Greater Anderson Promotes Peace (GAPP), whose focus is diversity, respect and inclusion, has supported changing the Anderson High School mascot for over eighteen years. GAPP has researched the concerns of Native American organizations who support the change. Key issues include: such mascots have harmful psychological effects on Native American students; they encourage cultural appropriation of […]
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What’s Race Got To Do With It?
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 7:00 – 9:00 PMGAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity welcome Dorothy Smoot and Chara Fisher Jackson, of the Greater Cincinnati Urban League, for a powerful discussing of social disparities, on Tuesday, May, 1, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at Anderson Hills United Methodist Church, 7515 Forest Road, 45255.With their input and […]
Film Screening: Cincinnati Goddamn
Film Screening: Cincinnati Goddamn Friday, February 2, 7PM Heritage UU Church 2710 Newtown Rd., 45244 in Anderson Township. GAPP and Heritage UU Church are hosting a screening of the film Cincinnati Goddamn. The film is a documentary about the police killing of black men in Cincinnati, the 2001 civil unrest that rocked the city for three days, and the […]
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Understanding Whiteness
A Workshop Examining the History and Present-Day Reality of Whiteness in American Life Saturday, March 3, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Location: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection 1950 Nagel Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45255 Register at: https://understandingwhiteness.eventbrite.com Too often our contemporary conversations about race and racism are polarized into angry posturing, denial, and […]
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Race, Class and the Blue Collar
GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity present: Race, Class and the Blue Collar Presenters: Kelly and Kyle Phelps Thursday, January 11 7:00 PM Anderson Hills Christian Church 8119 Clough Pike, 45244 RSVP: www.https://bluecollar.eventbrite.com The Art and Message of Kyle and Kelly Phelps The twin brothers, Kyle and Kelly Phelps were born in 1977 to a working-class family whose father was employed in a […]
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GAPP holds our 13th Annual New Year’s Day Candlelight Vigil
GAPP holds our 13th Annual New Year’s Day Candlelight Vigil, Celebrating the Human Family at the Peace Pole Garden GAPP is holding our 13th annual New Year’s Day Candlelight Vigil at the Peace Pole Garden in Beech Acres Park, 6910 Salem Avenue, Anderson Township, on Monday, January 1, at 5:00 PM. The vigil […]
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A Thanksgiving Dinner – Sharing American Traditions with Turkish Friends
Sharing American Traditions with Turkish Friends Saturday, November 18 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Heritage UU Church 2710 Newtown Road Cincinnati, 45244 GAPP invites you to a Thanksgiving Dinner with our Turkish Muslim friends. New to our country and our Thanksgiving traditions, our Turkish friends asked, “We know about Black Friday. What do you do on Thanksgiving?” Please bring mashed potatoes, […]
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GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity welcomes Kati Burwinkel
GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity welcomes Kati Burwinkel of the Highland County Historical Society and women who marched as students from 1954-1956 for a film screening and discussion of The Lincoln School: A Battle for School Integration in Ohio. Wednesday, November 8 7:30 – 9:00 PM Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church 6474 Beechmont Avenue, 45230 Free and Open to the Public The film is […]
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Understanding Implicit Bias
GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity present Understanding Implicit Bias (Your Mind May Be Playing Tricks On You) Presented by Ryan B. Wynett Ryan Wynett is the Learning Lab Specialist at the “Open Your Mind: Understanding Implicit Bias” Center at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Monday, October 2, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 PM Anderson Hills United Methodist Church, 7515 Forest Rd., Cincinnati, 45255 Free […]
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GAPP invites you to A Candlelight Vigil
Only Love: A Gathering for Solidarity At times when our basic values of equality, justice, respect and compassion are challenged, we need to come together to say NO to hate and YES to love for all our neighbors. Sunday, August 27 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Peace Pole Garden in Beech Acres Park 6910 Salem Rd., […]
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