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“Volunteer Work Day at Goodale Park,” hosted by Friends of Goodale Park

Saturday, April 2, 9am-12noon, Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St.

Help keep Columbus, Ohio’s oldest (and best!) city park looking beautiful. We will be weeding, watering, doing litter pickup, and more. Our 13+ gardens are 100% volunteer planted and maintained. We can’t do it without you!

Join us on Saturday from 9am to 12noon at Goodale Park. Meet at the Caretaker’s Residence in the center of the park (use the Park St. driveway into the park and follow it until it dead-ends). Please wear weather-appropriate clothing, as we will be working outdoors.

“April Fool’s Day Dinner and Karaoke [with Delicious Vegan Indian Food] at Gokul Cafe,” hosted by Columbus Vegan Meetup

Friday, April 1, 5:30-9:30pm, Gokul Cafe, 2685 Federated Blvd.

If you feel like being foolish (or not) on April Fool’s Day, join us at Gokul Cafe for appetizers, a dinner buffet, and karaoke! Gokul Cafe has some of the best vegan Indian food around.

Kamal, the owner of Gokul Cafe, has made certain that we will have an intimate evening by reserving the main dining room for us. The stage will be there for the karaoke too! We will start with appetizers from 5:30pm to 6:30pm (Jalapeño Pakoras, Potato Bondas, Baked Beans on Toast, and Idli Manchurian).

“Civil Discourse Forum: Should Open Societies Have Open Borders?,” hosted by OSU Center for Ethics and Human Values [CEHV]

Friday, April 1, 12:30-2pm, OSU Faculty Club [Grand Lounge], 181 S. Oval Dr. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

Can an open society close its borders? What legitimate grounds, if any, do states have for preventing people from entering their territory? What costs and benefits should we take into account when deciding what the right level of immigration might be? What effects do immigration restrictions have both domestically and internationally?

“First Friday Conversations: What we know and don’t know about leaderless movements,” hosted by Mershon Center for International Security Studies

Friday, April 1, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Sooyeon Kang, a postdoctoral fellow with the Mershon Center, will briefly describe her previous work, share some takeaways from a recent workshop on conflict data, and introduce a new data project, all related to the theme of leaderless protest movements. She will open a discussion around what remains to be known with leaderless movements and how we can know more.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

“The End of Life and What Comes Next: Perspectives from Healthcare, History, Anthropology, and Religion,” hosted by OSU Center for the Study of Religion

Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, this on-line event requires advance registration

• The End of Life and What Comes Next: Session 1

Thursday, March 31, 11:30am-1pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall; or via Zoom

• The End of Life and What Comes Next: Session 2

Thursday, March 31, 2-3:30pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall; or via Zoom

“The End of Life and What Comes Next: Perspectives from Healthcare, History, Anthropology, and Religion,” hosted by OSU Center for the Study of Religion

Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, this on-line event requires advance registration

• The End of Life and What Comes Next: Session 1

Thursday, March 31, 11:30am-1pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall; or via Zoom

• The End of Life and What Comes Next: Session 2

Thursday, March 31, 2-3:30pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall; or via Zoom

“Holy Voices: Gender Inequality and Climate Displacement,” hosted by Interfaith Immigration Coalition

Thursday, March 31, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Gender and climate are profoundly intertwined, and women bear the brunt of the impacts of both sudden and slow-onset climate disasters.

As we complete the celebration of Women’s History Month, join a conversation around climate-change-related disasters and their disproportionate effects on women and girls. Together, we’ll explore the unique intersection of climate displacement, gender inequality, and forced migration.

Speakers

“Ohio’s Day of Empathy,” hosted by Heartbeat Movement and Dream Corps Justice

Thursday, March 31, 2-4pm, Ohio Statehouse Atrium

The Heartbeat Movement, in partnership with Dream Corps Justice, is holding Ohio’s inaugural day of action for unity in the community to plan for community development and criminal justice transformation. Learn how the Heartbeat Movement is working to create windows of opportunities in Franklin County and the State of Ohio.

The purposes of this event include the following.

• Build empathy in elected officials

• Humanize and uplift stories of those who have been impacted by the criminal justice system

“Anwar Al Attar: Syrian Romance and Nature Poet,” hosted by The Ohio State University Libraries

Thursday, March 31, 1-2:15pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Anwar Al Attar (1913-1972) was a Syrian romance and nature poet born in Damascus. His talents were observed at an early age, gaining him fame in Arab literary circles as the “Syrian Youth Poet.” His love of poetry enabled him to memorize thousands of verses by the most famous poets in both his time and in Arab literary history. Although Al Attar only lived to the age of 59, he left behind a wealth of poetic contributions to Syrian heritage.

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