Meeting

We start with an icebreaker topic for conversation and then move to an open discussion. Our agenda is always open but in general we discuss life and living beyond religious belief.

This event, “a chance for Ohio’s progressive activists, organizers, leaders, techies, fundraisers and bloggers to dialogue with each other,” previously scheduled for Saturday, February 28, has been postponed until Saturday, April 25.

Contact: Denise Gastesi, denise@progressohio.org or 614-441-9145

Speaker Sarah Adams, a former worker with the Mennonite Central Committee, will share stories of the conflict in Syria and the way that churches and community groups in Syria and Lebanon have stepped forward to care for the needs of the displaced and work at conflict resolution in their communities.

Tish O’Dell, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund [celdf.org] Ohio organizer; co-founder of MADION (Mothers Against Drilling in Our Neighborhoods), 2012; successfully passed a Bill of Rights in the City of Broadview Heights, Ohio.

Contact: ColumbusBillofRights@gmail.com or Greg Pace, 614-565-6067

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

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.

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.

This month’s program: “Mentoring: Increasing our impact on the future”

Mentoring programs pair an adult with a child or teen who would benefit from an additional role model in their life. It is an opportunity to put humanist values into practice and to help a young person during a crucial stage of their life.

Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.

Contact: Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com

Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.

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