Meet Our Members

Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network GLSEN Greater Cincinnati is part of a national organization that strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Locally, GLSEN works towards this goal through a number of programs. Annually, it organizes No Name-Calling Week, for middle school students in 70 local schools. This event utilizes educational activities to launch ongoing dialogs about ways to eliminate bullying. In elementary and middle schools GLSEN arranges a Day of Silence to bring attention to anti-GLBT harassment in schools. In addition, GLSEN provides Healing Our Homerooms kits to help train school personnel on topics such as to identify anti-GLBT harassment and how to assist GLBT students with issues related to coming out.www.glsencincinnati.org

Grailville is an organization that inspires and connects people through its spiritual, environmental and artistic programs, retreat center and organic farm on 300+ acres only 20 minutes from downtown Cincinnati. Grailville has been the home of The Grail in the United States since 1944. Spiritual search, social action, ecological sustainability and the release of women's creative energy throughout the world are the core values of The Grail, an international women's movement. Locally, Grailville 1) leads wetlands and ecological programs 2) organizes workshops on spirituality, creativity, and rites of passage for women and girls 3) provides retreat center services to spiritual, healing, educational, arts, environmental and other community organizations. www.grailville.org .

 

Media Bridges is Cincinnati's community media center. It exists to take the tools of media and put them in the hands of the community by providing the education, equipment and environment for people to communicate effectively through media. Media Bridges provides free classes and training and offers free access to equipment so that community members can create their own media productions. These productions can reach over 165,000 citizens through Media Bridges four pubic access stations and its online radio station, wvqc.org. Media Bridges also offers discounted video production services to local nonprofits to provide them with a powerful tool for educating, raising funds and awareness. www.mediabridges.org

Parents for Public Schools of Greater Cincinnati (PPSGC) advocates for excellence in public schools. It exists to develop and sustain constructive parent and community involvement so that all students will achieve. PPSGC's services include

• Organizing and Advocacy - PPSGC mobilizes parents and their supporters to work to achieve equitable distribution of resources to support public education and access to opportunities for all students.
  
• The Parent Leadership Institute (PLI) Provides in-depth training and skill-building that assists in forming and maintaining successful partnerships in schools.
  
• GEARUP A college access program that works with students and parents to help them gain access to higher education through academic support, information, and enrichment programs.
  
• Parent forums.

www.ppsgc.org