of Cinti schools. 6 – 8 light fare and music. Presentation on design. 8 – 10 dancing with D.J. $10 at door. At GBBN Architects 332 E. 8th street. Call 681 8820 Brooke, or 859 261 6110 or Ginny 541 4607 for more info. Volunteers needed... Call me. Live music 6 – 8 Celtic etc.
Ginger Cinti. May be the first city to pass environmental justice legislation... We are moving towards that. Committee met last week. ... The importance of eating less meat. Mallory decided to shelve the less-meat recommendation.
Brooke: re. Cinti. Being a leader in greening schools was distressing to me because we are 10 years behind in most things... As for topic: something about Jean Schmidt vs. Vic Wulsin for congress Ohio II.
Mary the Vatican announced that Islam is now more numerous than Catholicism as the largest religion.
Steve 1) play at Ensemble Theatre by August Wilson, about the city of Cinti. Gentrification. African Amer involvement vs. community development, “Radio Golf”. Here thru Sat. Memorable play.
2) California has given up on bottled water. Now drinking tap water. I was just in San Fran. And got hell for carrying around bottled water.
3) Peace march in San Francisco was spectacular on March 19. Mixture of generations. Joy. Amazing posters. Costumes. I marched with the Brass Liberation Organization. Also evening demo.
Peace movement in the Bay Area was boisterous, life affirming... Police in riot gear. They were scary. It was intimidating. Many different groups.
Chris I marched in the parade in Rome before the war started. I didn't see one policeman!
Bob: new Akia store has lot of good stuff, furniture, good price. I 75 exit 19. Good design.
Spencer: just saw “the other Boleyn sister” at esquire. Well worth it. Historical drama, fairly factual.
Barrie: today Billie and I talked to architect; underground berm home; heated by wood; hot tub. Cistern. Light by solar panels; on a hill. 1500 ft 2.
Last year was the coldest year on record... Global warming is a sham... So what is really going on?
They are not telling us the truth.
Bush has been replaced and there will be no war with Iran. Bush was assassinated; a clone was put in.
The price of oatmeal has risen dramatically. By Nov people will be forced to abstain from meat because they can’t afford it.
Steve in San Francisco I have never seen so many beggars, homeless.
Ginger: there are many vets gone AWOL beause they didn’t want to go back to Iraq for a 4th tour etc.
Brooke a homeless woman named Jenny at the Norwood exit off I 71 She is cheerful... Maybe getting an apt. soon. Said the shelters are too dangerous, you get ripped off.
Ellen Does anyone know anyone who had friends on any of the airplanes that went down on 911?
Seems very odd that of the several hundred passengers and crew of those flights, I have not heard a single story about someone who had a contact among them.
Steve I know someone who knew someone on the flight that went down in PA.
Melanie: conspiracy theory about 911: youTube “Loose Change”. ( http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=loose+change&search_type=) The theory is that “they” are diverting attention with the War on Terror. Got the Patriot Act passed, taking away our rights. I believe that.
(from Wikipedia on “Loose Change”: Loose Change (2007) is a documentary film written and directed by Dylan Avery, and produced by Korey Rowe with Jason Bermas. It claims that the September 11, 2001 attacks were planned and conducted by elements within the United States government, and bases these claims on perceived anomalies in the historical record of the attacks. The film was originally released through the creators' own company, Louder than Words, and received widespread attention after Loose Change 2nd Edition was featured on a Binghamton, New York local FOX affiliate, WICZ-TV (FOX 40).[1] Media outlets,[2][3] independent researchers,[4][5] and prominent members of the scientific and engineering community[6] argue that the film's main claims are false. Some of the theories presented are supported by academics associated with the 9/11 Truth Movement.[7][8]
The original film was edited and re-released as Loose Change 2nd Edition, and then subsequently re-edited again for the 2nd Edition Recut, each time to tighten the focus on certain key areas and to remove what the filmmakers believed to be inaccuracies and copyrighted material. Loose Change Final Cut was released in DVD format on November 11, 2007.[9])
Steve I am not an engineer... Don’t understand the science relevant to jet fuel temperatures... Know that the Gulf of Tonkin story was a lie. ... I think the real topic is Why is this an issue that we want to discuss?
Melanie: I’ve seen buildings demolished and they come down vertically just like the 911 buildings...
Spencer (NOT a conspiracy theory adherent) ... Explains the engineering of building demolition.
Barrie ... Earthquake right before the collapse.
Melanie what about the Amero, the money printed in October, for Mexico and U.S. And Canada ? (see Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_currency_union )
Julia right after the OPEC went off the dollar.
Chris OPEC has not pulled out of dollar... Just stopped buying T bills.
Melanie there are ... 10 people ... Who are trying to organize the world
Badger: Derek and I are younger than all of you. We look up to you and hope for self restraint... So we can also talk. Tomorrow night a benefit show for Marie Mason, radical organizer locally, the FBI came to her house and arrested her. Now in Michigan on house arrest. 9 pm Blue Rock Tavern; Bands; 10% of bar goes to her defense fund. On Hamilton Ave in Northside. Used to be called “Fifth Ammendment”.
Julia Richard Branson, Virgin Enterprises (they use bio fuel) entering with Google “Virgle” on space exploration, colonize Mars. In 10 years. ... Space stations... Space shuttle service...
Singing to close. “building bridges”
~ End of Table Notes~
Hugs to everyone,
Ellen
Section Two: Events & Opportunities
Leonard Orr Returns to Lloyd House
Wed, April 9, 1 hour talk 8 pm (immediately following the salon)
“Five Greatest Ideas of the Twenty-first Century”
$20
This is one of the great, the original New Age/Human Potential Movement American gurus from the 70’s on through now. We were fortunate to get him on his way home from his gig in Michigan last year, and I am thrilled he will be back. We are a little fueling station on his road trip. Leonard is the father of “Rebirthing”, the breathing technique for spiritual purification and psychological healing. Leonard thinks out of the box. A real smart guy, unassuming, very pleasant. As Mohamed Ali (Cassius Clay) once told me on the TV screen, if someone is the world’s best of something, it doesn’t matter what that something is, that someone has got to be pretty terrific. Leonard is arguably the very greatest American guru. It’s super neat to have him. Well worth $20 just to know you’ve seen him. I mean, like if say Billy Graham were to talk at the Lloyd House, you’d want to be here, right?
Leonard has been thinking about all sorts of things, and this talk is the highlights... Like how to tackle the political issue, What is important to know about our currency and democracy, How to live healthy for a very long time, maybe forever, etc. etc.
OK, here it is, Leonard is a Mt. Rushmore in his field. Check him out. (See you here. Also, feel free to come for the salon pot luck at 5:45... Or not. ) Ellen
Leonard Orr on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Orr
Heart of Now / Non violent Communication workshop held at
Imago Earth Center
Saturday April 5 at 7pm
$5 donation requested
This workshop is concerned with creating healthy communication
and community. This is an optional piece of the Permaculture
Design Course, and is open to the public. No reservation needed.
Dharma Talk Sunday –April 6th
Richard Blumberg,(sometime presenter at the Salon) and a very active member of the Cincinnati Buddhist Peace Fellowship, will speak on the Pali Canon, the oldest authoritative collection of the Buddha’s Teachings. Richard will tell us how to find good translations and how the study of the discourses fits into practice.
Richard has been studying the history of Buddhism and the discourses for ten years. He has taught a class for the past two quarters at the UC Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on the Teachings of the Buddha.
We welcome regular sitters, newcomers, family and friends to attend the talk (whether or not you attend the entire morning service).
Services will begin at the regular time, 10 am. The sitting and walking periods will be a little shorter than usual and the service itself will be over at 11 am. That’s when the Dharma talk begins.
If you or someone you know would like to attend only the talk, arrive at 10:55. A greeter will meet those arriving then, and make sure they find a comfortable seat.
The dharma talk and subsequent dharma discussion will last about 30 minutes, ending at around 11:30. There will be a potluck at that time. Stay with us for good food and good conversation.
Hope you can make it.
For directions, etc see<cincinnatidharma.org>
In the Dharma,
Bonnie Beveridge
Workers share their struggle at church of Our Savior (Episcopal) in Mt. Auburn on Holister (off Auburn Ave.), Monday April 7th 6 pm. The International Labor Rights Forum and SweatFree Communities have invited a Bangladeshi garment worker who sews school uniforms for Wal-Mart, and a Costa Rican farmworker who picks pineapples for Del Monte, to share their stories about what it is like to produce products sold to US consumers. The economic impact undermines both US jobs and working conditions around the world. Knowledge is a first step to power. This event is free.
Tenth Annual Dinner-Dialogue sponsored by the Cincinnati Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice (CICWJ) and the Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council. Vernon Manor Hotel, 400 Oak Street, Thursday, April 17. Social hour at 5:30 PM, dinner at 6:30. Each year the Joe Peschel, SJ Award goes to someone whose efforts on behalf of worker justice deserve recognition. This year's recipient is Matt Ryan, who organized SEIU Justice for Janitors campaign. Our speaker is Mother Paula Jackson. Cost: $40.00 per person. Make checks payable to:CICWJ. $15.00 of the cost can be counted as a federal income tax deduction. Send to: George Hufford,1223 Myrtle Ave., Cinti OH 45206 OR E-mail registration: mystry1@juno.com <mailto:mystry1@juno.com> & pay at door.
Register your “Greenness” with Co. Commissioner David Pepper
Here is a survey he put up... Let hi know what you care about, and that you do care.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=lcN_2fsp9ZgbMUewScBQCj1g_3d_3d
The Church of Our Saviour will celebrate a "Zen Mass" every Sunday at 7 p.m.
Holister St. in Mt. Auburn just off Auburn Ave.
This liturgy comes from the Benedictine monastery in the "Forest of Peace" near Tulsa, where the community gathers every morning for an hour of silent meditation before dawn.
The Zen Mass at Our Saviour is lit by the altar candles and the amazing window above the altar. The readings are no more than a sentence, with periods of silence for meditation, punctuated by the singing bowl. The Eucharistic prayer, though short on words, still evokes the presence of one who sustains our efforts for justice in this world. (As at all communions, participation is at the discretion of each person: you may receive the sacrament, ask for a prayer of blessing instead, or remain in prayer instead.)
If traditional services are difficult for you or someone you know, perhaps this
alternative for prayer in a holy place will offer space and time for spiritual
rest and strength.
VACANCY AT LLOYD HOUSE..............Please circulate.
As of 1 May the two room suite on third floor will be available for our next housemate. You? Private bathroom adjoining living room. Kitchen shared with 3 other housemates (share refrig. with one other person only). Off street parking. High Speed Internet wy-fi. Fabulous multicultural ambiance in historic gaslight Clifton Victorian, historic register (John Uri Lloyd). Many perqs. 2 miles from U.C. $450, heat, elect. included. Photo at http://www.lloydhouse.com Ellen: 513 221 1289
Muse “New Spirituals” Concert Sat., Sun. April 5,6 House of Joy, College Hill
Sat at 8:00 Sun at 3:00
http://musechoir.org/events/2008/hope-come-true-12th-new-spirituals
Join us for the 12th New Spirituals - "Hope Come True" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(A young cellist friend of mine, Jennifer Wheatley, discovered a fabulous book and is bringing the author to town for a workshop May 2 –4 at the Moye Center just over the river. Only $200 for the weekend. If you need a breakthrough, this could be it. Ellen)
Hi everybody!
I wanted to invite you to this amazing workshop I'm organizing called "Desire and the Quest for the Inner Beloved". Since this is not normally the type of thing that I'd usually do, let me tell you how this all sort of happened: last summer I was doing a lot of soul seraching, mostly because I was in the process of quitting my library job, giving up a steady income so I could build a private cello studio and make music my profession full time. As I went through this process I discovered that I was longing for something, some indefinable thing that I wasn't getting in other areas of my life- I didn't even know how to put it into words. So I fumbled around for a little while, until by a lucky chance I came across Trebbe Johnson's book,"The World is a Waiting Lover" and found the very things I had been unable to define in my own mind written right there on the page in front of me.
The idea of Trebbe's book is that we go through our lives looking for meaning and and connection with others- friends parents lovers, spouses- and while they are all wonderful and can bring us much satisfaction, at some point looking outside ourselves for the joy we long for winds up being not enough. What Trebbe discusses, through her own experience, and through myths and stories from all cultures, is that the thing we really, really want is simply to meet, court, and fall in love with our own Soul; the way Trebbe invokes its image is as an Inner Beloved. As she descibes it, "This powerful force is always present in us, guiding us to the people, places, and projects that fascinate us." So basically, if we first learn to fall in love with our own selves, we can draw on the delight that feeling gives us which in turn deepens the level of delight we have in all areas of our lives.
This book was exactly what I needed at the time, and when I discovered that Trebbe actually offered a workshop based on her book, I contacted her immediately to see if I could bring her to Cincinnati. She agreed and will be bringing her wonderful ideas of us to share and explore on May 2-4 . That's only a month and a half away, and I can't wait! All that's missing is people to enjoy it with me- Trebbe needs eight folks to sign up to make finacially viable for her to travel out here and lead us on what is sure to be a fantastic journey.
So if this sounds like something that you'd be cuious about, let me know! If you think you it's not for you, maybe you know someone is would just love to do this workshop and you can pass the info along.
So I'll leave you with a few details of time and place and cost:
The dates: May 2-4 at the Moye Center at St. Anne's Convent in Melbourne, KY (just outside Cincinnati). It's a commuting workshop so the times are: Friday night: 7:30-9:30, Saturday: 9:30-5, and Sunday: 9:30-1.
The fee for the whole weekend is $200, and that includes the workshop, lunch on Saturday and snacks. There is a fridge and microwave in the room we're using if you'd rather pack something.
Jen
Jennifer Higgins Wheatley
1332 S. Fort Thomas Ave. Apt. 3
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
513-314-3555
Every Sunday morning an open weekly Tai Chi practice session at the Lloyd House in the third floor zendo at 10:15 am. Everyone welcome. Group is led by Jackie Millay She is excellent! Only three of us. Come join us. Raise the chi, warm yourself up. Come summer, will relocate back to Burnet Woods. ellen
On April 27 there will be a protest against the Bodies exhibition at the museum center. I plan to be there. More details later. Ellen.
YOGA at Lloyd House. Wednesdays 9:15 – 10:30 am. Open, free practice group led by Nina Tolley.
Articles
Contents:
- Valerie Cronus Bickett promoting poetry
- U.S. Prison population explosion
- On Superdelegates
Local poet and Salon Weekly lurker Valerie Cronus Bickett is working to promote poetry here. See this interesting —though hardly upbeat-- poem:
Riveted
by Robyn Sarah
It is possible that things will not get better
than they are now, or have been known to be.
It is possible that we are past the middle now.
It is possible that we have crossed the great water
without knowing it, and stand now on the other side.
Yes: I think that we have crossed it. Now
we are being given tickets, and they are not
tickets to the show we had been thinking of,
but to a different show, clearly inferior.
Check again: it is our own name on the envelope.
The tickets are to that other show.
It is possible that we will walk out of the darkened hall
without waiting for the last act: people do.
Some people do. But it is probable
that we will stay seated in our narrow seats
all through the tedious dénouement
to the unsurprising end - riveted, as it were;
spellbound by our own imperfect lives
because they are lives,
and because they are ours.
This month's poetry bee is Wednesday evening, April 16th and Riveted (by Robyn Sarah) is the poem we will be savoring.
Please check www.littlepocketpoetry.org for more information.
April is National Poetry Month and there is a lot happening:
1. Susan Glassmeyer, for the second year in a row, will be sending out a favorite poem each day to anyone on her list. Write to susannaglass@yahoo.com <mailto:susannaglass@yahoo.com> and in the subject mark April Gifts, possible to do even after April has started.
2. Poem in Your Pocket Day has been celebrated in NYC since 2002 and this year it goes national, April 17th. Check out all kinds of ideas for broadcasting a favorite poem of yours that day-- and always-- by going to the Academy of American Poets site: www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406 <http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406>
3. Susan Glassmeyer and Valerie Chronis Bickett and anyone else who would like to join them will be walking the streets of Northside and passing out poems, April 17th. To join them, write to either Valerie (vcb@fuse.net <mailto:vcb@fuse.net> ) or Susan (susannaglass@yahoo.com <mailto:susannaglass@yahoo.com> ).
4. Valerie Chronis Bickett, City of Cincinnati Arts Grant Recipient, will be reading her poetry at the main library downtown, Wednesday, April 23, 7 P.M. She is part of the 10th Annual Poetry in the Garden Series sponsored by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. More information can be found at http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/news/2008/poetrymonth.html <http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/news/2008/poetrymonth.html>
April 9
James Reiss
7:00 p.m.
April 16
Kevin Oberlin and Lynn Shaffer
7:00 p.m.
April 23
Valerie Chronis Bickett
7:00 p.m.
April 30
Kristi Maxwell and F. Keith Wahle
7:00 p.m.
5. The class April 14-May 19 taught by Valerie Chronis Bickett is full. Look for another one starting in June.
6. The Hocking Hills Festival of Poetry in Logan Ohio will be held on April 18 & 19. Former United States Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser and award winning Ohio poet, George Bilgere will be featured. For details please go to Alan Cohen’s web site at www.powerofpoetry.org <http://www.powerofpoetry.org/> .
From: Dr. Will Tuttle [mailto:willtuttle@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:43 AM
To: Will Tuttle, Ph.D.
Subject: Another 5% - 25%
So interesting how U.S. has only 5% of world population and yet creates 25% of the world's pollution, uses 25% of the world's energy, eats 25% of the world's meat, and now this - has 25% of the world prison population!
U.S. prison population explodes
By Larry Hales
Published Mar 9, 2008 8:18 PM
On Feb. 28 the Pew Center on the States released a report detailing that 1 in 99.1 adults in the U.S. is locked up. That comes to 2,319,258 prisoners for a population of 230,000,000.
The growth of the prison population has skyrocketed, nearly tripling from 1987 to 2007. The total U.S. prison population is higher than the 26 European nations with the highest prison populations, yet these nations combined have two-and-a-half times the total population of the U.S.
All told there are 750 prisoners per 100,000 people in the U.S.—the highest incarceration rate in the world. This prison population accounts for 25 percent of the world’s prison population.
Although crime has dropped 25 percent from 1987 to 2007 (New York Times, Feb. 28), incarceration continues to climb. The lowest level of violent crime was reached in 2005, according to the Bureau of Justice.
The climb in incarceration rates is mostly due to the explosion in arrests attributed to drug offenses. In those same 20 years, arrests for drug offenses have increased by 50 percent. In addition, according to the Bureau of Justice, more than 17 percent of people locked up in local jails and state and federal prisons committed a crime to obtain drugs.
To filter the total number of prisoners through race, ethnicity and class, and to look at the incarceration rates based on the same factors, illuminates the effects of national oppression and the criminalization of poor and dispossessed workers.
Official data on the poverty of individuals who commit crimes are difficult to come by, yet it is easy to infer since the Bureau of Justice reports that depressed urban areas account for the highest percentage of crimes and arrests.
One in nine Black males between the ages of 20 and 34 is behind bars, compared to one in 30 for the general population; one in 100 Black women in their 30s is incarcerated, versus 1 in 265 for all women.
The rate of imprisonment for all men above age 18 is one in 54; for Latinos it is one in 36; and for Blacks it is one in 15.
Since the late 1970s urban centers have been faced with deindustrialization, white flight, underfunded schools, the dismantling of welfare and a general decline in social services. While the needs of people have not been met, the police forces have been bolstered.
Inner city areas are faced with a neoliberal form of ethnic cleansing that has generally become known as gentrification. From San Diego to Los Angeles and San Francisco, to Harlem and New Orleans, inner city areas are being gobbled up by developers. Katrina was the excuse in New Orleans, “blight” in Detroit and other cities.
To pull it off, city administrators beef up police forces in poor, oppressed neighborhoods and institute “zero tolerance” or “broken window” ordinances, such as that in New York under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
The theory of “broken windows” was authored by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling. Wilson, a right-wing policy advisor under Reagan and the first Bush, also believes in dismantling Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and further privatizing public schools.
The “broken windows” theory is classic: blame the victim for the ravages of the capitalist system. It postulates that ignoring a broken window invites more windows to be broken; in other words, cracking down on petty offenses “decreases crime” and “cleans up the neighborhood.”
In general, most cops placed in oppressed communities are not people from the community, and many times are white.
The inhabitants of the community do not dictate the conditions of the community; the conditions are forced on the inhabitants. Poverty, joblessness, homelessness, the lack of health care, underfunded public education, the lack of after-school activities, poor housing choices, slum lords and the history of racist oppression in the U.S. are to blame.
It is capitalism and the culture that comes with it that are the culprits when it comes to “broken windows;” in fact the imperialist U.S. ruling class is constantly, actively engaged in breaking windows all over the world.
Prisoners super exploited
As prisons are warehouses for the poor and disposed, they are also depositories of a reserve of superexploitable labor.
Not only does the prison industry provide money and jobs to impoverished areas, but it also provide opportunities for industries to take advantage of the prisoners by putting them to work at superlow wages. In turn, the money prisoners earn is shuffled back into the prison system as prisoners purchase necessities and pay exorbitant fees for telephone usage.
Private prison companies house more than 100,000 U.S. prisoners. According to a Centre for Research on Globalization report in 2001, prisoners make on the average $.22 per hour and can work up to 40 hours per week.
The growth of prison labor continues, along with growth in the prison industrial complex as a whole, which is more and more privatized. This crime is perpetrated against workers and oppressed nationalities at alarming rates, and in an era of capitalist decline it will only grow worse.
.
Pay Attention to the SUPERDELEGATES
Posted by: "caelimg@fuse.net" caelimg@fuse.net caelimg
Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:12 am (PST)
This is a serious situation in the Democratic party primary process. I know understand, more fully, the whole 1968 Democratic Convention Debacle.
From smoky back rooms haggling over the nominee to a more just and fair populist voting system BACK to a Party politics deciding FOR YOU who your candidate will be. Here are some articles if you haven't been able to keep up. I have been listening to Randi Rhodes and I have already put my 2 cents into the DNC and Howard Dean regarding the Super Delegate situation. I suggest... that you do too!
Peace
Caeli
PS: MY Suspicians tell me that they also helped engineer the running of Congressional candidates against Kucinich to force his hand and drop out... They didn't ever want his voice in the DNC and HE knows it and he isn't honestly very happy about the situation.. although he is being polite about it.
The Tyranny of Super-Delegates
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut?pid=266130
Democratic Party Super Delegates: Super Headache in the Making
http://www.waxingamerica.com/2008/02/democratic-part.html
What role for Democratic 'super-delegates'?
Governors, senators, state chairs, and even Bill Clinton get automatic vote
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18277678/
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South America Artist Retreat Scholarship: New Orleans poet Nathan Shroyer has opened a 2nd hotel on the Caribbean coast of Colombia & is offering an artist retreat scholarship. Apply now for an Artist Retreat Scholarship, including up to one month's hotel accommodation & meals in El Miramar Taganga & Santa Marta. More info from Nathan Shroyer @ nathannola@gmail.com & http://picasaweb.google.com/nathannola/TsunamiHotelColombia.
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Survival of a Human Spirit featuring Judith Meisel [Thursday 3 April @ 4:30 PM]: Holocaust survivor, retired educator, & civil rights activist, Judith Meisel, will discuss her life & answer questions following the screening of "Tak for Alt: the Survival of a Human Spirit." Winner of the Anti-Defamation League's Dore Shary Award, National Educational Media Network Gold Apple Award, & Judah Magnes Museum Jewish Video Award, "Tak for Alt" ["Thanks for Everything" in Danish] chronicles Meisel’s experiences from Eastern Europe to the Kovno ghetto, to the Stutthof concentration camp, to her liberation & recuperation in Denmark, to the US where she began to her life's work championing social justice & civil & human rights. Free. Sponsored by the Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education. In 115 Shideler Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. More info or RSVP @ 513.487.3055, chhe@huc.edu, & www.holocaustandhumanity.org.
Public Forum: Who will pay for the coming recession? [Thursday 3 April @ 7 PM]: By now most economists agree that the U.S. economy is entering a recession. The burst of the housing market threatens to take down the rest of the economy as well. Join us for a discussion about what caused the crisis, what it means for working people, & what we can do about it. Sponsored by International Socialist Organization. Swift Hall Room 519, 2600 Clifton Avenue, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221. More info @ 859.409.0191 & iso_nati@yahoo.com.
In a Lonely Place [Thursday 3 April @ 8 PM]: This classic film noir stars Humphrey Bogart, in one of his finest performances, as a potentially violent screenwriter who becomes the prime murder suspect in an unsolved case until his lovely neighbor (Gloria Grahame) clears his name. But she begins to have doubts as his volatile temperament & inner demons spill over into their new budding romance. (Dir. Nicholas Ray, 94 min, 1950, USA). Presented by UC Reel Cinema. At 800 Swift Hall, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ tyl550@gmail.com & www.ucreelcinema.blogspot.com.
CCM’s Not Famous Yet Showcase [Thursday-Saturday 3-5 April @ 7 PM (Thu) & 8 PM (Sat-Sun)]: Seniors in CCM’s renowned musical theater program collaborate to create an original showcase of their singing, dancing & acting talents for New York City casting directors & agents - & hometown audiences are the first to get a sneak peek at these rising stars. The April 3 event is a benefit hosted by the Friends of CCM, including dinner-by-the-bite & a special appearance by 2004 graduate Ashley Brown, currently starring on Broadway in the title role of Mary Poppins. April 3 benefit is $75; April 4 & 5 are free. At Patricia Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH 45221. Reservations required by calling 513.556.5000 (for April 3 benefit only) or 513.556.4183 (April 4 & 5). More info @ www.ccm.uc.edu.
Introductory Training Seminar with Heinz Stark [Friday 4 April @ 9 AM - 6 PM]: Powerful soul level work with family systems dynamics pioneered by Bert Hellinger. Sponsored by Soul Solutions. At the Vernon Manor, 400 Oak Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info @ 513.481.3080, enki@one.net, & www.soulsolutionshome.com.
The Moses Code [Saturday 5 April @ 7:30 PM]: The Moses Code takes the important step of how we use the spiritual law to “give” from our soul, automatically attracting spiritual blessings into our lives. This major spiritual film release is being combined with a worldwide prayer vigil focused on shifting the planetary consciousness. Some of the best known spiritual teachers in the world join James Twyman in this film, offering tools on how to apply the Moses Code to your life. Speakers include Dr. Michael Beckwith, Gregg Braden, Neale Donald Walsch, Iyanla Vanzant, Sonia Choquette, & Debbie Ford. Tickets are $10. Presented by Conscious Choice Cinema. At New Thought Unity Center Sanctuary, 1401 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH. More info @ 859.491.7885, silvorwing@aol.com, & www.ConsciousChoiceCinema.com.
Rumpelstiltskin [Saturday April 5 @ 11 AM]: Saturday Morning Children’s Series continues with a performance by Art Reach of Rumpelstiltskin. Enjoy this classic tale of the miller’s daughter, her boastful father, a handsome prince, & the ability to spin straw into gold. Discover the magic & wonder of one of the world’s best loved fairytales. Tickets are $7 for adults & $5 for children. At Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45238. More info & tix @ 513.241.6550, jenniferperrino@covedalecenter.com, & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
The Dynamic Enneagram: Wings, Stress & Security Points [Saturday 5 April @ 10 AM - 4 PM]: Facilitated by Ron Esposito & Shane Donohue, Certified Enneagram teachers. $75. At Conscious Living Center, 114 Wellington Place, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info & registration @ 513.919.8512 & Ron.esposito@gmail.com.
Plein-Air Landscape Painting Class [10 Saturdays on 5 April - 7 June @ 10 AM - 1 PM]: Plein-Air is French for "in the open air.” Experience the pleasure of painting & seeing the world in a new way at various scenic parks around Cincinnati to learn to sketch & paint with oils. In case of rain, class will meet indoors or in parks with overhead cover. Details & directions to locations will be given in class. No experience necessary. Richard Luschek studied classical painting under Boston painter Paul Ingbretson for 3 years after earning his BFA degree with UC's DAAP program. In addition to working as an artist & maintaining his art studio, Richard has taught with the Art Academy of Cincinnati & teaches private classes in his studio. View his work @ www.richardluschek.com & http://richardluschek.blogspot.com/. Tuition is $199 for the 10-week class #3715-01; does not include supplies. List of supplies for the class @ www.uc.edu/ace/commu/PAINTING.mht. First class meets at artist's Eden Park studio, then at various parks. More info & register @ http://www.uc.edu/ace/noncreditreg/browseclasses.aspx?classid=_xx1, www.uc.edu/ace/noncreditreg/, richard_luschek@yahoo.com, & 513.479.3322.
Hip Hop Mass [Saturday 5 April & 1st Saturday of every month @ 5 PM]: Witness the unification of Hip Hop music & worship. The Hip Hop Mass aims to create a worship service that will present the Gospel in a way that transcends age, gender, race, religious affiliation, & socio-economic status. The service will follow a traditional worship order, but incorporate hip hop to reach individuals who may otherwise not receive the church's message. The goal is to reach out to young people & others using their language & highlight their culture & sensibilities to communicate the word of God. Refreshments following the service. At Grace Church College Hill, 5501 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224. More info @ 513.541.2415 & outreach@gracecollegehill.org, & http://gracecollegehill.org.
MUSE - Cincinnati's Women's Choir [Saturday-Sunday 5-6 April @ 8 PM Sat & 3 PM Sun]: MUSE & their Artistic Director, Catherine Roma, present the 12th New Spirituals project - the 2nd concert series of the 25th Anniversary Season - & the premiere of Hope Come True by Dr. Rosephanye Powell, who will be in attendance. MUSE will also be joined by the Central State University Chorus with William Caldwell conducting. Grammy nominated vocalist, Linda Tillery, will join the CSU Chorus to perform concert sets & congregational singing. Ticket are $20 in advance & $25 at the door (sliding scale). At the House of Joy, 5910 Hamilton Avenue, College Hill, Cincinnati, OH 45224. More info, tix, location of tix outlets @ 513.221.1118 & www.musechoir.org.
Tango del Barrio Spring Classes [Begins week of Sunday-Thursday 6-10 April]: 8 week-series of Argentine tango classes. "Introduction to Argentine Tango" (Tue & Thu), "Tango Level 2" (Sun), "Argentine Tango Themes for Intermediate Dancers" (Wed), & "Tango Level 3" (Sun). Not necessary to bring a partner. $80 per person for series. Tango del Barrio, 4046 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info from Michael Wizer @ 513.591.0019 & mwizer@earthlink.net or from Nuria Lopez-Ortega @ 513.591.1948 & lopezonr@fuse.net, & www.tangodelbarrio.com.
La Jetée & Sans Soleil [Monday 7 April @ 6 PM]: One of the most radical & influential science fiction movies ever made, La Jetée tells of a man living in devastated Paris after WWIII. The few surviving humans study time travel, & the man is sent back to the pre-war world for food, supplies & a solution to their dire position. Told entirely of still images, the inspiration for Twelve Monkeys. (Dir. Chris Marker, 28min, 1962, France). A meditation on time & memory through cultural boundaries, Sans Soleil is a free form travelogue takes us across the globe to locations as varied as Japan, Cape Verde & Iceland, illuminating humanity's many unique perspectives & common qualities. (Dir. Chris Marker, 100 min, 1983, France). Presented by UC Reel Cinema. At Meyer Gallery, Ground Floor Steger Student Life Center (next to UC Starbucks), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ tyl550@gmail.com & www.ucreelcinema.blogspot.com.
Among the Righteous: Lost Stories of the Holocaust’s Long Reach into Arab Lands [Tuesday 8 April @ 7 PM]: Robert Satloff is the director of the Washington Institute for the Near East Policy. In his recent book, Satloff seeks to answer the question “Was there an Arab Schindler?”. While Holocaust memorial institutions, such as Israel’s Yad Vashem, have honored more than 20,000 people for saving Jews during World War II, not a single Arab is listed among them. Satloff, one of America’s leading Middle East experts, was convinced that this wasn’t the full story. In response to Holocaust denial sweeping across the Arab & Muslim worlds, Satloff set off on a quest to find an Arab hero whose story would change the way Arabs view Jews, themselves, & their own history. Presented by The Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education. Free. At National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513.487.3055, sweiess@huc.edu, & www.holocaustandhumanity.edu.
Grace Episcopal Church Healing Service [Wednesday 9 April & 2nd Wednesday of every month @ 6:30 PM]: Attend a Healing Service that uses African Drumming, Reiki, & traditional laying-on of hands. At Grace Church, 5501 Hamilton Avenue, College Hill, Cincinnati, OH 45224. More info @ 513.541.2415, outreach@gracecollegehill.org, & http://gracecollegehill.org/.
The Gods Must Be Crazy [Thursday 10 April @ 8 PM]: When a cola bottle drops from the sky in the Kalahari Desert, misery is brought to a small tribe of Sho. They decide the evil object must be thrown over the edge of the earth, & send Xixo on a quest in which he encounters Western "civilization," a haphazard doctor, a tyrannical despot, & more. (Dir. Jaime Uys, 109 min, 1980, Botswana). Presented by UC Reel Cinema. At 800 Swift Hall, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ tyl550@gmail.com & www.ucreelcinema.blogspot.com.
Cats of Mirikitani [Saturday 12 April @ 12:30 & 3:00 PM]: Cincinnati World Cinema & The Hamilton County Board of MR/DD present two encore screenings of this remarkable, rare film that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit & the healing power of art, friendship, & compassion. This film by Cincinnati-native filmmaker Linda Hattendorf sold out 3 CWC screenings last November. Winner of "Best Documentary" & "Audience Favorite" awards at over 30 festivals worldwide. The film portrays Japanese-American painter Jimmy Mirikitani, who survived the WWII internment camps only to end up homeless on the streets of NY until he was taken in & helped by the filmmaker & social service agencies. He now has his own apartment, is self-sufficient, & shares his art. The screenings benefit the MR/DD to highlight the success of that agency in providing housing & support services for local individuals with disabilities. "We have experienced similar outcomes in Cincinnati" says MR/DD's Joe Erpenbeck, who will lead the post-film discussions. Tickets are $9 for general public; $7 for Art Museum members & students with valid ID. At Fath Auditorium, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info, tix, & trailer @ 859.781.8151, WorldCinema@fuse.net, & http://www.cincyworldcinema.org.
Concert of Orchestral Works by Cincinnati Composer Rick Sowash [Saturday 12 April @ 7:30 PM]: Presented by the Clermont Philharmonic Orchestra with Jaime Morales conducting. Mr Sowash's new concerto for cello, strings & clarinet, which premiered in Carnegie Hall, will be performed for only the 2nd time featuring cellist Jesus Morale. The movements are Hymns & Fugues, Bulgarian Blues, Sorbet, & Finale. Another work will be "Serenade for Mary," high-spirited & delightful music composed in honor of Mary Hoffman, the composer's supervisor when he was broadcast producer at WOSU, Columbus' classical music radio station. He wrote & had it performed for Mary as a musical “get-well card" when she became chronically ill; she recovered quickly & returned to work. The program concludes with the world premiere of Mr Sowash's newest major work, a romantic & exciting concerto in 3 movements for clarinet & orchestra featuring Angelo Santoro, for whom the work was written. The event is free. In the Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, 103 William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info @ 513.721.1241, rick@sowash.com, & www.sowash.com.
Appearances by Kirtan Musician Dave Stringer [Saturday 12 April @ 2:00-4:30 PM (workshop) & 8 PM (concert)]: Kirtan is a form of bhakti yoga or devotional chanting that is gaining popularity inside & outside of yoga studios across the country. Dave Stringer, rock star in the kirtan genre, will conduct an afternoon kirtan & bhakti yoga workshop & an evening concert. Both events at the Shine Yoga Center, 3330 Erie Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info & tix @ http://shineyoga.com/pages/events/default.aspx.
Meditation: the Yoga of Sound [Saturday 12 April @ 10-11 AM]: Crystal singing bowls, Tibetan singing bowls & Kalimba, with Ron Esposito. $10. At Conscious Living Center, 114 Wellington Place, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info & registration @ 513.919.8512 & Ron.esposito@gmail.com.
Change Your World - Concert & Workshop [Saturday 12 April @ 7 PM & Sunday 13 April @ 1 PM]: Ester Nicholson changed her thoughts, tapped into a greater power & ended up singing with Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Brenda Russell, Al Green, Faith Hill, Beyonce, Carol King, Barbara Streisand & more. Now a successful solo musical artist, workshop facilitator, & inspirational keynote speaker, Nicholson will offer a concert on Saturday & a prosperity workshop after the Sunday service. Both at Beacon of Life Spiritual Center, 5701 Murray Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45227. More info & registration @ 513.218.2128, info@beaconoflife.org, & www.esternicholson.com.
Technology Recycling Drop-Off [Saturday-Saturday 12-19 April]: Best Computing Services is collecting computer related equipment at Park + Vine. Computers are disassembled & recycled or rebuilt & donated to non-profit organizations & schools. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.721.7275, dan@parkandvine.com, & www.parkandvine.com.
Platform [Monday 14 April @ 6 PM]: Detailing the tumultuous transition of China from its Maoist past to a new increasingly capitalist & westernized future, this film chronicles the struggles of a group of amateur theatre troupe performers forced to adjust to a changing China in the 1980s brought about Deng Xiaopeng's economic reforms. (Dir. Zhang Ke Jia, 154 min, 2000, China). Presented by UC Reel Cinema. At Meyer Gallery, Ground Floor Steger Student Life Center (next to UC Starbucks), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ tyl550@gmail.com & www.ucreelcinema.blogspot.com.
COSM: Chapel of Sacred Mirror [Wednesday 16 April @ 7 PM]: "COSM: The Movie" is an invitation to personal reflection, growth, & harmony, leading spiritual adventurers on an enriching & sense-heightening journey into the visionary art cosmos of world-renowned painter, sculptor, & author Alex Grey. Grey is our guide on a cinematic pilgrimage through the COSM gallery in NY City, where the artworks combine science & spiritual wisdom. Reflecting the human experience from birth to death & beyond, the vividly rendered depictions of human anatomy & transcendental imagery suggests the unity of all things. The film reverently illuminates possibilities of enlightenment & the evolution of conscience & consciousness. Tickets are $10. Presented by Conscious Choice Cinema. At the Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, Otto M. Budig Theatre, Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.491.7885, silvorwing@aol.com, & www.ConsciousChoiceCinema.com.
The Lloyd House Salon (usually about 12 people) Meets on WEDNESDAYS at 5:45,
EVERY Wednesday, 52 WEEKS/YEAR come hell or high water, as my mother used to say.
We of the Lloyd House Salon gather in a spirit of
respect, sympathy and compassion for one another
in order to exchange ideas for our mutual pleasure and enlightenment.
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Also, we have an Interactive Yahoo Salon group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LloydHouseSalon
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