Tag: Community Engagement

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.**

The fresh fruits or vegetables you harvest at a gleaning, will reach the tables of hungry families in your community within 24-48 hours. Your efforts matter and share great nutrition AND hope for a better tomorrow.
Dear Southwest Ohio Faith Leaders,

My organization is a gleaning organization. We have been working with Miami University’s Institute for Food farm since fall of 2019, gleaning on a weekly basis throughout the harvest season. They have been a wonderful and generous partner, and the vast majority of their donations have remained within Butler County, distributed by TOPSS Pantry, Army of Kindness, and JEE Foods. TOPSS and Army of Kindness are this year’s recipients.It is a rare opportunity to be invited to a farm on a weekly basis, as the MUIFF has done. (Most of our gleanings are one-off events that arise when growers find they have a surplus that needs to be harvested before they plow it under.) Lately, we are having a particular challenge finding enough volunteers to show up, each week, as many of our past regulars are otherwise engaged, this season, and most students are away for the summer. I am reaching out to request your help in spreading the word about this wonderful weekly volunteer opportunity right in Oxford. I’m attaching a flier for posting or sharing electronically. Folks can also register as a volunteer at https://endhunger.org/ohio/, then find the event dates they want to sign up for. (Please note that we ask folks to sign up via our volunteer platform. It’s important that no one just shows up unannounced at an event, in consideration of the farm and the growers. We send specific instructions for where and when to meet, and any other requirements, the evening prior to each gleaning.)We are looking to fill up to 10 volunteer spots in a 3-hour shift on Wednesday mornings, 9-12. We are currently scheduled into November. The food we glean is some of the freshest available, and gets distributed to individuals to rarely otherwise have access to it. Our volunteers love the work and their time on the farm. I am more than happy to field any questions you have about this, via email or phone (see below).
Thank you for your time!
Sue Plummer | Ohio Program Coordinator
2366 Kemper Lane • Cincinnati, OH 45206513-458-9808 | ENDhunger.org Facebook | Instagram

Ever wonder how nonviolence can be a strategy to enact change? We’re excited to explore this question with you at our Strategic Nonviolence Intensive during Campaign Nonviolence Action Week. Join Samantha and Bekky for a four-hour introductory workshop on the tenets of strategic nonviolence, nonviolent communication, de-escalation, bystander intervention, and more.

“Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people,” is the first principle in Martin Luther King Jr.’s Six Principles of Nonviolence. We’re excited to continue creating space for authentic engagement in nonviolent practices both in advocacy and within our personal lives. Be a spark for justice and join Ignite Peace in creating a nonviolent society.

Strategic Nonviolence Intensive
Saturday, September 23
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Ignite Peace Office, Peaslee Neighborhood Center

Register here – the $50 registration cost includes lunch.

For questions please email Bekky@IgnitePeace.org.

The meeting will take place the evening of Wednesday, July 26 at Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church (103 William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, OH 45219 in the Corryville/Mt. Auburn area near the University of Cincinnati) and virtually via Zoom.

Parking Directions Here

RSVP/Zoom Link: samantha@IJPCcincinnati.org

For those of you who cannot attend the meeting in person, you can still join us on Zoom! Mt. Auburn is providing the latest technology to connect groups so it doesn’t matter where you’re located- you’ll still be “in the room.”

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided through Zoom, so in person attendees must bring your own headphones to hear the audio in Spanish through your phone.

The Cincinnati offices of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) invite you to join us for a rare opportunity to hear from the area’s three Jewish elected officials, all in one evening on

Thursday, June 29th, 6:00pm at the Mayerson JCC Amberley Room.

You will hear from Cincinnati City Councilmember Mark Jeffreys, Ohio State Representative Dani Isaacsohn, and Congressman Greg Landsman in conversation about how their Jewish identity informs their public service, how they contemplate issues and what motivates their decision making. Offering a blend of personal and political perspective, these representatives will share their experience in public office as Jews while discussing issues of relevance to the community.

This conversation will be moderated by Justin Kirschner, AJC Regional Director and Rabbi Ari Balaban, JCRC Director. The evening is co-hosted by AJC and JCRC in partnership with the Mayerson JCC and Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.