Community
Thursday, October 26, 8am-4:30pm, Hilton Columbus Downtown, 401 N. High St.
The Summit on Sustainability is MORPC’s signature environmental conference, bringing hundreds of community leaders together to explore and share sustainable ideas and solutions, and to celebrate individual and collaborative sustainability efforts with the Regional Sustainability Awards. For more information, please visit our Summit webpage at morpc.org/summit.
Why attend the 2023 Summit on Sustainability?
Wednesday, October 25, 3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Transportation planning has often had destructive consequences for underserved communities. Veronica Davis wants to shed light on those inequalities. In her new book, Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities, Veronica lays out her vision to bring about a new era of transportation planning.
Wednesday, October 25, 12noon-1:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Wednesday, October 25, 12noon, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St.; this event will also be live-streamed on |YouTube|
Tuesday, October 24, 6-8pm, Thompson Library [11th floor], 1858 Neil Ave.
Join us for a program featuring poet Hanif Abdurraqib. Abdurraqib will read from his book A Little Devil in America; two student poets (Aline Resende Mello and Isaiah Back-Gaal) will also share their work. Following the readings, the presenters will host a panel about creating art in Ohio. Abdurraqib will close with a reading from his new book, set to be released in 2024.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served, so please RSVP by October 16.
Tuesday, October 24, 5-7pm, Two Dollar Radio Headquarters, 1124 Parsons Ave.
Are you interested in animal rights advocacy? Would you like to meet more people who share your views? Would you like to recruit other animal rights advocates for a campaign you have in mind?
Come to the Columbus Animal Advocates Happy Hour on Tuesday!
Hosted by Matt Lobban and Columbus Vegan Meetup.
Tuesday, October 24, 5:30-7pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch] [auditorium], 96 S. Grant Ave.
Come together to listen, learn, and brainstorm with community members about how we can end Mandatory Bindover in Ohio.
About Mandatory Bindover
In Ohio, juvenile court judges must transfer certain youth under the age of 18 to the adult court system if they are charged with — not convicted of — certain offenses. In Fiscal Year 2016, 168 youth were bound over to adult court. We are working with partners across the state to eliminate mandatory bindovers.
Tuesday, October 24, 4-5:30pm, OSU Colloquia Room [18th Avenue Library, Rm. 340], 175 W. 18th Ave.
CEHV [Center for Ethics and Human Values] is pleased to co-sponsor a talk by Professor Owen Flanagan (Philosophy, Duke) as part of the Center for Historical Research series on “Anger in History.”
Abstract
Monday, October 23, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join our weekly coalition-building meetings on defending democracy and protecting the climate. Hear from special guests focusing on grassroots activism. Please invite your friends!
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Check out our Zoom Room for other collaborative Zooms and events.
Monday, October 23, 4-5:30pm, OSU Faculty Club [Grand Lounge], 181 S. Oval Dr.
Jonathan Friedman, director of education programs at the literary and human rights nonprofit PEN America, will speak on book bans and educational censorship for the annual Zacher Lecture in the Humanities.