Meeting
Friday, July 10, 3pm; to Sunday, July 12, 5pm; Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.
Every year at the SSA Annual Conference, hundreds of secular students and community leaders gather to share ideas and learn from each other. SSA Con’s primary goal is to train student leaders and activists from across the United States in grassroots organizing and leadership skills.
Tuesday, June 23, 5:30-8:30 pm, Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Airport Dr. [near Ohio Dominican University]
In conjunction with “Peace Labyrinth: Quilting the Golden Rule,” a June 22 - July 11 exhibition at the Martin de Porres Center.
Presented by Interfaith Association of Central Ohio in collaboration with the Dayton International Peace Museum; this event is a pre-Parliament event for the 2015 Parliament of the World’s Religions.
Our mission is to empower marginalized communities by expanding their capacity to convert their social power into significant economic driving forces that propel social justice movements towards victory. We advocate for alternative economic models that pose serious challenges to the existing capitalist system.
Our focus for these meetings will be to draft an alternative economic vision, community-building strategy and implementation plan for central Ohio.
Contact: Michael Vinson, 614-843-8721
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
Jacquelyn Meshelemiah, Associate Professor of Social Work at The Ohio State University, will speak about human trafficking.
Our mission is to empower marginalized communities by expanding their capacity to convert their social power into significant economic driving forces that propel social justice movements towards victory. We advocate for alternative economic models that pose serious challenges to the existing capitalist system.
Our focus for these meetings will be to draft an alternative economic vision, community-building strategy and implementation plan for central Ohio.
Contact: Michael Vinson, 614-843-8721
The monthly meeting of the local affiliate 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. Find out what can be done locally to restore democracy! Bring a brown bag lunch.
Our mission is to empower marginalized communities by expanding their capacity to convert their social power into significant economic driving forces that propel social justice movements towards victory. We advocate for alternative economic models that pose serious challenges to the existing capitalist system.
Our focus for these meetings will be to draft an alternative economic vision, community-building strategy and implementation plan for central Ohio.
Contact: Michael Vinson, 614-843-8721
This month’s program: “Take It to the Streets!”
Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.
Contact: Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com; or dsacolumbus.org