Meeting
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
2800 Tremont Rd.
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.
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.
Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.
Contact: fcgreenparty@gmail.com
This month’s program: “Climate Activism: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, Where We Need to Get To”
Humanists see “a planetary duty to protect nature’s integrity, diversity, and beauty in a secure, sustainable manner.”
David Scott, President of the Sierra Club, will share his thoughts and experiences about the environmental movement and efforts to get action on climate change.
David Scott is a Columbus resident who has served as the elected president of the national Sierra Club since May 2013. He was elected to the Sierra Club’s national board of directors in 2009.
Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.
Contact: Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com
Blue Dublin, a progressive organization, will meet at Washington Township House, 6200 Eiterman Rd. Dublin, OH 43016, on Thursday, March 26 at 7:30pm.
There will be a very short annual business meeting to choose leaders for the year, March 2015 through March 2016.
We will have an excellent speaker, Sandy Theis, the Executive Director of Progress Ohio. The title of her presentation will be “Prospects of Progressive Candidates in the 2016 Election.”
Join us as we fight to stop this secret trade deal and keep good jobs from going overseas!
The doors will open at 5:30pm; the meeting will start at 6pm
Sponsored by Communication Workers of America.
Contact: Gwendolyn Castlin, 614-485-1265 or gcastlin@cwa4502.org
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.”