Meeting
Sunday, March 12, 3-5pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 S. Grant Ave.
The aim of this monthly reading group is to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) by providing holistic political education. We seek to create community-based interventions to IPV that do not rely on the police or governmental institutions.
We are currently reading “Creative Interventions Toolkit: An Invitation and Practical Guide for Everyone to Stop Violence.”
Saturday, March 11, 11:30-2pm, 1550 Old Henderson Rd., Ste. W200 [Secular Student Alliance office]
This month’s program: “Columbus’s Discriminatory At-Large City Council Elections”
Thursday, March 9, 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
Tuesday, March 7, 10am, Congregation Tifereth Israel, 1354 E. Broad St. (free parking in rear)
The Central Ohio Worker Center (COWC) is proud to be a part of the coalition One ID Columbus organizing for a recognized city-wide Municipal ID. Many in the Columbus community, including members of COWC, do not have the benefits of a form of identification, something that most take for granted. A form of ID is a crucial need that is felt by these members of our community.
A Municipal ID for Franklin County would have many benefits, including:
Thursday, March 2, 4:30pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave.
In recent years, numerous scholars have engaged with political theology (à la Carl Schmitt and Giorgio Gamben) to interpret religion and state power by foregrounding the legacy of European fascism and the assumptions of political liberalism. What happens when race and colonialism move to the foreground, not as relics of a past era but as contemporary forms of Western state power?
Wednesday, March 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
Tuesday, February 21, 6:30-8pm, First Congregational Church [Parish Hall], 444 E. Broad St.
Between February 20 and February 24, Congress will not be in session and legislators will return to their home districts. Members of Congress often use this time to meet with their constituents and hold town hall meetings.
Thursday, February 23, 7-9pm, Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church, 2350 Indianola Ave.
The purpose of this forum is to talk about the services offered by the Columbus Chapter of The Council on American-Islamic Relations [CAIR], to discuss the challenges faced by American Muslims, and to provide timely information about the effect of recent Executive Orders on the Muslim and immigrant communities and about how we can work together to stay engaged and fight back!
Friday, February 10, 9am-12:30pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave.
Hosted by the OSU Center for Ethics and Human Values, “Non-Ideal Climate Justice: Global Inequality, the Paris Agreement, and the Limits of the Feasible” will feature panel discussions on how we should reconcile what has been feasible to achieve to address climate change at the global level with what many think would be a just and fair solution.
Conference Schedule
Session 1 [9-10:30am]: Climate justice, global politics
Friday, February 10, 7-9pm, Norwich Township Fire Department, 5181 Northwest Pkwy., Hilliard, Ohio
Tired and frustrated in the Trumpland already? This meeting is for you.
• If you have been impacted by or are concerned about the President Trump’s executive order against refugees and Muslims, this meeting is for you.
• If you want to do something about it, this meeting is for you.
• If you are an activist and seeking more people to help with your initiative, this meeting is for you.