Work for health insurance reform.... See Purple section below.
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The Lloyd House Wednesday Night Salon WEEKLY
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FIVE SECTIONS, including:
- Table Notes of the discussion at this Wednesday night’s Salon, as recorded by Ellen
- Events and Opportunities
- SPECIAL SECTION: Health Care Reform
- Articles of Interest
- Book, Film, Theater, TV, Music, Radio, and Restaurant Reviews
- Tri-State Treasures, compiled by Jim Kesner
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The Wednesday Night Salon has been meeting each week of the year (no break for holidays, weather) since July 2001 in pursuit of good talk. Bring a dish at 5:45 pm and join us. We are usually about 10 people of varied erudition and age. We like to talk politics, environmentalism, social issues, literature, the arts, ad any blamed thing we want. Sometimes we have a special presenter. We emphasize good fellowship and civility always. Way fun! Everyone welcome. 3901 Clifton Avenue 45220.
SECTION ONE: Table Notes
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These rough notes have not been approved or edited by the speakers and contain inevitable misunderstandings and misquotes. Also, opinions expressed are NOT necessarily Ellen’s.
At the Table this Wednesday:
Attendees:
Dennis Kinsley, Judy Clark, Vlasta Molok, Carolyn Clark, Ginger Lee Frank, Mr. G., Lauren Hanisian, Ellen Bierhorst , Coleman Kane, Cheryl Hardin, Roy Jones
TOPICS and ANNouncements
Ellen
Judy, Vlasta, Carolyn, Dennis, Ginger, Mr. G, Lauren, Cheryl, Coleman
Ginger Lee Frank read from Oriah Mountain Dreamer:
Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Indian Elder
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what ache for,
and if you dare to dream of meeting your hearts longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love,
for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched the center of you own sorrow,
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain!
I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,
without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with JOY, mine or your own;
if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of
your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or
to remember the limitations of being a human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you’re telling me is true.
I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself;
if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.
I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore be trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day,
and if you can source your life from ITS presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine,
and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full
moon, "YES!"
It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair,
weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you are, how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone with yourself,
and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.
(Oriah Mountain Dreamer describes herself as 'a workshop leader and writer who has studied with several Native American teachers and lives in Toronto in Canada.)
Announcements:
Roy: My paintings will be in a show this Sunday at the Malton Gallery by Rookwood Commons. Http://thecreativeboy.com
Vlasta: on Thurs 2-5 there will be a meeting about Passenger Rail in Ohio; AmTrack.
Coleman: the city is going to have a meeting or meetings to discuss the Passenger Rail and the Street Car.
Lauren: reading the letter to the editor.
“...what has happened to civil intelligent debate?.... Logic has been abandoned .... What has happened to morality? ... Divisiveness, ... Bullies at Town Hall meetings ... Respect for human life ... Determined to defeat Obama at all costs rather than what is best for the country ...”
(All) Great article. (See Lauren’s article in Navy Blue section below.)
Discussion of Joe Wilson ...
(several people) we would like to be able to post comments on a blog.
Ellen you can post comments at www.lloydhouse.blogspot.com
Vlasta: I was given an Issue 3 door hanger... In favor of the casino.
Carolyn: Indonesia has passed a law, stoning to death for adulterers; for gambling 100 lashes with a came.
Ginger: a paper of mine has been accepted to the International art Critics Association (AICA) in Dublin end October. “Photography’s Wake”.
Yesterday I submitted an application for a Guggenheim to research a book on history of censorship in Cincinnati.
Vlasta: Why our water bills are going up several fold in the next five years.
ISSUE 3, CASSINOS IN OHIO
Roy: my first concern is that the last time this issue came around the gov and the police were against. Now they are all for it. Why?
Last year the police claimed that it would increase crime.
Ginger: is it the same proposal as last year?
Roy: the innitial profit will go to pay off the building; so no money to the state until that paid off.
Also, last year there would have been only one cassino, in Wilmington. Now there are to be four: Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati. Seems a poor choice of sites.
Howmany against: 5
For: 4
Carolyn: more foreclosures in LosVegas than anywhere else. What does that suggest?
Roy: why be for it?
Cheryl: if you have the Lotto, why not a cassino?
Carolyn: we know people have bingo etc. We could give licenses for private parties to gamble to raise funds.
Judy: they do have bingo games that support private schools, e.g. Yavneh. I have volunteered at these games; people come and gamble with their social security checks, with their energy bill money... There is legalized gambling going on as bingo. People are addicted.
Carolyn: the Metropolitan Club, that high rise... They ...
Roy: so 1) we are already gambling in this state, and the other point is 2)
Ginger: one reason I would support it is just to oppose the idea of closing off a choice people might want to make. The real morality has to do with freedom of personal choice. ...
Cheryl: compulsive gamblers can call this number and have themselves banned at casinos.
Carolyn: I played baseball with Pete Rose when we were 7. ... He should never have been banned for betting on his own team to win.
Ginger
Does anybody know exactly how many people leave Ohio to gamble in other states?
I was in Indiana ... The Casinos are more than gambling, they feature lots of entertainment.
Judy: There are busses every day to the Hollywood Casino (formerly Argosy) and you see 3/4 of the cars have Ohio license plates.
Coleman: I’ve been to LosVegs. I don’t gamble. First time we went my friend said, “You are not playing to win, you are playing to be entertained.”
Ellen: A Modest Proposal: Why mess around with gambling... Indiana already has that, as well as Indians in Michigan. We could have legal marijuana and opium venues with sexual entertainment as well and get a lot of money from other states around! ( ;-)
Vlasta: most gamblers want to get something from nothing. Casinos are depressing. Why encourage dysfunctional behaviors. Protect the vulnerable.
Lauren Why set the stage for more problems for more people. We already have entertainment.
Why pander to people’s weakness.
Carolyn: German researchers have shown there is a gambling gene.
Mr. G: Anybody who claims gambling is wrong is mistaken; we are all gamblers. We gambling with our time, with our emotional development. So to sit in judgment on gamblers is absurd. But on the other hand, there are huge companies who want to manipulate you.
... I would want gambling to be more stringently regulated.
I gamble; high stakes backgammon playing. There is some skill.
In Casinos the odds are way against you. The public should understand that.
I went to Hollywood Casino, and they had changed the Blackjack rules, to favor the house.
(Reconstructed by Roy after the Salon, with help from Ginger and Mr G)
List of pros issue 3 from the group
It will keep OH gambling money in-state
Government should not manage personal responsibility
Equivalent to currently running gambling in OH (bingo, race track, lotto)
It’s going to help out the schools & gambling rehab
List of cons from the group
Disagreement with the strategy presented
Disagreement with the numbers of jobs & income projected from it
The moral issue of gambling
Businesses seeking to take advantage of the vulnerable
The main issues at the heart of it according to
People don’t understand the real numbers behind gambling (the odds, the actual house take, etc.)
How responsible are we to be our brother’s keeper?
How will this be a more attractive than other gambling casinos nearby
How much OH money is being spent out of state on gambling
Hugs to all,
Ellen
SECTION TWO: Events and Opportunities
Salonista Roy Jones’ Art Show Sunday
A one-day showing only!
Sunday, September 20th, from 3pm - 6pm only
Malton Gallery
3804 Edwards Road
Cincinnati, OH 45209
(513) 321-8614
I will premiere a new series: "City Rain" I've designed them in a way that the experience of seeing them in person is far different than any photograph could ever capture. I'm very excited about this series!
Directions:
The Malton is at one of the corners just outside of the Rookwood Commons shopping center. It is where Edmonson Rd intersects to a "T" at Edwards. Parking there is limited.
Parking:
You may want to park in Rookwood & cross the street
OR go North on Edwards (towards Kenwood Mall, 71N) to Atlantic, make a right onto Atlantic
Right on Hillsbrae
And right onto Arbor for parking so you don't have to cross Edwards by foot.
I know some of you I sent this to live quite a distance away, however, I'm asking you if you know anyone in this area who might enjoy such an event, to invite them on your behalf!
Thanks! and I hope to see you there. : )
- Roy W Jones
Nina Tolley to lead Yoga again this year at Lloyd House
Wednesday mornings, starting on Sept the 23rd at 9.30 am.
Yoga with Nina. This practice session is for people who have some familiarity with yoga and is to strengthen bones and muscles, increase flexibility, and acquire some balance. Hope you will join me.
Wear free-moving clothes; bring a sticky mat.
Nina
Nina Tolley
3900 North Cliff Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45220 513 281-2515
http://home.fuse.net/pastelsbynina/
Larry Falkin, Cincinnati’s Environment Czar, to speak at Salon on 9/30
One Cincinnati City Councilman has proposed eliminated the Office of Environmental Quality to help balance the budget. A Top Ten list of reasons why OEQ should not be eliminated is on OEQ's website below. Please let City Council know what you think about this proposal to eliminate OEQ.
Ellen, I know Larry Falkin the director pretty well. He would probably be willing to come to Salon to talk. I can approach him if you like.
Jeff Cobb
Climate Change Advocates of Cincinnati
http://climatechangeadvocatesofcincinnna.blogspot.com/
Phone # 219.973.2239 or 219.9PEACE9
If you look at the science about what is happening on Earth and aren't pessimistic, you don't understand data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this Earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren't optimistic, you haven't got a pulse. - Paul Hawken
In case you find yourself in discussions with fellow citizens about the
value of the City's sustainability programs, here's a copy of an article
that just went up on the OEQ website. You can find it online here:
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cmgr/pages/-37801-/
Larry Falkin
Ellen Bierhorst, Ph.D. Holistic Psychologist; Alexander Technique Teacher http://www.lloydhouse.com ~~~513 221 1289~~~ The Lloyd House 3901 Clifton Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45220
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:59:15 -0400
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Subject: 10th Bioregional Congress at the Farm in TN this October
The long-awaited bioregional congress is around the corner. We (Richard & I will be there)
Amidst the hills and hollows, tribes and councils new and old
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Anna Ferguson, Mark Stroud (Gratitude Yoga): Free Event Sun 9/20
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In This Issue
THANK YOU
Global Mala Event
World Peace Yoga Conference
Congratulations to Yoga Teacher Trainers
Cincinnati's
Hot Vegans
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What's Hot is what's in your Heart!
Greetings with gratitude . . .
We would like to thank you for your continued enthusiasm, support, patience, contributed talents, treasures and time as we carry on to open our "Spiritual Urban Village." Many have volunteered services, such as playing music, preparing food, computer and design work, on renovations and much more. Others have contributed financially or with time. We are eternally grateful for all of these offerings & to those that participate in classes and events on a regular basis. These offerings, along with past events, such as cooking classes <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102696059659&s=48&e=001tytQoMyjegez1s0s6lQSJ5CTOIdE_OxrIjJplYj8Ds9TqKBzWANYl_usq5Ft76difaL8wbHpR9ABdxEKg7qHRGJEmYKLabycLR8cGuB4XIM93X2HqCiKe7FraujQOIOeK_4h0mRnVycHxIEO7HzelKkbz3fJ8nMBV4EzNUaYhSyOgQlb4VFKzO_COk32xCKPwjcqAOReizKe91OTlBhaiA==> ,
the Yoga & Vegetarianism series, teacher trainings, workshops, etc. and current events (read further below) we are planning and putting into action are stepping stones to the opening of our "Spiritual Urban Village" with the completion of our eco-renovated studio and restaurant!
Please join the growing community of peacemakers at some of our upcoming events, keeping the enthusiasm going on our road to opening.
With deep appreciation,
Anna Ferguson & Mark Stroud
Please read further for events and happenings!
Global Mala Event: FREE
Sunday, September 20, 1:00-4:00 pm Burnet Woods
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World Peace Yoga Conference
October 23-25, 2009 at Grailville ~ Loveland, Ohio
When YOU register for the "World Peace Yoga Conference" in addition to experiencing cutting-edge classes, world-class food and soul-stirring inspiration YOU are directly contributing to educational opportunities that spread the message of a "Practical Blueprint for World Peace".
Join us in welcoming these amazing presenters: Arlene Bjork, Harold Brown, Jeff Brown, Julia Butterfly-Hill, Shelli Carpenter, Elizabeth Farians PhD, Amy Ferguson, Gabriel Cousens, Karen Dawn, Sharon Gannon, Andrew Harvey, Shanti Golds-Cousens, Jonny Kest, Dan Korman, Doug Kreitzer, David Life, Lila Lolling, Mercury Max, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Kali Ray, Rae Sikora, Katy Stahl, Doug Swenson, Will & Madeleine Tuttle, Patrick Murphy Welage and more!
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Congratulations to Yoga Teacher Trainers
I would like to acknowledge, thank and congratulate the yoga teacher trainers at World Peace Yoga & Motion Studio and Cincinnati State for their time, energy and dedication to the program. I am blessed with the good fortune to know and spend time with all of you. Our journey together through teacher training was amazing and it continues to grow and blossom. I'm also grateful for the current teacher training group in Springboro at Lee Laa Yoga, which are half way through the program. With love for all, Anna.
A testimonial from Pam Painter:
"Originally, I chose this teacher training based on how comprehensive and organized it appeared to be. It was that and so much more. Upon completion of the time spent in class, I was more than comfortable with facilitating Yoga classes in a variety of styles. The knowledge Anna imparts is prolific and authentic because she lives what she teaches every moment of every day. She is truly inspirational. I was supported throughout the entire course and continue to be through the fellowship created with so many wonderful people surrounding the training. Anna's continuing efforts to raise awareness and promote peace in our communities and in the world is such a blessing."
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This year I was also blessed with the opportunity to be a yoga teacher trainer again for a 350-hour course at Omega Institute in New York with Sharon Gannon & David Life. After months of preparation in coursework and a month-long course, I am now offically a Jivamukti Yoga Teacher. I'll be starting Jivamukti classes late September on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 pm. Click here <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102696059659&s=48&e=001tytQoMyjegfEknijPnFfKse5J881NTVNFLcgtTCmFxbI7e0RR4GNhjiOH2aVoPFtbeKhK8za3_odwcCdq7kLjZvuoQRa0iPiLUd-ufmr_NyAuG_J4tWra0THl2TF-7BrNZeXZryGnRn73hoO1vIIhv3lY8p56MAJiBHKUAMkhaANJVX_fDTVYGUH6K2V8XwI> for more about the Jivamukti Yoga practice.
Hi Everyone,
I’m home and there are several free or low costs activities in the next few weeks, so I put them all together into one e-mail. Kinda like a personal Tri-State Treasures.
Yours,
Shirley Reischman, Homeopathic Consultant
Free Enneagram Typing Interview
Saturday, September 26
11:00am - 12:00pm
12:30pm - 1:30pm
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Series #14 of the The School of Conscious Living will be conducting complimentary Enneagram typing interviews on September 26th. This is a great opportunity for individuals who are unsure about their type to come in and experience a typing interview with one of the students from the class. If you, or someone you know, may be interested in knowing their type or finding out more about themselves through the narrative tradition, this is a great opportunity. Volunteers would be appreciated to participate in free typing interviews with the SCL undergraduates for the students to demonstrate their knowledge of the Enneagram and interviewing techniques.
Please contact Deborah.Ooten@GoConscious.com for more information or to reserve a session, as space is limited.
An invitation from Scott Leber:
I would like to invite all of you to hear a Georgia married couple, who I’m good friends with, speak about their radio/internet/public ministry on the Biblical Name of God. I first learned about them almost 1 year ago and have corresponded with them/listened to their Bible teaching on the internet ever since. When I learned they share their teaching publicly, I told them I would love to have them come to Cincinnati. I was finally blessed when they told me recently they would be coming on Saturday the 19th. So, I’m sharing this with many friends I thought would benefit from it as much as I have! The teaching integrates Old and New Testament validation and is the most enlightening I have experienced in my life.
The meeting place is The Holiday Inn Eastgate, in one of their conference rooms, from 1 – 4 pm. I am a little sketchy on all the details. Besides the teaching there may be singing. Those attending may stay as long/little as they like. There will be an optional baptism, if desired. There is no charge, but there may be a love donation.
I ask that you let me know ASAP if you will or will not attend. You may return email me or call me at my home telephone number: 513-527-4736. My home email address is redleber@mail.com I’ll be happy to answer any additional questions through either point of contact.
Sincerely,
Scott Leber
Experience Tibet Without Leaving Cincinnati Tibet Fest 2009
The exotic sights, traditions and flavors of Tibet will be within reach of anyone who visits Tibet Fest 2009 at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center. The popular annual festival is from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, September 19 and 20.
The monks and lay students of Gaden Samdrupling (GSL) Buddhist Monastery will present talks on Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, serve traditional Tibetan delicacies and display cultural artifacts. The program also features a healing service, a film about nomadic life in the Himalayas and a photography exhibit showcasing life in a Buddhist monastery.
A Tibetan bazaar will offer a wonderful range of Tibetan handicrafts, bags, incense, books, jewelry, prayer flags, CDs of Buddhist chanting, and other items. A special program for children will introduce them to the inter-relationship of all life and allow them to express their understanding in creative art.
GSL Monastery, founded in 1999 by the renowned teacher Ven. Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche, preserves the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Though GSL functions as a traditional monastery for monks of this lineage, it also welcomes lay people of all nationalities and backgrounds to participate in religious, cultural and educational programs.
Event Location: Clifton Cultural Arts Center is at 3711 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati
The schedule for Tibet Fest is attached. To schedule an interview with one of the monks of GSL Monastery or to arrange a tour of the monastery, call 513-385-7116.
Tibet Fest 2009 Schedule
Saturday, September 19
11 a.m., Buddhist Healing Ceremony: Practiced for thousands of years, this ceremony can bring spiritual, emotional, and physical healing and helps to cleanse away obstacles to happiness. Suggested donation: $10
2 p.m., "Buddhism in a Nutshell": Some view Buddhism as a philosophy. Others see it as a spiritual path. Our resident monk will speak on essential topics of Buddhism in simple language and how to integrate them into our everyday life. Suggested donation: $10
4 p.m., Ecology and Life in Art for Kids: A short talk about nature and its inter-relationship with our lives, followed by colorful art activities. Specifically designed to include children ages 7-12, all children and adults are welcome. Suggested donation: $10
5 p.m., Film and Popcorn. Himalaya tells a story about caravan time in Dolpo, when villagers must trek for days across the mountains with laden yaks to trade their salt for grain.
Sunday, September 20
11 a.m., Tibetan Tradition of Art, Food and Life: Surrounded by the Himalaya mountain range, with harsh weather and isolated from the outside world for hundreds of years. Tibetans created a unique lifestyle, food and artistic heritage while developing a colorful, non-violent way of life in conjunction to the Buddhist principles. Suggested donation: $10
2 p.m., "The Art of Joyful Living": Caring for our inner child is way of living a happy life. Our resident monk will talk about Buddhist philosophy, how to integrate these teachings in our everyday life and achieve happiness. Suggested donation: $10
3 p.m., "Buddhism and Ecology": Our lives and the world we live in have a very delicate balance. Buddhist philosophy offers insight and wisdom about this relationship. Suggested donation: $10
6 p.m., Taste of Tibet: A traditional Tibetan feast of authentic dishes including momos, bean threads, potato and cheese rounds with traditional spices and sweet and salty teas. A wide array of both non-vegetarian and vegetarian choices will be available. Suggested donation: $10.
RSVP requested: Call (513) 385-7116 or email: gsloffice@yahoo.com.
The Rhine Quartet in Concert
See the debut concert of the new Quartet-in-Residence at NKU
Price:
$10 general admission, $7 students w/ID
Date:
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Time:
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:
Greaves Concert Hall at Northern Kentucky University
Street:
Nunn Drive
City/Town:
Highland Heights, KY
View Map
Christian Hartman invites you to three performances of the Mayan Ruins – world band and dancing. Most events are free, but some may have a small cover charge – usually no more than $5 – depending on the venue.
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"Arundas & Mayan Ruins" on Saturday, September 26 at 7:30pm.
Event: Arundas & Mayan Ruins - "Ohio Valley Tribal Stomp"
What: Performance
Start Time: Saturday, September 26 at 7:30pm
End Time: Sunday, September 27 at 12:05am
Where: Cincinnati Yoga School – one block N of Montgomery on Ridge in former Mason’s Hall in Pleasant Ridge
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Event: "Mayan Ruins & Zahara will be appearing at Fantasy Fest!"
What: Festival
Host: Fans of Mayan Ruins
Start Time: Saturday, October 3 at 12:00pm
End Time: Saturday, October 3 at 7:00pm
Where: Main Strasse Village
"Mayan Ruins with Zahara at World Music Fest" on Saturday, October 17 at 3:00pm.
Event: Mayan Ruins with Zahara at World Music Fest
""Moroccan Bazaar" with vendors & live music all day! "
What: Performance
Host: Fans of Mayan Ruins
Start Time: Saturday, October 17 at 3:00pm
End Time: Saturday, October 17 at 4:00pm
Where: Leapin' Lizard Gallery
There are two new spiritual growth groups starting at the Glendale New Church - 845 Congress Ave., Glendale, OH 45246-4420. Please contact Clark Echols, (513) 284-1236 or clark.echols@newchurch-cincy.org if you are interested or if you want more information.
Living Courageously is a seven week workshop series during which we will
all be focusing on our spiritual growth by learning about and applying the deeper
meaning of the Elijah story to our lives. Starting Sunday September 27th at 9AM.
The Sunday sermons, daily reader, and small groups will meet together
to investigate a different topic from the Elijah story every week. We’ve discovered in
previous series that there is power in a group of people committing to work on the
same thing at the same time. We’re looking forward to harnessing and experiencing
that power again. What does this look like for you?
There are three core components to this campaign:
1. Participate in a Small Group Sunday morning. These groups will be a place to
talk about the ideas that we are focusing on each week and build community. It will be a place to get to know others, explore the deeper meaning of the Elijah story, and get support in applying it to your life.
2. Come and be involved in the Sunday worship services during the campaign. Our pastor will be preaching on the topic that we will all be studying during
the week.
3. Commit to ten minutes a day to read the selections from the scripture in the
workbook and reflect on what they mean in your life.
Why should I participate?
• Because you will find a deeper, more fulfilling and more joyful connection
with God.
• Because you will become more connected with your community.
• Because your daily life will improve as you actively follow the principles laid
out for us in God’s Word.
First small group meets Sunday, September 27 at 9 AM. Worship and the sermon will
begin the series. A donation of $25 to cover the workbook and materials is being
requested. Please sign the register on the table in the Society Hall.
SPIRITUAL GROWTH SUPPORT GROUP – starting Thursday September 17th
This is a course to support you in your personal spiritual growth. It focuses on the vertical dimension of your inner life and your relationship with God as you understand Him. Its goal is to help you work on yourself through facing your own shortcomings in an open, honest and constructive way. It is not about improving your business or financial life, your physical health or your relationships.
The method is sharing, not judging, not criticizing or advising. The spiritual growth group is moderated by a ‘leader’ who is trained to listen but not to admonish, scrutinize or advise.
Cincinnati, Hamilton County & Ohio Elections 2009
Candidate and Issue Forums
All events are free, non-partisan and open to the public.
Overview of State and Local Ballot Issues
Wednesday, Sept 23 7:00 p.m.
Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, 103 Wm. Howard Taft 45219
Cosponsors: League of Women Voters, Woman’s City Club
For info: League of Women Voters 281-8683
Cincinnati School Board Candidate Forum
Monday, October 5 7:00 p.m.
Woodward Career Technology High School, Reading & Seymour Avenues, Bond Hill.
Cosponsors: League of Women Voters, Woman’s City Club, AIR Inc., Cincinnatus Association, NAACP, American Jewish Committee, Parents for Public Education
For info: League of Women Voters 281-8683
Cincinnati Mayoral Debate
Tuesday, October 13 8:00 p.m.
WCPO Channel 9 TV.
Cosponsors: Cincinnatus Association, League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
For info: Cincinnatus Association
Cincinnati City Council Candidates Forum
TOPIC: Strategies for Neighborhood Revitalization in the Midst of Financial Crisis
Saturday, October 10 7:30 p.m.
The Greenwich, 2442 Gilbert Avenue, 45206; Walnut Hills
Cosponsors: The Greenwich, League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area.
For info: The Greenwich (513) 221-1151.
WhaWhat are YOUR questions for the candidates?
Email your questions (specify which forum) to cincinnati cincinnati2009elections@yahoo.com.
Questions will be selected by the sponsoring civic organizations. You will be notified if your question is used.
Cincinnati Election Forums 2009
These forums are a collaborative effort of the
Cincinnatus Association, Citizens for Civic Renewal, League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area, Woman’s City Club and Urban League of Greater Cincinnati; five local organizations working together to improve citizen engagement in our city and region.
http://freedomspeaks.com
Great site to write letters to local, county, state, and federal reps. Terrific.
Takes about five minutes to sign up, but its a great tool. You type in your zip code and they tell you the names and contact info for all your political reps. And you can easily send a letter to all or only selected ones right there.
Ellen Bierhorst, Ph.D. Holistic Psychologist; Alexander Technique Teacher http://www.lloydhouse.com ~~~513 221 1289~~~ The Lloyd House 3901 Clifton Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45220
Hi there friends,
- Now here’s an opportunity for you. I am now a fully qualified teacher of the Alexander Technique, and eager to give a lot of lessons this summer. All lessons will be free until the end of June, and then really cheap during July ($10), and pretty darn cheap during August ($20?). Starting sometime later I’ll be charging $78 for a 45 minute lesson, but still eager to make it affordable for you. So please call me to schedule a time and by all means tell your friends and family. 513 221 1289.
Don’t know what Alexander Technique is? Check out http://MissyVineyard.com or http://www.alexandertechnique.com for introductory essays and FAQ.
Also, you can read my own Alexander Technique stories at www.lloydhouse.com, follow the Alexander links.
Thanks for your interest in this wonderful work.
Ellen
P.S. Response has been wonderful this summer to this announcement! My calendar is full...a miracle. First lesson is free this summer; then lessons 2 – 4 are only $10, and lessons 5 – 8 only $20 if paid in advance, so take advantage of this rare opportunity. Eventually, when I feel ready, my full fee will be $78. If you call now and I don’t have space in the calendar, you can still have one free meeting, 3 $10 meetings, and 4 $20 meetings whenever it is that I can schedule your lesson. Get ‘em while they’re hot! This deal can’t last.
PPS: 8/13/09 ~ my enthusiasm for the Alexander Technique is growing by leaps and bounds as I give more lessons. I’ve given over 100 lessons to date, and sure enough, people look and feel the way I always feel after a lesson: much more “up”, relaxed, attractive, and encouraged about my life generally. As Richard Brennan says, “This is brain work that looks like body work.” Indeed!
Lloyd House Monthly Drumming Circle:
Did you know that on the Final Tuesday of the month we have a super informal drumming circle here? Bring instruments of any variety. We rock! Dancing. No perfectionism tolerated. Starts 6:45, ends at 8:45. Bring Snacks if you like, wine...
Roxanne, Michael, Ellen, Don (middle row- Yvonne, Jeanne, Paul, Kevin, Josie, David, (back row – Nancy, Tom, Scott
Hey all,
Sat. Oct 10th- TribOrginal <http://www.barakamundi.com/triboriginal/> (Asheville,NC) part of
Sat. night big show, jamming around fires, workshop presenting
Sat. Nov. 21st- Raquy & the Cavemen <http://www.raquyandthecavemen.com/>
Send for your Absentee Ballot NOW:
Click on link below, print form, fill it out and mail it in:
http://voteforourlibrary.com/page/vote-by-mail
SECTION THREE: HEALTH CARE REFORM STUFF
(I like this banner. I like Single Payer also. Good heading for our Health Care section.)
New Activism Tool: “Phone Booths”. Let’s do one!
From: "David Plouffe, BarackObama.com" <info@barackobama.com>
Reply-To: "David Plouffe, BarackObama.com" <info@barackobama.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:25:44 -0400
To: Ellen Bierhorst <ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com>
Subject: Health Reform Phone Booths
ellen --
Last week the President laid out his health reform plan and challenged Congress to act. OFA volunteers leapt into action, generating hundreds of thousands of signatures and calls to show grassroots support. Now we need to reach out in our communities, spread the facts about the President's plan, and bring new voices of support into Washington.
If you can spare your lunch hour (or a couple of hours whenever you're free), you can make it happen. Here's how: Organize a "Health Reform Phone Booth" in your area. <http://my.barackobama.com/page/m2/55c102d3/6bf3ea11/ded5e0aa/11885c42/290038635/VEsH/>
It's simple: Just grab some friends and set up in a public spot where lots of folks will pass by. You'll distribute fact sheets about President's plan and ask people to call their members of Congress on the spot and voice their support.
We'll give you all the materials, phone numbers, and step-by-step instructions you need to make it a success -- and when you register your Phone Booth online, other OFA volunteers can join you to lend a hand.
<http://my.barackobama.com/page/m2/55c102d3/6bf3ea11/ded5e0aa/11885c42/290038635/VEsE/>
Click here to run a Health Reform Phone Booth near you:
http://my.barackobama.com/PhoneBooth <http://my.barackobama.com/page/m2/55c102d3/6bf3ea11/ded5e0aa/11885c42/290038635/VEsF/>
Passing health reform won't be easy -- they've been talking about it in Washington for almost a century. But we know that when ordinary people who believe in change reach out, spread the facts, and help folks from all walks of life make their voices heard, we can make history.
Thanks for making it happen,
Jeremy
Jeremy Bird
Deputy Director
Organizing for America
P.S. -- In August we asked a few OFA volunteers to test out running a Health Reform Phone Booth in their area, and we got great reports -- even from folks who were pretty nervous before they began. Here are just a couple:
I will confess that I questioned my decision to host an event the instant I hit the send button. I imagined myself on a street corner, handing out fliers like the guys hand out restaurant flyers. Relief struck when the first volunteer signed up with me. Imagine how thrilled I was when 15 had signed up!... We distributed 300 phone booth sheets and 600 info sheets... The best part, one of our volunteers was 79 1/2 years old. She was remarkable. Thank you for this opportunity. I am very glad I did it, no matter how nervous I was.
-- Mark P. from New York, New York
We had two veterans tell us that they were very happy with the VA system, and one vowed to write a letter to the editor to dispel the myths that that system doesn't work. Many people thanked us for having a booth and for trying to dispel the lies being spread by opponents of reform.
-- Mike O. from Bozeman, Montana
<http://my.barackobama.com/page/m2/55c102d3/6bf3ea11/ded5e0aa/11885c7d/290038635/VEsC/>
Paid for by Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee -- 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
Kucinich predicts ‘no public option’ this year; instead, a
Private Mandate Sausage Machine
While the political process in Washington suffers through its grotesque pantomime on health care, let us prepare our neighborhoods, our communities, our states for the eventual triumph of single payer health care.
Please sign the petition for a single payer system. <http://kucinich.us/hcpetition>
<http://kucinich.us/hcpetition>
Download, print and circulate the petition among friends and neighbors. <http://healthcare.kucinich.us/petition/health_care_for_all_petition.pdf>
Dear Friends,
It is said one should not ask how sausage or laws are made. Are you concerned about a public option? Let me share with you some insight about health care legislation which may not be good for your health.
A lesson in politics. The Kucinich Prediction: Here's what's going to happen ...
- House will make a big deal about keeping/putting a public option in HR3200 because it competes with insurance companies and will keep insurance rates low.
- The White House will refer to the President's speech last week where he spoke favorably of the public option.
- The Senate will kill the competitive public option in favor of non-competitive "co-ops". Senate leaders like Kent Conrad have said the votes to pass a public option were never there in the Senate.
- The bill will come to a House-Senate Conference Committee without the public option.
- House Democrats will be told to support the conference report on the legislation to support the President.
- The bill will pass, not with a "public option" but with a private mandate requiring 30 million uninsured to buy private health insurance (if one doesn't already have it). If you are broke, you may get a subsidy. If you are not broke, you will get a fine if you do not purchase insurance.
The bill that Congress passes may pale in comparison to the bill that millions of Americans will get every month/year for having or not having private health insurance.
It will take four years for the new legislation to go into effect. During that time we are going to build a constituency of millions in support of real health care, a constituency which will be recognized and a cause which is right and just: Health Care as a Civil Right.
Join our efforts. Sign the petition <http://kucinich.us/hcpetition> . Contribute <http://kucinich.us/contribute> . Insure a democratic future.
Thank you.
Once you've watched President Obama's speech ( http://www.leahyforvermont.com/multimedia/video?id=0013), please invite your friends and family to join the cause of health care reform by signing our petition at http://CitizensForAPublicOption.com.
This is a terrific site, a wonderful video. Send the link to everyone on your list.
E.
http://www.sickforprofit.com
Check out this video on the real truth about public option: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXFHXqrrJ6g
Robert Reich explains it clearly. He was Clinton’s sec’y for labor, I believe. I have liked him for years. Suggest you send this to everyone on your email address book.
ellen
repeated: House Health Insur Bill explained
Extremely well researched and written article clarifies one of the bills before congress...house bill... Sent by Chris Smitherman. Probably his brother who wrote it. ellen
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Let facts, not fiction improve health care
Obama's reforms can cut costs, cover most of uninsured
Dr. Herbert C. Smitherman Jr.
I see the urgency for federal health care reform every day in my urban practice.
Take the case of a 29-year-old woman who was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The cancer was caught early enough to be treated with surgery, but she couldn't afford it. Her company didn't offer insurance along with her low-paying job. She couldn't afford insurance herself and made too much in income to qualify for government assistance.
Our office eventually got her the medical care she needed, but the time she needed to take off to have the surgery and recover caused her to lose her job. Now she can't afford to pay her mounting medical bills.
This story, which I see repeated in many different ways, shows that the United States provides the best medical care in the world, but has the worst way of paying for it. Unless the system is reformed, physicians like myself and other health care providers will continue to see the numbers of such hardship cases rise. The status quo is unsustainable and unaffordable for the health and economic future of this country.
The problem is critical, and President Barack Obama's health care proposals offer a solution. But scare tactics about the reform plans are steering the country away from having a reasonable debate. Americans should let facts, not fiction, drive the discussion so we can reach a social consensus.
The United States spends $2.5 trillion per year on health care -- about 50 percent more than Europe or Canada, but with worse health care results. Despite this spending, America still has 47 million uninsured. There are 18,000 deaths each year attributed to the lack of health insurance. About 12.6 million people -- 36 percent of those who tried to buy insurance on the private market -- are denied health insurance because of pre-existing illnesses. Many denied patients have cancer.
Between 2000-07, the profits of the 10 largest U.S. health insurance companies soared 529 percent, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings, while the number of U.S. uninsured rose 30 percent.
For those who are insured and feel that this issue does not affect them, they are terribly wrong. They pay a high price for the uninsured -- through higher premiums for employees and employers.
When the uninsured get sick or terribly ill, they end up in emergency rooms. Avoidable ER visits and hospitalizations cost the health care system 10 to 20 times more than if they would have had access to basic primary care early on. It would be less expensive to cover the uninsured -- giving them access to primary care and preventive services that are more cost-effective than hospitals and emergency rooms.
We proved this premise in a study done by the Wayne State University School of Medicine, four Detroit health systems and a federally qualified health center. The project was called the Voice of Detroit Initiative and was funded by the Kellogg Foundation. It was later published by Wayne State University Press as "Taking Care of the Uninsured: A Path to Reform."
This initiative enrolled and tracked the care of 33,000 people who were without health insurance over five years. The college was able to transition 55 percent of the patients out of preventable ER and hospitalizations visits into affordable primary care medical home settings. The result was a 42 percent savings in overall care.
The initiative achieved these savings by expanding primary care capacity and reorganizing the delivery system, better aligning health care services to the patient's immediate clinical needs. In other words, we got the patient to the right place at the right time for the right level of care.
Massachusetts has learned this same lesson as a result of its mandate to provide universal insurance coverage to about 439,000 additional Bay State residents. Since its law went into effect in 2006, however, the costs in Massachusetts are 33 percent higher than national average and growing faster than the rest of the country.
The reason is that although people now have an insurance card, there are not enough primary care doctors to absorb 439,000 newly insured people. So the new patients are ending up in high-cost settings such as ERs and hospitals. What we learned from the Massachusetts plan is that covering everyone without fixing the delivery system and expanding primary care capacity leads to higher health care costs.
The current House legislation, HR 3200, sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn, is a step in the right direction to fixing this situation. It builds on the current system and doesn't change what works, including leaving the private insurance market in place. It keeps Medicare intact, covers all Americans and expands Medicaid to more low- and moderate-income Americans. It increases federal reimbursement to primary care physicians. It establishes a public option for low- and moderate-income Americans who make 133 percent to 400 percent of the federal poverty level with federal subsidies for families where necessary to help make insurance affordable.
This approach would cover more than 95 percent of the uninsured.
HR 3200 also ends the practice of denying insurance because of pre-existing conditions and does not allow termination of insurance if you become seriously ill. It precludes exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays. And it ends annual or lifetime caps on health care coverage while allowing people to keep their doctor and their current plan.
To correct other misperceptions, the House legislation does not cover noncitizens or abortions. It does not lead to "death panels" or government-sponsored euthanasia.
For that matter, the public option that the Obama administration has promoted is not a government takeover of the U.S. health care system, but creates more choices by providing a competitive and affordable alternative to commercial plans.
A health care reform bill that simply adds 47 million people to the private insurance market without a public option represents a huge system of federal taxpayer subsidies to the insurance industry with no mechanisms to control costs. It would be a formula for fiscal disaster.
Much has been made of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's estimate that the House proposal would increase the budget deficit $1 trillion during the next 10 years -- an annual increase of 2 percent in the federal budget. But the CBO did not take into account parts of the proposal that would raise taxes, produce savings or reduce other spending to offset implementing the legislation.
Some experts put savings as high as $200 billion a year.
While few organizations have more respect in Washington than the CBO, it isn't infallible. In each of the past three decades, when assessing major changes in Medicare, the CBO has substantially underestimated the savings of the reforms.
While paying for health reform, the House plan ensures that about 96 percent of small businesses will pay no additional fees. Small businesses are now paying 18 percent more than big businesses for the same policy; this bill will stop this unfair practice.
Authentic, fact-based debate can help lead the country toward a consensus on health reform that increases access while keeping costs in check. But when politicians such as Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, make statements such as "We should not have a government program that determines we are going to pull the plug on Grandma," they are discouraging the constructive dialogue we need to move America forward.
Spreading false statements to scare folks into opposing reform is not the way to proceed on such a life-and-death subject. We need to get real solutions from their elected leaders.
repeated: The overwhelming majority of physicians, nurses, Americans of all kinds know we must have health insurance reform.
The time to push is now, before Sept 15 when Congress reconvenes.
What can you do?
- Telephone your 2 senators and your congressperson’s office, say you are a constituent, your zip code is xxxxx, and you want the senator or congressmember to vote FOR health insurance reform. You might also indicate support for single payer or for the public option. (That just means that every American could have their choice to participate in a private for-profit health insurance plan like Anthem, or else to participate in a public plan like Medicare.) Call back every week.
- Call your rep’s office and request a face to face meeting with a staff member to convey your views. They will schedule you one! Show up and tell them.
- Write a hand-written letter (or a printed one) in support of Reform and fax it to your reps.
- Write a hand written (or printed) and mail it
- Go to Rep. Dreihaus’ next community meeting next Wed. 7:30 PM at the Nathanael Greene Lodge at 6394 Wesselman Road. (enlargeable map at http://cincinnati.citysearch.com/profile/map/33206888/cincinnati_oh/nathanael_green_lodge_veterans.html. It is off the Rybolt Exit from I-74)
- Go to http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/health-care-action-center/?source=feature and click on buttons to write letters to the editor, call people in your area, etc.
- Go to Barackobama.com and at the very top of the screen, on the right is a place to create an “account” or if you have one, log in. That takes you to a page where you can find all the events and opportunities for helping. They will even give you a phone list of people in your neighborhood you might call. There are also plenty of links to information sources if you want to inform yourself better. Like here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/71/?e=11
- Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH)
713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
- Voinovich, George V. - (R - OH)
524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
- Steve Driehaus First Congressional District
441 Vine St. 3003 Carew Twr., Cincinnati, OH 45202
- Jean Schmidt 2nd Congressional District
8044 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45236
I recommend a hand written letter that is faxed to the senator or congress person’s office followed by a voice phone contact. Judy said when she gets the rep’s office and says her piece, she asks them to repeat back to her what they have heard so she knows it is accurate. Another great idea.
And of course, get your friends to call and write demanding passage of a comprehensive health care bill that includes universal coverage for all Americans, reduction of costs, and choice of plans and providers.
Could we have a post card party? A telephone banking party? An email sending party? We’ve got to do something more. We could have it at the Lloyd House. Ellen
This just in from Judy Leever:
I just made my weekly calls. Here is what I say:
“Hi, I am a constituent. My zip code is 45140.
I am very much for healthcare reform.”
Then in my case, I continue to say,
“I would most prefer a single payer plan but I will take a public option. I think it is absolutely crucial that health care reform be passed.”
I then thank “Congressman Brown for his support of health care reform and Voinowich for not always voting party line. I have nothing positive to say about Schimdt so I don’t say anything except “I hope she will support healthcare reform.”
They say thank you very much I will tell him/her and I respond
“What will you say?”
They repeat it back and I thank them and go.
Don’t go into a long explanation-just tell them in a sentence or two that they can repeat back. The staffers have a chart where they check off what you say-so they have single payer on the chart or public option. They write down your zip code. If you make a special comment,it is written in the margin. At the end of the day they compile and send it to the Congressperson.
Good luck to us all, Judy
Section Four: Articles and Letters
- Bentley Davis: political update for the responsible citizen
- Lisa Schare comments on C. Baggett
- Evan Bukey on Right Wingers in AK
- Sherrod Brown is Behind Public Option
- Firebrand Environmentalist Freethinker Jeanette Raichyk on Solar in the Slums
Dem Endorsed School Bd Candidate Lisa Schare
>> From: Lisa Schare <lisaschare@fuse.net>
>> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:02:36 -0400
>> To: Ellen Bierhorst <ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com>
>> Subject: Re: Diane Fishbein's friend...want you to speak
>>
>> Dear Ellen,
>> I would love to visit the salon. I am a colleague of Jason Haap at
>> Princeton High School; I am an art teacher. One of my campaign issues is
>> about the 15 elementary schools in CPS that do not have an art and/or
>> music specialist on staff. I often think of Langston Hughes' poem "A
>> Dream Deferred." A large portion of our students are not receiving a
>> holistic education, and are not being trained to be innovative and
>> critical thinkers.
>>
>> Diane knows me well and I look forward to meeting you. Can I come by on
>> Sept. 23rd?
>>
>> As far as Ceaire Baggett goes, I was a little incredulous myself until I
>> met him. He is extremely dynamic, a true CPS success story. I think he
>> represents a young voice that can motivate young people to take personal
>> accountability and strive to achieve to the best of their ability. Given
>> the drop-out rates of young African American males in CPS, I believe
>> Ceaire would provide keen insight into creating policy to not only lower
>> the drop-out rates, but narrow the achievement gap.
>> Thanks for your time.
>> Best
>> Lisa Schare
Our DEA (democracy educator/advisor) Bentley Davis on Political Events
(Bentley has offered to step up and be our DEA... The long wished for professional whose expertise is in following political issues, whose political philosophy is progressive, willing to inform and educate me and you. My plan is that we will pay her for her efforts by subscription. The sheer relief I feel at having a ‘seeing eye dog’ for the political morass is worth a whole lot. Get her flavor by reading her bulletins this fall. She’s doing this for us for free. Then we’ll talk about how to get her paid for her work. Be thinking about it. Ellen)
Ellen Bierhorst, Ph.D. Holistic Psychologist; Alexander Technique Teacher http://www.lloydhouse.com ~~~513 221 1289~~~ The Lloyd House 3901 Clifton Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45220
From: Bentley DAvis <bentleysdavis@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:46:25 -0400
To: Ellen Bierhorst <ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com>
Subject: Political notes
Ohio House Bill 176 -- to end discrimination in housing, employment and credit based on sexual orientation and gender identity. PASSED in the House! It is now moving to the Ohio State Senate. Folks who support this need to contact their state senators.
Cincinnati City Council: Jeff Berding was unendorsed by the Democrats on Saturday. Roxanne Qualls was endorsed in his place.
Afghanistan: US Senator Russ Fiengold is asking for a timeline for withdrawal from Afghanistan. So far, he is the only one.
Sister Helen Prejean (of Dead Man Walking fame) will be speaking at Xavier University (Cintas Center) at 7:30pm on Monday. The public lecture is free.
Best,
Bentley
To Bentley from Ellen:
Yes, yes. Just the kind of info.
A personal twist would be good... Something indicating the level of importance/urgency of folks responding with activism.
In Today’s post, it might be, “The Equal rights bill in the Ohio legislature is probably one of the 3 most important moments this year for anyone concerned about gay rights. You can easily write your senator, who is probably Eric Kearney, by going to www.freedomspeaks.com and signing in (2 minutes) and sending him an email.)
ellen
(last week)
Hello Ellen,
Attached, please find some political updates from the past couple weeks. It includes an event happening tomorrow afternoon and an action item on a state house bill.
Best,
Bentley
9/9/09 Political updates:
City council political races: Last week, the AFL-CIO un-endorsed councilmember Jeff Berding. The Cincinnati Democratic Committee is meeting on Saturday to determine whether to also un-endorse Berding. There is a possibility that Tony Fischer might be considered for an un-endorsement as well.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
5:00 p.m.
Meet at Madison Park
2501 Madison Road, Cincinnati
Cook-Out to follow!
For more information, please contact:
Bill Dudley, UFCW 75 at 1-800-582-1099 ext. 3041
or Terry Brennan, The AMOS Project at 513-751-2222
State House Legislation:
The Ohio State House will soon be voting on HB 176, The Equal Housing and Employment Bill. They might vote as early as Tuesday, September 15. This bill will make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in regard to housing or employment.
The state DOT has an internet survey online to gauge interest in the proposed passenger rail from Cincinnati-Dayton-Columbus-Cleveland. It can be found here: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Rail/Programs/passenger/3CisME/Lists/Survey/NewForm.aspx
Weekly Lurker and History Prof Evan Bukey on Right Winging in AK
Hi Chusti!
Sunday, Anita and I took in the NW Arkansas Knife and Gun Show. Our
anthropoplogical expedition revealed few suprises. At least 75% of the
weapons consisted of up-to-date assault weapons manufactured in the
US or Israel. There were also a great many hand guns of all types - Smith
& Wesson and Glock seemingly the most popular. If strapped for cash,
the best deals were Romanian AK 47s. As for older types, surprisingly few
military rifles from the world wars graced the splay tables. However, you
could buy Obama hunting licenses, Confederate flags, and all kinds of hate
literature. While in the field, I wore a Deutschland T-shirt
emblazoned with a huge German eagle. It was a wise move. I received a pat
of the back, a compliment, and a number of "you're one of us" looks.
Is this a great country or what?
Love and kisses,
Evan
Sen. Brown is Behind Public Option
Dear Ms. Bierhorst:
Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding health care.
Since first coming to Congress in 1993, I have refused to enroll in the coverage offered to members of Congress until every American has access to high-quality, affordable health insurance. Should a health care reform bill pass that offers a public insurance option, I would be pleased to enroll.
I strongly believe that our health care system is in need of reform. First and foremost, we must reduce the long-term growth of health care costs for patients, taxpayers, and businesses; protect families from bankruptcy or debt because of health expenditures; guarantee a choice of doctors and health plans; invest in prevention and wellness; improve patient safety and quality of care; assure affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans; and end barriers to coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
One promising solution to the problems of cost, quality, and access that plague our health care system is to increase competition in the health insurance market. If the private insurance industry was truly competitive, then there would be strong incentives to provide coverage to as many Americans as possible and to build customer loyalty through cost savings and quality improvements. Unfortunately, insurers do not truly compete against one another; instead, they make use of the same basic strategies to earn significant profits. These tactics include selectively insuring the lowest risk enrollees, slow-walking claims payments so they can earn interest on every premium dollar, and denying as many claims as possible.
What the insurance industry needs is some healthy competition from a public insurance option. This option would not replace employer-sponsored coverage and no one would be forced into it; the public option would simply give uninsured or underinsured Americans the choice of enrolling in an insurance plan that does not engage in the same cost-avoidance tactics as private insurance plans do. The public health insurance option would also be a vehicle for improvements in quality, coverage, and provider-access that sets the bar higher for private insurance plans. This option would be available to all Americans: both private and government employees, including members of Congress and their staffs.
Since Congress began debating health insurance reform, an overwhelming number of people in Ohio have contacted me. I appreciate this input and am carefully considering the thoughts, questions, and concerns that you and other Ohioans have shared with me.
In particular, some individuals and small businesses have cited proposals to tax employer-sponsored health benefits or tax the top 1% of income earners in order to help pay for health insurance reform. Others have mentioned proposals that would help pay the insurance subsidies of low-income, uninsured Americans by collecting fees from medium and large employers that do not offer employer-sponsored insurance. Finally, many seniors and retirees have shared concerns about the continued availability of quality health care coverage for older Americans.
The House and Senate are still in the process of drafting this health care legislation and a final bill has not yet been released. I strongly agree that health insurance reform must not ignore seniors and must benefit Ohio's small businesses and manufacturers. I am considering all the options carefully. As Congress moves forward on health insurance reform, I will certainly work to address the issues contained in your letter.
If you wish to learn more about my work on health insurance reform as well as the most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that many Ohioans have posed to my office, please visit my website at:
http://brown.senate.gov/issues_and_agenda/stories/share/?issue_id=f565635b-e37a-45d3-b15f-edf6b930bd1a.
Thank you again for getting in touch with me on this important matter.
Sincerely,
Sherrod Brown
United States Senator
Jeanette Raichyk sends: Solar in the Slums!
And this solar in the slums is also the site for a unique biogas project (same group) where they use yesterday's offal and garbage (plus an animal product) to produce the gas to cook tonight's meal... and dig this, someplace in California may get their attention soon,,, so look at how the local crooks got P&G to cough up support... note also that progress comes from diverse small applications, not massive one-size-fits-all solutions.
Jeanette Raichyk, PhD
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89956754
In Cairo Slum, the Poor Spark Environmental Change
by Liane Hansen
Thomas Taha Rassam Culhane is the founder of Solar Cities, an organization that is installing solar hot-water heaters on the rooftops of Coptic Christian and Muslim communities in Cairo's slums.
April 27, 2008
In Cairo, the heart of the city's upscale area is known as Zamalek, a lush island neighborhood in the Nile that thrives with tourists and commerce. Only a short car ride away lies a sprawling slum where impoverished residents have learned to make a living off the trash from Zamalek and other parts of the Egyptian city.
Manshiyet Nasser, with its narrow dirt streets and precariously built houses, is home to tens of thousands of people. They are the Zabaleen, which in Arabic means "garbage collectors," and they have gathered and recycled Cairo's garbage by hand for decades.
While their means of survival may seem lowly, a closer look at this primarily Coptic Christian community reveals that something greater is going on. Here — in the most unlikely of places — the urban poor and some innovative young environmentalists are bringing about environmental change in an age of global warming.
'Living in the Worst of It'
The Zabaleen, like people living in poor countries around the world, are on the front lines of climate change. The United Nations reported last year that greenhouse gas emissions will have disproportionately negative effects on the planet's most impoverished nations — and it cited Egypt as an example.
For the people in Manshiyet Nasser, environmental degradation is already a reality, says Thomas Taha Rassam Culhane. He is the founder of Solar Cities, a nongovernmental organization that is installing environment-friendly solar hot-water heaters on the rooftops of Coptic Christian and Muslim communities in Cairo's slums.
"They're already living in the worst of it. They don't want to see it getting any worse," he says.
Culhane, who is studying for his doctorate in urban planning at UCLA, says poor people like the Zabaleen don't leave a large carbon footprint because their individual energy use is low. But he says their sheer numbers create a problem for the economy because the power they do use is subsidized by the government.
International Attention
The poor don't usually snap to mind when it comes to practicing conservation, Culhane says. But the Zabaleen are doing just that.
Using small vehicles and donkey carts, they haul massive bundles of trash from Cairo — and about 80 percent of the garbage they bring into the community is recycled by hand. Children as young as three sit with their mothers and grandmothers and sort through broken glass, scraps of metal, aluminum cans, dirty diapers and rotted food.
"I'm working all the time," says one woman sorting through piles of refuse. "My hands get dirty, there's no water. The price of food is too high. The gas has gone up to seven pounds a bottle, so it's expensive to heat.
"Everything is so expensive, and I have to live like this?" she says.
A few years ago, Culhane says, the Egyptian government decided to privatize the country's waste-management system, threatening the Zabaleen way of life. But foreign companies hired to do the job found that their garbage trucks couldn't navigate Cairo's narrow streets the way the donkeys could. Today, the slum's residents still collect much of the city's trash.
The Zabaleen's efforts have attracted attention from the international community. Several years ago, UNESCO and Procter & Gamble began investing in an informal recycling school — officially called the Mokattam Non-Formal Education Project.
Culhane says counterfeiters used to sift through garbage, take Procter & Gamble shampoo bottles, fill them with cheaper products and resell them. To get the bottles off the streets, the Cincinnati-based company agreed to fund the school and help the community learn how to recycle plastic.
Today, the school is colorfully painted with P&G shampoo bottles, and serves as a center where young people can learn about the business and economics of recycling. Students are trained to use Excel spreadsheets, and they learn how to shred plastic in machines, wash and dry it using solar energy, bag it and send it out to be melted down for reuse.
Procter & Gamble says that in the past six years, more than 150 children have attended the school, which was created by Laila Iskandar, an education reformer, and local director Azit Nyan Ghindi. And more than a million containers have been recycled.
On the school's rooftop, Solar Cities has installed one of its solar hot-water heaters, and students are taking notice, says Geraldine Samir, manager of the school's scholarship program for girls.
"For the first time, they start to think about other sources of energy. Because for them, energy was gas," Samir says. "So they started to think there are problems not only of the area, some are worldwide."
Thinking Globally
Hanna Fathy, a young environmentalist who lives in Manshiyet Nasser, works on the Solar Cities project. His neighborhood is home to many of the local craftspeople, and they've played a key role in helping Solar Cities install solar water heaters throughout the community. Culhane says the local steel cutters, copper welders and glass makers made it easy to build his systems.
"We just brought copper pipe and said, 'Hey can you do it like this?' Then they say, 'But we could improve it if we did it like this.' " Culhane says. "Then you have this collective intelligence. People here are very talented it's a participatory process."
Fathy, who taught himself English and put himself through school, has one of Solar Cities' heaters on the roof of his four-story home. A bright blue barrel filled with cold water is connected to solar panels made from recycled garbage bags, framed in aluminum and covered with glass. The aluminum frame is attached to a Styrofoam block by an array of recycled plastic and copper tubes.
Fathy says his neighbors often laugh when they see the contraption — but many are intrigued.
"I work in the street and I talk to them about the system and they say 'Tell me the story, talk to me, tell me what's happening,' " Fathy says. "And they see very hot water, and many of them ask me to get the system."
Shifting to a solar-powered water heater can help prevent climate change, Culhane says, because it lowers a household's carbon-dioxide emissions by as much as 35 percent.
He and Fathy say they're building solar hot-water heaters in places that are visible from the elegant local monastery, in the hope that residents and visitors will spot the bright blue barrels
"We want to create as much exposure as possible," Culhane says.
Radio stories produced by Davar Ardalan and Ned Wharton.
SECTION FIVE: Book, Film, Theater, TV, Music, Restaurant Reviews
Please send us notes of what you are reading or seeing. It’s entirely up to the readers to make this section interesting. We want to know what is turning you on!
Movie: “Adam” recommended by Mr G and Ginger. Struggle between forthrightness and innocence... lead character sufferes from Aspberger’s syndrome. at the Mariemont.
Judy Small is a singer songwriter from Australia... Voice as wonderful as Joan Baez; lyrics as amazing as Bob Dylan. I dowloaded “Ladies and Gems” from the iTunes store and have been playing it in the car all week. Especially memorable is “Mothers, Daughters, Wives” ... A song for feminism, and for anti-war sentiment. “the first time it was fathers, the last time it was sons. And in between, your husbands marched off with drums and guns.” This gal is terrific.
Ellen
SECTION SIX: Tri-State Treasures by Jim Kesner
Tri-State Treasures
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Sincerely, Jim
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The Spectacular Legacy of Erich Kunzel: One of Cincinnati's most cherished Tri-State Treasures, Erich Kunzel, is celebrated by another Tri-State Treasure, WGUC's Naomi Lewin, who produced & hosted a 2-hour tribute to the Cincinnati Pops Maestro in a radio broadcast on WGUC Sunday 13 September @ 7:30 PM. But many of us missed it, while others want to listen again. And now we can. This is a wonderful portrait of the man & his music, which includes a lot of wonderful music, all recorded by the Maestro & the Cincinnati Pops. Plus reminiscences from Erich's good friends, Tonight Show trumpeter Doc Severinsen, jazz legend Dave Brubeck, Boston Pops conductor & former familiar face with the Cincinnati Symphony & Pops Keith Lockhart, opera star Frederica von Stade, & Michael Feinstein. Plus, there are comments by Erich himself, members of the Cincinnati Symphony & members of the Cincinnati community. This is a program that anyone who knew Erich, sat in one of his audiences, or enjoys great music played really, really well will want to hear. Listen to it at www.prx.org by registering free (create a user name & password), logging in, searching for "Kunzel," selecting the Tribute, then selecting each of the 4 sequential half-hour Audio Pieces. WGUC will rebroadcast the show Sunday 18 October @ 7:30 PM, the night before the official memorial concert for Maestro Kunzel in Music Hall.
Paintings & Found Object Art [thru Sunday 4 October]: Art by 2008 Cincinnati Arts Grant Recipient Ursula Roma. At Henke Winery, 3077 Harrison Avenue, Westside, Cincinnati, OH 45211. More info @ 513.662.9463.
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The Rattlesnakin' Daddies concert [Thursday 17 September @ 8 PM - Midnight]: This will be your last chance to hear this amazing & fun acoustic bluegrass band in its current form, with Amos fronting the band, before he moves to Louisville. In addition to Amos Hopkins on fiddle, vocals & guitar, John Castetter is on doghouse bass & vocals, & Chris Goins is on guitar, mandolin & vocals. At the Crow's Nest, West 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.921.1251 & http://www.myspace.com/therattlesnakindaddies.
The Mandy Gaines Quartet [Thursday 17 September @ 7:30 PM]: Mandy Gaines is an undiscovered jewel, an exquisitely talented singer whose refreshing, soulful & exciting voice has electrified audiences around the world. Cover charge is $7, Jazz Club Members, CCM students & SCPA students admitted free. At The Redmoor, 3187 Linwood Avenue, Mt Lookout Square, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513.871.6789, waltb31@gmail.com & www.theredmoor.com.
Wine Tasting Benefit for Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity [Thursday 17 September @ 7-10 PM]: The Bacchnalian Society is hosting a benefit for Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity. Preregistration donation is $10; it is $15 the evening of event. At Fountain Square, downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & preregister @ http://bacchanaliansociety.com.
OTR Green-Historic Presentation [Friday 18 September @ 5 PM]: Findings of the Over-the-Rhine Green Historic Study will be discussed in a free public presentation open to the public. Welcome & reception will precede the presentation. Q&A at 6:15-6:30 PM. The Study has been a cross-disciplinary look at the place historic urban neighborhoods can play in the Green Movement. Those interested in OTR, historic architecture, going green, or the future of urban planning are welcome to attend. At the DAAP Auditorium, Rm 4400, University of Cincinnati, 2624 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45221. More info @ info@otrfoundation.org.
Squeeze Play Accordion Band [Saturday-Sunday 19-20 September @ 6-10 PM (Sat) & 5-9 PM (Sun)]: Cincinnati's only accordion band will be playing at Zinzinnati Oktoberfest 2009, held in downtown Cincinnati on 5th Street, 45202. Performing on Saturday at the Erdinger Fest Tent, located on Walnut between 5th & 6th Streets, & performing Sunday at Beck's Fest Tent on Main Street between 4th & 5th Streets. More info @ www.squeezeplaymusic.com/ & www.oktoberfestzinzinnati.com/okt.aspx.
Fall Landscape Painting Class [Saturdays 19 September - 14 November (no class Oct. 10) @ 10 AM - 1 PM]: Experience the pleasure of painting, self-expression, & seeing the world in a new way as you go to various locations & scenic parks around Cincinnati in this 8 week class to learn to sketch & paint with oils. Drawing on the ideas of impressionism, Richard Luschek will teach you how to practice the techniques needed to complete painted sketches, including basic composition, value, pattern, color spotting, & covering the canvas. Then, building on those skills, you will complete a larger fully realized landscape painting that will capture the impression of light & color of the Cincinnati landscape. In case of rain, you'll meet in parks with overhead cover. Details & directions to the locations provided in class. No experience necessary. $175 tuition; students provide supplies. List of supplies sent with enrollment confirmations or @ www.uc.edu/ce/documents/commu/PAINTING.pdf; #3715-01. First class meets at the artist’s studio in Eden Park. More info @ richard_luschek@yahoo.com & www.uc.edu/ace/noncreditreg/browseclasses.aspx?classid=_xx1.
Auditions for Once Upon a Mattress [Saturday 19 September @ 10 AM - 3 PM (sign-ups @ 9:30 AM - 2 PM)]: Presented by Jersey Productions. Children (8 & older) & adults are invited to audition. Prepare 2 contrasting 16-bar selections (have sheet music in the correct key) & a monologue. An accompanist will be provided. Bring a headshot & résumé. Be prepared to dance. Auditions at the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. If necessary, call-back auditions will be Sunday 20 September. Performances will be December 11-19 in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Aronoff Center, Downtown Cincinnati, 45202. More info about the show & cast @ www.musicals.net. More info @ Kelly@jerseyproductions.org & www.jerseyproductions.org.
Tibet Fest 2009 - Experience the Land of Shangrila [Saturday-Sunday 19-20 September]: Saturday: Buddhist Healing @ 11am, Buddhism in nutshell @ 2pm, How to mediate @ 3pm, Eco & life Art for kids @ 4pm, & Movie @ 5pm. Sunday: Tibetan Tradition of art, food & life @ 11am, Art of joyful living @ 2pm, Buddhism & Ecology @ 3pm followed by Art of Ecology, Nature & life, & Taste of Tibet @ 6pm: a feast of Tibetan traditional delicacies & drinks prepared by monks. Suggested donation is $10. At Clifton Art & Cultural Center, 3711 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ 513.385.7116, gsloffice@yahoo.com & www.dgtlmonastery.org.
Steps For Pets - Benefit the United Coalition for Animals [Sunday 20 September @ 10 AM]: Join the 1st Annual Steps for Pets, a 1.5 mile walk at Sawyer Point followed by fun-filled festivities including renowned animal communicator, Donetta Zimmerman, pet photo booth, low cost microchipping, dog agility demonstrations, silly dog contests, kid’s games area, vendors & Big Money Raffle (1st prize = $1,000). Preregister for $20 at www.StepsForPets.org; register for $25 at the walk; all registered walkers get a free t-shirt & breakfast snacks. Check-in @ 10-11AM, start walk @ 11AM, festivities @ 11AM-2PM. Proceeds benefit the United Coalition for Animals Non-Profit Spay/Neuter Clinic, which provides low cost spay/neuter surgery to dogs & cats in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky & Eastern Indiana. Walk is at Sawyer Point, downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ www.StepsForPets.org.
Shake the Hand that Feeds You - Grailville's 65th Anniversary Fundraiser [Sunday 20 September @ 3-8 PM]: Sample locally produced wines from regional wineries. Delight in a bountiful meal with fresh, locally-grown ingredients, beautifully prepared by Chef Dan Berger of Maple Grove Farm Catering. Enjoy music, dance, poetry & exhibits highlighting Grailville’s 65-years of making & collecting art. Tickets are $65 ($40 tax deductible). At Grailville Retreat & Program Center, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info @ 513.683.2340 & www.grailville.org.
PIP Annual Brunch [Sunday 20 September @ 10 AM - 2 PM]: PIP's (Power Inspires Progress) Annual Brunch is a friendly, all you can eat meal & great time where hundreds get together to share eggs, games, waffles, raffles, goetta prizes & community. Trifecta Raffle prizes are $777, $222 & $111. There are also gift baskets & kids games & books. The Brunch is a fundraiser for PIP, an Over-the-Rhine employment education program, which helps build work skills & work history for inner-city adults with employment barriers. Tickets are $12.50 for adults in advance, $15 at the door. Kids 5-12 pay only $5; toddlers & babies eat for free. At Corryville Catholic School, 108 Calhoun Street, Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info @ 513.221.7020, info@powerinspiresprogress.com & www.powerinspiresprogress.com.
Cincinnati Ballet New Works: A Salute to Cincinnati [Thursdays-Sundays thru 20 September]: In the remarkable intimacy of the Cincinnati Ballet Center's Kaplan Performance Studio, savor the world premieres from an amazing array of choreographers & musicians based right here in Cincinnati, plus the return of innovative Italian choreographer Luca Veggetti. World Premiere choreography by Heather Britt, Devon Carney, Missy Lay Zimmer, Andrew Hubbard & Luca Veggetti. Music provided by Jake Speed & the Freddies, Over the Rhine & other local musicians. Get tickets early ($45 each), this 2-weekend series of hot new works regularly sells out. On Thu 10 Sep is the celebration performance, hosted by Jeff Ruby; tickets are $150 for general admission; $125 for subscribers. At The Mickey Jarson Kaplan Performance Studio, Cincinnati Ballet Center, 1555 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45214. More info, times & tix @ 513.621.5282 & www.cincinnnatiballet.com.
Preserving the Harvest at Hyde Park Farmers’ Market [Sundays 20 September & 11 October]: Throughout the growing season, the Hyde Park Farmers’ Market is featuring Preserving the Harvest, an event highlighting ways to can, freeze & dry bulk produce. Park+Vine is supplying canning jars & other items for sale, while Cincinnati Locavore’s Valerie Taylor demonstrates techniques for putting up berries, tomatoes & vegetables. At Hyde Park Farmers’ Market, 3424 Edwards Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513-721-7275, cincydan@gmail.com & www.parkandvine.com.
Heartwalk Cincinnati [Monday 21 September @ 8:30 AM]: A new kind of peace walk. Since 2003, members of the Heartwalker Peace Project have been walking thru cities around the world in heart-shaped routes to connect with others who believe that lasting peace is a real possibility, not just a romantic option. Join the 1st walk to take place in Cincinnati. Gather on Hyde Park Square @ Erie & Edwards, 45208. At 9 AM, all will stand in silence for 1 minute in honor of the mission of the United Nations International Day of Peace, then walk a heart-shaped 5K (3.1 mile) route thru Hyde Park & Oakley. Bring your heart, friends & some water. View a video of last year's Heartwalk in San Francisco; inspiration for how this event can grow in Cincinnati: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_yTL5Ic3p0. More info @ jbknoll@fuse.net.
Fall Art Classes for Youth & Adults [term is Monday 21 September - Saturday 14 November]: Kennedy Heights Arts Center provides affordable classes designed for a wide variety of ages & skill levels. Expand your creativity thru drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry making, artist books, theatre & drumming. Register to ensure your place in class. More info, full listing of classes & times @ 513-631-4278 & www.kennedyarts.org.
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love - film [Tuesday-Wednesday 22-23 September @ 7:30 PM]: This beautifully crafted & photographed documentary depicts the most prominent singer in recent African history. More than a chronology of his career, array of moving music & his history as a Senegalese griot preserving cultural history in song, this film shares N'Dour's spiritual quest, providing a personal look at how his family life & religious beliefs influence his creativity. One of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People," N'Dour is a voice of hope & tolerance, a modern day moral & political leader whose message transcends music but remains grounded in the universality of faith. Social hour & cash bar start @ 6:30 PM. Post-film discussion with Dr. Babacar Camara, Miami University, native of Senegal. Presented by Cincinnati World Cinema. Tickets are $8 (advance); $11 (door); $8 (students & ETA @ door). At the Carnegie Visual Arts Center, 1068 Scott Blvd, Covington, KY 41011. Free parking on-site & in nearby lots. More info @ 859.781.8151, worldcinema@fuse.net & www.cincyworldcinema.org.
Fairly-Traded Oriental Rug Event - sale & seminar [Wednesday-Sunday 23-27 September]: More than 300 hand-knotted Orient rugs offered during this annual event to benefit fairly-paid Pakistani artisans. Sizes range from runner to room-size. RSVP for the free Thursday seminar (7-9PM): the rug primer will explain the ancient art of rug-making from setting up the warp to tying the fringes. At Ten Thousand Villages, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info & store hours @ 513.871.5840, tenthousandvillagesofcincinnati@fuse.net & http://rugs.tenthousandvillages.com.
Zen Retreats with Zen Master AMA Samy [Weekend & Week-long Sessions beginning Friday 25 September]: Silence, meditation, chi gong, opportunities for private discussions with AMA Samy. An optional Christian liturgy & an introductory session for those new to Zen are included in the program. Retreats of 2 lengths: a week-long session & a weekend session. Both begin with dinner on Friday 25 September @ 6:30 PM. The weekend session ends after lunch on Sunday 27 September. The week-long session ends after lunch on Friday 2 October. AMA Samy was born in Burma to Christian parents & educated in a Buddhist environment. He is an ordained Catholic priest, studied Zen Buddhism in Japan, & now lives & teaches at Bodhi Zendo in Kodai Kanal, India. He conducts retreats in Europe, North America & Japan. Limited scholarships may be available. Ask about "Dana." At Grailville Retreat & Program Center, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info including tuitions @ 513.683.2340 & www.grailville.org.
PRESENCE: Encountering God's Healing Power - art exhibit [Opening Reception with Musical Concert: Friday 25 September @ 6-9 PM; Meet the Artists, Friday 2 October @ 6-9 PM]: Original paintings, photography & musical compositions (Fri 25 Sep only) presented by ARCH (Arts Revival of College Hill). Free. Open daily 10AM-7PM thru Sunday 1 November. At the Atrium of College Hill Presby, 5742 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224. More info @ 513.541.5676 & www.chpc.org.
Book Launch & Signing [Saturday 26 September @ 10-11:30 AM]: Official release of The Collected Old Curmudgeon by Roy Hotchkiss, the 1st book issued under the Price Hill Historical Society & Edgecliff Press publishing partnership. Sponsored by The Cincinnati Public Library, Price Hill Historical Society & Edgecliff Press. At Covedale Branch Library, 4980 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45238. More info @ 513.348.9120, Ari@edgecliffpress.com & http://edgecliffpress.com/PHHSCOC.html.
Michael Pollan - “In Defense of Food: The Omnivore’s Solution” [Sunday 27 September @ 1 PM]: Michael Pollan is a contributing writer to the NY Times Magazine & the Knight Professor of Journalism at the University of California/Berkeley. He is the nationally recognized author of numerous books including In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (2008) and the award-winning Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (2006). Prior to the November election, he published an open letter in the Times to the “Farmer-in-Chief” of the United States, claiming that agricultural & food policies will become the next administration’s most important agenda item even though they figured little in the national election campaigns. Co-sponsored by the Cincinnati Public Library. Presentation is followed by discussion & reception. Free & open to the public. Part of the Xavier Ethics/Religion & Society Lecture Series on Ecology & Sustainability: Food & Agriculture. At the Cintas Center, Xavier University, 1624 Herald Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45207. More info @ 513.745.3428 & www.xavier.edu/ers/Lecture-Series.cfm.
My Fair Lady [Wednesday-Sundays thru 27 September @ 8 PM (Wed-Sat), 2 & 7 PM (Sun*)]: Based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from Professor Henry Higgins, showcases some of Broadway’s greatest songs - I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live, I’m Getting Married in the Morning, The Rain In Spain - to name just a few. Higgins takes credit for Eliza's success, but when she realizes that she no longer needs him, it breaks his pompous spirit & melts his heart. My Fair Lady (by Lerner & Loewe) promises to be a most “loverly” way to end the Showboat’s 87th season. * Only 2 PM show on Sun 27 Sep. Tickets are $17 for adults, $16 for seniors & students. At the Showboat Majestic, Public Landing below the Mehring Way entrance, Downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix @ 513 241 6550 & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
Redefining Life Purpose [Thursdays thru 1 October @ 7-9 PM]: You are more than a job title. Rediscover your unique, authentic voice in this class. Stop focusing on fear & begin focusing on your purpose. Presented by Polly Giblin, CCMC. Four sessions for $100. Creative Catalysts Studio, #231, 2515 Essex Place, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.305.0401, polly@pollygiblin.com & www.pollygiblin.com.
Narratives - art opening [thru Saturday 3 October]: A collection of artists' work which tells a story, curated by Barbara Gamboa. Exhibit includes sculpture by Harriet Kaufman & photographs by Ben Kaufman & Melvin Grier. At Kennedy Heights Art Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.631.4278 & www.KennedyArts.org.
Paintings & Found Object Art [Sunday 4 October - Sunday 1 November]: Art by 2008 Cincinnati Arts Grant Recipient Ursula Roma. At Myra's Dionysus, 121 Calhoun Street, Clifton, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ 513.961.1578.
Covedale Center After-School Drama Program [Mondays & Wednesdays for 5 weeks Monday 5 October - Saturday 7 November @ 3:30-5 PM]: The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts announces this new program for young performers ages 10 thru 13. Classes will encompass acting, improvisation, theatre skills & a final performance Saturday 7 November @ 3 PM on the Center's stage. The Program will be an excellent preparation for young performers who may wish to audition for the award-winning Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre teen program or audition for the Covedale’s regular season shows, when age-appropriate roles are available. The Program will feature experienced instructors, Chris Stewart & Allison Hinkel. Tuition is $200 for 10 sessions plus performance. Target class size is 25 participants. Admission to the final performance is free. Registration is on a 1st-come basis, is now open & closes Monday 28 September. At the Rehearsal Studio, Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45238. More info &, registration @ 513.241.6550 & www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.
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Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
Dream Gates [Six Thursdays thru 15 October @ 7-9 PM]: Another powerful collaboration with Dr. Susan Crew & Fanchon Shur. Join them for adventures in dreaming. Outside conscious awareness is an ongoing process of healing & creativity. Dreams are gateways into this process. You will work with night dreams thru dream re-entry, dream theater, dance, music, guided imagery & shamanic journeying. Fanchon & Susan have worked with Robert Moss, master dream worker & author of numerous works including Dreamgates, & honor his work (www.mossdreams.com). This is for adventurous, playful people who want to connect with the world of helping spirits, ancestors, power animals & other helpful energies. If you are less adventurous & playful than you would like to be, this group is for you, too. Group will be limited to 12; don't delay. $25 per session or $120 for entire course if paid at 1st session ($30 discount). Preregistration required. At Growth in Motion Studios, 4019 Red Bud Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229. More info & register @ info@growthinmotion.org & www.growthinmotion.org/dreamgates.
Grailville New Veggies Garden Volunteer Day [last Saturday of each month thru October @ 9 AM - Noon]: Learn about gardening for your backyard while volunteering in Grailville’s kitchen garden, where produce is grown to serve guests of the Grailville Retreat Center. This 60-year-old kitchen garden has been organically certified since 1992. No experience needed; help for a day or for the season. Volunteers are welcome to come on other days, too. Bring gloves, water bottle, sunscreen, hat, gardening footwear & mid-morning snack if you wish. They'll provide tools. In case of severe weather, volunteer day will be cancelled. Grailville’s Garden Volunteer Days project is part of Granny's Backyard Family Garden Project (see above). At Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info, monthly topics & RSVP @ 513.683.2340, ml.grailville@fuse.net & www.grailville.org.
Architrecks Guided Walking Tours of Cincinnati [thru October]: Enjoy award-winning, pedestrian-friendly tours of interesting Cincinnati neighborhoods & their rich history. Venues include Downtown, Mt Adams, Over the Rhine, Findlay Market/Brewery District, Clifton & Northside/Cumminsville. Tours are led by trained guides. All proceeds benefit the Cincinnati Preservation Association. More info & fees @ 513.721.4506, info@cincinnatipreservation.org & www.cincinnatipreservation.org/architreks.
The Chemistry of Color: The Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African American Art [Wednesdays-Sundays thru 1 November @ 11 AM - 5 PM]: This exhibition traces developments in African-American art with paintings, sculptures, works on paper & mixed media by Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Sam Gilliam, Benny Andrews & many more. These artworks are vibrant, optimistic & spectacularly colorful. $8 for adults; $6 for seniors & students over 18; free for students 18 and under. Free for everyone on Wednesdays. At the Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike Street, downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. Free parking in Taft garage. More info @ 513.241.3040 & www.taftmuseum.org.
Argentine Tango year around; Milonga In The Park this Sunday: Tango del Barrio, Cincinnati's Argentine Tango social club, inhabits a lively corner of eclectic Northside, the city's most vibrant & diverse neighborhood. More than a dance studio, Tango del Barrio is a gathering place, a welcoming community of dancers & friends devoted to sharing the spirit & intrigues of Argentine Tango. Their next Milonga In The Park is Sunday 30 August @ 7 PM in Ault Park. Check out their schedule of classes, practices, milongas (social dances) & special events. Tango del Barrio is at 4046 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.591.0019, 513.591.1948, lopezonr@fuse.net, mwizer@earthlink.net & www.tangodelbarrio.com.
Fun Ecstatic Dance of the Heart [Sundays @ 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM]: You are invited to an experience of Community: Fun freestyle dancing based loosely on Gabrielle Roth's 5 rhythm wave dances. Live & recorded music. Bring your drums, rattles & shakers. Wear comfortable casual clothes & bring your own water for hydration. Be still or dance a jig or sweat your prayers. Enjoy community. Presented by Grace In Motion. Sliding scale of $7-10. At Grailville's Oratory (the beautiful big barn), 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info at 513.729.7074 & graceinmotion@hotmail.com.
Miami University Italian Cinema Series 2009 [Tuesdays thru 8 December @ 7:30 PM]: See some of the essential Italian film classics accompanied by discussion, led by Professor Sante Matteo, who curated & presents the series in conjunction with the Italian cinema course he teaches at Miami University. Unless noted, the spoken language is Italian, with English subtitles. Beginning with 1860 (Sep 15), screenings will be preceded by a 10-15 minute student presentation on the film’s director. 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. It is 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.
Sep. 22: Scipione Africano (The Defeat of Hannibal, Carmine Gallone, 1937)
Sep. 29: Roma città aperta (Open City, Roberto Rossellini, 1945)
Oct. 6: Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thief, Vittorio De Sica, 1948)
Oct. 13: La strada (Federico Fellini, 1954)
Oct. 20: Boccaccio 70 (De Sica, Fellini, Monicelli, Visconti, 1962)
Oct. 27: Il mafioso (Mafioso, Alberto Lattuada, 1962)
Nov. 3: For a Few Dollars More (Sergio Leone, 1965), in English
Nov. 10: Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties, Lina Wertmuller, 1975)
Nov. 17: L’assedio (Besieged, Bernardo Bertolucci, 1998)
Dec. 1: Le chiavi di casa (The Keys to the House, Gianni Amelio, 2004)
Dec. 8: Il caimano (The Cayman, Nanni Moretti, 2007)
Miami University French Cinema Series 2009 [Tuesdays thru 8 December @ 5:30 PM]: Last week we featured the Italian film series (now listed under Ongoing TSTs). Now Miami U. unveils their French Cinema Series. The screenings are accompanied by discussion, led by Professor Elisabeth Hodges, who curated & presents the series in conjunction with FRE/FST 366, which she teaches at Miami University. Unless noted, the spoken language is French, with English subtitles. Free & open to the public. In 40 Irvin Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. This venue is a recently refurbished auditorium with very comfortable seating & convenient adjacent parking. Map @ www.miami.muohio.edu/about_miami/campusmap/. More info @ hodgesed@muohio.edu.
Sep 22: François Truffaut “The 400 Blows” (1959)
Sep 29: Jean-Luc Godard “Breathless” (1959)
Oct 6: Alain Resnais “Hiroshima, mon amour” (1959)
Oct 13: Agnès Varda “Cléo de 5 à 7" (1962)
Oct 20: Jean-Luc Godard “Contempt” (1963)
Oct 27: Jacques Demy “Demoiselles de Rochefort” (1968)
Nov 3: Agnès Varda “Vagabond” (1985)
Nov 10: Krzysztof Kiesloswski “Blue” (1994)
Nov 17: Matthieu Kassovitz “Hate” (1995)
Nov 24: No screening – Thanksgiving Break
Dec 1: J. Schnabel “Diving Bell & the Butterfly” (2007)
Dec 8: Olivier Asseyas et al “Paris je t’aime” (2007)
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Fabulous Film Festival [Friday 3 May @ 8-10 PM]: The first & best film festival in Cincinnati will present live-action, documentary, & short films... Presented by Flicks Я 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.
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