Join the Cincinnati District of the A.M.E. Church, Anderson Churches for Racial Unity and GAPP for 2 memorial services honoring the Emmanuel Nine, killed at Emmanuel Church in Charleston, south Carolina, on June 17, 2015. The first service will be held on Thursday, June 16 at 7:00 PM, at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 1950 […]
GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity and invite you to attend Strengthening our Community: Addressing the Racial Divide. The guest speaker for the program is Officer Louis Arnold, Faith-Based Community Liaison with the Cincinnati Police Department. Tuesday, April 26, 7:00-8:30 PM. Anderson Hills United Methodist Church, 7515 Forest Rd., 45255 Officer Arnold will discuss […]
Saturday, February 27, 2016, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. View the event flyer (PDF) Many people express the desire to be good allies to people of color, but don’t know where to start. Conversations about race and racism can be challenging, and often people feel they need more knowledge or a deeper understanding before they can begin. This workshop is […]
GAPP (Greater Anderson Promotes Peace) and Heritage UU Church are committed to the work of dismantling racism in our country. As part of an ongoing series of dialogues, they are co-sponsoring a screening and discussion of the film The Color of Fear, one of the most powerful and influential documentaries about race relations, on Saturday, […]
Nationwide, communities are galvanizing and demanding institutions to address racism. In this spirit, the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center are partnering to challenge organizations and individuals to make a commitment to addressing and ending racism, with an initiative entitled, "Rethinking Racism." The kick off event for this collaborative will be […]
GAPP is holding its 12th annual New Year’s Day Candlelight Vigil at the Peace Pole Garden in Beech Acres Park, 6910 Salem Avenue, Anderson Township, on Sunday, January 1, at 5:00 PM. The vigil will be a Celebration of the Human Family. On this first day of the year, many people’s hearts turn to the […]
Guest Speakers: Pastors Sadell and Sherman BradleyLearn how to have sensitive conversations in order to bring about healing what divides us as human beings and as a nation. We can no longer hide behind the shadow of ignorance. We all have to increase our awareness of the seed of racism that has sprouted roots since the inception […]
Greater Anderson Promotes Peace (GAPP) will host a Vigil for Peace from 7:00-7:30 PM on Wednesday, August 5, at the Peace Pole in Beech Acres Park, 6910 Salem Ave. in Anderson Township. Cincinnati, Charleston, and many other US cities have been rocked by racial violence this year. We feel at a loss for what to […]
Greater Anderson Promotes Peace (GAPP) will host a Vigil for Peace from 7:00-7:30 PM on the first Wednesdays of the summer, June 3, July 1, and August 5, at the Peace Pole in Beech Acres Park, 6910 Salem Ave. in Anderson Township. "As the daily news carries stories of hatred and violence at home and […]
Registration is encouraged by emailing us at info@gappeace.org . Could slavery and Jim Crow still impact encounters between the police and men of color? Can we do anything about this legacy? Greater Anderson Promotes Peace (GAPP), in partnership with Juneteenth Cincinnati, will explore these questions with a film and discussion on two Mondays in April. On […]