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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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., […]
GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity present Criminal Justice: Current Realities and Future Possibilities A Panel on Seeking Systems that Restore Justice, Change Lives and Heal Communities Panelists: David Singleton, Ohio Justice and Policy Center Dominic Duren, St. Vincent de Paul Reentry Program Iris Roley, Freedom Activist, Black United Front Moderator: Samantha Mosby, M. E. Lyons YMCA Date: Thursday, August 17, 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Location: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Welcome Center 7770 Beechmont […]
Join GAPP and ACRU on Thursday, July 19, 7:00 – 9:00 PM for a book discussion: Race and the Criminal Justice System. This is the 2nd in a series of evenings focusing on the effects of the criminal justice system on people of color. Location: Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church, 2710 Newtown Rd., 45244 Choose ONE […]
GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity (ACRU), along with Allen Temple A.M.E. Church will hold the Second Anniversary Commemoration of The Emanuel Nine, on June 15, 2017, 7:00 p.m. The program will be a worship service promoting racial unity and remembering the lives of the saints who perished on June 17, 2015 at Emanuel […]
Saturday, May 6, 2017 6:00-8:30 PM St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church 8101 Beechmont Avenue 45255 The 13th Amendment abolished slavery EXCEPT for one significant loophole: "…except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted…" "13th" examines the loophole’s past and present consequences. It spans the treatment of African Americans as criminal […]