GAPP invites you to a film screeningMore Than A Wordby filmmakers John Little and Kenn Little, enrolled members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.Friday, May 11, 7:00 PMHeritage UU Church2710 Newtown Road, 45244 The film offers a fascinating look inside the movement to change the name of the Washington R*dskins football team. The film traces how the […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]