Community
Saturday, May 1, 1-4pm, Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St.
Come join Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America] on Saturday, May 1, 1-4pm, as we push to pass the PRO Act [Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021] through the U.S. Congress and remember our roots in labor organizing! We will be meeting at Goodale Park, underneath one of the shelters, from 1pm to 4pm.
Saturday, May 1, 10am-2:15pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Come join Unitarian Universalist Justice Ohio, Unitarian Universalists from around the state, and others from our partner organizations, as we talk about the future of democracy in Ohio and our country, including the threats to democracy and what we can do about them.
We will have a panel of Ohio State Senators and Representatives in the morning who will discuss the anti-democracy bills, the Ohio Equality Act, and more.
Morning panelists will be:
Friday, April 30, 2-3:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join OSU students from English 5612 (the History of the Book in Modernity) for a guided tour of their digital exhibition “Women’s Storied Lives.” Drawing from the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library’s collections, this exhibit features books and archival material that explore being a woman in the Western World over the last 200 years. Students will also discuss the joys and challenges of curating a digital exhibit.
Thursday, April 29, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
The Ku Klux Klan rallying in support of a Black man’s execution in Texas. The North Carolina death row warden wheeling a gurney into the execution chamber. Georgia’s execution of an innocent man. Weeping family members at the moment of a loved one’s execution.
These are just a few of the images captured in one of our co-founders, Scott Langley’s chilling death penalty photo documentary project, which is the most comprehensive collection of original death penalty photographs available from one source.
Thursday, April 29, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join Columbus Socialist Alternative and the Black Caucus of Socialist Alternative to discuss how we can build a mass movement to win real, lasting change against racism. Register for this event here.
In a sickening turn of events, just as the Chauvin verdict was announced, Columbus Police murdered another black child, this time a sixteen-year-old girl named Ma’Khia Bryant.
Thursday, April 29, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Amy McCrory, Digitization Program Manager in the Preservation and Digitization department, will discuss her work digitizing items from the Libraries’ collections. She will show how she ensures that the digital images are accurate, meaningful, and compliant with national standards for cultural heritage digitization. Examples of items from the collections will be featured.
Thursday, April 29, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Wednesday, April 28, 7-8:30pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
Join us for a Zoom panel discussion by Equitas Health about Equitas Health community services and HIV/AIDS. Help us gear up for the Rainbow UA AIDS Walk!
Please use this Zoom link to join this event.
Hosted by Rainbow UA [Upper Arlington].
Wednesday, April 28, 12noon-3pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”
Tuesday, April 27, 1-2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Library preservation is like a health care network for cultural heritage. Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Preservation and Digitization Department at The Ohio State University Libraries. Learn about all the activities that are undertaken for the care of our collections and discover the lifecycle of a book in the Libraries.