Make Fountain Square Yours
The Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation will host six public meetings to gather public input about the planned transformation of Fountain Square. The first meeting is at 6 p.m. May 4 at the Colerain Township Community Center. The second meeting is at 6 p.m. May 5 at the College Hill Recreation Center. Two more meetings are scheduled for May 6 — one at noon at Christ Cathedral Church downtown and another at 6 p.m. at the Carthage Recreation Center. For more information, visit www.holocaustandhumanity.org.
Congress — That's Funny
Democratic congressional candidate Greg Harris takes politics seriously. After all, beating incumbent Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Cincinnati) is no joke. However, jokes will proliferate when the Harris campaign hosts a comedy night featuring the Comic Revolution at 7:30 Wednesday p.m. at the Mad Frog in Clifton. For more information, write [email protected].
Taking Back the Night
The 15th annual Take Back the Night March and Candlelight Vigil starts at 7 p.m. Thursday at Bicentennial Commons in Sawyer Point. The march, designed to raise awareness about sexual and physical assault, ends in a ceremony at the Millennium Peace Bell in Newport. For more information, call the Rape Crisis and Abuse Center of Hamilton County at 513-977-5541.
Resisting the Occupation
The International Socialist Organization hosts a public discussion about the continuing occupation of Iraq and the growing resistance there. The program is at 7 p.m. Thursday in room 368 of McMicken Hall at the University of Cincinnati.
Single Payer Healthcare
Cincinnati's Single Payer Action Network (SPAN) wants comprehensive healthcare coverage for every person in Ohio by November 2005. SPAN meets at 7:30 p.m. May 12 at Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church. For more information, see www.spanohio.org or contact Carrie at [email protected].
Volunteers Recognized
The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Cincinnati hosts its annual volunteer recognition meeting at 6 p.m. May 18 at the St. Michael Center in Lower Price Hill. Georgine Getty, executive director of the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless, is the keynote speaker. A light dinner is included. Call Ann at 513-471-1100 for reservations.
Act — Like Mac
Activists often cite Amos 5:24: "But let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream." The late Rev. Maurice McCrackin used to say, "It is up to us to work out the irrigation system." St. Joseph Church in Over-the-Rhine opens its doors June 11-13 for Rev. Maurice McCrackin Unity Day: A Citywide Activist Organizing Conference. For more information, call 513-381-4526.
