CITYLIGHTSGlobalization Teach-ins
The Coalition for a Humane Economy (CHE), formed to educate Cincinnatians about the upcoming Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) conference, offers a series of teach-ins on globalization issues. All are free and open to the public.
· Saturday, noon: Information for individuals and groups interested in documentaries, Webcam footage, Web radio broadcasts and independent-media journalism about the TABD and protests against it. The program will be at Media Bridges, 2114 Reading Road. For more information, call CHE at 513-588-8883 or visit www.che-2000.org.
· Nov. 8, 7 p.m.: The impact of environmental degradation and housing issues on low-income people will be the subject of a town hall meeting in Room 114 of the UC College of Law.
· Nov. 15, 7 to 9 p.m.: Robert Cohen, activist against bovine growth hormones, speaks in Room 114 of the UC College of Law about genetic engineering and its implications on our health and the environment. Cohen also will touch on the European Union's opposition to genetically modified organisms and the EU's dispute with the World Trade Organization over these issues.
Love and Women's Health
Women's Health Issues for the New Millennium, a conference featuring Dr. Susan Love, is at the Westin Hotel Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $50 each or $1,000 for a whole table. For reservations, call 513-791-4060.
Feng Shui at Grailville
Learn how to arrange your living and working spaces at a Feng Shui workshop from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 11. Catherine Brophy, founder of the Feng Shui Arts Institute, will lead the program at Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland. Cost is $65. For more information, call 513-697-8303 or e-mail wildcat718@hotmail.com.
Expressive Art
The workshop "Expressive Art -- a Mirror for the Soul" meets from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Center for Soul Empowerment, in Morrow. For advance registration, send $45 to P.O. Box 131, Morrow, Ohio 45152. After Saturday, registration costs $55. For more information call 513-899-3115 or e-mail soulempowerment@juno.com.
Women's Studies Reception
Karla Goldman, the first full-time woman faculty member at the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College, speaks at the Friends of Women's Studies annual fall reception at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Goldman is the author of Beyond the Synagogue Gallery: Finding a Place for Women in American Judaism. The reception will be at a private home. For directions, call 513-556-6653.
Jewish History Conference
The 25th annual convention of the Southern Jewish Historical Society meets Friday through Sunday at the Marriott Kingsgate Conference Center. Speakers include Stephen J. Whitfield, a historian of American Jewry; and Gary Zola, executive director of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives. For reservations, call 513-221-1875, ext. 218.
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