Greetings,
 

This past week has been full of some exciting online events within the urban Appalachian community. We facilitated our very first virtual Ringin' in an Appalachian New Year event via Zoom on Sunday, January 17. Keep an eye out for more to come from that event such as a recording of the event, recipes, Word Quilt submissions and more!

On January 11, Sinclair Community College hosted their virtual Celebrate Appalachia event and featured many UACC artists: poet Pauletta Hansel, toymaker and performer Russ Childers, musicians Warren and Judy Waldron noon), and storyteller Omope Carter Daboiku. Want to watch the recording?  Visit THIS LINK and enter passcode: .rva4R!6

On January 12, 2021, Core member Pauletta Hansel and other Appalachian poets presented a reading from the late Bob Snyder's book Milky Way Accent (https://www.dosmadres.com/shop/milky-way-accent-by-bob-snyder/). Bob Snyder was a founding member of a predecessor of UACC, the Urban Appalachians of Cincinnati. He was an igniting force in the Appalachian Literary Movement of the 1970s, influencing a whole new generation of writers. Readers are Pauletta Hansel (host), Jerry Felty, Scott Goebel, Richard Hague, Michael Henson, Roger Hicks, Kirk Judd, Eddy Pendarvis, Dale Marie Prenatt and Sherrell Wigal.

#RacialHealingCincinnati and #HowWeHeal
Tuesday, January 19 from 9 AM - 7 PM

Join the Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation – University of Cincinnati & All-In Cincinnati as we celebrate Cincinnati's National Day of Racial Healing on January 19, 2021 from 9:00am – 7:00pm. Cincinnati’s National Day of Racial Healing is sponsored by Greater Cincinnati Foundation, HealthPath Foundation of Ohio, Interact for Health, Intersections, Praxis Matters, United Way of Greater Cincinnati and the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center at the University of Cincinnati. 



Register to Get the COVID-19 Teir 1B Vaccine
A reminder, the best way to obtain an appointment for Tier 1B individuals who live or work in the City of Cincinnati is to use the link here for prescreening:  https://redcap.research.cchmc.org/surveys/?s=T8ER4WRXM9  

Alternatively, checking Cincinnati Health Department's website (https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/health/covid-19/vaccine-information-sign-up/) or The Health Collaborative website: https://healthcollab.org/vaccine-info/ for other providers.

Due to the limited vaccine, they have limited time slots. Please continue to check the website as more time slots are added. They ask that calling the Cincinnati Health Department phone number is reserved only for those who do not have access to the internet.    
 

New Limestone Review & Potluck
First Place wins $500, Second Place wins $250. FREE ENTRY January 15 - February 15. 

Friday, January 29, 2021 @ 12 PM

Join Cincinnati Educational Justice Coalition, Peaslee Neighborhood Center, Cincinnati Action for Housing Now, Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, and Cincinnati Homeless Coalition for a lunch-hour presentation of Communities Act Now (CAN)-an action platform for equitable development in Cincinnati. Learn how their four policy initiatives would make our city more fair and inclusive, and how we can, together, push for their success. Register here.