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Mourning the Creation of Racial Categories  

By admin | Published: August 9, 2018

Mourning the Creation of Racial Categories  This film is a project at Northern Kentucky University professor Joan Ferrante and her amazing students. Discussion will follow.September 17, 2018Immaculate Heart of Mary Church 7880 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, 45255 7:00-9:00 PMThe  Mourning the Creation of Racial Categories (MCRC) Project  is dedicated to using the transformative powers of the arts to mourn the creation of racial categories and to help us understand and acknowledge […]

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A Gathering at the Peace Pole in Beech Acres Park

By admin | Published: August 9, 2018

A Gathering at the Peace Pole in Beech Acres ParkSunday, August 19, 20187:00-7:30 PM. 6910 Salem Road, Anderson Township, 45230 In light of the recent  KKK flyer leafleting in Anderson Township and the rise nationally of white supremacist activity, GAPP and ACRU invite you to join with your neighbors to say NO to hate; stand up for Diversity, Understanding, and Inclusion; and affirm the unity of our […]

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JOIN GAPP & ACRU for a book discussion

By admin | Published: July 5, 2018

JOIN GAPP & ACRU (Anderson Churches for Racial Unity) for a book discussion.We invite you to readTEARS WE CANNOT STOP: A Sermon to White America, by Michael Eric Dyson.Then join your neighbors on Tuesday, July 17, 7:00 PM, atEastern Hills Friends Meeting, 1671 Nagel Road, 45255.  Registration requested at  www.bookstudy.eventbrite.com  Dust Jacket Reviews:Toni Morrison writes: “Elegantly written, Tears We […]

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Film Screening of More Than A Word

By admin | Published: May 3, 2018

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 […]

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Learn More About the AHS Mascot Issue

By admin | Published: April 26, 2018

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 […]

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What’s Race Got To Do With It?

By admin | Published: April 12, 2018

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 […]

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Film Screening: Cincinnati Goddamn

By admin | Published: January 22, 2018

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 […]

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Understanding Whiteness

By admin | Published: January 19, 2018

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 […]

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Race, Class and the Blue Collar

By admin | Published: December 6, 2017

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 […]

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GAPP holds our 13th Annual New Year’s Day Candlelight Vigil

By admin | Published: December 6, 2017

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 […]

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