For 2010 calendar listings of peace & justice events in Cincinnati and around the globe visit: 2010 Fall Calendar of Events

Published by the Comboni Press Network, listing justice & peace-related events around the globe (and in Cincinnati!) AUGUST 2010 NATIONAL August 10, 2010: Stop the Ohio Execution Date for Roderick Davie. Sign the petition at www.change.org, or contact Governor Strickland to tell him to commute the sentence at (614) 466-3555. SEPTEMBER 2010 NATIONAL September 15, 2010: Stop the Ohio Execution Date for Kevin Keith. Sign the petition at www.change.org, or contact Governor Strickland to tell him to commute the sentence at (614) 466-3555. September 18-19, 2010: Stand Up and Take Action Weekend and Jubilee Sunday. This is a mobilization for the Millennium Development Goals in conjunction with the U.N. High level meeting on the MDGs, nationwide and in New York, NY. To find out more, contact: www.jubileeusa.org/calendar. September 20-22, 2010: Millennium Development Goals Summit will be held at the United Nations, New York, NY. To find out more, contact: www.un.org/millenniumgoals. September 25-28, 2010: Catholic Charities USA Centennial Gathering happening in Washington, D.C. will mark and celebrate 100 years of the organization and make plans for the next 100 years. Whether you attend to lend your voice and support to the national campaign to reduce poverty or to strengthen your agency’s connection to and involvement in the Catholic Charities movement, there will be no lack of great information. There are 10 remarkable reasons to attend the Centennial gathering on the web site. Expected attendees include Josef Cardinal Cordes, Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Rev. Bryan Hehir and Mark Shields. To find out more, contact: (703) 549-1390/ Web site: www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/. CINCINNATI September 15, 2010: Bread for the World Local Chapter Meeting is from 6:30-8 pm at St. Ursula Academy, 1339 E. McMillan Street in E. Walnut Hills. Contact: Sr. Elizabeth Schaad (513) 821-3044, ext. 333 or E-mail:easchaad@mndhs.com. September 25, 2010: 25th Anniversary of the Intercommunity Justice & Peace Center: Educating, Advocating and Organizing for Justice and Peace. 6-10 pm at Purcell Marian High School, Walnut Hills. Join us for dinner, entertainment and a silent auction. To find out more, contact: (513) 579-8547. OCTOBER 2010 NATIONAL October 6, 2010: Stop the Ohio Execution Date for Michael Benge. Sign the petition at www.change.org, or contact Governor Strickland to tell him to commute the sentence at (614) 466-3555. October 11-12, 2010: Annual Jubilee Network Council Membership Meeting will take place in Washington, D.C. To find out more, contact: www.jubileeusa.org/calendar. October 15-17, 2010: 21st Bioneers Conference will take place live in San Rafael, CA but there will be connections between 20 cities via satellite. In Cincinnati, the group will meet at the Cintas Center at Xavier University. This conference is for people who are passionate about positive solutions for restoring our cities and neighborhoods. Come join the network, committed to developing strategies for positive change. Speakers such as Jane Goodall, Gary Hirshberg, Lynne Twist and James Hansen will speak. Local speakers include Thane Maynard and Andrea Torrice. Field trips will explore sites like the Mill Creek Restoration Project, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Enright Ridge Urban Ecovillage and the Civic Garden Center. To find out more locally, and for times, contact: (513) 921-5124/ Websites: www.imagoearth.org/bioneers, or nationally at www.bioneers.org. NATIONAL October 23-24, 2010: Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, will be held in Washington, D.C. 400 exhibitors and 125 well known speakers will provide information and answer your questions about green issues such as sustainable economy, ecological balance, climate change, social justice and more. To find out more, contact: www.greenfestivals.org. October 28-31, 2010: Mission Congress 2010: God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission, sponsored by the Catholic Mission Forum, and convened by the U.S. Catholic Mission Association, is held every five years and is a special opportunity for men and women from across the country and around the world to come together to celebrate mission. This year’s venue is the Albuquerque Marriott, 2101 Louisiana Blvd., NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Keynoters (Canvas, Painter, Observer) include (in order): Rev. Gary Rieve Estrella, SVDC, PhD, Sr. Janice McLaughlin, MM and Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga. There are also a list of dialogue sessions/workshops and a special field trip on Native Americans in the New Mexico area will be held. $315 for registration. Reserve rooms by October 13 to secure group rates, www.marriott.com/ABQNM at $109 per night plus tax. To find out more, contact: USCMA; (202) 832-3112/E-mail: uscma@uscatholicmission.org/ Web site: www.missioncongress.org. NOVEMBER 2010 NATIONAL November 5-7, 2010: Call to Action 2010 Conference: Faithful Prophets: God Alive in Every Generation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin brings together the largest group of progressive Catholics in the country. Contact: Jim Fitzgerald at jim@cta-usa.org. November 5-7, 2010: Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America, will be held in San Francisco, CA. 400 exhibitors and 125 well known speakers will provide information and answer your questions about green issues such as sustainable economy, ecological balance, climate change, social justice and more. To find out more, contact: www.greenfestivals.org. November 18-21, 2010: Annual Vigil to Close the School of the Americas will take place at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia. It’s held close to the anniversary of the 1989 massacre of Celia Ramos, her mother Elba and six Jesuit priests by SOA graduates at the university of Central America in El Salvador. To find out more, contact: www.SOAW.org. CINCINNATI November 17, 2010: Bread for the World Local Chapter Meeting is from 6:30-8 pm at St. Ursula Academy, 1339 E. McMillan Street in E. Walnut Hills. Contact: Sr. Elizabeth Schaad (513) 821-3044, ext. 333/E-mail: easchaad@mndhs.com. DECEMBER 2010 CINCINNATI December 3-5, 2010: Advent Retreat 2010: Vigil Keeping; The Sacrament of Waiting with author Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB will be held at the Moye Spiritual Life Center in Melbourne, KY near Cincinnati. $185 with a $50 non-refundable deposit. Commuter cost is 4130 that includes lunch and dinner on Saturday. Registration, Friday from 6-6:30 pm. Registration deadline is September 1, 2010. To find out more, e-mail moyedirector@cdpkentucky.org, or visit www.cdpkentucky.org. The Calendar is published by the Comboni Press Network on the 1st of each month. Please submit calendar dates to Cindy Browne at Comboni Press Network, 1318 Nagel Road, Cincinnati, OH 45255, (513) 871-1715/ Fax: (513) 474-0382/E-mail: combonipn@combonimissionaries.org, or ideagirl16@zoomtown.com, by the 25th of each month.

 

 

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