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· (Oct. 22) FW: Join Us for Empty Bowls
· (Oct. 23) FW: Dayton Unit NACP Press Release - 100th Anniversary
· (Oct. 26) FW: Meet Local Heroes At NCCJ's Friendship Dinner
· (Nov. 1) FW: Dayton Literary Peace Prize - A Conversation with The Authors
· (Nov. 19-21) FW: Dayton Peace Accord - 20th Anniversary (Registration Open Now!)
· (Nov. 30 - Deadline) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Contests
· FW: 2016 Minority Health Month Campaign - April Calendar of Events
· FW: Welcome Dayton: Dayton a Welcoming Community, Welcome Belmont Launched, DACA Clinic
· FW: You live in Ohio. Has your member of Congress heard from you yet?
· FW: Video of Panel Discussion: 1st Amendment Rights and You on a College Campus
· FW: About Bullying Against Asian Americans
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From: Melodie Bennett; Executive Director, House Of Bread
Subject: Join Us for Empty Bowls
Please join us one week from tonight for the 6th annual Empty Bowls event to benefit the House of Bread:
When: Thursday, October 22, from 5-7pm
Where: The Visitors Center at Cox Arboretum, 6733 North Springboro Pike
How much: $25 per person is suggested donation.
What it is: Select a ceramic bowl of your choice. Fill it with the soup of your choice. Have it cleaned out by a volunteer and refill it as often as you like. Enjoy breads, dessert and soda or water with your soup. Volunteers will clean and wrap your bowl to take home with you.
Stroll the grounds of Cox Arboretum before or after your soup dinner.
Meat-based, cream-based, vegetable and vegan soups will be offered as part of Empty Bowls. To give you a sneak preview, you can enjoy Chicken Rice Soup from Christopher's Restaurant, Butternut Squash from the Racquetclub, Lobster Bisque from Nestle, Cream of Mushroom with parmesan from the Engineer's Club... and that's just a sampling.
Staff and board members of the House of Bread will be at the event to chat and answer any questions you may have about the work and mission.
I hope you'll make reservations now at
www.houseofbread.org
If you've already made your reservation, kindly forward this email to someone you might like to invite to join us!
From: Derrick L. Foward
Subject: (Oct. 23) Dayton Unit NACP Press Release - 100th Anniversary
DAYTON UNIT NAACP OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 16, 2015
CONTACT: Derrick L. Foward, M.C.E.; (937) 222-2172
Dayton Unit NAACP Announces
Honorary Chairs and Keynote Speaker For 100th Anniversary
DAYTON, OHIO - OCTOBER 16, 2015 – The Dayton Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will celebrate its Centennial (100th Anniversary) of providing Civil and Human Rights Services during its 64th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet to be held on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Dayton Convention Center. This year we are privileged to have the Honorable Eric H. Kearney, Esq., American Politician and Entrepreneur, as the Keynote Speaker. Plan to attend the President's Reception immediately following the banquet in Room #103 of the convention center as it is free and open to the public.
"It is an honor to have Ms. Colleen Ryan, President of Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio and Mr. Doug A. Fecher, President / CEO of Wright-Patt Credit Union to serve as the Honorary Chairs at this year's banquet, said Derrick L. Foward, President of the Dayton Unit NAACP. Under their leadership, both companies they respectively lead have been long-time supporters of the Dayton Unit NAACP, said Foward." "We appreciate their unfailing contributions and support, said Lu Dale, Chair of the Dayton Unit NAACP Freedom Fund Committee. It's an honor to have the Honorable Eric H. Kearney, Esq., Civil Rights Baby-Boomer, to serve as our keynote speaker, said Dale."
"Vectren is proud to support the efforts of the Dayton Unit NAACP in their strong advocacy for Civil and Human Rights in our community, said Colleen Ryan, President of Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio. As President of Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, I am particularly humbled and pleased to co-chair the 64th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet, along with my friend Doug Fecher, President/CEO of Wright-Patt Credit Union. What makes this year's celebration so special is that it marks a major milestone for the Dayton Unit NAACP -- 100 years of service throughout the Dayton Region and Montgomery County. Congratulations to President Foward and his team on this achievement! I am also pleased to welcome the Honorable Eric H. Kearney, Esq, to Dayton as the keynote speaker and thank him for his demonstrated commitment to Ohio while serving as a state Senator. I look forward to seeing community leaders and friends join us on Oct 23rd for this historic event, said Ryan."
"On behalf of the Board of Directors, members, and employees of Wright-Patt Credit Union, my wife Kelle and I are honored to be part of this grand celebration of civil rights in the great city of Dayton, Ohio, said Doug Fecher, President/CEO of Wright-Patt Credit Union. The Dayton Unit NAACP is one of the oldest and most respected civil rights organizations in the entire country, with over 100 years of exemplary service to the citizens of our region. We are particularly thrilled to celebrate with the Honorable Eric H. Kearney, Esq., our keynote speaker for the evening, and Colleen Ryan, our friend and Co-Chair for this event. It is with gratitude that we recognize the countless contributions made by President Foward and all leaders of the Dayton Unit NAACP, past and present, who have tirelessly championed the cause of freedom and equality for all. This will be a night to remember ... and we can't wait, said Fecher!"
"When you support the Dayton Unit NAACP, you are supporting the 3rd largest Unit in the State of Ohio; a Littlejohn Junior Youth Council (Ages 1-13) that has been educated on how to conduct a formal business meeting, learned how to follow parliamentary procedures, learned the meaning of community service and has witnessed real life court cases in action; a Dayton Youth Council (Ages 14-20) that has distinguished itself as one of the premier youth groups in Greater Dayton Metropolitan Area as well as has shown exemplary leadership skills throughout our community; an ACT-SO Youth Group (High School Students) that has worked tirelessly for the past nine years to bring to the City of Dayton; Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals at the National level in various areas of competition; and most importantly you are supporting this year's theme entitled, "Unshackle Freedom…Pursuing Liberty in the Face of Injustice," said Foward".
Founded in 1915, the Dayton Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the city's oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the Dayton Region and Montgomery County are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. Their core goals are to Inform, Educate and Empower the Citizenry as they pursue justice and equality for all Americans.
For more information on the Dayton Unit NAACP, please call (937) 222-2172 or visit www.naacpdayton.org
From: NCCJ of Greater Dayton
Subject: Meet Local Heroes At NCCJ's Friendship Dinner
NCCJ 38th Annual Friendship Dinner
Come celebrate as we come together as a community and honor businesses and individuals who advance the goals of NCCJ !
Details
Monday , October 26th at the David Ponitz Center,
Sinclair Community College, 4444 W 3rd St, Dayton, OH 45402.
Honoree Reception begins at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner and program at 6:30 p.m.
$100 per person
Order tickets here
The Greater Dayton Diversity Workplace Award Recipients
(Presented jointly with The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce)
PNC Financial Services Group
Wright State University
2015 Humanitarian Award Recipients
(click on the name to learn more)
Dennis Lieberman, Partner
Flanagan , Lieberman, Hoffman & Swaim Law
Jamaica Siroky, Teacher
Dayton Public Schools, Thurgood Marshall High School
Dr. Martha "Marti" Moody Jacobs, Community Volunteer
Retired Physician
Dr. Robert C. Walker, Community Volunteer
President, Dayton School Board
Dr. Mary L. Walker, Community Volunteer
Retired, Educator
Darsheel Kaur, Student
Youth Leadership Award
Congratulations to all our honorees for living the vision of NCCJ:
Challenging Stereotypes. Celebrating Differences. Creating Justice.
From: dlppsharonr@gmail.com
Subject: Dayton Literary Peace Prize - A Conversation with The Authors
Conversation With The 2015 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winners
Sunday, November 1st, Sinclair Community College, Building 12
1st Floor Auditorium
Free Parking in Garage under Building 12 (Entrance at West 4th St)
9:30AM Registration/10:00AM Program*
Christopher Cerf/Panel Moderator
with 2015 Winners and Runner-Up:
Gloria Steinem, Recipient of The Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
Josh Weil, Winner in Fiction for The Great Glass Sea
Bryan Stevenson, Winner in Nonfiction for Just Mercy
Jeff Hobbs, Runner-Up in Fiction for All The Light You Cannot See
with former recipients:
Karima Bennoune, 2014 Nonfiction Winner for Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here
Gilbert King, 2013 Nonfiction Runner-Up for Devil in the Grove
Bob Shacochis, 2014 Fiction Winner for The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
Margaret Wrinkle, 2014 Fiction Runner-Up for Wash
Reservations Required
RSVP to Linda Harrison at peaceliterature@att.net no later than Wednesday, Oct. 28.
$15 donation (cash or check to the DLPP Foundation) at the registration table. No credit cards will be accepted. Seating is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first come/first served basis.
Book signing after the program. Books will be available for purchase.
*Please remember that we will be on Daylight Savings Time!
From: Dayton Peace Accords at 20
Subject: Registration Open Now!
Early Registration Now Open!
Make your reservations before the official invitation hits the mail.
Registration is now open for:
Dayton Peace Accords at 20 Conference: Past, Present, and Future of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dayton Peace Prize Black Tie Gala
The Diplomat Screening
Anniversary Closing Brunch
To register, please click here.
All events are filled on a first come, first serve basis. Early registration is encouraged.
For the most up to date information, follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
From: MARGARET PETERS
Subject: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Contests
31st ANNUAL REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
K-12 ART, POETRY AND PROSE CONTEST
(Use the attachment!)
ELIGIBILITY: All K-12 students
AWARDS
• Cash awards and plaques for the grade-group winners (K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12) in each category.
• Certificates of Merit for the grade-level winners and Certificates of Participation for each entrant
• Certificates of Appreciation for the teachers/mentors
TOPICS:
1. NEW- What I think needs to be done to help solve a problem in my school and/or community
2. What would Malcolm and/or Martin do about current civil/human rights issues, such as Mass Incarceration; Police-community relations-John Crawford III/Ferguson, Tamir Rice….;
3. Civil and/or Human Rights Leaders – Draw a local or national leader in action or write a poem/rap or essay explaining his/her contribution to the struggle for civil/human rights.
4. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Barack Obama: Striving to Make the Dream a Reality
5. How I Can Help Make One of Dr. King's Dreams a Reality by Studying Science and Better Understanding the World
6. The Role of Youth in the Struggle for Justice
7. How I Can Let Peace Fly High in My City or Help Lessen Violence in My Neighborhood
8. Malcolm and Martin: What I Have Learned from These Two Leaders
9. What We Have Overcome or What We Still Must Overcome
10. What I Have Done to Help Make One of Dr. King's Dreams a Reality
RULES:
1. Each entry must be the student's own work. Teachers/Mentors may review entries for mechanical and grammatical errors.
2. Students submitting art entries may select any of the topics or design a symbol for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday Celebration. Because large, framed entries are subject to damage, please do not submit framed entries or entries larger than 18" x 30" (not including matting).
CRITERIA:
Knowledge of Dr. King and the ongoing struggle for human rights, originality, creativity, effort and neatness
SUBMISSION & DEADLINE
Each entry must contain the student's name, grade, telephone number, school or institution, and teacher or mentor's name. Entries must be mailed to the DEA no later than November 30.
AWARDS CEREMONY - Friday, January 15, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Site TBD.
QUESTIONS - Margaret E Peters, 274-8362 or mpeters0312@sbcglobal.net
From: Cheryl Scroggins
Subject: 2016 Minority Health Month Campaign - April Calendar of Events
APRIL IS MINORITY HEALTH MONTH and APRIL WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!! Minority Health Month is a nationally celebrated 30-day campaign to inspire good health, disease prevention, and overall wellness! Everyone in the community is encouraged to participate!
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR EVENT INCLUDED ON THE LOCAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH CALENDAR! JUST SEND THE EVENT INFORMATION BY JANUARY 29, INCLUDING:
· EVENT NAME
· EVENT DATE
· EVENT TIME
· EVENT LOCATION, AND
· BRIEF DESRIPTION
HAVE A BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON.
From: Melissa Bertolo; Welcome Dayton
Subject: Welcome Dayton: Dayton a Welcoming Community, Welcome Belmont Launched, DACA Clinic
Dayton Takes Lead on Integration with Other Cities
through "Welcoming Communities" Effort
The White House Task Force on New Americans has launched the Building Welcoming Communities Campaign to encourage local communities to engage in local immigrant and refugee integration efforts, in partnership with Welcoming America. The President is calling on local communities to act on a set of principles to build inclusive, welcoming communities that allow all residents to thrive and advance integration efforts in three core areas: civic, economic, and linguistic integration.
Dayton is among the 40 early acceptor cities and counties that have signed on to the campaign. The campaign will help better connect federal resources with local communities in order to expand immigrant integration efforts. It calls on local communities to commit to and act on a set of principles that focus on building inclusive communities that enable all residents to thrive, while advancing immigrant civic, linguistic and economic integration.
Read the White House blog on Welcoming Communities
Resource of the Month: Scam-Spotting
People who've recently arrived in the U.S. have a lot of adjustments to make. For many refugees and immigrants, understanding how to avoid fraud isn't high on the list - until a scam finds a recent arrival.
That's why the Federal Trade Commission has created new materials and a handbook to help refugees and immigrants spot, avoid and report scams. Share these resources with your newest neighbors to ensure they can protect themselves from scams.
Download the resources (available in multiple languages)
New "Welcome Belmont" Program Launched
On Friday, October 2, the Welcome Dayton Committee launched a pilot program with Sinclair Community College and Belmont High School. "Welcome Belmont" pairs native-born students with immigrant students in the ESL program.
Heading into next year, the pairs of students will be cultural collaborators and will learn from and teach each other. The program is designed to encourage global citizenship and effective cross-cultural communication skills.
See more photos
Upcoming Events
October 17: DACA Clinic
Volunteers will help participants complete DACA applications and renewals. Free legal review and assistance will also be provided! LEARN MORE
October 21: Unfading Hope: The First-Hand Stories of African Refugees
Immaculate Conception Church will host a program featuring several African refugees sharing their stories about how they arrived in Dayton. LEARN MORE
October 22, November 10: University of Dayton LA500 Series
At a series of free public events at the University of Dayton, you can learn more about how Latino Americans have helped shape the history and culture of the United States:
Teach-In: Latina/o Experiences and Literature - Presenters will discuss life for Latina/os in the Midwest and Latina/o literary activism.
New Destinations for Latina/o Migration - Three immigration scholars from the University of Dayton Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work will present research and lead a discussion on how some of the small U.S. cities and towns that have become "new destinations" for Latina/o migration have welcomed and/or excluded recent migrants.
November 1: Dia de los Muertos Celebration and Parade
Dia de los Muertos is a special day celebrated throughout Latin America, on which people remember loved ones who have died. The Dayton celebration will be in the Mexican tradition of celebrating with bright colors, imagery of calaveras (skulls) and more, but recognizes all Day of the Dead traditions. This is a free and family-friendly event.
From: Paul Hogarth; Daily Kos
Subject: You live in Ohio. Has your member of Congress heard from you yet?
The pro-corporate, anti-democratic Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement has been finalized—and is now headed to Congress for a climactic, final up-or-down vote.
Will you call your House member today, and urge them to reject the TPP? You can use the phone number and script below.
Rep. Michael Turner
(202) 225-6465
My name is __________, and I am a constituent of Representative __________. I am urging you to vote NO on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which was negotiated in secret by large corporations—and will offshore jobs, lower wages and endanger environmental protections. As your constituent, I will remember this in 2016.
After having made this phone call, please click here to fill out our feedback form.
Can't make a phone call? Please click here to send an email to your House member.
The TPP was negotiated in secret with big corporations at the table, but Congress and the American people were locked out. It covers 40% of global trade that will offshore jobs, lower wages and endanger environmental protections.
From: Khurshid Ahmad
Subject: FW: Video of Panel Discussion: 1st Amendment Rights and You on a College Campus
Below you will find the link to the video of the Panel Discussion on the 1st Amendment Rights and You on a College Campus.
http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T00907&video=250507
From: Donald Nguyen
Subject: About Bullying Against Asian Americans
Want to make you all aware of this just announced new initiative from the White House in the fight of bullying specifically against Asian-Americans:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/new-white-house-anti-bullying-campaign-seeks-empower-asian-americans-n445221
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/white-house-launches-bullying-prevention-task-force-n252681
This task force was announced just yesterday. If you are in the twitter world, use #ActToChange, @WhiteHouseAAPI
To those close to the victim families, please encourage them to share their stories here:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/aapi/contact
https://www.whitehouse.gov/aapi
The most recent report on bullying against Asian Americans is found here:
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