Meeting

Wednesday, August 19, 6-7:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Greater Cincinnati Human Rights Campaign, Cincinnati Black Pride, and Equality Ohio will be hosting a Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, August 19, 6-7:30pm.

Thursday, September 3, 3:30-5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Recent protests over racial issues have rekindled efforts to rename the 10 U.S. Army bases that honor officers of the Confederate States Army, plus one named after a local plantation. Please join the Mershon Center for International Security Studies for a virtual conversation about the background of the people for whom these bases are named, the Jim Crow-era politics that influenced their creation, and guidelines for selection of potential replacements.

Speakers

Wednesday, September 2, 10-11:30am, this on-line event requires advance registration

MORPC and its regional partners coordinated a housing strategy for Central Ohio. This event will highlight the findings of the study.

Overview:

Thursday, August 27, 5-6:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This virtual training is intended to educate/inform people with a criminal conviction on their right to vote. This webinar will also delve into how these individuals can register and or determine their eligibility to participate in the voting process.

Panelists:

• Sabrina Harris, ACLU Ohio

• Ifeolou Claytor, All Voting is Local

• Erika Anthony, Cleveland VOTES

• Jane Messmer, Office of the Ohio Public Defender

Thursday, August 20, 5-6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Voting season will be here before you know it! Join us for a virtual training where we will educate and inform voters with disabilities on how to participate in the 2020 general election. All eligible Ohio voters, including those with an intellectual or developmental disability, have a constitutional right to cast a ballot.

Thursday, August 20, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The Ohio Council of Churches is putting top emphasis on racism this year.

The new leaders, the Rev. Jack Sullivan and the Rev. Brandi Slaughter, have put together a meaningful program of events, including a “lunch and learn” webinar series, “Feeding the Multitude.” This interactive webinar series will be held via Zoom the third Thursday of each month from 12noon to 1pm.

This series aims to do the following.

• Deepen your knowledge on social justice issues

Wednesday, August 19, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

What can you do in 2020 to advance the rights of immigrants and workers in Columbus?

Saturday, August 15, 3-3:30pm, in the parking lot behind Summit on 16th United Methodist Church, 82 E. 16th Ave.

Have you heard about us and had interest to learn how/if you could plug in, help network, and/or expand our collective efforts, or just generally learn more about us before just jumping in to one of our events/serves? This would be a great time to do so for those uncertain about just showing up to our serves, which you also can/should do.

Thursday, August 13, 12noon-1:15pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Thursday, August 13, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Professor Michel Coconis will present high points of the struggle for women’s right to vote. Following a short review of the history of U.S. women’s suffrage, she will consider the current struggle to again amend the U.S. Constitution. Move to Amend’s proposed “We the People” amendment seeks to abolish Supreme Court-sanctioned personhood rights for corporations to ensure that actual humans, regardless of gender, may fully enjoy their constitutional rights.