Mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh
October 28, 2018 Reflecting on the recent tragedy at a synagogue in Pittsburgh If you are like me at this moment, you are feeling very frustrated, virtually helpless to prevent future tragedies such as what occurred to the innocent worshipers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue. My sense-of-urgency meter is maxing out. I have been […]
Massacre of Muslims in New Zealand
March 15, 2019 The news of the horrific massacre of dozens of innocent Muslim worshipers in their mosques in New Zealand was shocking and saddening. One more attack on a faith community, indeed, on all of humanity. One more act of violence motivated by religious bigotry. Still another heinous crime committed by an avowed white […]
Prayer on World Peace and Prayer Day
June 21, 2019[Acknowledge the honor of being in the presence of Chief Arvol Looking Horse, the founder of World Peace and Prayer Day.]Let us pray. CREATOR, eternal source of love, we, your children of many religions, come to you this morning as one spiritual family. AS we celebrate the summer solstice and light over darkness, […]
Children at the US Border
June 27, 2019TO: Hon. Sherrod Brown, United States Senate Hon. Rob Portman, United States Senate Hon. Steve Chabot, U.S. House of Representatives Hon. Brad Wenstrup, U.S. House of Representatives Hon. Warren Davidson, U.S. House of Representatives Hon. Michael Turner, U.S. House of Representatives Hon. Steve Stivers, U.S. House of Representatives We are an interfaith coalition […]
Gun Violence
August 19, 2019 Calling upon lawmakers to take action in response to upsurge in Gun Violence TO: Federal, state and law elected officials in Southwest Ohio We, the undersigned faith organizations, communities and individuals from across the Cincinnati region are strongly united in calling for immediate action to address gun violence in America. Collectively, we […]
Anti-Semitic Graffiti
March 6, 2020 EquaSion Statement on the anti-Semitic graffiti incident in the Madisonville-Oakley area of CincinnatiEquaSion, a civic organization informed by interfaith dialogue and which embraces 30 faith communities and 13 world religions, condemns in the strongest possible way this despicable act of religious bigotry perpetrated against our Jewish neighbors; and we stand in solidarity […]
Voter Intimidation Incident
October 28, 2020 EquaSion response to voter intimidation incident, Hamilton County Board of Elections TO: Gwen McFarlin, Chair; Alex M. Triantafilou, Board Member; Caleb Faux, Board Member; Charles H. Gerhardt III, Board Member; Sherry L. Poland, Director of Elections; Hamilton County Board of Elections The reports of voter intimidation by those exercising their right of […]
Racial Incident in West Chester
November 24, 2020 To: Ann Becker, Trustee and ChairLee Wong, TrusteeMark Welch, TrusteeLarry Burks, Township AdministratorBruce Jones, Fiscal OfficerWest Chester Township, OhioHonorable Trustees, Mr. Burks, and Mr. Jones: We are writing to you about the incident of racism that occurred this week (11/20/20) at the home of Brian and Mia Harlan, 7737 Barret Road in […]
Killing of George Floyd
June 19, 2020 Statement from Cincinnati’s Interfaith Community on the Killing of George Floyd We, the undersigned members of more than 30 faith communities representing 13 world religions, stand united in denouncing the unconscionable killing of George Floyd by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department and the on-going systemic racism that corrupts justice in our […]
Help End the Death Penalty in Ohio
October 8, 2021 #NoDeathPenaltyOH is the official campaign to end Ohio’s death penalty. Since its reintroduction in 1981, the death penalty has proven to be an expensive, racist, arbitrary system that convicts innocent people. The death penalty, with its brutal record of racial injustice and other myriad problems, is the epitome of all that is broken […]