Community
Thursday, April 17 through Sunday, April 20, Minneapolis Marriott City Center, 30 S. Seventh St., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Join us in Minneapolis!
Take part in the presentations, community events, workshops, exhibits, networking, and entertainment that make this conference the highlight of the year for hundreds of American atheists.
With a compelling and diverse lineups of activists, community leaders, politicians, academics, artists, and more, this is one conference you don’t want to miss!
Thursday, April 17, 8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join our national teach-in focused on a potential war with Iran, featuring experts like Hassan El-Tayyab, Dr. Assal Rad, Hanieh Jodat, Emma Claire Foley, Jeffrey Sterling, and more.
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Thursday, April 17, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Why have so many Americans turned against democracy? Our current political moment has been shaped by the growth of an authoritarian coalition that includes conspiracy-mongers, extremist churches, and reactionaries driven to tear it all down.
Thursday, April 17, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
In September 2023, the Great Circle Earthworks and the Octagon Earthworks, which are two of the eight locations in Ohio’s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage I List. The Great Circle and Octagon, collectively known as the Newark Earthworks, formed the largest of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks complexes built by American Indians 2,000 years ago.
Thursday, April 17, 2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Please join Jeanné Lewis as she talks about the importance of faith leaders using the resources they have to protect their communities by not complying in advance with the authoritarian demands of the current U.S. administration.
Faithful Advocacy: A Pathway to a Stronger Democracy
Thursday, April 17, 2-3pm
Wednesday, April 16, 4:30pm, Mozart’s Cafe, 4784 N. High St.
Join us for the CRIS Gathering for Good — an evening of connection, storytelling, and fundraising — at Mozart’s Cafe on Wednesday, April 16 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Thanks to the generosity of our friends at Mozart’s, this event is free and open to the public with light refreshments provided and a cash bar.
Wednesday, April 16, 12noon-1pm, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St., this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube
Tuesday, April 15, 6:30pm, Whitehall City Council, 360 S. Yearling Rd., Whitehall, Ohio
Join us at the Whitehall City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 15 at 6:30pm to support the passage of resolutions to protect trans people and immigrants.
We encourage attendees to speak in support of the resolutions. There will be two opportunities for the public to offer comments at the meeting, limited to three minutes, with sign-up at the meeting.
Even if you don’t speak, your presence to fill the chambers and support others will be greatly appreciated.
Tuesday, April 15, 6pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch] [Auditorium], 96 S. Grant Ave.
In commemoration of Genocide Awareness Month during the month of April, the Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission will host Loung Ung, author and child survivor of the 1975 Cambodian genocide, to share her life experience through a presentation and a Q&A session.
Monday, April 14, 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!
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