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12.02.2008
Peace and Justice Poetry
Have something to say that’s more significant about what’s going on in the world than where to find the cheapest beer or what the woman next to you is wearing? Then put those thoughts down on paper and submit them to the 2009 annual Book of Poems and Drawings on Peace and Justice.
The first step is a call for poets to focus on the themes of peace and justice. Here are the pesky details:
* Poet may submit up to three poems.
* All submissions will be considered. The editors will be looking for quality, inclusiveness, and appropriateness to the themes of peace and justice.
* If space becomes limited, priority will be given to poets not published in previous books. (This is the sixth annual book.)
* Poems selected will be illustrated in black and white by Greater Cincinnati artists (one drawing per poet).
* Poems and illustrations will be printed in For a Better World 2009 slated for publication in May 2009.
Send submissions as “Word” attachments (or in full text) by e-mail or by U.S. mail (on a CD) to:
Saad Ghosn: saad.ghosn@uc.edu or 216 Erkenbrecher Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229
Submission deadline: Feb. 25, 2009
The book will be launched and available for sale at “SOS ART” and “poets included in book will be invited to read their poems at SOS ART,” according to publisher and event organizer Saad Ghosn.
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11.19.2008
Poems from Guantanamo
Whether you agree with the use of the Guantanamo Bay detention center for the holding of “enemy combatants” without charges or trials, you can get an idea of what life on the inside is like, thanks to the ACLU.
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11.17.2008
Cop Cars and Fire Trucks
“The City of Covington, in an effort to continue its focus on public safety, took delivery of more than $1 million in new fire trucks and police cruisers and SUVs. The purchases are part of a comprehensive five-year capital improvement budget plan adopted by the Covington Board of City Commissioners.”
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11.11.2008
Equal Marriage
No, this isn’t an effort to get men to scrub toilets, women to wash cars or any other such stereotypical complaint about equality in a marriage. It’s about busting up another stereotype – that only heterosexuals can live in a long-term, committed relationship.
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11.04.2008
Dirty Secrets
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is exposing 27 million of them Nov. 18 with a screening of Call Response, “a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals the world’s 27 million dirtiest secrets: There are more slaves today than ever before in human history.”
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10.08.2008
JustNews
The
In the meantime, here’s a sample of what’s coming up this
week:
Saturday,
Oct.11:
Amnesty International - Group
86
Location: Sitwell’s Coffee House
324 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220
Please confirm that this meeting
is happening as scheduled by contacting Laura Osborn Coffey at 513-734-6043 or lozcoffey@cs.com
Topic: Environmental
Sustainability and Justice
Presenters: Dan Korman, Park and
Vine; Jim Embry, Sustainable Communities Network Facilitator: Susan Dirr, from
Open discussion among workers and
their families about solutions to problems in their workplaces and communities.
Location: The
513-621-5991 or e-mail: cworkers@cinci.rr.com
Sunday,
Oct. 12:
Organize to undo racism and to
build consciousness in our communities!
Location:
Monday,
Oct. 13:
Council members David Crowley,
Roxanne Qualls, John Cranley, Cecil Thomas and Laketa Cole have cosponsored an
ordinance for "smart and clean development." Speakers are invited to
address the Health, Education and Environment Committee.
Location: Council Chambers at City
Hall
Contact: David
Join us on the grassy island at
the corner of
Contact: For more information,
call 513-579-8547
A weekly program that aims to
bring women of diverse backgrounds together to talk about the challenges and
issues that are common to women everywhere regardless of race, socio-economic
status and age.
Location: The Women's Connection's
Contact: Alisa Franks at 513-471-4673
ext 17 or e-mail her at afranks@thewomensconnection.org
Tuesday,
Oct. 14:
Carpool will leave from Peaslee to
travel to the state prison in Lucasville for the execution of Richard Wade
Cooey.
Prayer vigil will begin at
More than one and a half years
since a Cintas Worker was killed on the job, the Cincinnati-based company still
hasn't done enough to make its laundries safe. Join hundreds of injured Cintas
workers, union members and community allies at the company's annual
shareholders meeting.
Location:
Contact: UNITEHERE: uniformjustice@unitehere.org
or 800-872-8646
Cincinnati Chapter of Ohioans to
Stop Execution Meets at
Location:
Contact: 513-579-8547
— Margo Pierce
