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“How Systemic Racism and White Privilege Became The American Way After 1619,” a webinar hosted by Ohio Council of Churches

Thursday, October 15, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Hosted by the Ohio Council of Churches’ Anti-Racism Committee in partnership with the African American Heritage Ministry of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, join us for three consecutive weeks in a virtual study of the 1619 Project [developed by The New York Times Magazine].

Our first presenter will be Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens, Senior Minister, First Congregational United Church of Christ in Columbus.

“Legal History: The Green Scare,” a webinar hosted by Civil Liberties Defense Center [CLDC]

Thursday, October 15, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Lauren Regan, Executive Director and Senior Staff Attorney, and CLDC advisory board member and former political prisoner Daniel McGowan, will discuss the “Green Scare” — the largest federal prosecution of environmental and animal rights activists in U.S. history.

Daniel was a non-cooperating defendant, represented by Lauren. They will discuss the historic importance of these cases to movements and current implications regarding State repression and front-line actions.

Policy Webinar on Domestic Violence, sponsored by Ohio Council of Churches

Thursday, October 15, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The Ohio Council of Churches is putting top emphasis on racism this year.

The new leaders, the Rev. Jack Sullivan and the Rev. Brandi Slaughter, have put together a meaningful program of events, including a “lunch and learn” webinar series, “Feeding the Multitude.” This interactive webinar series will be held via Zoom the third Thursday of each month from 12noon to 1pm.

This series aims to do the following.

• Deepen your knowledge on social justice issues

“Activists and Agitators 2020,” a virtual racial equity training and grounding conversation with Austin Channing Brown

Wednesday, October 14, 5:30-7:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Through an online workshop, facilitated by YWCA Columbus’s Leadership and Social Justice Team, this year’s “Activists and Agitators” will empower new audiences with a foundational understanding of how racism is pervasive throughout our systems and codified throughout history, and requires a focus on systems change that centers equity on the path to justice.

On Art+Feminism: Talks from Carmen Winant and Dr. Guisela Latorre

Wednesday, October 14, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Womxn and BIPOC [Black and Indigenous People of Color] artists have been historically underrepresented in art spaces. Major museums, commercial galleries, and other mainstream areas of the art world have catered to the white male artist and typical western “canon.” Art+Feminism is a movement seeking to change that, focusing on how womxn have been underrepresented in the digital world, specifically on Wikipedia.

Speak Up! Black Queer and Intersectional Collective [BQIC] spoken word and Open Mic

Tuesday, October 13, 8-9:30pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Join us for BQIC’s monthly fundraiser, “BQIC speak up! Spoken Word and Open Mic.” Come out and share your poems, songs, monologues, inner musings, and good encounters, bad days, good dates, etc. on the digital mic! LGBTQIA+ people of color take priority.

Race for Repro Freedom Virtual 5K, a fundraiser for NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio

Sunday, October 11 to Saturday, October 24, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join us for the Race for Repro Freedom 2020 to ensure reproductive freedom for every Ohioan! To encourage our community to stay mentally and physically healthy and to prevent the spread of COVID-19, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio is excited to announce our first 5K virtual race!

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