Meeting

“Palestine/Israel: Understanding Current Realities,” presented by Central Ohioans for Peace

Thursday, May 19, 7pm, Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church, 2350 Indianola Ave.

Where are we headed in Palestine/Israel?

How can we support the struggle for justice?

This presentation by Dr. Jeff Halper will address these questions.

Jeff Halper is an American-Israeli anthropologist, a peace and human rights activist, co-founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, author and lecturer.

Jews in Solidarity with Palestinians: BDS [Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions] and Beyond

Sunday, May 15, 4-7pm, Broad Street United Methodist Church, 501 E. Broad St.

The Central Ohio Chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) invites you to this presentation and conversation with Rabbi Brant Rosen, a member of the JVP National Rabbinical Council and author of the book, Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi’s Path to Palestinian Solidarity.

MSF [Doctors Without Borders] On the Road: A Voice from the Field

Saturday, May 14, 2-4pm, Wexner Center for the Arts [Film/Video Theater], 1871 N. High St.

What does it take to save a life in crisis halfway across the world?

“MSF On the Road: A Voice from the Field,” a special traveling speaker series, explores the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) mission and discusses the challenges of bringing life-saving medical care to the most dangerous and remote areas of the globe.

Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO] monthly meeting

Saturday, May 14, 11:30-2pm, 1550 Old Henderson Rd., Rm. 131

This month’s program: “Fixing an election system that polarizes our society”

Drew Spencer explains how Congress has become uncompetitive, polarized, and unfairly skewed because of the exclusive use of “winner-take-all” forms of voting; he then presents the solution in the form of fair representation voting (American forms of proportional representation), which also lessens the spoiler-effect.

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