Carolyn, Marvin, Gerry, Judy, Roger. Photo by Ellen
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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.)
Rob, Marilyn, Steve, Elaine, Ellen (standing), Adrienne, Mr. G., Ginger Lee, Gerry (in red), Carolyn, Judy, Marvin. Photo by Roger.
At the table Wednesday this week:
Marilyn Gale,Elaine Bradford, Al Pomplas, Roger Pomplas, Rob Nendahwaab, Judy Cirillo, Marvin Kraus, Gerry Kraus, Ellen Bierhorst, Carolyn Aufderhaar, Steve Sunderland, Mr. G., Ginger Lee Frank, Adrienne Cooper, Mira Rodwan
(Kraus’ sugest that we discuss Eric Holder’s speech to the DOJ for Black History month, “We (are)... a nation of cowards...”. Read this speech at <http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2009/ag-speech-090218.html> )
Also, the New York Post Chimp Cartoon at : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5772951.ece
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Preamble and Gettysburg Address read by Ellen.
Earth Spirit Rising conference (see below)
On March 28, Earth Hour, Saturday www.earthhour.org (see below in Articles section) The environmental advisor council is trying to get the city to turn out all lights for one hour. About 600 cities have signed on. Chicago, San Fran., Las Vegas, New York, ...
New Salonista, Al Pomplas, emeritus prof Kent State, fine arts, multi media sculpture.
Judy: I went to a program on Darfur. (see her entry in “Articles” below in blue section).
We read aloud the Holder speech around the table.
(paraphrased by Ellen: we interact across the racial barrier at work pretty well, but outside we don’t have much interaction. Not that different from 50 years ago. We need to learn more about Black history, learn more about each other. In another 50 years there won’t be a majority race in our country. Need to discuss affirmative action because there are valid arguments on both sides.
Urge everyone to talk to the other race about race matters. Hasten the day when we become “one America”. Black history is important to American history. Race was a dominant issue in the 19th century and also in the 20th. Holder’s own sister in law had to be escorted to state college in the 60’s by US Marshalls. We need to integrate Black history into our standard curricula . Diversity is our strength, but only if we discuss our differences with one another. )
Gerry do people agree about this?
Ellen: Why can’t we attract and keep African American salonistas? Many have come, none stayed to now.
Steve Holder is talking about Blacks, but the same can be said of Irish, Gays, ... Many other groups. The issue is “What is the form of outreach?”
Al: we need to call people up, suggest to meet for lunch. How generous are we in our outreach?
Marvin: that’s astute. For 47 years we lived in an interracial neighborhood. Recently we went to a couple black funerals. We felt at home; the kids grew up together. Except one thing, we never had dinner at each others homes. Something strange about that. There is nothing more welcoming than to sit and eat together.
Judy: where is Mary Washington? We miss her.
Ginger what did Roy say that he didn’t like here.
Steve: he had issues with Ellen, with others. Felt people were not compassionate.
... He did a lot to reach out to us.
We tend not to have “different” people here. We are a great group of white liberals.
Al what if we each reached out to some of our Black friends this next month.
Roger I teach at SCPA. My students ... Many interacial parents... Interacial sleep overs. But my generation did not grow up that way. We should laud the fact that we can see wonderful changes among the young.
Marilyn: I have a very good African American friend, 30 years. ... I am from Chicago. ... There have been many gains.
Elaine: when I show my family picture, I have a black son in law.
My mother says she loves him a lot but sometimes she catches herself in profiling, prejudice
Adrienne: I have invited my black friends for dinner; but they never have had me to dinner back.
Steve this is a Southern city. Few integrated neighborhoods.
Roger: mixing does happen in my school.
Steve many of our city schools are all black.
Roger butr there are places of flowering. Having experiences that we did not have.
Mr. G at the U of Michigan in the 60’s there were many black faculty and mixed race couples and everybody lauded them, but it all went away.
... Clearly our salon is not attractive for black people.
Judy: one thing to say. A lot has to do with education. At the UU church we look for more black members and I t hink it is largely a level of education thing.
Gerry: our kids grew up integrated neighborhood. Only 30% white kids in the elem school. Baseball teams. But when kids went to Walnut Hills my son started to gravitate to the other Jewish kids for after school buddies. I think people gravitate to others like themselves. My kids now in their 40’s. Most of their social friends are Jewish. I feel very comfortable in black situations, but I t hink Black people feel more comfortable with Black people.
Marvin: basic assuption, “some people are different”. I believe each one of us is different. We have to get over thinking “we are alike, and they are different.” An opportunity to learn. ... Why do we want to have a Black History Month? Should be integrated into American history. We have to revise our history curriculum.
Ginger: the reason we have to have Black history month is precisely because it has not been part of our curriculum. ... The generational question. My parents grew up with the idea of the “melting pot”. But my generation saw it more as a gumbo; distinct flavors remain. Now, multi-cultural idea. It’s more complicated than the melting pot.
I know that I am prejudiced. Also went Walnut Hills. My best friend went to an all boy all white high school. Finally in college (Tufts) it was integrated many ways. ... I watch the Kennedy family; could have been elitist, but became liberal. ... In my mind I am not prejudiced, but in my skin I am. In Cinti I have no Black friends, though I have some in other parts of the world.
When you talked about outreach, I thought, “Why should this group be concerned with outreach? I see this group ... This is a magnetic situation. If you are attracted to what we do here, you come and stay. So outreach is a kind of tokenism. Rather, make what happens here be more attractive to others.
Mr. G: I am extremely prejudiced towards blacks who are prejudiced towards me. What I am really concerned about is history. Think this is very important. Revisionist history is dangerous. I want to study the effect of white decisions on black and minorities, and to expose that.
Democracy. Problem when the person who has a luke warm idea has the same vote as the person who has a passionate interest.
Marilyn: at the freedom center they have some interesting information.
Adrienne: I grew up integrated community. Sat behind a black girl. One day I tapped her on the shoulder, she turned and slapped me so hard... She said she was sunburned. How was I to know? ... Tremendous gap in our society between black and white. I did some tutoring in the elem school. So taken aback. This one little girl... No boots. I wanted to get her some. I called the mother, “I have 8 children, none have boots, so she can’t have.” I took a big bag of sox, shoes, boots to her house at Xmas. It was beautiful, clean. She was so touched. I couldn’t believe. I came away thinking, Why do these people have so many children? I still find that difficult.
Mr G If the world hates you, how do you have love except to surround yourself with family who love you?
Steve: this is another sunburn question for you.
Adrienne: I struggled to raise 3 children...
Steve ... When you talk to a poor person and say Don’t you want your children to go to college? ...
I grew up with a Protestant name in a Jewish building in a Catholic neighborhood. We were Jewish. All were poor. I was taught that Reform Jews were inferior. My family thought it was out of the question for us to go to college. ... To try and be a healthy citizen, a person who can deal... Has been an ongoing struggle. ... Then moving south and having this experience offered another scene... We have a long way to go to overcome our early lessons.
I knew that I wanted to break out of the ghetto. I knew I wanted to marry a non Jew. I went to the Music and Art school, many diverse groups.
Al: I am well aware as I listen that there is a lot of fear underneath this conversation. We humans want to feel comfortable, stay in our comfort zone. I think we are not taking responsibility... Where is the last edge we have actually pushed? I tend to want to push at edges. I challenge all of us to be uncomfortable.
Elaine: it’s interesting that there are no Black people. But there are no Republican people here either! My office mates are all Republicans. I wasn’t raised Jewish... Many here tonight are. We are all taught to focus on our differences; but we are all the same; all in this human experience together, though our tradition has taught us to see differences. ... It is all either Love, or a call for love. In Over the Rhine, at the homeless shelter, I chose to honor those folks with the dignity I want, and I felt very safe. Don Miguel Ruiz puts it well: this cloud we live in makes us focus on our differences, but we are not really different. Focus on similarities.
Marilyn: two things. Growing up in Chicago in the 50’s, a lot of people came over after the war, living Jewish neighborhood; history of Jewish oppression. Always a kinship with black friends, shared history of oppression. But my afr amer friends said, “But you have white skin, you can escape your minority status someties.”
Rob: Grew up Lutheran farmers. You wer either Lutheran, Catholic, or were going to hell. Only time I have had Black friends was when we had common interests. Today have two Black friends in the Native American group. When I was a student here I had some Black friends. But then got into the environmental movement and there were no Black people. Common interests. ... The younger generation is more integrated; I don’t think we should feel guilty about being less integrated than we are.
Mira: grew up in extremely diverse Detroit neighborhood. Public school. Teachers tended to be biased.
My parents, grandparents were into civil rights struggle. I had all kinds of different friends. ... One Christmas I was chosen to play Mary in the play, and then she found out I was Jewish, the only Jewish kid in the school. So they chose another girl instead. Being chosen and then removed was hurtful.
Monday evening Northside Community Council: two black owned bars in Northside were discussed re. renewing their permits. One of the owners, nicely dressed, came to speak his piece. Most people voted, because of disturbances of the peace, against the renewal of the permits. I think it is very important to support what Eric Holder said. I was one of only 3 people who voted for renewal of the permits. ... If you have not lived in close proximity with people who have been exposed to automatic prejudice, you don’t really understand the challenges. I am glad Obama had what he needed to get where he is. A lot is class, not just color. ... We have to understand the victim role.
Ginger Tomorrow 26 Feb, 7 – 9 pm at Mt Auburn Presby Church a forum and presentation on the Environmental Justice Ordinance. If it is passed we’ll be the first US city to have an environmental justic ordinance.
Mr. G.
~ End of Table Notes~
- Hugs to everyone,
Ellen
Section Two: Events & Opportunities
Important Last Minute Notice: Tonight, Forum on the Environmental Justice Ordinance
If council passes the EJO we will be the first US city to have such an ordinance. Ginger Lee Frank has been working away at this for over 2 years. It is now nearing the crucial vote. Come show your support. Ellen
Environmental Justice Ordinance Forum sponsored by Woman’s City Club.
Thursday, February 26th, 7 to 9 p.m.
Geier Room, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft Road, Zip 45219
Should Poorer Cincinnatians (and all the rest of us as well!) Be
Protected From Additional Polluted Air?
Hear Both Sides of the Proposed Environmental Justice Ordinance
Speakers:
David Crowley, ordinance sponsor,
and, Mark Silbersack, ordinance opponent
Background: A 2007 report by the American Lung Institute lists Cincinnati as # 8 on the list of cities with the worst annual particle pollution or “soot.” In 2006, the Enquirer reported Cincinnati ranked 11th nationally for exceeding federal health standards for soot.
Neighborhoods hit worst include Northside, Spring Grove Village and Price Hill.
Opponents claim the proposed ordinance would negatively affect jobs & new industry
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR THIS SATURDAY’S
"Happy Feet"
A Workshop to Learn Great Foot Massage
with Alan Hundley, LMT, LLC
Saturday February 28, 2009
1:30pm – 5pm
At The Hundley residence on Burton Woods Le, N. Avondale
$50 in advance, $60 at the door
Register on-line with Alan www.threewaters.com <http://www.threewaters.com> (Paypal accepted) or by sending a check to 12 Burton Woods Lane, Cincinnati Ohio 45229
call 513-281-8606 for more information or email Alan ahundley@fuse.net
Join Alan to learn “the 33 Foot Form” – an easy step-by-step approach to foot massage that will help some lucky person in your life to have happier feet. Just like the 33 joints in the foot, this technique is made up of 33 individual movements taught in sequence. The form uses reflexology, spirals, torsions, compressions, extensions and even some energy work to provide the most thorough experience. Handouts will be given to diagram the sequence. Bring a friend or come alone. Feel free to bring a pillow or two and an oil or cream you’d like to use. Clean feet are a big plus.
NOTE: YOU Do NOT have to be a massage therapist to attend!
Alan now has a DVD of the “Happy Feet” technique available for $20.
Alan Hundley, LLC
12 Burton Woods Lane
Cincinnati Ohio 45229
513-281-8606
www.threewaters.com <http://www.threewaters.com>
MARCH 4 LOCAL FOOD CONGRESS ... IS THIS HAPPENING?
To: Individuals and organizations interested in local food systems
I am writing to invite you to the first planning session for the Food
Congress of the Cincinnati region. The Congress is to take place in
early March of 2009 and aims to gather delegates from Southwest Ohio,
Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana concerned with local land
use, public policy, health, environment, and economic development as
they relate to food production, distribution, and consumption. Though
the exact objectives of the Congress have yet to be determined, we
are hopeful that it can become a motivating event to foster a culture
of collaboration between urban and rural stakeholders concerning
local food systems in the Cincinnati area.
Your help in defining the purpose, scope and content of the Congress
will be invaluable to its success. Also, we will be discussing
logistics and delegating planning responsibilities to interested
groups. Please join us for this all-important planning session:
When: Thursday, December 11, 2008 from 2 to 4 pm
Where: Community Design Center of the University of Cincinnati
2728 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Who: Open to all interested organizations and individuals. Please
forward to others.
If you are unable to attend but are interested in helping with the
planning, please email me (food.project@uc.edu <mailto:food.project%40uc.edu> ) so that I can be sure
you are kept up-to-date on the progress.
I look forward to seeing you next week!
Regards,
David
David R. Mann
Food Project Coordinator
Community Design Center
University of Cincinnati
http://www.uc.edu/cdc
2728 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45219
p: 513.556.3282
f: 513.556.3283
food.project@uc.edu <mailto:food.project%40uc.edu>
David Pepper gave a fine speech at the Rotary Club last Thurs. I was there. Check below.
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At David Pepper’s talk I learned about a FREE foreclosure prevention hotline. Just dial “211”. The county wants to help you avoid foreclosure! ellen
A Morning Cup of Yoga! With professional teacher Phoenix Wilson
When: Fridays 9:00 – 10:30 AM
Where: THE LLOYD HOUSE third floor Zendo
Leave your car in the back or on Lafayette Ave., bring a sticky mat if you have one, let yourself in the front door, leave your shoes in the foyer and find your way to the third floor. We’ll see you there!
Date: Starting January 30th 2009
Cost: $ 13 each class or $ 77 for the 7 week session
Greetings and Happy New Year!
Start your day and weekend with a clear mind, invigorated body and renewed spirit.
This class is open to new and experienced students.
Instructor, Phoenix Wilson, RYT , 859-341-9642 phoenixwilson@mac.com <mailto:phoenixwilson@mac.com> , please call or e-mail if you are interested in or have questions about the class.
A little bit about my background ~~ I am a certified Yoga and Tai Chi Chih instructor. My studies include various styles of Yoga primarily focusing on Iyengar and Anusara. I have been teaching for the past eight years in the greater Cincinnati area including three years of training and teaching in Japan. My goal is to blend what I have learned into a fully integrated practice. Our practice will focus on the cultivation of healthy body alignment, the flow of energy in the body and a more peaceful and open heart. I am excited to have this opportunity to share in the practice of Yoga at the Lloyd House!
Namaste. Phoenix
Ed Gutfreund offers: Music, food, community, conversation, Sunday 15 March. (Ed is a terrific guy, known him for years, does body work, psychotherapy etc. etc. I plan to be there. Ellen)
Ellen,
I am planning a concert-community conversation for March 15. Can you add it to your events portion of the weekly a couple of times till then? I would appreciate it. Hope you are well these days,
Ed
The healing social life is found when in the mirror of each human soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the community the virtue of each one is living. - -Rudolf Steiner.
You are invited…
To an afternoon of music and community conversation…
I have arranged with some long-time musical friends (Bobby Fisher, Steve Hayes, Mary Schulz, Jeff McLemore, Skip Kroner, Mark Davis) to do some music for your inspiration and enjoyment. We want to anticipate the changes of the Spring Equinox and season as well as to consider and celebrate the possibilities that arise when we are well-connected in community. I would like you to come and participate!
The late afternoon gathering will be made up of three sets of music along with reflections, stories, and some singing together. Between the music segments I’ll invite and guide everyone to participate in a community conversation based on the generous work of Peter Block’s A Small Group. I believe quality conversation is right up there with good music as a highly influential experience. These conversations will offer you an opportunity to meet new people, to make connections, and to find ways to recognize, celebrate, and bring forth the positive possibilities available to you at this time.
After a final set of music we will share food and the conversations can continue. Please bring some easy finger food for the potluck.
I am looking forward to seeing friends as well as new people who are interested in bringing their wisdom and hope to this feast of community. Please pass this email on to others who might want to participate in the joy of this gathering.
See you in a few weeks,
Ed Gutfreund
Date: Sunday, March 15.
Time: 4:30-6:30 or so. Cost: Donations will be asked to cover expenses.
Place: St. Bernard Church Annex building
745 Derby Ave. (Spring Grove Village, formerly Winton Place.)
Cincinnati, OH 45232
Please RSVP to reserve a place. There is limited space for this event.
Email Ed@presencepractice.com <mailto:Ed@presencepractice.com> , or call 513-319-4432. Remember, bring a little food to share and something that makes a sound (shaker, keys, drum, your voice).
IDEAS FOR MENTAL HEALTH:
(See my pieces on wellness in my website http://www.lloydhouse.com ... Useful pieces about insomnia, eating disorder, visiting family at holidays, and the newest, how husbands fear their wives...etc.)
Everyone needs a psychologist sometime in their life.
Ellen Bierhorst Ph.D. is a good one. In practice over 30 years. 513 221 1289
Areas of particular interest: 12 Step Program support; Family and Relationship issues; Young Adult Issues; Chronic Illness and Senior Adult Issues; Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Issues, Holistic Wellness (body/mind/spirit approach), Clinical Hypnosis, EMDR.
- Get a fresh perspective. Sort out tangles in interpersonal relationships. Clear away the messes of the past. Become empowered to launch your new life. Heal trauma, change, loss. Escape from the bondage of addictive behavior(alcohol, drugs, food, tobacco, gambling, etc.)
- Central location (Clifton Ave. at Lafayette)
- Beautiful setting (The historic Lloyd House)
- Many health insurance plans will pay a percentage. (Standard fee $125/hour. Some pro bono work available.)
- Compassion and good humor.
- Rapid results.
Friday morning Yoga class with professional Yoga teacher Phoenix Wilson (she’s terrific!) starting 1/30/09, $13, ($11 if you buy a series of 7). 9:00 – 10:30 am.
YOGA practice group at Lloyd House. Wednesdays 9:15 – 10:30 am. Open, free practice group led by Nina Tolley.
Tai Chi practice group Sundays 10:15 a.m. Led by Jackie Millay. Experience the chi with this gifted leader. Beginners welcome. Qigong and Tai Chi forms. Ellen
Mark your calendar; Plan to attend; Ask for a brochure earthspiritrising@imagoearth.org; Register http://www.earthspiritrising.org/... these are the Powerful Dreamers. David Korten, et al.... Envision our world a different place...then see how you can bring it to being. ellen
June 12-14, 2009
Xavier University Cintas Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
EarthSpirit Rising: A Conference on Ecology,
Spirituality and Living Economies
examines economic models that are based on Earth's living systems.
highlights initiatives that support and expand local and regional production of food, energy, goods and services.
explores the cultural and spiritual dimensions of a transformation to living economies.
To register go here:
http://www.earthspiritrising.org/
WENDELL BERRY AND BILL McKIBBEN CALL FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE TO STOP COAL:
MAR. 2
By Wendell Berry and Bill McKibben
Dear Friends,
There are moments in a nation's -- and a planet's -- history when it
may be necessary for some to break the law in order to bear witness to
an evil, bring it to wider attention, and push for its correction.
We think such a time has arrived, and we are writing to say that we
hope some of you will join us in Washington D.C. on Monday March 2 in
order to take part in a civil act of civil disobedience outside a
coal-fired power plant near Capitol Hill.
We will be there to make several points:
** Coal-fired power is driving climate change. Our foremost
climatologist, NASA's James Hansen, has demonstrated that our only
hope of getting our atmosphere back to a safe level -- below 350 parts
per million CO2 -- lies in stopping the use of coal to generate
electricity.
** Even if climate change were not the urgent crisis that it is, we
would still be burning our fossil fuels too fast, wasting too much
energy and releasing too much poison into the air and water. We would
still need to slow down, and to restore thrift to its old place as an
economic virtue.
** Coal is filthy at its source. Much of the coal used in this country
comes from West Virginia and Kentucky, where companies engage in
"mountaintop removal" to get at the stuff; they leave behind a leveled
wasteland, and impoverished human communities. No technology better
exemplifies the out-of-control relationship between humans and the
rest of creation.
** Coal smoke makes children sick. Asthma rates in urban areas near
coal-fired power plants are high. Air pollution from burning coal is
harmful to the health of grown-ups too, and to the health of
everything that breathes, including forests.
The industry claim that there is something called "clean coal" is, put
simply, a lie. But it's a lie told with tens of millions of dollars,
which we do not have. We have our bodies, and we are willing to use
them to make our point.
We don't come to such a step lightly. We have written and testified
and organized politically to make this point for many years, and while
in recent months there has been real progress against new coal-fired
power plants, the daily business of providing half our electricity
from coal continues unabated. It's time to make clear that we can't
safely run this planet on coal at all. So we feel the time has come to
do more -- we hear President Barack Obama's call for a movement for
change that continues past election day, and we hear Nobel Laureate Al
Gore's call for creative non-violence outside coal plants. As part of
the international negotiations now underway on global warming, our
nation will be asking China, India, and others to limit their use of
coal in the future to help save the planet's atmosphere. This is a
hard thing to ask, because it's their cheapest fuel. Part of our
witness in March will be to say that we're willing to make some
sacrifices ourselves, even if it's only a trip to the jail.
With any luck, this will be the largest such protest yet, large enough
that it may provide a real spark. If you want to participate with us,
you need to go through a short course of non- violence training. This
will be, to the extent it depends on us, an entirely peaceful
demonstration, carried out in a spirit of hope and not rancor. We will
be there in our dress clothes, and ask the same of you. There will be
young people, people from faith communities, people from the coal
fields of Appalachia, and from the neighborhoods in Washington that
get to breathe the smoke from the plant.
We will cross the legal boundary of the power plant, and we expect to
be arrested. After that we have no certainty what will happen, but
lawyers and such will be on hand. Our goal is not to shut the plant
down for the day -- it is but one of many, and anyway its operation
for a day is not the point. The worldwide daily reliance on coal is
the danger; this is one small step to raise awareness of that ruinous
habit and hence help to break it.
Needless to say, we're not handling the logistics of this day. All the
credit goes to a variety of groups, especially the Energy Action
Coalition (which is bringing thousands of young people to Washington
that weekend), Greenpeace, the Ruckus Society, and the Rainforest
Action Network. A website at that latter organization is serving as
a temporary organizing hub.
If you go there, you will find a place to leave your name so that
we'll know you want to join us.
Thank you,
Wendell Berry, Bill McKibben
P.S. This is important: Please forward this letter to anyone and
everyone you think might be interested.
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HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR PRODUCE IS ORGANIC, OR GENETICALLY MODIFIED?
Here’s what you should look for:
• A four-digit number means the produce is conventionally grown
• A five-digit number beginning with 9 means it's organic
• A five-digit number beginning with 8 means it's GM
Yours,
Shirley Reischman
Articles
- EARTH HOUR!
- DARFUR
Hi Ellen,
I had to go to the City Environmental Advisory Council meeting last night, that's why I wasn't at the drumming. As you can see below, the EAC voted to support city participation in Earth Hour! I have Bill Messer to thank for that, I had no idea the EAC existed until he mentioned it when I spoke about Earth Hour at Salon about a month ago. So thank you for helping connect our community to such vital resources!
Because I'm not likely to be there tonight, I would like to provide some of the background for the importance of Earth Hour that I went over at the EAC meeting. The Kyoto Protocol on climate change expires in 2012. This year in December, the countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that produced the Kyoto Protocol will meet in Copenhagen to craft the successor to the Kyoto Protocol. The greatest creators of greenhouse gases, the US, China, and India did not support the Kyoto Protocol; China and India principally because the US did not. We have less than a year to get our act together as a nation and make real changes in addressing climate change so that when our diplomats get to Copenhagen, they have a large enough 'stick' of real US action on climate change, that they can use it to whip China and India into line, if need be.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 (along with Al Gore), for their reports on the scientific evidence of climate change, said in those reports that we needed an 80% reduction of greenhouse gases by 2050 to avoid 'dangerous climate change', which is what the Kyoto Protocol was supposed to prevent. Some places on Earth are already experiencing 'dangerous climate change'. One of the lead authors of those 2007 reports now says we need a 100% reduction of GHG by 2050, then go negative after that, to avoid irreversible, runaway, catastrophic climate change that would lead to the destruction of all life on the planet by the end of this century. These statements can be found in a report called 'State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World' by the Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org <http://www.worldwatch.org> ). The forward to that report is written by Dr. RK Pachauri, the Chairman of the IPCC who accepted the Nobel Prize on the part of the IPCC as a whole. He says that the 'State of the World 2009' picks up where the IPCC reports left off, and builds on them, summarizing the new scientific data since then.
That report also provides a timeline of significant events on climate change. There is only one public educational tool listed on the timeline. Earth Hour (www.earthhourus.org <http://www.earthourus.org> ). Earth Hour is a tool that can be used to get the public involved in climate change before December, and it's a free one. We will need as many people as possible pushing Congress for action on national legislation to cap GHG emissions, to overcome the resistance of the fossil fuel lobby. There are 70 registered lobbyists per member of Congress, so participation in anything that brings greater awareness of this issue that is rapidly reaching critical mass will be helpful to creating the necessary political will to overcome the fossil fuel lobby.
Another way of expressing the levels of GHG that humanity needs for a livable planet is 350 parts per million carbon dioxide. We are currently at 387 PPM, and rising 2 PPM per year. Whatever people think of the state of the economy, people like Nobel Prize laureate and economist Paul Krugman say it is worse. Whatever people think of the state of the environment of the planet regarding climate change, people like Dr. Pachauri say it is worse. Climate change poses an even greater threat to the pain and suffering of humanity than does the global economy, given that we face the very real danger of runaway irreversible climate change if we overrun critical tipping points.
I know I'm being a real ray of sunshine, but I'm only describing the truth as I've found it.
Thanks again for creating the communities that you do!
Jeff Cobb (salonista)
Climate Change Advocates of Cincinnati
http://climate-change-advocates-of-cincinnati.groups.local.1sky.org/en/summary/
"Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle." - Will Durant
www.earthhour.org <http://www.earthhour.org> and www.earthhourus.org <http://www.earthhourus.org> for more details.
The proclamation that Bill Messer helped me to write is below the status/history.
"Already 538 cities in 75 countries which is double the number of countries that participated in 2008, are committed to Earth Hour March 28, 2009. With hundreds more cities expected to sign up to switch off in the coming months, Earth Hour 2009 is setting the platform for an unprecedented global mandate for action on climate change. US cities that have committed so far include: Houston, TX; Santa Rosa, CA; St Louis, MO; Sarasota, FL; Minneapolis, MN; and Valdosta, GA signed up to be part of Earth Hour 2009. They join Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York City and San Francisco from last year.
Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia with 2.2 million homes and businesses turning their lights off for one hour. Only a year later and this event had become a global sustainability movement with up to 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Coliseum and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.
Earth Hour 2009 is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to The Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world will turn off their lights and join together in creating the vital conversation about the future of our precious planet.
Over 64 countries and territories are participating in Earth Hour 2009. This number grows every day as people realize how such a simple act, can have such a profound result in affecting change.
Earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of action. Everyone can make a difference.
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU ANNOUNCES HIS SUPPORT: "Climate change is the greatest human induced crisis facing the world today. It is totally indiscriminate of race, culture and religion. It affects every human being on the planet. Earth Hour is an opportunity for every man, woman and child from all corners of the globe to come together with a united voice and make a loud and powerful statement on the issue of climate change."
NASHVILLE—NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK: Earth Hour launched in Music City with a distinctive twang, as recording artist Jo Dee Messina joined Mayor Karl Dean and city officials at a musical press conference at The Stage on Lower Broadway. The event included live performances by Kathy Mattea and Big Kenny (Big & Rich). Other Nashville superstars pledging to turn out against climate change include Amy Grant, Dierks Bentley, SHeDAISY, Lady Antebellum, Vince Gill and Wynonna Judd. Read all about it and check out the video at www.earthhourUS.org <http://www.earthhourUS.org> ."
BE IT PROCLAIMED:
WHEREAS, the Earth provides humanity with all that we need for life, and
WHEREAS, humanity is charged with maintaining our planet in a manner that will provide that same or better opportunity for future generations,
WHEREAS, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Albert Gore were co-awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for alerting the world to the dangers posed by human-made climate change, and
WHEREAS, the City of Cincinnati has established an Environmental Advisory Council composed of citizen volunteers to ensure that citizens have a voice in the manner in which Cincinnati meets our commitment to care for our Earth, and
WHEREAS, the City of Cincinnati signed the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement as part of our commitment to care for our Earth, and
WHEREAS, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Al Gore have recommended that humanity reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, and
WHEREAS, greenhouse gas emissions are currently at 387 parts per million and are rising two parts per million per year despite all international actions thus far, and need to drop at least to 350 parts per million to avoid catastrophic climate change, and
WHEREAS, in 2007 the Mayor of Cincinnati initiated a Climate Protection Action Plan (renamed the Green Cincinnati Plan), endorsed by City Council in 2008, to address ways in which Cincinnati can reduce its impact on global warming, and
WHEREAS, President Barack Obama has committed his newly elected administration to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to this same level and make the US a world leader on climate change, and
WHEREAS, in 2007, 2.2 million people in Sydney, Australia agreed to turn off their lights for one hour on March 31 to send a message about the urgent need for action to address climate change, an event they called Earth Hour, and
WHEREAS, in 2008, 50 million people in 350 cities in 35 additional countries joined the global Earth Hour movement and turned their lights off for one hour on March 29 as a call for action on climate change, including global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome's Colosseum and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square standing in darkness as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour (even Google.com darkened it's search page in support),and
WHEREAS, thus far, 168 cities worldwide, including six additional national capitals, have pledged to turn off their lights on March 28, 2009, from 8:30-9:30PM to signal a need for action on climate change,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mark Mallory, Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, do hereby proclaim March 28, 2009 as 'Earth Hour Day' and pledge that the city government of Cincinnati will order city government lights turned off from 8:30-9:30PM as part of our voice in signaling a need for action on climate change, and urge my fellow Cincinnatians do the same.
Thanks again for the EAC's support!
Jeff Cobb
cell 937.287.7208
Climate Change Advocates of Cincinnati
http://climate-change-advocates-of-cincinnati.groups.local.1sky.org/en/summary/
"Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle." - Will Durant
From Salonista Judy Cirillo: DARFUR
Last Wednesday I attended a program at Xavier University on the tragedy of Darfur and Sudan. Although books have been written on the subject and we have first hand reports of the carnage, nothing seems to change. Darfur and Southern Sudan are among the most
devastated areas on the planet.
Simon Deng, a Sudanese refuge and survivor of child slavery, and Omer Ismail, a native of Darfur and spokesperson for the Darfur Union and co-founder of Darfur Peace and Development discussed conditions in Darfur and what we can and should be doing to address this inhuman situation.
Race seems to play a large part, although religion is one of the excuses for the genocide.Sharia law considers the large Christian population in the South to be infidels. White Arab Muslims attack the southern Sudanese, mainly Christian black Africans, mutilating, murdering and raping their victims. Black boys are carried off to
be slaves of the Northern Arabs.
As of February 11th, President Umer Ahmed al Basher was indicted by the International Criminal Court for allowing his Janjaweed troops to perpetrate violence against those in the Darfur region and South of Sudan.
What can we do to help end this violence? Letters and cards must be sent to President Obama demanding that he keep his pre-election promises to make this area a priority and "end the
genocide." We must work to see that people are educated about this issue and we can donate to organizations that are publicizing the situation and working for change. An excellent web site is www.AddYourVoice.org
Last year, Barack Obama pledged to bring peace to Darfur with
"unstinting resolve."
With that promise, we have a tremendous opportunity to take a
giant step on the road to peace in Darfur. But we need to make
sure President Obama keeps his promise and makes Darfur an
immediate priority of his administration.
That's why I just joined one million other voices for Darfur and
sent a postcard to the president of the United States, demanding
that he act.
Will you add your voice to mine?
http://action.savedarfur.org/campaign/addyourvoiceorg
Thanks so much for standing with me and helping bring peace to
Darfur.
Books,Movies, Reviews It’s up to you folks to send me blurbs. I know you are reading. and going to movies. What? Is it good? Ellen.............................................
From Sierra Magazine, March/April 2009
Reviews of Books about Food
The Groaning Table
Try a side of politics with your next meal
Food blogger Bonnie Azab Powell has plenty to cluck about. "Eating is an agricultural act," wrote farmer and agrarian essayist Wendell Berry in 1990, reminding us that food is more than a product and urging eaters to assume responsibility beyond passive consumption. In the years since he wrote that, food-safety scares coupled with rising obesity rates have awakened a hunger among Americans to understand our broken food system, in which empty calories are cheap but healthcare costs have spiraled out of control. And a national discussion of food politics has sprouted practically overnight.
Eating is not only an agricultural act, these new voices tell us. It is also an ecological act, and a moral, political, and ethical one. If that sounds preachy, not to worry: The following books, films, and Web sites (foodies love to talk about food as much as eat it) do not scold but celebrate the pleasures of growing, cooking, and eating.
Michael Pollan's best-selling book The Omnivore's Dilemma (Penguin Press, 2006) represented a tipping point in public consciousness. Pollan's exploration of the farm-to-fork journey of four meals remains the best synthesis of the issues surrounding food, and the food movement has crowned him its unofficial spokesperson.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (HarperCollins, 2007)--by novelist Barbara Kingsolver, her daughter Camille Kingsolver, and her husband, Steven L. Hopp--covers similar territory as Omnivore's Dilemma but takes a different tack and tone: Kingsolver mixes personal accounts of her family's attempt to eat what they grow for a year with simple recipes, sidebars, and diary entries. If Pollan is the wry, professorial paterfamilias of food-politics writing, then Kingsolver is its cheerleading, occasionally nagging mom.
Having digested these two primers, the interested reader comes to a, ahem, fork in the road.
Uphill lies food-politics graduate school. The past year has seen several wonkish, interdisciplinary tomes on the impact of the world's food system. The best is The End of Food (Houghton Mifflin, 2008) by Paul Roberts, author of The End of Oil. This sweeping chronicle of the global food economy builds elegantly on Roberts's first work, covering the backstory of how we got into this mess and looking ahead to what will happen when industrial agriculture can no longer depend on its three critical ingredients: cheap energy, abundant water, and a stable climate.
Presenting a less grueling path are books that scrutinize a single serving of sustainable (or not) food. Taras Grescoe's Bottomfeeder (Bloomsbury USA, 2008) offers vivid anecdotes about the sorry state of the wild and farmed seafood industries, along with recommendations for making more ethical piscine choices. Other books that concentrate on a single food issue--like Claire Hope Cummings's Uncertain Peril (Beacon Press, 2008), about transgenic seeds and the dangers of corporate control of the food supply, or Mark Winne's Closing the Food Gap (Beacon Press, 2008), about improving low-income families' access to nourishing food--provide a lot of sustenance without sending you into a stupor.
If reading gets in the way of eating, several documentary films offer one-stop supping. The Future of Food (Cinema Libre, 2004), written, directed, and coproduced by Deborah Koons Garcia, covers the threats posed by genetically engineered food and seeds. More recent is 2007's King Corn (Mosaic Films Incorporated). Directed by Aaron Woolf, this appetizing little doc scrutinizes how U.S. food policy has led to the rise in obesity.
Amid an explosion of general cooking and eating blogs, Web sites and blogs covering food politics are thriving. Thanks to its food editor, business-journalist-turned-farmer Tom Philpott, the environmental news site Grist offers knowledgeable reporting on topics ranging from meat industry consolidation to biodynamic wine tastings. Eat Well Guide maintains a huge online database of where to find sustainable food that is searchable by zip code.
The site also has a blog, Green Fork, that offers tips, news, recipes, and commentary. Eating Liberally), Organic, Inc. author Samuel Fromartz's Chews Wise, and The Ethicurean (which I founded and edit) are other sources for the latest on what free-range really means and how the Obama administration's agriculture policy is shaping up.
By now your head may be spinning, and your stomach grumbling. What to eat after all this?
Simple. "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants," says Pollan in Dilemma's 2008 successor, In Defense of Food (Penguin Press). The kind of food he means, versus processed "edible foodlike substances," can best be found at one of the United States' 4,600 farmers' markets. It helps to know how to cook it. For that, Local Flavors (Broadway, 2002) by chef Deborah Madison is indispensable: Her simple, unfussy recipes are grouped by what appears seasonally at the markets. One of the most appealing aspects of the food movement is that eating fresh, delicious food is in itself a rebellious act. --Bonnie Azab Powell
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ABC Theater Guide for March/April now available: Live theater flourishes in Cincinnati. For complete listings of theater offerings, dates & times, download the ABC Theater Guide at www.cinstages.com to learn more about the area's thriving theater goings-on. Sponsored by Acclaim & the League of Cincinnati Theatres.
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NVISION anniversary sale & party [thru Sunday 1 March; party Saturday 28 February @ 6-10 PM]: NVISION celebrates 1 full year in business, with a 5-day sale, offering 20% off all merchandise, & a special party where you can get an additional 10% off when you are photographed in NVISION clothing; music by DJMCMLXXIII & refreshments. At NVISION, 4577 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.542.4577 & http://nvisionshop.com.
The Wilbert Longmire Quartet [Thursday 26 February @ 7:30 PM]: Wilbert Longmire is an awesome guitarist with several hit jazz albums on his resume. Some credit him as one of the founders of the contemporary jazz movement with Bob James. Playing with Longmire will be Odeen Mays, the outstanding keybordist from Louisville; Dwight Bailey, bassist from Columbus; & Anthony Lee, the uber-creative drummer based in New York. Admission is $5; free if jazz club member or if you come to happy hour (5-7 PM). Free parking. At The Redmoor, 3187 Linwood Avenue, Mt Lookout Square, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513.871.6789, waltb31@gmail.com & www.jaspersmtlookout.com.
Environmental Justice Ordinance Forum [Thursday 26 February @ 7-9 PM]: Should poorer Cincinnatians be protected from additional polluted air? Hear both sides of the proposed environmental justice ordinance. Panelists: David Crowley, ordinance sponsor; & Mark Silbersack, ordinance opponent. Background: A 2007 report by the American Lung Institute lists Cincinnati as #8 on the list of cities with the worst annual particle pollution or "soot." In 2006, the Enquirer reported Cincinnati ranked 11th nationally for exceeding federal health standards for soot. Neighborhoods hit worst include Northside, Spring Grove Village & Price Hill. Opponents claim the proposed ordinance would negatively affect jobs & new industry. At Geier Room, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, OH 45219.
Precipitation Retaliation: Frosty Will Sleep With the Fishes [Friday 27 March @ 4-7 PM]: Enjoy an important pre-Bockfest happy hour. Last year’s Bockfest Parade was cancelled by the City of Cincinnati due to the worst blizzard in a decade. In homage to 2008, as a call for the coming of spring, & in an attempt to intimidate the weather into cooperation, help burn a snowman in effigy in Grammer’s parking lot at 6:30 PM. The happy hour will also feature Hudepohl & Christian Moerlein beer specials. Bockfest is Friday-Sunday 6-8 March. At Grammer’s, 1442 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ www.bockfest.com.
2nd Annual Cinciditarod [register thru Friday 27 February]: Register for the 2nd Annual Cinciditarod race that begins & ends on Fountain Square. Cinciditarod is a tribute to the Iditarod, the brutal 1,000 mile dog-sled race in Alaska. But instead of dogs, it's people; & instead of sleds, it's decorated shopping carts; & instead of Alaska, it's Cincinnati. While physically attached to their grocery carts, teams push through a nearly 5-mile course over the streets of downtown, Over-the-Rhine, Newport & Covington, picking up items on a grocery list & stopping at 5 mandatory check points. Each team consists of 5 people over the age of 18. The race is Saturday 7 March; check-in begins at 11 AM & the race begins on Fountain Square at 12:30 PM. Proceeds benefit the FreestoreFoodbank. Sponsored by New Horizons Credit Union & Rippe & Kingston. More info, rules & registration @ 513.621.4400x113, KLeon@3cdc.org & www.myfountainsquare.com/cinciditarod.
Studio 313 @ the Pendleton [Final Friday 27 February & Second-Look Saturday 28 February @ 6-10PM (Fri) & 11AM-3PM (Sat)]: Celebrate National Photograph Month with the work of Tim Freeman, Francis J. Michaels, Thomas McFarlane, Karen Minzner, Judi Parks & 2 new photographers, Elizabeth Murray & Neil Moore. Working in many genres, with both historical & contemporary media, these photographers will share a wealth of info on how they approach making images & their decisions in selection of cameras, & photographic printing to convey the emotion & ideas they create for the viewer. Take advantage of this special night to learn all you've ever wanted to know about photographic history & collecting photographic prints. Six other artists will be showing their paintings, ceramics, jewelry & enamel miniatures. Free admission; valet parking $4, free shuttle from parking lot corner @ Reading & Pendleton. At Studio 313, Pendleton Art Center, 1310 Pendleton Street, Cincinnati, OH 43202. More info @ 513.843.2710, judiparks@gmail.com, www.pendletonstudio313.blogspot.com & http://pendletonartcenter.com/ebrochure.pdf.
Grailville Practice of Poetry Retreat for Women [Friday 27 February - Sunday 1 March]: Cathy Smith Bowers & Grailville Co-Director Pauletta Hansel help you to carry the dream into the poem. Tuition (including meals) is $300 single occupancy, $250 double occupancy & $200 commuter. Limited scholarships available. At Grailville Retreat & Program Center, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info @ 513.683.2340, grailville@fuse.net & www.grailville.org.
News Today: Who Can You Trust? [Saturday 28 February @ 11 AM]: This Susan B. Anthony Luncheon includes a silent auction/social hour (11 AM), luncheon (noon); program (12:35 PM). Maryanne Zeleznik, WVXU News Director discusses maintaining the integrity of news in an age of media consolidation, shrinking news budgets, amateur blogs, YouTube & infotainment. This fundraiser for the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area includes a quilt sale & presentation of the Martha Taft Award. $40 per person; $1,000 Sponsor (Table of 10); $500 Patron (Table of 10). RSVP deadline is Fri 20 Feb. At The Phoenix, 812 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.281.8683, info@lwvcincinnati.org & www.lwvcincinnati.org.
Tom Sparough - A Visit from the Space Painter [Saturday 28 February @ 11 AM]: The marvelous, magical juggling of Tom Sparough, the Space Painter, entrances all ages. He juggles everything from Tic Tacs to beanbag chairs to small human beings. His persona is somewhere between Mr. Rogers & The Mad Hatter. Tom’s wacky romp through ball, club, plate, & hat juggling is one of a kind. An action-packed show that keeps kids laughing, teenagers enthralled, & grandparents recalling the good old days of good, clean fun. Part of the Center's Saturday Morning Children’s Series. Tickets are $7 (adults) & $5 (kids). At The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45238. More info @ 513.241.6550, Jenniferperrino@covedalecenter.com & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
Salsa Saturdays [Saturday 28 February @ 9 PM]: Sponsored by ballet tech cincinnati & Midwest Latino Saturday. At ballet tech cincinnati, 6543 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.608.6961, marvel@ballettechcincinnati.org, www.ballettechcincinnati.org & www.midwestlatino.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1426.
Introduction to Herbs for Parents [Saturday 28 February @ 11 AM - Noon]: Share a cup of tea with other parents & learn about natural herbal remedies you can create with & for the kids in your life. Parents & kids can offer their input on what they'd like to learn in the upcoming Herbs for Parents Workshop Series. With local herbalist Abby Artemisia. A $20 registration fee is payable upon arrival. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ abby@goddessgardenhealing.com.
Susan B. Anthony Luncheon [Saturday 28 February]: League of Women Voters of Cincinnati presents a program that includes a silent auction for baskets (11am), a new quilt auction, a delicious luncheon (noon), & presenting the Martha Taft Award for community service (12:35pm). Maryanne Zeleznik, News Director for WVXU, will speak on "News Today: Who Can We Trust?" Fundraiser for LWVCA membership & advocacy activities. $40 or $1000 for a table of 10. Reserve by Friday 20 February. At Phoenix Grand Ballroom, 812 Race Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513.281.8683 & info@lwvcincinnati.org.
Usui Reiki Levels I & II Training [Saturday 28 February - Sunday 1 March @ 10 AM - 6 PM]: Easily & quickly learn to use this gentle yet powerful energy to heal yourself & facilitate healing with others. No experience required for Level I. Attend one or both days. Nurses: 8 contact hours per day. Massage Therapists: 7 contact hours per day. Level I - $135, Level II - $185. If you have taken these levels before & have your certificates, you may review for $50 per level plus $20 for new manual if needed. Facilitated by JoAnn Utley. At Synergy Holistic Health, 7413 Hwy 42, # 3, Florence, KY 41042. More info & register @ 502.777.3865 & jutley5122@bellsouth.net.
Classical Concert "Northern Lights" [Sunday 1 March @ 3 PM]: The Cincinnati Metropolitan Orchestra performs works of Scandinavian composers, featuring Grieg's Piano concerto, with Philip Amalong, guest performer. Also Finlandia, Swedish Rhapsody, Rhapsody Overture, & Sigurd Jorsalfar. Free. At the Seton Performance Hall, 3901 Glenway Avenue, Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH 45205. Parking in adjacent Seton lot & parking garage. More info @ 513.941.8956, gharmeling@netzero.com, & www.GOCMO.org.
Cloth Diapering Cuteness [Sunday 1 March @ 2 PM]: An informal class on all aspects of cloth diapering the 1st Sunday of each month. Their 2 in-house mamas tailor each discussion to the specific questions of present parents. Afterward, browse the best selection of cloth diapers in Cincinnati & take advantage of Park + Vine's package discounts. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.721.7275, info@parkandvine.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Leading Women Awards Luncheon & Alumni Reunion [Wednesday 4 March @ 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM]: Leading Women of Greater Cincinnati host their 15th Annual Celebration of Women Luncheon, honoring a few of the many women in our lives who, thru their leadership & community service, have become role models & mentors to other women in the Greater Cincinnati area. These are women who have quietly achieved greatness in their own way. $50 each, $20 for students. In Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 West Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ www.leadingwomencincinnati.com.
Lisa Biales/Michael G. Ronstadt [Wednesday & Friday 4 & 6 March @ 9 PM]: Lisa Biales (guitar/voice), "the Norman Rockwell of Songwriters with a crystal pure voice for painting a vivid picture," has teamed up with Michael G. Ronstadt's (cello/guitar/voice) "soaring cello" for 2 truly wonderful concert experiences. Food & drink for sale. Wednesday at the A-List, 22 North College Avenue; Friday at 12 South Beech Street; both in Oxford, OH 45056. More info @ 513.523.1200 (Wed), 513.284.6805 (Fri), treblig@ronstadt.com, www.michaelronstadt.com & www.lisabiales.com.
Slaves Among Us: Human Trafficking Today [Thursday 5 March @ 7-9 PM]: Two Ohioans will recount their experiences of being enslaved & rescued. Slavery today? How does this happen? Who is involved? What can be done? These questions will be addressed when the Wise Temple Critical Topics Committee & community cosponsors present this important discussion. Four panelists will provide information & action steps. High School & College Student breakout session will discuss slavery & plan ways for students to make a difference. Free. At Isaac M. Wise Center, 8329 Ridge Road, Amberley Village, Cincinnati, OH 45236. More info & forward questions for panel @ ctc@wisetemple.org.
Signing Safari [Thursdays 5 March - 2 April @ 11 AM]: Join your child in singing, signing, playing & rhyming during this 5-week series of 45-minute play classes. Cost for all 5 classes is $75. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ www.signingsafari.com.
Constellation Workshops [Friday-Saturday 6-7 March & 3-4 April @ 6-9 PM (Fri) & 4-7 PM (Sat)]: Use this amazing process to move energy around almost anything. $75 for one session; discount for a pair of sessions. At Het Heret Transformation Resources, 11223 Cornell Park Drive #401, Blue Ash, OH 45242. More info from Beverly @ 513.489.9777.
An Evening of Laurel & Hardy Films [Saturday 7 March @ 6:45-10 PM]: After the success of their inaugural meeting in December, The Sons Of The Desert (The Cincinnati chapter of the Laurel & Hardy Appreciation Society) will provide another evening of screen comedy featuring Laurel & Hardy. Socialize, enjoy snacks & watch Laurel & Hardy films: “Two Tars” (silent with live keyboard accompaniment), “The Chimp,” & “Sons of the Desert.” Also see the Our Gang comedy “Divot Diggers” & the Warner Brothers cartoon “You Ought To Be In Pictures” featuring Porky Pig & Daffy Duck. See what sailors, traffic jams, golf, circuses, apes, marriage, & fraternal orgs were like in the 1920s & 30s. $5; free for kids under 13 years. Bring nibbles, snacks or soft drinks to share. At the Towers of Kenwood, 8044 Montgomery Road @ I-71 (enter thru West Tower lobby, where directions to film room will be given), Cincinnati, OH. More info & RSVP @ 513.559.0112 & chimptent@live.com.
Awakening: Path to Spirituality - Art Opening [Saturday 7 March @ 4-8 PM]: A collection of paintings by artist Chuck Marshall. A sensitive & beautiful celebration of the positive power of diversity. More than 20 paintings range in subject from the “Sufi Storyteller” to “Parzi Ceremony” to “Christ in the Garden” to “Mother Theresa.” This is an exhibit that explores specific themes of faith & mysticism, but ultimately reveals the oneness of the spiritual path. The exhibit runs thru Saturday 4 April. At Gallery 42, 105 East Main Street, #101, Mason, OH 45040. More info @ 513.234.7874, Gallery42fineart@gmail.com & www.gallery42fineart.com.
Basics of Home Coffee Brewing [Saturday 7 March @ 11 AM]: Sit down with Chuck Pfahler & Les Stoneham of La Terza Artisan Coffee Roasters & get the basics on home coffee brewing. Topics include the importance of using whole bean over ground coffee & correct water-to-coffee ratio. This is the 1st in a series of 3 free workshops. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513.721.7275, info@parkandvine.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Save Energy, Save Green Interactive Workshop [Saturday 7 March @ 2-4 PM]: Learn about the environmental & financial impacts of home energy usage. Sponsored by the University of Cincinnati & funded by the Ohio EPA, environmental educators will conduct this fun, interactive session complete with empowering take-aways & door prizes. Appropriate for home-owners, renters & their families ages 12 & up. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ saveenergycincy@yahoo.com.
Losar - Tibetan New Year Celebration [Saturday-Sunday 7-8 March]: The Tibetan calendar follows the lunar year. Losar, the Tibetan New Year, is a time for expressing gratitude for the blessings of the previous year & praying for a prosperous year to come. 2009 is the year 2136 in the Tibetan calendar & is the “Year of the Female Earth Ox.”
<> Smoke Offering and Prayer Flag Installation [Sat 7 March @ 9 AM]: Prayer flags are inscribed with auspicious symbols, invocations, prayers & mantras; each color has specific meaning: blue for sky/space, white for air/wind, red for fire,
green for water & yellow for earth. The flags are hung outside so that, as the wind passes over, it carries the blessings to the entire region. Prayer flags are hung to bring happiness, long life & prosperity.
<> New Year Dinner Party [Sunday 8 March @ 6 PM]: Enjoy traditional Tibetan delicacies prepared by the monks. The menu features vegetarian & non-vegetarian dishes prepared by the monks using traditional recipes, including momos, a dumpling similar to pot stickers. Sample sweet tea & Tibetan salt tea. Free; RSVP required. At Gaden Samdrup-Ling Buddhist Monastery, 3046 Pavlova Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45251. More info & RSVP @ 513.385.7116, gsl@ganden.org & www.ganden.org.
International Women's Day Concert [Sunday 8 March @ 3 PNM]: MUSE - Cincinnati’s Women’s Chorus, Indian Hill High School Women’s Choir & the Women’s Chorus of Bowling Green State University will commemorate 100 years of International Women's Day. Experience 3 dynamic, diverse women's choirs, directed by 3 experienced women directors. This unique, multi-generational performance will celebrate the voices of women. Every year on March 8th, 1000s of events are held around the world to inspire women & celebrate achievements. $15 for 1 adult & 1 child; $10 for students with ID; $5 for kids under 12. At St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resor Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info & tix @ 513.961.1938, 513.221.1118, muse@musechoir.org & www.musechoir.org.
Gauguin & Modern Art: Degas, Matisse & Picasso [Sunday 8 March @ 2 PM]: The Alliance Française & the Cincinnati Art Museum present a French art lecture by Richard Brettell, Ph.D., Margaret McDermott Distinguished Chair, Art & Aesthetics, University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Brettell is a world renowned expert on French Impression & 19th century French painting. A reception with refreshments follows the lecture. $10 for Alliance Française & Museum members, & students; $20 for general public. At Fath Auditorium, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513.721.2787, afpostmaster@france-cincinnati.com & http://purchase.tickets.com:80/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=1234&pid=%206431718.
Gypsum Duo & Lost In Holland [Sunday 8 March @ 3-5 PM]: The Gypsum Duo (Sandy Suskind-flute&sax/Michael G. Ronstadt-cello,guitar&voice) & Lost In Holland (Josh Hisle, guitar/Michael G. Ronstadt) perform, showcasing a truly unique blend of the Gypsum Duo's exhilarating combination of jazz, classical & folk music that "[takes] the listener on [an] unexpected, worthwhile musical journey" ~ Dan Buckley, Tucson Citizen. Lost In Holland's "fusion of sound, with Josh's brilliant folk-twinged guitar runs being complemented by Michael's wonderful, soaring cello" ~ Scott Sandie, Broken Arrow Magazine. $10. The Speckled Bird Cafe, 1766 Mills Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45212. More info @ 520.730.5768, treblig@ronstadt.com, www.michaelronstadt.com & www.sandysuskind.com.
Learning to Read Tarot Cards [Wednesdays 11, 18 & 25 March @ 7-9 PM]: A fun class where you'll look at many different decks, learn the meanings of the Major & Minor Arcana, & practice several different layouts. A very experiential class, good for novices & those who want to brush up on their skills. $90 for 3 sessions; receive a certificate when you complete the class. Classes in Walnut Hills. More info & directions @ 513.281.6864 & patricia@patriciagarry.com.
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Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
La Petite France Celebrates 25th Anniversary [during February]: Alliance Française announces the anniversary celebration of La Petite France during February. This lovely French restaurant & bistro with an authentic feel opened its doors 25 years ago. It has been the lifework of Danièle Crandall, a longtime member & supporter of the Alliance Française. Danièle was born & raised in the Pas de Calais region of Northern France. She grew up working in family restaurants where she developed her culinary skills. She has received numerous awards & honors for her authentic style of French cooking. To honor the anniversary & to thank her clients, Danièle has created a 3-course dinner menu for the special price of $25. (Not valid with other special offers or discount certificates.) This promotion will be available during February (except Valentine’s Day). At La Petite France, 3177 Glendale-Milford Road, Evendale, OH 45241. More info & RSVP @ 513-733-8383, info@LaPetiteFrance.biz & www.lapetitefrance.biz.
Positively Ninety - Interviews with Lively Nonagenarians [thru Saturday 7 March @ 6-8 PM]: An exhibit of photographs & writings about the incredible liveliness of nonagenarians by Connie Springer, writer & photographer. With partial funding from the City of Cincinnati's Individual Artist's Grant. At Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.631.4278, larkspur@fuse.net & www.kennedyarts.org.
Clay Alliance 10th Anniversary Show [Saturdays thru 14 March @ 10 AM - 4 PM]: The show will feature clay works from the past decade from members of the alliance, both past & present. Free. At Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.631.4278, ellen@kennedyarts.org & www.kennedyarts.org.
St Mary's Cathedral Basilica Concert Series [Sundays thru 15 March @ 3 PM]: Enjoy beautiful music in an amazing space. St Mary's Cathedral Basilica presents the 33rd Series of concert music. Most concerts are free. At St Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Madison Avenue @ 12th Street, Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.431.2060, cathedralconcertseries@fuse.net & www.covcathedral.com/frame1.htm.
Black History Month Art Exhibit [thru Sunday 15 March]: Works by Jariel Galloway, Eugenie Goggin, Joanne Honschopp, Judi Parks, Wolfgang Ritschel, Robert Scholl, Paul Vollman & Zeta Wolf yield over 90 paintings, photographs, & art in other media celebrate Africa & the African American Culture. Refreshments & jazz by local band Ain't From Around Here. Discover the "Lure of Africa" while enjoying live African American musicians. Art on the Levee, between The Reserve Restaurant & Piano Lounge and Cafe Istanbul, Newport on the Levee, Newport, KY 41071. More info @ www.artonthelevee.com & www.newportonthelevee.com.
Miami University Italian-American Film Series [Wednesdays thru 29 April @ 7:30 PM]: Curated & presented by Professor Sante Matteo. Free & open to the public. In 102 Benton Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. This venue is a recently refurbished auditorium with very comfortable seating (& convenient adjacent parking) on the north side of High Street (Route 27 N from Cincinnati) at the intersection of Tallawanda Street. Map @ www.miami.muohio.edu/about_miami/campusmap/. More info @ matteos@muohio.edu.
Mar 4: Somebody up There Likes Me (1956) Robert Wise, with Paul Newman
Mar 18: Son of the Sheik, with Rudolf Valentino (1926) George Fitzmaurice
Mar 25: Saturday Night Fever (1977) John Badham
Apr 1: Donnie Brasco (1997) Mike Newell
Apr 8: The Godfather (1972), Francis Ford Coppola
Apr 15: Goodfellas (1990), Martin Scorsese
Apr 22: The Freshman (1990) Andrew Bergman
Apr 29: The Sopranos, episodes from the TV series, David Chase
Italian Film Series: Italy Is Made; Now We Must Make Italians [Thursdays thru 30 April @ 5 PM]: A 2nd film series curated & presented by Professor Sante Matteo. All movies are in Italian, some without English subtitles, & will be presented in Italian; those with English subtitles are noted. Free & open to the public. In 40 Irvin Hall, East Spring Street north of South Oak Street, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. More info @ matteos@muohio.edu & www.miami.muohio.edu/about_miami/campusmap/.
Feb. 26: Pinocchio, Roberto Benigni (2002), with subtitles
Mar. 5: Il Gattopardo, part I, Luchino Visconti (1963), subtitles
Mar. 19: Il Gattopardo, part II; Cavalleria rusticana, opera, Pietro Mascagni, 1890, subtitles
Mar. 26: Tosca, opera, Giacomo Puccini, 1900, subtitles
Apr. 2: Cuore, part I, Luigi Comencini (1984—TV mini-series)
Apr. 9: Cuore, part II
Apr. 16: Cuore, part III
Apr. 23: Tutti a casa, Luigi Comencini (1960)
Apr. 30: Tornando a casa, Vincenzo Marra (2001)
State of Eight - Presidential Exhibit [thru Wednesday 1 April @ 8 AM - 4 PM]: The William Howard Taft National Historic site hosts a traveling exhibit celebrating Presidents day; a Bicentennial Tribute to Ohio's Presidential Legacy, on loan from the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center that examines the influential role that Ohio has played in presidential politics: 8 men elected President of the United States. A series of panels explores the lives of these leaders, plus broader aspects of the Buckeye State's presidential legacy. Ohio cities have been sites for 5 presidential conventions hosted by major parties & more than 20 third-party gatherings. A long list of Ohio hopefuls tried but failed to reside in the White House, including female presidential candidate, Victoria Woodhull, in 1872. National Park Service staff provide tours. Free admission. At William Howard Taft National Historic Site, 2038 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219; ask about free parking. More info @ 513.684.3262 & www.nps.gov/wiho.
Raymond Lane, Jr. Art Exhibit [thru Friday 3 April]: Raymond Lane Jr., a local artist, will host an opening reception for his original clay sculptures of Harriet Tubman. A unique chance to view this collection of 6 sculptures in uniquely historical setting. Children, students, teachers & adults are encouraged to attend this art opening that also includes events from the Underground Railroad. Free admission; donations welcome. Exhibit closing reception is Fri 3 Apr @ 5-8 PM. At the new Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2nd Floor Gallery, 2950 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.324.2218 & stowehouse@zoomtown.com.
Appearances by Artist, Writer & Spiritualist Rex Oxley with his Natural Mandala [thru 30 April]:
<> Meditate on Rex Oxley's Natural Mandala [Sundays 1 February to 30 April @ 10:30 AM]: The region’s only member of the United Churches of Spiritual Living will use the inspiration, creativity & earthiness of the mandala as the basis of Sunday talks while the Ohio artist's spiritual artwork is exhibited at Beacon of Life Spiritual Center. Artist Oxley will lead meditation workshops & talk about his meditative creative process in building the mandala.
<> Meet Rex Oxley [Fri 27 Feb @ 6:30-8:30 PM]: Meet Rex Oxley & see his Natural Mandala.
<> Celebrate Mother Earth with a Mandala Meditation [Wed 22 Apr @ 7:30-9 PM]: Meet Rex Oxley & his Natural Mandala.
<> Mandala Meditation Workshops [Sat 28 Feb @ 1:30-4:30 PM & Thu 2 Apr @ 6:30-9 PM]: Rex Oxley leads how-to-meditate workshops based on his Natural Mandala. $15.
At Beacon of Life Spiritual Center, 5701 Murray Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45227. More info @ 513.218.2128, info@beaconoflife.org, www.beaconoflife.org & www.naturalmandala.com.
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Fabulous Film Festival [Friday 3 May @ 8-10 PM]: The first & best fabulous film festival in the city of Cincinnati will present live-action, documentary, & short films. Blah, blah, blah. Presented by Flicks R Us. Tickets are $8. At The Movie Theatre, 111 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45200. More info @ 513.111.2222, info@filmfestival.com, & www.filmfestival.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.
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