Interfaith Cincinnati

Red-Blue Workshop – Catholic version
2022-06-02 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
During the 2016 election season, several offices in the Archdiocese partnered together to launch a program – Civilize It – that called on both the principles of USCCB’s Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship and our faith’s demand that we recognize and honor the dignity of every person. (Prior to the 2020 election, the USCCB adopted this program as part of their national initiative to call for charity, clarity, and creativity in our politics.) At the same time…
In the wake of the very divisive 2016 election, a new organization – Braver Angels – was formed to heal the division that was tearing us apart. The founders harkened back to President Lincoln’s call for us to appeal to our “better angels” to guide us towards reconciliation, peace, and civility. (Since that time, Braver Angels has grown into a national organization with coordinators in all 50 states.)
In recent months, the Respect Life and Social Action offices have been working with Braver Angels to bring these two programs together: using the ideals and values of Civilize It and the proven practices of Braver Angels. The overlap of the ideas of the two programs is overwhelming, and the synergy that has been created has been significant.
We are proud to now be able to offer the first fruits of this work. The primary workshop of Braver Angels is the Red-Blue Workshop, and we are offering, for the first time, the Red-Blue Workshop – Catholic version. We’ll share more about the content of the workshop next month, but here are details to save on your calendar: the workshop will take place on two successive Thursdays – June 2nd and 9th from 6:00-9:00pm (over Zoom). There are a limited number of spots available so we’ll have registration for the program, and we’ll be sure to have an equal number of people who tend to lean red and tend to lean blue.
If you have any questions, please contact the Social Action Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Don’t forget to save the dates, and look for more information next month.

Nature & Spirit Hikes
2022-05-27 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Mount St. John Nature Preserve, 4435 E. Patterson Road, Dayton, OH, 45430
Nature & Spirit hikes are new monthly opportunities for Friends of Marianist Environmental Education Center donors and volunteers to spend time with each other in the Mount St. John nature preserve with staff to build awareness of seasonal changes that inform our spiritual journey. We will heighten our observation skills, using all our senses to learn about – and from – the species in our larger Earth community and their Creator. We will learn and practice prayer and reflection techniques to nurture ourselves as stewards, peacemakers, and justice seekers.

We’ll gather in Lot C at Mount Saint John at 12:45 on the fourth Friday of each month unless otherwise noted on our website. Hikes will last 60-90 minutes. No registration is required, but we do ask you let us know you plan to attend by emailing info@meec.center by Wednesday prior.

Explorations into the Life and Spirituality of Hildegard of Bingen – Part 2
2022-05-26 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Presenter: Maureen Wild, SC (Gabriola Island, Canada)
Webinars are free, but registration is required. For more information and to register go to: www.scearthconnection.org.

Race and Racism in Cincinnati: A 3-Part Docuseries – VIRTUAL SCREENING – Spring Session III
2022-05-23 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-05-16 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual

Explorations into the Life and Spirituality of Hildegard of Bingen – Part I
2022-05-19 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual

Jewish National Fund of Greater Cincinnati Noa Tishby Book Club Event
2022-05-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Mayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Rd, Amberly Village, Ohio, 45236
On May 18, 2022, the Jewish National Fund of Greater Cincinnati welcomes internationally acclaimed actress, producer, activist, and author, Noa Tishby, to Cincinnati. Ms. Tishby is the author of Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. It examines the past, present, and future of Israel in an insightful and engaging way.
We are promoting this book to local book clubs so they can take advantage of the opportunity to hear the author speak on the morning of May 18 at the Mayerson JCC.
If your book club is interested in reading this book, please forward your name or your club coordinator’s name and address to EGoldstein.cinci@jnf.org. Your club can reserve their own table and at no expense for the May 18 breakfast event featuring Noa Tishby. It is a great opportunity to have a special morning with your book club friends.
To learn more about Noa Tishby, please click here.
If you’re interested in joining a reading and discussion group through Jewish Federation’s Israel Center, please contact Yarden Neeman at yneeman@jfedcin.org.
If you’re interested in joining a reading and discussion group through Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy, please contact Jaynie Levinson at jlevinson@jfedcin.org.

SACRED GROUNDS: Stories and best practices for sustainably stewarding the grounds of faith communities
2022-05-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Faith Communities Go Green’s Education and Lifestyle working group invites you to a webinar on:
Sacred Grounds
Stories and best practices for sustainably stewarding the grounds of faith communities
Presented by:

Susan Fox is a registered landscape architect and horticulturalist, having worked for 30 years mostly in residential landscape design and construction. She has a passion for ecology, native plants, and how ordinary people can arrange their environments to be nourishing to both people and the natural world.

Lyric Morris-Latchaw is a multidisciplinary urban farmer and visual artist whose work focuses on creating meaningful, equitable relationships between neighbors, land, and creatures. She currently tends the Church of the Advent’s Good News Garden, a community pantry garden in Walnut Hills, and grows grows food for a sliding scale payment community-driven CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). She previously farmed for and collectively ran the pay-as-you-can pizza restaurant Moriah Pie; she is co-author of The Moriah Pie Cookbook: Recipes and Stories. She was co-founder of the Hughes McMillan Street Community Garden, and helped establish Wave Pool Gallery’s Community Garden and Grassroom.

The Rev. Canon Jason Oden is the diocesan Canon of Formation for the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio. He is also the parish pastor for the Church of the Advent in Walnut Hills.

This is a virtual event. Please register to receive the zoom link.

Faith Communities Go Green partners with religious communities to create a more sustainable and equitable future for all by mobilizing their moral voice to reduce the risk of catastrophic climate change.
To learn more and join the team, go to FCGG.org

NAMI Walks Your Way (Charity Walk)
2022-05-14 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Sawyer Point

AN EVENING WITH LECH WALESA, FORMER PRESIDENT OF POLAND, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-WINNING LEADER
2022-05-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Join us for a conversation with former President of Poland Lech Walesa. Ticket sales will go towards assisting Ukrainian refugees.

ABOUT THIS EVENT

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Join us in conversation with President Lech Wałęsa, former president of Poland, Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader, and founder of the Lech Wałęsa Institute.
We’ll explore how President Wałęsa pulled Poland into the democratic fold, what Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for the region, and how we can help Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis.
All ticket proceeds from this event will go to the Lech Wałęsa Institute in aid of Ukrainian refugees.

REBECCA NAGLE – NATIONS WITHIN A NATION: TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY 101
2022-05-10 10:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
WorldOregon presents the 2022 International Speaker Series: Intersections
Celebrating its 22nd season, WorldOregon’s International Speaker Series puts you virtually in the room with the global leaders, visionaries, and inspiring voices that are changing our world.  This year’s series, presented exclusively online, brings to WorldOregon audiences four of the globe’s brightest, boldest thinkers and advocates discussing race and social justice, sovereign rights, confronting aggression, and resilience and humanity in the face of crisis.
May 10, 7:30 PM (PDT)

Rebecca Nagle
Nations within a Nation: Tribal Sovereignty 101
Activist-Writer and Citizen of the Cherokee Nation
Twitter: @rebeccanagle
The 2022 International Speaker Series will be streamed live online | Note: all times are PDT*
* Ticket-purchasers will receive a password-protected link following the online event to view or re-watch the program within a limited, 2-day window.

Know Your Neighbor (Tour)
2022-05-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati
We would like to welcome our guests for the open house tour. Please join us at 1:00 p.m. for a brief tour on
Saturdays – 2022
May 7th
June 4th
July 16th
August 6th
Sept 10th
October 1st
Nov 5th
Dec 3rd
Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati (513) 755-3280 | 8092 Plantation Drive West Chester Ohio 45060| www.icgc.us # Please RSVP with # of guests attending at tours@icgc.us https://www.eventbrite.com/e/know-your-neighbor-tickets-157792735319
Deadline for RSVP is Friday a week before the event. Please follow the guidelines of CDC for the COVID

Inclusionary Housing Policy and why it matters for equity in Cincinnati
2022-05-03 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Join us May 3 on Zoom for our virtual event:
Inclusionary Housing Policy
and why it matters for equity in Cincinnati
Many of you are familiar with the Equitable Development Rubric that Peaslee has developed to equip community councils for assessing whether proposed development projects will bring the benefits their neighborhoods need. While the Rubric is one tool for promoting housing equity at our most local level of government, it is only one piece of a broader strategy—we also need policy change at the City level.
Our valuable public incentives can and should be exchanged for much needed affordable housing units when they are granted to market-rate development projects. Join Peaslee and local community partners to learn more about inclusionary housing, a policy pathway that can make these equity gains a reality for Cincinnati.
You can register for the Zoom event here, and invite friends by forwarding this message or by sharing the Facebook event here. We hope to see you on May 3!

Strong Women of the Bible Series
2022-05-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
In the entire Jewish Bible (Tanach) only fifty women are mentioned by name, and they “speak” less than 1% of the time. Re-examining the texts in which women are mentioned, we will read between the lines for the details of their lives and stories. This series will take place on Rosh Hodesh (except when on Shabbat) and will be taught by a combination of rabbis and Jewish educators in partnership with HUC-JIR. Register online here.
VIRTUAL SERIES
Ages 15+
7pm | Virtual
FREE with RSVP
DATES
Thursday, October 7
Sunday, November 7
Tuesday, December 7
Wednesday, February 2
Sunday, March 6
Tuesday, April 5
Monday, May 2

BEYOND BARBED WIRE – A FAMILY’S LIVING LEGACY OF THE JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMPS OF WWII
2022-05-01 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Denny Kato shares his family’s living legacy of the Japanese internment camps in WWII.

ABOUT THIS EVENT

As a schoolboy, nobody believed Dennis Kato when he told them that his father’s parents and their families had been forced into incarceration camps simply because they were of Japanese descent. He is speaking up again now in hopes that you believe this happened in America.
About the speaker:
Denny Kato is a graduate of Walnut Hills High School and the University of Cincinnati.

Public Health Requirements:
This will be a hybrid program, with limited tickets available for on-site seating. It will also be livestreamed online to those who have reserved tickets. Online participants will be able to hear and participate in live Q&A after the lecture.

Lecture Series Sponsor:
Huseman Group’s Cincinnati headquarters have been based in Walnut Hills for more than 50 years, and the Group takes pride in the dynamic history of this diverse and vibrant neighborhood. The Group’s exponential growth in the early 2000s was largely due to a passion for and expertise in historic renovation—they value history and know that it is important to preserve the past in order to learn and grow into the future.
