CHRC'S Community Outreach Advocates (COA) Active In Our Communities

CHRC’s Community Outreach Advocates (COA) are continuing to give back to the community & provide resources for assistance.

October 31st (Friday) - Halloween Event

    Topic:          "Learn and Hear About Non-Violence While Receiving Candy"

    Location:     Christ Temple Full Gospel Church

                        3060 Durrell Avenue    Cincinnati, OH

    Time:           6pm - 9pm

 

November 1st (Saturday) - Anti Drug / Anti-Violence Event

    Topic:          "Anti Drug / Violence"

    Location:     Christ Temple Full Gospel Church

                        3060 Durrell Avenue     Cincinnati, OH

    Time:           6:30pm      

 

November 4th (Tuesday) - Resource Fair at Warren Correctional

    Topic:          "Presentation to Inmates"

    Location:     Warren Correctional Facility

    Time:           8:00am

    Participants:     Ali Rashid, Tony Hill, Aaron Pullins and Sonja Black

A Non-Violence Presentation by CHRC's Community Outreach Advocate, Dorron Hunter

Awards for A&B Honor Roll Academic Excellence

Guest Speaker: Dorron Hunter

CHRC-Community Outreach Advocate (COA)

Thursday, October 30, 2014   2:30 PM

At Shroder High School
5030 Duck Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45227

The awards are based on academic achievement and classroom performance.  There are a few special awards such as Good Citizen and Leadership, that are not based on academics.  Mr. Hunter does an excellent job motivating students to strive for excellence in all that they do.

A Non-Violence Presentation by CHRC-Community Outreach Advocate, Dorron Hunter

Awards for A&B Honor Roll Academic Excellence

Guest Speaker: Dorron Hunter

CHRC-Community Outreach Advocate (COA)

Thursday, October 30, 2014   10:00 AM

At Shroder High School

5030 Duck Creek Rd

Cincinnati, OH 45227

The awards are based on academic achievement and classroom performance.  There are a few special awards such as Good Citizen and Leadership, that are not based on academics.  Mr. Hunter does an excellent job motivating students to strive for excellence in all that they do.

InFocus Turns Up the Volume on Youth Empowerment w/The MRCC

InFocus turns up the volume on empowering youth with The Music Resource Center - Cincinnati staff and a teen member in an interview that will air throughout the month of December.

The Music Resource Center—Cincinnati (MRCC) is a multifaceted teen program that uses recording and performing arts, as well as life skills mentoring to create a sense of empowerment and accomplishment in the urban community.

MRCC teaches adolescents to get along and work together with individuals from diverse backgrounds, to create dynamic products that reflect uniqueness and individuality, to pursue and master new skills, to conduct themselves according to a reasonable code of conduct, and to share their accomplishments in order to enrich the community as a whole.

InFocus host Bill Bell speaks with MRCC Executive Director Karen D'Agostino and Program Director Josh Elstro about the many offerings and the organization's unique programmatic formula. Dance Instructor Aprina Johnson and long-term teen member Eugene provide testimonials and insight on how MRCC is a real solution and not just another youth program.

Watch InFocus on CitiCable and on City of Cincinnati's Livestream during the InFocus air schedule:
www.cincinnati-oh.gov/citicable/talk-shows/infocus
http://cincinnati-oh.gov/noncms/media//

Learn more about The Music Resource Center - Cincinnati at www.mrcc.org

CHRC's Community Outreach Advocates active in our communities

CHRC’s Community Outreach Advocates are active in the community & in locked facilities spreading the message that the violence must stop and are providing resources for assistance.

Every week, COA Tony Hill conducts groups at the Hamilton County Youth Detention Center. Topics encompass decision making, values, friends and not allowing the past to dictate the future. “Life is and has to be more than surviving (Tony Hill, 2013).”

On October 9th, Sonja Black, Tony Hill and Ali Rashid Abdullah attended the “Reentry Fair” at the London Correctional Facility. There were 200 inmates in attendance at this event where the staff members had the opportunity to disseminate information about the assistance they provide and engaged the inmates in conversation regarding the need to stop the violence and make positive life changes. In addition, they networked with other organizations and programs in attendance throughout the State.

On October 16^th, Aaron Pullins and Steve Sherman gave a presentation at Court Clinic to 30 attendees.  Topics included education, empowerment and learning how to resolve conflicts peacefully. They distributed information regarding the assistance they provide, resources necessary to make changes in thinking, behavior, and skills required to desist from violence & continued to spread the message that the violence must stop.

On October 28th, the Community Outreach Advocates will be attending the “Warren Correctional Facility Resource Fair.” Like the London Facility the team will engage with the inmates and distribute information on the assistance they provide, resources and they will continue to deliver the message that the violence must stop. 

CHRC'S Community Outreach Advocates (COA) continuing to give back to the community

Giving Back: After the work day is done, many of the Community Outreach Advocates, are still finding ways to give back to the community.

On October 4th, Community Outreach Advocate Dorron Hunter, took 29 intercity Youth to Morehead State University's Homecoming. This yearly trip provides youth with an opportunity to engage with a positive male role model and experience college life.

On October 11th, Community Outreach Advocate, Pastor “Pete” Mingo, attended a conference on domestic violence at the Christ Temple Full Gospel Baptist Church in Evanston. This conference was organized and put on by women from approximately a dozen churches in the greater Cincinnati area. The conference theme was a “Season of Healing”. The conference was well attended (approximately 200 attendees from varying socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, religious backgrounds, etc.). Many survivors of DV gave testimonies concerning the domestic violence they suffered, shared messages of hope, healing and restoration.

On October 18th, Community Outreach Advocate, Aaron Pullins was invited to be the Master of Ceremony at the Madisonville “Song Fest.” This was a faith base event where churches from the Hispanic/Latino community, Korean, Catholic and Baptist Church participated.

Keep up the great work! 

CHRC'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH ADVOCATES (COA) SPEAKING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOOTBALL TEAM

CHRC’s Community Outreach Advocates are on the move. On 10/22/14, Tony Hill and Dorron Hunter spoke to the members of the University Of Cincinnati’s football team. In recent weeks, several players have been in the news and the Coach invited the COA’s to speak to the team on life decisions and how violence impacts the community.

INVITATION TO MORAL MONDAY - OCTOBER 27, 6:30 PM AT THE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOR MORAL MONDAYS – SOUTHWEST OHIO

WHEN:

OCTOBER 27

WHAT TIME:

6:30 P.M.

WHERE:

1740 Langdon Farm Road
Cincinnati, OH 45237

WHY:

 TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE WE SERVE IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI REGION

JOIN WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AVONDALE CONCERNED CLERGY, CEASEFIRE CINCINNATI, CINCINNATI FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, CINCINNATI CHAPTER OF THE NAACP, CINCINNATI HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, FAITH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE OF GREATER CINCINNATI, HEBREW UNION COLLEGE, JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL, UHCAN OHIO, AND OTHERS.

What is Moral Monday?

Moral Monday began in North Carolina as a series of meetings at the North Carolina General Assembly since April 29 (not including Memorial Day) led by the NC NAACP “ . . . as a means to demonstrate a push back against an "extreme" agenda that “includes cuts to education, social programs and unemployment benefits; rejecting Medicaid expansion; new restrictions on voting and labor rights; and restarting the death penalty.’ "

THIS MOVEMENT IS MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STATE BY STATE AND HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN COLUMBUS OHIO AND IS NOW COMING TO SOUTHWEST OHIO

What can you do? ATTEND OR SEND A REPRESENTATIVE PROIVDE YOUR INPUT.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR BOARD COMMISSIONER C. SPENCE FAXON

It's with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of & home going services for CHRC Board Commissioner C. Spence Faxon.

Spence FAXON 

Obituary

Beloved husband of Mary Virginia "Jenny" Faxon nee Clay. Devoted father of Sydney (Greg) Trout. Loving stepfather of Brian & Douglas Phillips. Dear brother of John (Margo Bryant) Faxon. Cherished grandfather of Kian & Spence Trout. Friend of Mark Bishop, Bill Grafe, among many others. Spence passed away on October 16, 2014 at the age of 63. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd from 5 PM until time of the funeral service at 7 PM at the Gwen Mooney Funeral Home, Spring Grove Cemetery (513-853-1035). Memorial donations can be made to the Prospect House, 682 Hawthorne Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45205

Funeral Home

Gwen Mooney Funeral Home

4389 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45223

InFocus talks fundraising for 333 charities with The Spirit of Cincinnatus

Steve Frisch and Joseph Jones of The Spirit of Cincinnatus were on the set of InFocus this past week gearing up for The Rusty Ball, Cincinnati's premier collaborative fundraiser.  Begun in November 2008, the event has generated $1,915,286 in support of 333 charitable organizations throughout the region. Bill Bell of InFocus gets all the highlights of what's to come. Watch the interview on CitiCable and on-demand during the InFocus air schedule throughout the month of November at www.cincinnati-oh.gov/citicable/talk-shows/infocus/

Save the Date for The Rusty Ball!  November 8, 2014 at The Duke Energy Center
An Evening Benefiting 333 Charitable Organizations

Learn More
www.therustyball.com
www.spiritofcincinnatus.org

Cincinnati Youth Commission BREAKOUT!! October 25

Please consider registering for this free event sponsored by the Youth Commission of Cincinnati (YCC). Members of the YCC include local leaders in the areas of youth services, respectively. The commissions are charged with evaluating the state of Cincinnati youth and advising the Mayor and City Council on ways to improve in these areas. CHRC's Executive Director is a member of the Commission and the Senior Program Manager & Youth Services Coordinator serve on several subcommittees.

CHRC ANNOUNCES NEWLY ELECTED BOARD OFFICERS

Art Talks: Series on Art & Human Relations

What is a Hero? Sukkah Art Exhibit Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival, is celebrated by building a temporary dwelling called a sukkah

Beginning at sundown on 10/8/14 - nightfall on 10/15/14 is the Jewish harvest festival, Sukkot. It's celebrated by building a temporary dwelling called a sukkah. The holiday focuses on welcoming guests, caring for the environment, and taking time to be joyful. Please join us on 10/12/14 at the Mayerson JCC for a hero-themed art event to learn more about sukkot and to view all of the sukkah panels. 

CHRC's Executive Director and Community Outreach & Engagement Coordinator serve on  a committee entitled "In Search of  A Common Agenda: The Relationship Between African Americans & Jews in Cincinnati & in Israel", and participated in completing a sukkah panel for the Culture and Education subcommittee.

Cincinnati Charter Review Task Force to host first Public Discussion

CHRC Receives Grant for Minority Health Month 2015

The Ohio Commission on Minority Health (OCMH) has selected The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC) to receive a grant for Minority Health Month 2015. 

Congratulations to CHRC Staff: Ms. Jaime Bryant, Youth Services Coordinator and Ms. Christina Brown, Community Outreach Engagement Coordinator, on working cooperatively to complete the grant application.

In 1989, the Ohio Commission on Minority Health developed the concept of a high-visibility campaign designed to focus on health awareness and disease prevention. This 30-day campaign consists of numerous activities designed to bring participation of minorities or providers of health services to minority populations. In 2000, Minority Health Month became a national celebration. 

The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission is a non-profit organization that deals with human relations issues and discrimination in the City of Cincinnati.

Hello Neighbor: Using the Power of Connection to Strengthen Your Community Forum

Thank you for everyone who attended our forum last night. Over 35 community members gathered to discuss and strategize ways we can all work to create more welcoming neighborhoods.

Racial Profiling and Civil Rights

We hope you will join in a Community Conversation on

Saturday, October 4, 2014

5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Racial Profiling and Civil Rights:

A Conversation with a Superior Court Judge, Ret.
The Honorable Arthur Louis Burnett, Sr.

Biography:

Judge Arthur Louis Burnett, Sr.

Conversation taking place at:

Hyde Park Unwind, Wine and Light Fare

3435 Michigan Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45208
There is no cost to attend, but seating is limited.

Directions

RSVP YOUR RESPONSE TO The Committee:
 Merelyn Bates-Mims mbatesmims@msn.com

Its NOT to late to register for CHRC's "Inaugural Oratorical Contest", Saturday, November 15, 2014 - Deadline to register, Friday, October 3, 2014