Gather with us to mourn people with disabilities throughout history who lost their lives at the hands of caregivers. For the third consecutive year, we will travel from Cincinnati to Orient, Columbus to mark National Disability Day of Mourning by meeting at the Orient Cemetery, which is on the former grounds of the now-closed “Orient Institution for the Feeble-Minded” near Pickaway Correctional Facility. Hundreds of people with disabilities died at this institution and are buried in graves there, most marked only with numbers.
Location:
The cemetery sits on the grounds of the Orient/Pickaway Prison
11271 State Rte 762, Orient, OH 43146
We are planning to gather for a circle at 11:30 a.m., pray, walk the gravesites, and reflect.
If you go: Travel time from downtown Cincinnati is 1 hour, 33 minutes. The cemetery is located at 11271 SR 762 in Orient, Ohio between two prison complexes. We will meet in the parking lot near the cemetery. From there, the cemetery is just a short walk. If you wish, bring flowers for the service and a garden spade to clear vegetation.
Directions from downtown Cincy:
1-71 North
Exit 94 Stahl Road
Left onto High St.
Left onto SR 762/Fairfield Rd
TAKE A QUICK RIGHT onto the long driveway - you will pass the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation on the left and see a water tower in the distance on the left
Continue past the water tower on the left. You will see and pass a parking lot on the right.
Continue straight, across the street, into the parking lot next to the Pickaway Correctional Facility.
We'll gather there and then walk around to the unmarked grave area and numbered grave area.
Travel time from Cincinnati to 11271 State Route 762 Orient, OH 43146 is 1 hour, 33 minutes
If you get lost, text Tim at 513-503-6243 or Robbie, 513-673-8200 for directions.
If you cannot attend, but still wish to remember the lives of so many who the world has lost, post your thoughts on one of our social channels, or make a donation for our work at starfirecincy.org/donate
We will also livestream the circle on Facebook @starfirecincy
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