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Book Discussion: Race and the Criminal Justice System

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 […]

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Second Anniversary Commemoration of The Emanuel Nine

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 […]

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The Documentary Film "13th" – Screening and Discussion

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 […]

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GAPP General Meeting

Wednesday, April 19 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Eastern Hills Friends Meeting 1671 Nagel Rd., Anderson Township Come Join Us On April 19! Together we are stronger than silence; more powerful than hate! In January, GAPP’s directors sent a message to our friends: "GAPP is committed to honoring our diversity, and speaking out when acts […]

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Screening & Discussion: Documentary Film 13th

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery EXCEPT for one significant loophole: "…except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted…" This documentary film explores the past and present consequences of that loophole. GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity (ACRU) are hosting this screening on Saturday, May 6, from 6:00-8:30 PM, […]

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Race and Racism in Cincinnati: The History and the Beneficiaries

On Tuesday, February 21, GAPP is pleased to be partnering with Anderson Churches for Racial Unity (ACRU) and Rethinking Racism to present Race & Racism in Cincinnati. The event will be held from 7:00-8:30 PM at Faith United Church of Christ, 6886 Salem Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45230. This program is free and open to the […]

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Seeing Our Way in the Dark: The Prophetic Call to Racial Justice

GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity invite you to an evening with Dr. Christopher Pramuk, professor of theology at Xavier University and the author of Hope Sings So Beautiful. Seeing Our Way in the Dark: The Prophetic Call to Racial Justice Sunday, January 29, 2017 6:00 p.m. Anderson Hills Christian Church 8119 Clough Pike […]

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Martin Luther King Day Jr. Day 2017 Celebration

As a member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition GAPP is pleased to announce a series of events for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 16, 2017, with events beginning at 8:00AM and continuing into the afternoon. This is the MLK Coalition’s 42nd annual celebration of the holiday in Cincinnati, dedicated to keeping […]

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The Ghost of Harriet Tubman

History comes alive! On October 8 at 7:00 P.M., GAPP and Anderson Churches for Racial Unity(ACRU) present a performance of The Ghost of Harriet Tubman by Patricia Humphries Fann. The performance will take place in the Turpin High School Theater, 2650 Bartels Rd., in Anderson Township. Patricia Humphries Fann is a journalist and educator from […]

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Awakening Our Awareness of Whiteness

Awakening Our Awareness of Whiteness Saturday, August 27, 2016 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location: Fairfield Lane Library 1485 Corydale Dr. Fairfield, OH 45014 As our nation struggles with the reality of 21st century racism, many white people want to understand it, and work to eradicate it. Words like "white privilege" and "colorblind" are often […]

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