Carnival Benefits Homeless Kids
Bethany House Services Emergency Shelter for homeless women and children hosts a Children’s Carnival from 5-9 p.m. July 14 on the 1800 block of Fairmount Avenue in South Fairmount. Current and former guests and program participants celebrate their accomplishments and the joys of summertime with board and committee members, volunteers, friends and neighbors. The carnival features game booths, petting animals, pony rides, music, face painting, clowns and carnival foods. Sponsors are still needed and funds raised enable Bethany House to provide year-long children’s programming including housing, transportation to and from schools, summer field trips, sexual abuse awareness programs, anti-drug programs, self-esteem workshops, school supplies and more. For more information or to volunteer, contact Debbie at 513-921-1131 or dmcgarry@bhsinc.org.
Face Prejudice
The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion unveils their newest original exhibit Facing Prejudice as the final feature of Holocaust Awareness Weeks 2004. This exhibit is the product of a yearlong project of the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. Students created original visuals and graphics that challenge all members of the community to examine prejudices that affect each of us. Currently, Facing Prejudice is on display in the main lobby of UC’s newly renovated Tangeman University Center through July 31.
Public hours for the exhibit are 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Art Can Change the World
SOS ART 2004, a group show for art on socio-political, peace and justice themes, is at the Mockbee, 2260 Central Parkway, Friday through July 25. For more information, contact saad.ghosn@uc.edu.
The Greening of the City
Imago and Price Hill Will present “The Green City,” a series of seminars on urban sprawl and sustainable development. Through Space’ is the theme from 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Other topics include ‘Putting it All Together,’ July 28. The seminars meet at St. Lawrence Church in Price Hill. The cost for the series is $30. One evening is $15, including dinner. Fore more information, call Abby at 513-921-5124 or visit www.imagoearthcenter.org/Eco-Seminar.html.
Pissed Off? Now Organize!
The League of Pissed Off Voters holds its national convention July 16-18 in Columbus. For more information or to register, visit www.indyvoter.org.
Stop Torturing POWs
The Education for Peace in Iraq Center is circulating an online petition demanding President Bush end the torture of Iraqi prisoners by American occupation forces. The petition calls for the United States to declare unequivocal support for the Geneva Conventions and the framework of law that came about following World War II. To sign the petition, visiting www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=244.
This article appears in Jul 7-13, 2004.