On Tuesday March 21, 2017 6:30-8:30pm at Price Hill Recreation Center (959 Hawthorne Ave, Cincinnati 45205), IJPC is helping coordinate a program called Race and Racism in Cincinnati, a lecture and discussion organized by Rethinking Racism. The event is an opportunity to dive deeper into the history of racism in our community and we will break into discussion groups following a presentation from Rev. Troy Jackson and Ms. Elizabeth Hopkins. This is a repeat presentation from the one we had in February.

On April 4th 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King gave an impassioned speech before a crowd on the steps of Riverside Church in New York City condemning the atrocity of the Vietnam War. He called for people to be obstinate in the face of the evils of warfare, and said that, “We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.” It has become grossly apparent today that these inhuman triplets of despair have shown their stubborn implantation within the very fabric of our society. To honor Dr. King’s charge to help our society embark on a “revolution of values”, IJPC will host a potluck to reflect on Dr. King’s speech.

Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio (UHCAN Ohio) will sponsor a Faith and Health Forum: A Call for Political Courage, Vision, Leadership, and Faith from Faith Leaders of Southwest Ohio. This will be an opportunity to hear from area religious leaders about the role of faith in working toward just health care policies at the national and local level. We have invited our two Ohio Senators and local Congressional representatives to attend and listen to our concerns.