Tag: Community Engagement

Join us next week at the 1819 Innovation Hub to meet up-and-coming leaders from Lithuania, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom while they visit Cincinnati to learn more about inclusivity in STEAM. During their stay, delegates will meet with a variety of leaders to build diplomatic and economic ties to our region. The event starts at 4pm!

The delegates participating in this program are mid-level professionals in STEAM fields. We are excited to welcome:

  1. Lithuania: Ms. Neda Zutautaite, Executive Director, Knowledge Economy Forum
  2. Sweden: Ms. Anastasiia Klonova, Project Manager, Skills Shift Initiative (Beredskapslyftet)
  3. Ukraine: Dr. Olena Halapchuktaranvska, Associate Professor, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University
  4. Ukraine: Ms. Yelyzaveta Koren, Founder STEM is FEM
  5. United Kingdom: Ms. Lella Violet Halloum, Global Student Outreach and Community Leader, IBM Gold Standard Leaner

 

RSVP HERE or copy this link into your browser:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKpPB3K8A2kCVCI_WgZwaVqD3RgHSJ1n0Ys514AaZoR9Lc7A/viewform

HUC-JIR is planning our 2nd year of happenings on and around Shabbat July 25-28 with local synagogues and community partners. We expect to offer learning sessions led by renowned HUC-JIR faculty, HUC-JIR alumni gatherings, and immersive Berkshires experiences.

MAIN EXHIBITION
Sunday, August 25, 12 – 5 PM
Xavier University’s Cintas Center

ONLINE PROGRAMMING
Online programming throughout the week TBA

INTERFAITH PEACE WALK
Thursday, August 29, 6 – 8 PM
Ault Park

Team Ignite Peace is ready to run, again! 2024 will be our thirteenth year participating in the Cincinnati Flying Pig together and we want you to join our team. From the 5k to the full marathon, and everything in-between, there’s something for everyone. 

Flying Pig Marathon
May 4 & 5, 2024
Cincinnati, OH

Questions? Email Hayley@IgnitePeace.org.

Thursday, December 21 is National Homeless Memorial Day.  At 5:30PM we will gather in Washington Park to honor those of us who died this year because of homelessness.  Everyone is invited, please join us.

If you know of someone who passed this year and had experienced homelessness, please let us know so that we can include them.

We are proud to announce the 17th Annual International Education Summit which will be held December 7th at Northern Kentucky University titled, “Changing the World Together as Young People“.

 Student? Teacher? Do you want to solve the world’s biggest issues?

This is the field trip you WANT to attend. 

Noel Ifeyani Alumona, an international social development expert, will keynote the event. He started the Shaping the Future Project which provides young people a platform to connect with experts, mentors, and resources to help solve the world’s biggest challenges. Learn how when he was just in high school how his passions brought him to be where he is today. You can do it too!

“I used to think the summit was just a big lecture, and now I think it was a great opportunity to network with people in careers that I am interested in,” says Samuel, attendee from 2022 International Education Summit.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR THIS EVENT.

  • We need speed networkers on December 7th from 12pm-1:1:15pm. If interested click here!

To attend as a non-volunteer, it costs $20 (lunch included).  Scholarships are available!

Learn more below or by clicking here.

 

Panel Discussion:

With Professor Emeritus Michael A. Meyer, Ph.D.; Rabbi Ari (Ballaban) Jun ’15, Director of Cincinnati’s Jewish Community Relations Council; and Jordan Finkin, Ph.D., Deputy Director of Libraries and Rare Book Manuscript Librarian; in conversation with Rabbi Jonathan Hecht, Dean of HUC-JIR/Cincinnati

Tuesday, December 12
12:30 p.m. ET
In-Person and On Zoom

Participate to better understand the current rise in antisemitism, how we got here, and where to go toward a brighter future.