Community
Thursday, December 12, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Reducing methane pollution from oil and gas operations represents not just a challenge, but a vital opportunity to protect our climate, safeguard public health, and stimulate job growth in Ohio’s clean energy sector.
Wednesday, January 11, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join Jews for a Secular Democracy on December 11 at 7pm for an insightful webinar examining the impact of school vouchers on public education and their implications for the First Amendment’s separation of church and state.
Together with moderator Paul Golin, Executive Director of the Society for Humanistic Judaism, our esteemed panelists will explore:
• How school vouchers may infringe upon First Amendment protections concerning the separation of church and state;
Wednesday, December 11, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Do you have questions about legally changing your or your child’s name and/or gender designation on various identity documents in Ohio? Join us for a free legal clinic!
Through the partnership of TransOhio and Equitas Health, with support from local community groups, the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic offers confidential virtual discussions with trained volunteer attorneys to help you navigate the process! Come with all of your questions and leave with the paperwork you need.
Wednesday, December 11, 2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Wednesday, December 11, 12noon-1pm, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St., this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube
Tuesday, December 10, 4pm, Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
Join us for a public reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1944, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled.
Tuesday, December 10, 3pm, Ohio Statehouse [South Hearing Room]
On Tuesday, December 10, at 3pm, Ohio’s “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill [H.B. 8] will be heard in committee for proponent, opponent, and interested party testimony. On Wednesday, December 11, H.B. 8 is expected to move out of committee and could advance to a full Senate vote.
Tuesday, December 10, 8:45am-3pm, Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square, 125 E. Broad St.; and Ohio Statehouse
In the final days of the Ohio General Assembly, let’s make sure those who hunger and are struggling to make ends meet are heard in the halls of the Ohio Statehouse. Come and learn about the policy issues and carry that message into meetings with State Representatives and Senators to guarantee that all receive their daily bread!
Schedule:
8:45am: Gather at Trinity Episcopal Church
9am: Issue Briefing at Trinity Episcopal Church
Monday, December 9, 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.
Sunday, December 8, 5:30-6:30pm, Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
A twenty-to-thirty-minute silent meditation will be followed by discussion and refreshments.
The benefits of meditation are innumerable. These include greater mental clarity, a reduction in stress, improved emotional balance, and increased spiritual development. Meditation benefits everyone.
Different meditation practices will be presented, throughout the year, by practitioners of those traditions.
Enter the church via the rear door.