Meeting
Thursday, February 9, 6-7:30pm, The Dempsey Family Education and Resource Center at Riverside Methodist Hospital [first floor of the Silver Tower across from Starbucks], 3535 Olentangy River Rd.
Wednesday, February 1, 7-8:30pm, Bexley Public Library, 2411 E. Main St.
Jewish Voice for Peace members are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, equality, human rights, respect for international law, and a U.S. foreign policy based on these ideals.
Contact: centralohio@jvp.org
Thursday, January 26, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
With the specter of Trump looming, the state of the environment worldwide is dire.
Tuesday, January 31, 6:50 p.m., Mershon Auditorium. 1871 N. High St.
Angela Yvonne Davis is an American political activist, academic scholar, and author, who emerged as a prominent counterculture activist and radical in the 1960s as a leader of the Communist Party USA and had close relations with the Black Panther Party through her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Known for books like Women, Race & Class, she has advocated for gender equity, prison reform, and alliances across color lines.
Tuesday, January 31, 10am, Columbus State Community College Conference Center Ballroom, 315 Cleveland Ave.
Join us for Columbus State’s annual event celebrating the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 31. This event is free and open to the public and will be headlined by activist and academic Angela Davis.
Monday, January 23, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
Today’s program: screening of film “Freedom Summer”
During the hot and deadly summer of 1964, the nation could not turn away from Mississippi. Over ten memorable weeks in 1964, known as Freedom Summer, more than 700 student volunteers from around the country joined organizers and local African Americans in a historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in what was one of the nation’s most viciously racist and segregated states.
Thursday, January 19, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
Thursday, January 12, 6:30-8pm, Hale Hall, Rm. 110-B, 154 W. 12th Ave.
Learn and dialogue with professors of law and bilingual activist-scholars on Thursday, January 12, 6:30pm., in Hale Hall. Rm. 110-B, 154 W. 12th Ave.
Topics will include:
• Pathways to college for undocumented Latinx high schoolers and transfer students
• Legal rights for Latinx family members who are Dreamers or Undocumented
• Safe spaces on the college campus and beyond
Monday, February 6, 7pm, The Center on High, 3208 N. High St.
The monthly meeting of the central Ohio chapter of Friends Committee on National Legislation [FCNL], a national lobbying group of Quakers and friends who are working for public policy change on Capitol Hill.
Contact: Greg Pace, gpace67@gmail.com or 614-565-6067
Thursday, February 2, 8:30am-4:30pm; Friday, February 3, 9am-2:30pm; Ohio Statehouse Atrium
Purpose: to facilitate and further the conversation about the rise of human trafficking in Ohio.
Hosted by State Representative Teresa Fedor; details will follow.
Participation is free but tickets are required. For tickets, please register at Eventbrite to keep up to date with our speakers and program information.