Meeting
Friday, October 27, 7pm, Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church, 2350 Indianola Ave.
Israel’s ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and its repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world — except in the United States. The Occupation of the American Mind [2016, 84 minutes] takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the United States.
Thursday, October 26, 8:30-11:30am, Columbus State Community College Center for Workforce Development, 315 Cleveland Ave.
Have you ever been incarcerated, on probation, or on parole?
Join us for the Restored Citizen Summit to receive assistance with the following:
• Employment resources
• Housing information
• Community resources
• Health and wellness resources
• Learn about free family activities
• Healthcare enrollment
• Lifting legal barriers
• Child support assistance
• Substance abuse information
Monday, October 23, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
Today’s program: Steve Farber will talk about the International Movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [BDS] and the Anti-BDS movement in the U.S. Steve is a Jewish member of Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio.
Contact: cohioansforpeace@gmail.com
Thursday, October 19, 7:30am-6pm; Friday, October 20, 7:30am-5:30pm, Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd.
The Equitas Health Institute for LGBTQ Health Equity is hosting the 2017 Transforming Care: LGBTQ & HIV/AIDS Health Equity conference, October 19-20, at The Ohio State University Fawcett Center. Activists, academics, community members, and health and social service professionals are encouraged to attend this two-day conference that addresses health disparities that affect the LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS community.
Thursday, October 19, 7:30am-6pm; Friday, October 20, 7:30am-5:30pm, Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd.
The Equitas Health Institute for LGBTQ Health Equity is hosting the 2017 Transforming Care: LGBTQ & HIV/AIDS Health Equity conference, October 19-20, at The Ohio State University Fawcett Center. Activists, academics, community members, and health and social service professionals are encouraged to attend this two-day conference that addresses health disparities that affect the LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS community.
Wednesday, October 18, 6:30-8:30pm, Capital University, Ruff Learning Center, Rm. 260 [Bridge of Learning], 2199 E. Main St. [the Ruff Learning Center is on the west side of Pleasant Ridge Ave. between E. Main St. and E. Mound St.]
Saturday, October 21, 12-2pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
The monthly meeting of the local affiliate of the national Move to Amend organization that is calling for a U.S. Constitutional amendment to reverse several U.S. Supreme Court decisions during the past century and thereby to firmly establish that corporations are not people and that money is not free speech. Find out what can be done locally to restore democracy! Bring a brown bag lunch.
Saturday, October 14, 11:30am-2pm, 1550 Old Henderson Rd., Ste. W200 [Secular Student Alliance office]
This month’s program: “Common Challenges of Deconversion”
Thursday, October 12, 7-9pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100
Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.
Contact: Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com