Imagining Kucinich
Presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Cleveland) addresses issues of peace, health care and the environment at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The new location is the University of Cincinnati Event Pavilion. The event, called “Imagine America,” also features farm labor organizer Baldemar Velasquez and health expert Christine Horner. A former mayor of Cleveland, Kucinich advocates ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq and supports national health care. For more information, call 513-471-1919 or visit www.imagineamerica.info.
Military Families Speak Out
Drew Plummer is a member of the fourth consecutive generation of his family to serve in the U.S. military. In April the Navy charged him with disloyalty for speaking out against the war in Iraq during his stint on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. His father, Lou Plummer, a vet and a member of Military Families Speak Out, speaks at 7 p.m. Thursday in room 127 of McMicken Hall at UC. Admission is free. The International Socialist Organization, the Inter-community Justice and Peace Center and the UC Anti-War Committee are sponsors of the program.
Unclutter Life with Simplicity
The Cincinnati Earth Institute hosts an introduction to its eight-week course, “Voluntary Simplicity,” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ft. Thomas Christ Church. Topics include the meaning of simplicity, living more with less, and the practice of simplicity. For more information, see www.cinciearth.org.
Write for Justice
The Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center hosts a write-a-thon benefit program Friday at the Peaslee Neighborhood Center in Over-the-Rhine. The center asks volunteers to write elected officials or to sponsor a writer at a per-letter or flat rate. Stamp donors are also needed. Call 513-579-8547 for more information.
Industrial Tragedy Remembered
More than 3,000 people lost their lives in a single night 20 years ago in Bhopal, India during one of the worst industrial catastrophes ever when gas leaked from a Union Carbide pesticide plant. The Cincinnati chapter of the Association for India’s Development hosts a meeting at 4 p.m. Saturday in room 427 of the UC Engineering Research Center to raise awareness about the ongoing plight of employees and those who live near the disaster. The featured speaker is Miami University Professor Pavithra Narayanan, maker of the documentary film India and Free Trade. Photojournalist Raghu Rai will display photographs of the tragedy. For more information, visit www.aidcinti.org or call 513-886-7425.
Environmental Summit
A Regional Environmental Summit from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Maple Ridge Lodge in Mt. Airy Forest brings together regional organizations to discuss their goals and initiatives for Greater Cincinnati. The Greater Cincinnati Earth Coalition, the Cincinnati Park Board and Hamilton County Environmental Services co-sponsor the event. For more information, call Geoff Milz at 513-946-7789.
Young Dems Launch Portune Campaign
Todd Portune is the first Democrat to hold a seat on the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners in more than 30 years. The Hamilton County Young Democrats want to make sure he maintains that title. They host Portune’s campaign kickoff at 5 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Vernon Manor Hotel. Admission is free.
Rally for Public Workers
The American Federation of Government Employees sponsors a rally for government workers at 4 p.m. March 3 at Fountain Square. Participants are encouraged to bring signs and banners to display while speakers draw the connection between good government and defending the rights of public workers.
Fight AIDS With Prayer and Action
The Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS 2004 spurs several events March 7-13. A Work Locally and Impact Globally” forum at noon March 2 at Greater New Hope Baptist Church features ministers and doctors knowledgeable about AIDS. Red Ribbon Sunday is March 7. A clergy community dinner at 6 p.m. March 11 at Jordan’s Crossing features entertainment for those infected with HIV or AIDS. A “Healing through the Arts” youth extravaganza is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 13 at St. Joseph Church.
This article appears in Feb 18-24, 2004.
