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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
Articles and Letters
Book, Film, Theater, TV, Music, Website Reviews
Tri-State Treasures, compiled by Jim Kesner (currently we cannot receive. Sorry)
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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
Lauren Mr. G.
Heiko, Boris, Sophia
Julia
Lauren Mr. G.
Heiko, Boris, Sophia
Julia
At the Table: Mr. G., Lauren Hanisian, Ellen Bierhorst. Julia Yarden, Sophia Yarden. Boris Wolfley. Heiko Stowasser.
Announcements at the table:
- next week we will have Gregory Landua... A visiting permaculturist, who will present. See in Announcements section below.
Discussion of donor sperm for lesbian couples to have children.
Mr. G: what if there were a sperm donor whose identity were not known. ... Many states, it is impossible to sign a contract with resepct to an unborn child, e.g. Not obligating a sperm donor to contribute financially to the child. ...
Ellen: there are special safeguards when you use a sperm bank.
(see http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/families/a/DonorInseminate.htm for legal rammifications of donor sperm. )
Mr. G.: Good Sam is a catholic hospital. They forbid abortions. ... An acquaintance of mine used to be head of nursing there. We were discussing, What if there is a case where the state law is in
conflict with church dictum, as for instance re. living will and end of life decisions, or abortion to save the mother's life. ... I like a dilemma.
Julia: I am happy that Imago is hooking us up as one of the Bioneer movement locations. Conference next Oct 15-17 at X.U. See http://bioneers.org
... Seeds of change, heirloom seed company. Blue corn. Alan Kaplur, Kenny Ausable. Gabriel Howearth. Kenny Ausable left Seeds of Change and founded Bioneers. 21 years ago.
~ end of table notes ~
Hugs to all,
Ellen
SECTION TWO: ACTIVITIES, OPPORTUNITIES
Democrats' Day of Action Saturday !
(Worried about right wing? Want to help? This is your opportunity. See you there. Ellen)
Hi Ellen,
This is Theo from the Democratic Coordinated Campaign (DCC) here in Cincinnati. We spoke on the phone last evening. I just wanted to follow-up with the event I began telling you about. We here at the DCC have joined with Organizing for America to help get Democrats, like Governor Ted Strickland and Congressman Steve Driehaus elected in November. On Saturday, June 26, we're having a city-wide day of action, making phone call throughout the day to bring more people into our campaign.
We have four two-hour shifts beginning at 9:30am, noon, 3:00pm, and 6:00pm.
The address for our Westwood office is 3502 Boudinot Ave., 45211.
The address for our Woodlawn office is 10036 Springfield Pike, 45215.
The address for our Pleasant Ridge office is 6109 Webbland Place, 45213. (just NW of Ridge and Montgomery, just off Montgomery Rd.)
The address for our Bond Hill (Jordan's Crossing) office is 7030 Reading Rd., 45237
At Bond Hill, we will only have a shirt at 6:00pm.
Please view the flyer attached to this email and RSVP with Aaron Bly if you plan to attend. We would really appreciate your support helping us with our National Day of Action.
Best,
Theo Takougang
James & Mai Needham: "Walking for Peace"
(James and Mai are an attractive and intelligent couple—see photo above— they look in their late 50's. Apparently they live in Mexico, but have three grown children here in Cinti. They are followers of a Mayan teacher, AcTah, who has some kind of special vision for world peace. I believe they said they will be walking all the way back to their home in Mexico as a demonstration for peace, giving talks all along the way. Ellen.)
The Ceremony at Serpents Mound is Sunday
June 27th 4:30 in the afternoon.
We will be following a program given to us by Actah for activating Serpent Mound. To generate higher frequencies that will have an effect on the people living within hundreds of miles.
This will be done by placing circles within the coils of the Serpent, in which we will have people practicing various musical sounds, meditations, energy techniques, movement, prayer, visualization, healing, etc. It will be opened and closed with Ceremony and should last from 4:30 until 6:30 P.M
This is a great opportunity to contribute to the awakening in your area and the world, and to also experience a Ceremonial Event as it is being done in Mexico. We are aligning with more then 25 cities this same weekend.
Please bring a botttle of drinking water to place in one of the circles along with a plantable plant to take home with you at the end.
There is no charge for this event. However be advised that Serpent Mound has an entrance fee of $ 7.00 per car.
We are excited to meet the people in this area opening their hearts, sharing their truths and love.
Thank you for sharing this email with others.
Much love & Peace,
James and Mai
513 407 5699
marilynneedham@yahoo.com
An Evening with Will Tuttle ~ Sunday, June 27: 7:30-9:30 pm
$5 Suggested Contribution
Dr. Will Tuttle is an award-winning speaker, educator, author, and musician. His music, writings, and presentations focus on creativity, intuition, and compassion. At this event, Dr. Tuttle will discuss his book The World Peace Diet, which has been called one of the most important books of the 21st century: the foundation of a new society based on the truth of the interconnectedness of all life.
The evening will include delicious vegan snacks, a lecture and book signing.
Dr. Tuttle presents about 150 events yearly at conferences, retreats, and progressive churches and centers throughout North America. A former Zen monk with a Ph.D. in education from U.C., Berkeley, he has worked extensively in intuition development, spiritual healing, meditation, music, creativity, vegan living, and cultural evolution.
Event Location: World Peace Yoga
268 Ludlow Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
www.worldpeaceyoga.com
513-300-9642
"Venture Altruist" Gregory Landua to present on Permaculture
At Salon next week:
Ellen,
Please allow me to introduce myself,
My name is Gregory Landua. I am a permaculture designer and general nerdowell jackofalltrades.
I am a friend of Braden, and he thought it would be good for us to connect. I am in Cincinnati visiting my partner for a couple weeks, and would love to connect with like minded folk, and potentialy give a presentation or two.
I am the Program Director for the Financial Permaculture Institute, an organization focused on bringing the ethics and principles of ecological design into the conversation around finance, economics and business. It is a super interesting conversation topic, and one on which I can give either visual or simply verbal presentations.
My style is very participatory (no boring lecture) and I like to engage folks using different facilitation techniques.
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to come and present to the Solon Potluck next Wednesday the 30th of June.
I would be happy to bring over some Chocolate from my fair trade chocolate venture, and chat about Financial Permaculture, participatory community design, and Regenerative Enterprise (all terms to be defined in conversation!)
for more about me check out:
www.gaiaemerging.com (my sometimes blog)
www.facebook.com/landua
www.nemawashi.org (old business site)
www.booyacacao.com (direct trade chocolate venture)
www.financialpermaculture.org (financial permaculture blog)
www.gaiauniversity.org (Revolution Deisquiged as a University of which I am an adviser and alumni )
haha..a barrage to be sure.
Anyway, I look forward to connecting.
P.s. I am a big fan of Alexander Technique!
Gregory Landua
Venture Altruist
CELTIC ROSE Free Concert
(harp and flute music. Gorgeous!)
Hello Dear Friends,
Three new concerts to tickle your ears and get your Celtic toes a-tapping!
Hope you can join us!
Thanks so much,
Pam Jurgens (Ellen's dear friend, harpist), Rose Reidmiller and Laurie Phenix
Friday, July 23 8-10 p.m.,
Marty's Hops and Vines
6110 Hamilton Avenue
681-4222
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From: Ramona Toussaint <Ramona@langsfordcenter.com>
Date: March 15, 2010 11:16:06 AM EDT
To: cs_news@cintishares.org
Subject: International Peace Gathering Event
ANNOUNCING: Hope Springs Institute International Peace Gathering
June 23-27, 2010
Hope Springs Institute, Peebles, Ohio (50 miles east of Cincinnati)
Planting the Seeds of Peace for the Planet! This extraordinary event features four days of learning, play and celebration. We start with a focus on healing - healing collective trauma, healing peace in Northern Ireland and healing the planet. Midweek we learn about action we can take - armed with art, the role of dissent and pilgrims of peace. As we move toward closure, we look at how we step into activism through a whole systems event and the final talk on feminism, activism and waging peace.
Our keynote speakers are—Member Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers Flordemayo, Irish Peace Activist and Musician Kate Fitzpatrick, Atlanta Poet, Playwright and Community Organizer Alice Lovelace, Feminist, Pacifist and Transnational Consultant Alexandra Merrill, President International Trauma Institute Gina Ross, Bangalore, India OD Consultant Bhanumathy Vasudevan and Anti-War Activist Ann Wright. Performance artists—emma's revolution, Minton Sparks, Chauncey Beaty, Mariangela Mihai and MUSE Cincinnati's Women's Choir are also featured.
Peace Gathering website: http://www.hopespringsinstitute.org/peace.html
Peace Gathering blog: http://hopespringspeace.blogspot.com/
Ramona Toussaint
Director of Community Outreach
513.531.7400 x114
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Joan Friedland, February 6, 1936 to June 20, 2010.
Joan passed away at 8:12 this morning at Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash after surviving many years of breast cancer. Her body is now at Weil Funeral Home in Mason, OH. Thank you for sending her your loving thoughts and healing and restful energies. There are as yet no funeral arrangements. I am sure there will be a memorial and will let you know more as soon as I do.
If you would like to share some of your thoughts about this extraordinary kind person, I will try to make them available. Thanks.
Mary Ann Lederer
513-591-3003
From: Mary Ann Lederer [mailto:maryannl@fuse.net]
ARTICLES AND LETTERS
Summer is such a busy time! More stuff next week. Ellen.
REVIEWS: BOOKS, MUSIC, CONCERTS, RESTAURANTS, WEBSITES ...
Please send me your tips...love to hear what you are reading etc. ellen
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Tri-State Treasures
(having trouble receiving the regular TST. This is a special. Ellen)
Special Tri-State Treasure
East End Veterans' Memorial Garden: Some ideas seem organically perfect. The East End Veterans' Memorial Garden seem to be one of those ideas that, due to the vision & hard work of one of the neighborhood residents, Joe Corcoran, and his affiliation with the Civic Garden Center, has become a reality. The concept: retire houses from the flood plain & reclaim the green space. Create a garden that will draw people from various neighborhoods to grow produce in the heart of Cincinnati's oldest neighborhood near Columbia Tusculum. A place where a man named Joe works tirelessly to reclaim the land, inspire gardeners, bring people together, teach kids and honor veterans.
Ever since Cincinnati made this land available for green space development 6 years ago, Joe and his crew have cleared the honeysuckle, raised the garden beds, planted fruit trees, and built a memorial to Joe's brother and other veterans, past and present. They also built raised beds for the after-school gardening club of nearby Riverside Academy, a Cincinnati Public Elementary School, to teach kids invaluable lessons. They are creating an adjacent park where neighbors - near & far - can gather to exchange produce, stories, recreation and cultures. They are building a brick smoker, open BBQ and pizza/bread oven to meet all the community cooking needs. The Garden grew so much produce last year, they were able to donate 1,000 pounds to the Freestore/Foodbank and East End neighborhood.
So, what's in it for you? Well, you can rent a 10' x 10' plot for $30 to grow your garden. You can work in the dirt, meet interesting people, hop on the bike path 50 meters away, and walk 100 meters to ponder the passing Ohio River and its barges. And you can donate one or more of the following to help Joe, his crew, and the Civic Garden Center to further this vision...
* Gardeners (any level of experience)
* Well-used pick-up that needs a home & purpose
* Lawn mower, weedwacker, chainsaw blades
* Help to finish building the smoker, pizza and bread oven
* Use of a Bobcat for 1 day
* Grant writer
* Engineer/architect to design 3 projects:
* Band stand gazebo made of natural river stone to be built by Boy Scouts
* Electricity-generating prototypes driven by water and bicycle
* Solar panels & bio-digester to power garden equipment & to educate students
* Signage to highlight the Garden & its work
* Funds to support the project and vision
* Volunteers to help spread the concept around the city
Looking ahead... Cincinnati's 1st Neighborhood Barbeque Cook-Off (attached poster) will be Saturday 7 August from noon until 11 PM, at the East End Veterans' Memorial Garden, co-hosted by Cincinnati Recreation, Civic Garden Center, Columbia Tusculum Community Council, East End Area Council and Keep Cincinnati Beautiful. Live music, food, beer and multi-cultural entertainment. Cash and prizes for the Best Ribs in Cincinnati. All in the newly-created park, while christening Joe's newly constructed smokers, grill & oven to cook the ribs and accessories. Fresh and barbecued vegetables grown in the garden will compliment the barbecued meats.
The East End Veterans' Memorial Garden is at 247 Strader Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226. For more info and to volunteer to help create and support the garden, contact the Civic Garden Center @ 513.221.0981 & www.civicgardencenter.org/garden_files/east.htm or Joe @ 513.330.3342.
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