The Cincinnati 9/12 Project and the Cincinnati Tea Party often partner to host various community events, some of which involve peaceful protests. By now, most people have heard of the Tea Party movement, but if they’ve heard of the Cincinnati 9/12 Project, they don’t really know much about it. According to their website, “The Cincinnati 9/12 Project is a grassroots non-partisan organization focused on preserving the principles and values of our Founding Fathers, as captured in our nation’s Constitution. The organization was founded in February, 2009 as part of a national initiative to unite all Americans, regardless of political orientation, to pursue events and actions to make our politicians follow these Constitutional principles and values.

Many who identify with the Cincinnati 9/12 Project feel that America is headed in the wrong direction and feel powerless to stop it. And that impression isn’t limited to some fringe group who embraces conspiracy theories. According to a http://www.rasmussenreports.com poll published this past Wednesday, “The majority of voters (62%) continue to believe the nation is heading down the wrong track, a figure that’s held roughly steady since mid-November of last year.”

Other ways in which those who are part of the Cincinnati 9/12 Project tend to identify with the organization is that they don’t believe that their voice is being heard or even listened to by their elected officials anymore, but if they come together as a group, then they can make a difference. So the Cincinnati 9/12 Project’s mission according to their website is “To take back our country by shifting power back from Washington politicians to the people whom they represent. The intent is to regain the balance of power among local Municipalities, States, and the Federal government as originally envisioned by our founding Fathers and as originally captured in the Constitution.”

As the Cincinnati 9/12 Project celebrates their first anniversary, they are attempting to reach out more to the community. One way in which they are doing that is to offer free seminars that give in-depth insights into various world governments and how those systems differ in the areas of economics and politics; and how that affects America. In addition, there are upcoming free seminars that explain the “Principles of the Constitution” and detail the rights of American citizens.

Denise Waterman, a member of the Cincinnati 9/12 Project and part of its Education Committee, will be teaching about “Governments of the World” at Wyoming Public Library next Monday, February 15. Waterman has been with the Cincinnati 9/12 Project since its formation a year ago. She said that she has always had an interest in politics but has become especially concerned about the direction of the country. The Cincinnati 9/12 Project has given her an opportunity to become more engaged in the political process and to help others to gain a deeper understanding of their Constitutional rights. It has also given her a platform to help others understand how they can become more engaged in the political process.

Waterman said that most people “don’t understand the differences between governments,” and that “we especially need to know our own history because history repeats itself. We can either repeat the same mistakes or we can learn from them and grow.”

When asked why she recommend that people take an interest in gaining more understanding about our Constitution, Waterman replied, “We need to know what kinds of principles and values our country was founded on and how far we’ve strayed. We’ve been losing our freedoms little by little, but with the present administration, things started happening so quickly that people woke up to the erosion of our freedoms.”

As for the complexity of our Constitution, Waterman stated that, “Our original Constitution was only 9 pages long and laid down what the government could and couldn’t do. It’s not confusing at all and it’s still applicable to today.”

Some of the topics that she will cover as part of the “Governments of the World” presentation on Monday, February 15 include: Monarchy; Theocracy; Autocracy; Dictatorship; Capitalism; Democracy; Republic; Fascism; Maoism; Socialism; the history of Communism and the Communist Manifesto; Marxism; Cloward and Pivin; Saul Alinsky and how America’s progressive-socialist movement follows his book Rules for Radicals; and several other political issues. There will also be a question and answer session. The entire presentation with the discussion time will last for about 90 minutes and will take place at:

Wyoming Public Library
500 Springfield Pike (Route 4)
Wyoming, OH. 45215
513-369-6014
Date: Monday, February 15, 2010
Time: 6:00pm

Other Cincinnati 9/12 Project presentations with a question and answer session include:

Cincinnati 9/12 Project member and Education Committee member Bob Galbraith will speak on:
“Principles of the Constitution”
Wyoming Public Library
500 Springfield Pike (Route 4)
Wyoming, OH. 45215
513-369-6014
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Time: 2:00pm

He will speak on that topic again at:
Hamilton Library
300 N. Third Street (and Buckeye)
Hamilton, OH. 45011
513-894-7156
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Time: 1:30pm

Denise Waterman will also speak about:
“The Constitutional Amendments, Your Rights as an American”
Hamilton Library
300 N. Third Street (and Buckeye)
Hamilton, OH. 45011
513-894-7156
Date: March 20, 2010
Time: 1:30pm

All presentations are free and open to the public. This is a wonderful learning opportunity for parents and teens or grandparents and teen grandchildren.

For more information: http://www.cincinnati912project.com