Meeting

Monday, April 11, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. Oakland Park Ave.

Today’s program: a presentation by geographer Austin Kocher

Saturday, April 9, 11:30-2pm, 1550 Old Henderson Rd., Rm. 131

This month’s program: “Police Misconduct and Making Black Lives Matter”

James D. McNamara, a Columbus area civil rights lawyer with 45 years of experience representing victims of police abuse, will discuss the important social issues involved, the state of the movement to stop police misconduct since Ferguson, Missouri made the headlines, and what people can do to help fix this problem.

James D. McNamara has decades of experience as an anti-racist activist and has three children and seven grandchildren.

Wednesday, April 6, 3-4:30pm, Ohio Union [Senate Chamber], 1739 N. High St.

This panel discussion will include the following presenters:

• Dr. Amr Al-Azm, Associate Professor of Middle East History and Anthropology at Shawnee State University, Ohio

• Dr. Hasan Arsian, Assistant Professor of the Criminal Justice and Security Department at Pace University, New York

• Dr. Tim Grain, Professor of College of Professional Studies at Marquette University, Wisconsin

Sunday, April 3, 10am-4pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

Open to the public. At this convention, those who are registered Green through their local county Board of Elections will have the opportunity to help decide which Green Party Presidential candidate will be nominated to be on the ballot in November. All five candidates recognized by the Green Party of the United States will be invited to appear or to have statements made on their behalf.

The candidates are (in alphabetical order):

Saturday, April 2, 9am-4pm [registration begins at 8:30am], First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

A statewide gathering of local chapters 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.

This event will include the following:

Wednesday, March 30, 7:30-9:30pm, Thompson Library, Rm. 165, 1858 Neil Ave. Mall

Come join the Secular Student Alliance at The Ohio State University for a talk and discussion lead by The Global Secular Humanist Movement founder Faisal Saeed al Mutar about secularism, the Middle East, the war on terror, and other related topics. Food will be provided.

Sponsored by the Secular Student Alliance at The Ohio State University and OSU Student Activities.

Monday, March 14, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. Oakland Park Ave.

Screening of film “Bananas!.” Juan “Accidentes” Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility. Can he beat the giant, or will the corporation get away with it? In the suspenseful documentary “BANANAS!,” filmmaker Fredrik Gertten sheds new light on the global politics of food.

Saturday, April 2, 2-4:30pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.

We advocate for alternative economic models that pose serious challenges to the capitalist system. Please join us as we explore how Fab Labs, commons-based transitions and empowered participatory governance can empower marginalized communities in central Ohio. This meeting is free and open to the public.

Contact: Michael Vinson, 614-843-8721

Tuesday, March 29, 5:30-7pm, University Hall, Rm. 143 [University Museum], 230 N. Oval Mall

Sunday, March 27, 2-4pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.