Tag: Community Engagement

Dear FCGG Members,

It has been a LONG time since we have met, so here’s an invitation to a Members Meeting, December 14th from 7 – 8 pm.

This meeting will take place over Zoom.

RSVP to Becca at education@fcgg.org

Please let us know you are coming.

In this meeting, we’ll give you a quick update on what each of our three Working Groups have been doing this past year, but most importantly we want to hear from YOU!  We want YOU to also update us on what Climate Action steps your Houses of Worship and congregations have been taking, and how can we help in that process!  We also want to hear YOUR IDEAS and what you have learned this past year that you can share with us at FCGG.  In this meeting we will spend more time listening to you than us talking about FCGG!

We hope that all of you will join us on zoom as we are truly looking forward to connecting with you! Dec 14, 2023 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

AJC Cincinnati is excited to invite the region’s interfaith leaders and friends of AJC to attend its annual Community Intergroup Seder, to be held during lunch hours on April 16, 2024. This event seeks to intersect the story of Passover with the greater Cincinnati community, emphasizing the universal themes of freedom, liberation, and unity that are at the heart of the Passover narrative.

Check back soon to learn more!

https://icgc.us/

Event Details:

We have reserved this date (November 4th at 1 pm) for our Sacred Connections guests for an event at ICGC called ‘Know Your Neighbor’ Tour.

The ICGC is an “open” Center, where Muslims can worship, learn and gather socially. They also welcome their neighbors, friends and colleagues of all faiths to come and learn about Islam and get to know their fellow Americans who are Muslim and their commitment to community and service.

The presentation and tour will last close to two hours.  When visiting the Center, it is requested that women wear slacks or long skirts, long-sleeved shirts and bring a scarf to cover their heads with when entering the main Mosque. Men are also requested to wear slacks and sleeved shirts.  A $2 per person suggested donation is requested.

Register HERE.

2723 Montana Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45211

https://www.cincinnatibahai.org/

Event Details:

The Birth of the Bab will be celebrated on Sunday, October 15 beginning at 5:30pm at the Baha’i Center, 2723 Montana Ave, Cincinnati. Dinner to follow.

The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky (ESNKY) will host its annual Blessing of Winter Shelter on Sunday, October 29, from 2pm-3:30pm.

This is an opportunity to join in community supporting NKY’s only low-barrier, immediate-entry overnight shelter for adults experiencing homelessness. Last year, the emergency shelter program, including the winter shelter, served 1,004 adults in their 68-bed facility.

ESNKY is proud to be nondenominational and work with many faith communities to support our guests. The event will be held in the Daytime Navigation Center, a hub of community resources for adults experiencing homelessness in NKY. Following a short program, there will be an opportunity to tour the shelter facilities, meet staff, and interact with guests.

All are welcome!

More than 800 people have seen Race and Racism in Cincinnati: A 3-Part Docuseries and heard the people’s history of how race and racism shaped our neighborhoods, education, and culture. We heard from participants of the series about their shock at not knowing some of this history and we also heard that they want to do something about it.

That’s why we’re inviting Docuseries participants and community members to an action focused conversation. At this event we will unpack the question, “How do I dismantle systemic racism in Greater Cincinnati?” Come with new ideas or share what you’re working on in your community, then invite others to join you!

Racism in Greater Cincinnati: An Action-Focused Conversation
Tuesday, October 24
6:00 – 8:00 PM
First Unitarian Church
(536 Linton St. – 45219)

Register Here.

The 24-hour Day of Prayer vigil will take place at the Columbus Statehouse starting at 5:00 PM on Monday, October 9th and end at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, October 10th.

All people of faith, including faith leaders, are invited to participate in the programming or lead the community in prayer, bear witness, or sing.

Register for the vigil here.

Questions? Email Bekky@IgnitePeace.org.

From October 2 – 10 the No Death Penalty Ohio Coalition is hosting Faith Week, culminating in a Day of Prayer, a 24-hour prayer vigil at the Statehouse in Columbus.

We are inviting faith communities across the state to participate by hosting an educational event, a letter writing party, making death penalty abolition part of your service, or joining the Day of Prayer vigil at the statehouse in Columbus.

For resources and to register click here.

Join us for this reception and information exchange as the NKY Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the World Affairs Council – Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, hosts a 20-member delegation from the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for a discussion on US Foreign Policy Decision Making. Click here to register. Pre-registration required.

You are invited to a candid conversation with Belquis Ahmadi, Senior Program Officer with the U.S. Institute of Peace and a head nurse and administrator in Kabul during the Soviet withdrawal and through the rise of the Taliban. Since 2001, she has spent years on the ground in Afghanistan leading efforts by USAID, the Red Cross and other organizations to strengthen women’s rights, civil society, the rule of law and democracy, all to fill the information gap.

The 22nd Anniversary of 9/11 has passed. The US withdrawal of combat forces from Afghanistan in 2021, our nation’s longest war, took a massive toll in human lives and resources. Those events continue to have a lasting impact for the world and on foreign policy. Come with us as we take a look at some of the struggles and successes of nations as they try to rebuild after devastating wars. Belquis will discuss the effects on people’s everyday lives, women and human rights issues, and what needs to be done inside Afghanistan to build a case against the Taliban.

  • What is the outlook for Afghanistan, as the Taliban leadership makes decisions?
  • What will happen to the gains made in education, women’s rights, healthcare and infrastructure?
  • How do future foreign policy and relationships in the Middle East look?
  • How does the struggle for democracy play out?

In 1923 our predecessor organization had a debate about the Middle East and human rights between Palestine and Turkey. History will repeat itself as we discuss this topic again one hundred years later.

Co-sponsored by Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights – Click here to register! 

**Teachers and students are free to attend. Please register here.

**Space is limited. Register early.**