Put Kissinger on Trial
The International Socialist Organization shows the controversial documentary The Trials of Henry Kissinger at 5 p.m. Thursday in 127 McMicken Hall at the University of Cincinnati. The film documents Kissinger’s role in some of the uglier examples of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War. Thanks to the Bush administration’s ugly foreign policy, the film should still be relevant today.
Immigration Forum
Su Casa Hispanic Ministry Center asks what President Bush’s immigration reform proposal means for Cincinnati. The center holds a town hall meeting on the subject at 7 p.m. Thursday at Su Casa, one block west of the corner of Vine Street and Seymour Avenue. For more information, call 513-761-1588.
Stop the Scourge of AIDS
Despite the fact that African Americans make up only 12 percent of the U.S. population, they account for half the new HIV cases reported in 2001. African-Americans Working Against AIDS will set up information stations from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Avondale Town Center, Peebles Corner in Walnut Hills and at New Prospect Baptist Church in Over-the-Rhine. For more information, call 513-421-2437.
Sex and Religion: Together at Last
A panel of religious leaders and attorneys explore issues of sexual orientation in religion and law at 7 p.m.
Thursday at the Wise Center in Amberley Village. Rabbi Lewis Kamrass, the Rev. Canon Steve Muncie, ACLU attorney Scott Greenwood and attorney Scott Knox will speak, followed by questions. For more information, call the American Jewish Committee at 513-621-4020.
Prohibited Plant Potluck
EarthSave Cincinnati sponsors a panel discussion on the theme, “Hemp, Cannabis or Marijuana: Will the real plant please stand up?” The panel will discuss the prohibited plant and its uses for food, medicine and industry. The program is at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at St. John’s Unitarian Church. Take a vegetarian dish to share. For more information, call 513-929-2500.
Getting There Is Half the Problem
Still ticked off about the defeat of the light rail levy in 2002? Then get involved in the next attempt at moving the city forward. The Eastern Corridor Study — a cooperative effort of Hamilton and Clermont counties, the city of Cincinnati, the OKI Regional Council of Governments and the Ohio Department of Transportation — seeks input for its updated bus, rail and highway transportation plan. Public workshops take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Madisonville Recreation Center, at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Anderson Senior Center and at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Saved Christian Fellowship Church in Newtown. For more information, visit www.easterncorridor.org.
So Many Republicans, So Few Tomatoes
Loudmouth talk-show host Bill Cunningham moderates the Hamilton County Commissioner West Side Republican Candidate Forum at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at Nathanael Greene Lodge. Four West Side Republican clubs have invited the seven Republican candidates running for two Hamilton County Commission seats. Two media panelists will ask questions. CityBeat wasn’t invited, but encourages right-thinking persons to attend and sneer. Rotten tomatoes will not be provided. Go to www.greengop.com for more information.
Rosa Parks’ Lawyer on Civil Rights
Attorney Fred Gray, who defended Rosa Parks and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, speaks about civil rights at the Fourth Annual Heart-to-Heart Racial Justice Breakfast at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Montgomery Inn Banquet Center. The event, sponsored by the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Bar Association, costs $40 a person or $20 for students. To register, call 513-699-1401 by Monday.
Muslim Leader Speaks at Xavier
Imam Mohammed, former leader of the American Society of Muslims and son of former Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, presents a lecture titled “Leadership in the African-American Religious Community” at 2 p.m. Feb. 15. The program is at the Cintas Center at Xavier University. For more information, call Marie Giblin at 513-745-2021 or visit www.Xavier.edu/Cintas.
Jews Discuss Mel Gibson Film
Mel Gibson’s forthcoming film, The Passion of Christ, has some people concerned about the movie’s ramifications for Christian-Jewish relations. Hebrew Union College Professor Michael Cook speaks about the film’s potential effects in light of anti-Semitism around the world. Sponsored by the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, the lecture is at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Congregation Beth Adam in Loveland. For more information, go to www.bethadam.org/news_current.
Kucinich Stumps in Cincinnati
Meet presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Cleveland), at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Woodward High School. A former mayor of Cleveland, Kucinich is an advocate of ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq and a supporter of national health care. Tickets are $5. For more information, call Don at 513-388-0023.
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.
This article appears in Feb 4-10, 2004.
