Events
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Northern Kentucky Justice and Peace Committee
Mother of God Church 119 West 6th Street, Covington, KY, United StatesThe Northern Kentucky Justice & Peace Committee is a committee of the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center. The committee addresses local, state, national, and global situations with special interest in how these issues impact the lives of the people of Northern Kentucky, especially the poor.
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Rally for Hope: Stop Separating Families
Holy Family Church 3006 W. 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesNationwide, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been conducting target enforcement actions, focusing on immigrant women and children who have arrived from Central America in the last two years. With the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Price Hill in early February, fear continues to plague the local immigrant community, many afraid […]
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Voices of Justice Brunch: The Death Penalty
St. Monica - St. George Parish Center 328 W McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesJoin IJPC, OTSE, and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for a Voices of Justice Brunch featuring Terry Collins, Former Ohio Corrections Chief and Derrick Jamison, Death Row Exoneree.
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End Slavery Cincinnati Forum
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center 50 E Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesIJPC will on a panel with staff from End Slavery Cincinnati and will show clips from and discuss various documentaries and films that address human trafficking. There will be a discussion how these documentaries and films can be utilized as a tool in increasing the community's awareness and knowledge of this issue.
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Film Screening and Discussion – Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1
Xavier University 3800 Victory Pkwy, Cincinnati, United StatesThe film tells the story of the human impacts of nuclear weapons on the people of the Marshall Islands and the secret radiation experiments that were conducted on them during the time of U.S. nuclear testing in the islands (1946-58) and afterwards. It is a catalyst for discussion about not only nuclear weapons and peace, but […]
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Awakening the Dreamer
Community of the Good Shepherd 8815 E Kemper Road, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesAwakening the Dreamer will be a follow-up action to the parish‘Teachable Moments’ series last fall featuring Laudato Si’ references in a program designed to bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet.
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Global Day of Action On Military Spending
Fountain Square 520 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesIJPC is joining with people across the globe who are organizing to voice concerns about current global priorities that spend $1.75 trillion/year on arms when the population and our planet are in crisis. Stand with us at noon on Fountain Square as we gather to promote spending on life-affirming, sustainable social programs. Join and share […]
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Economic Inequality Summit
Northern Kentucky University 1 Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, United StatesLearn about the situation on the ground from those who live and work to improve the economic equality in our community. Use that knowledge to affect your daily and long-term relationship with the community and see what you can do to build a more just neighborhood. Conversations led by David Singleton Director and Professor Ohio […]
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MeetUp4RacialJustice Workshop
St. John's - Unitarian Universalist 320 Resor Ave, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesUU Justice Ohio and UU Council of Greater Cincinnati will be hosting a Racial Justice Workshop on April 9th. The workshop aims to identify concrete proposals to address police violence; to plan effective, joint strategies for promoting criminal justice reforms at state/local levels; and to share best practices for raising consciousness about racial justice issues.
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Islam and the Muslims
St. Bernard Annex 745 Derby Ave, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesA presentation by Dr. Baher S. Foad, M.D., founding member, Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati
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Death Penalty Lobby Day
Ohio Statehouse 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH, United StatesOn April 12th, IJPC will be a co-sponsor with Ohioans to Stop Executions (OTSE) in Columbus for the Anti-Death Penalty Lobby Day. There will be a program followed by visits with legislators. Register at OTSE's website! IJPC is organizing a bus from Cincinnati to Columbus. Please fill out this form if you are interested.
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Immigration Committee Meeting
IJPC 215 E 14th Street, Cincinnati, OH, United StatesCome join the IJPC Immigration Committee to learn more about events planned and education in the Cincinnati area.