Greater Anderson Days
The Cookie Jar booth at Greater Anderson Days was a great success. Situated immediately in front of the Peace Pole Garden, we had a beautiful setting to showcase GAPP and sell our many cookies. Thank you to all of our volunteer bakers, workers, and Sweetwine Pottery for donating the cookie jar that went to the customer who bought the 1000th cookie.
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Opening Doors Initiatives
GAPP and the Forest Hills School District collaborated in February and March to bring adults and students together for dialogue about diversity in our community. During four dialogue sessions, participants in Open Doors: Community Conversations shared their experiences, examined issues, and developed action plans to promote respect for diversity in the greater Anderson area.
Students came from Turpin, Anderson and McNicholas high schools; seven adult groups included both long-time residents and newcomers.
Students groups plan to use music and dance to develop multicultural understanding, and encourage students at lunch and after school to get to know people outside their usual circle. Adult teams plan to develop: a book club, a welcoming organization, a 5K run/walk, quarterly cultural events, and field trips for inter-religious understanding. They also will: encourage diverse businesses, strengthen community-police relations, foster interaction between schools and community, and involve local merchants in multi-cultural events.
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Getting to Know You: Celebrating Religious Diversity in our Community
Thirteen different religious groups were represented at our Getting to Know You event on April 30. Participants agreed that it was an informative and enlightening evening. There are follow-up tours planned at three different religious communities. Please join us to learn more about these religions.
TOURS:
Judaism, May 16 6:30-7:30 pm Congregation Beth Adam
10001 Loveland Madeira Rd.
Islam, June 2 1-2:30 pm Islamic Center of Greater Cinti
8092 Plantation Dr. West Chester
Hindu, June 26 7-8:00 pm Hindu Temple of Cincinnati
4920 Klatte Rd. Summerside
For tours, note that you should dress conservatively (no sleeveless shirts or shorts/short skirts). Islamic tour requires women’s scarf or headcovering. Hindu tour requires shoes be left at door (barefeet and socks ok). While you can just show up at the scheduled time, it would be a courtesy to give our hosts an idea of attendance numbers, so please sign up by calling/emailing GAPP at info@gappeace.org or 588-8391.
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