Meeting

Columbus Residents are working to ensure safe drinking water, clean air, and safe soil in the City of Columbus.

The Columbus Community Bill of Rights is an Amendment to the Charter of the City of Columbus. This rights-based amendment will give Columbus residents local control over the extraction of hydrocarbons and protect their unalienable rights for pure water, clean air, and safe soil, free from “toxins, carcinogens, radioactive substances, and other substances known to cause harm to health.”

Cultural competence and best practices on outreach awareness and successful programs to build and preserve Hispanic Latino Health.

Target audience: Faith Based and Community Leaders

Todas las sesiones serán en español [all sessions will be in Spanish].

Sponsored By: Ohio Latino Affairs Commission (OCHLA) in conjunction with [Ohio] Minority Health Month.

Contact: 614-728-8345

Mark Z. Jacobson, PhD, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University; Director, Atmosphere/Energy Program; Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment; Senior Fellow, Precourt Institute for Energy; and co-founder of The Solutions Project, will discuss (presenting via Skype) how it is possible to change the energy infrastructure of the 50 United States from fossil fuels to wind, water and sunlight.

PFLAG Columbus is a local chapter of PFLAG National. “PFLAG” is Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians And Gays. We are a national support, education and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, their families, friends and allies. With 200,000 members and supporters and local affiliates in more than 500 communities across the U.S. and abroad, PFLAG is the largest grassroots-based family organization of its kind. PFLAG is a non-profit organization and is not affiliated with any religious or political institution.

This event will include three panels, “Exploring Hizmet Movement,” “Turkey’s Human Rights Challenges and Hizmet Movement,” and “Declining Democracy in Turkey and Political Persecution against Civic Movements,” followed by a screening of the documentary film “Love is a Verb.”

This is a free event; lunch will be served.

Kindly RSVP by April 23 to ohio@niagarafoundation.org or to 614-220-0280.

RootsCamp is a chance for Ohio’s progressive activists, organizers, leaders, techies, fundraisers and bloggers to dialogue with each other. We’ll share innovations, failures, old wisdom and new discoveries.

RootsCamps are participant-driven, using the “unconference” or “open space” format that is born from the desire for activists, organizers, leaders and politicians to share and learn in a productive, fast-paced, open environment. RootsCamp is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants.

Stop the Carbon-Nuke Bailouts! Win a Carbon/Nuke Free Ohio. Move to Renewables and Efficiency.

Agenda

• 1:10pm: Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Watchdog with Beyond Nuclear in Takoma Park, MD. Topic: “Davis-Besse nuclear reactor, a threat to Ohio and the Great Lakes.”

• 1:50pm: Carolyn Harding, Organizer with Radioactive Waste Alert and the Columbus Community Bill of Rights. Topic: “Challenging fracking in Columbus and Ohio — from injection wells to community rights.”

• 2:30pm: Break

Dr. Quinn Capers IV, Associate Dean of Admissions, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, will review racial disparities in the delivery of quality heart and vascular care in this country and will lead a discussion on potential causes for these disparities. This will include a discussion of racial bias in the healthcare system and several historical atrocities in healthcare delivery. Finally, Dr. Capers will discuss potential solutions for these disparities.

Contact: 614-292-3922

Join us for a discussion with Daoud Nassar, a Palestinian Christian farmer and the director of the Tent of Nations Project. Located on the Nassar family’s 100-acre farm and orchard outside of Bethlehem in the West Bank, The Tent of Nations has become an international peace center attracting hundreds of visitors annually. International visitors, including many Israelis, join together to plant trees, harvest olives and fruit, teach at the Women’s Education Center, lead activities in Summer Children’s Camps, and work together in pursuit of a just peace through non-violent action.

The Accessible Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) advises the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) on matters pertaining to accessible transportation. Members include customers and people in the community who advocate for those with disabilities. ATAC meets monthly and twice a year with COTA leadership.

Contact: columbusatac@gmail.com