Meeting

Tuesday, July 14, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join The Ohio Health Modernization Movement for a discussion about the science of molecular surveillance, how to advocate for community concerns, and the impact on criminal code modernization efforts.

• Understand the basic science of HIV molecular surveillance

• Be familiar with federal oversight and funding of HIV molecular surveillance, including how it interacts with end the epidemic planning

Saturday, July 11, 12noon-2:30pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Don’t believe in God? You are not alone! Join the Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO], a community that values people, emphasizes reason, and focuses on this world.

This will be a virtual meeting; the Zoom event will begin at 11:30am or earlier with music and a splash screen; the program will begin at 12noon.

Join us as we talk with Laurie Repko and some of her students about starting and maintaining the Olentangy Orange Freethinkers at the Olentangy Orange High School.

Thursday, July 9, 5-6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join us for Just Mercy: Ending Ohio’s Death Penalty Once and For All, a virtual panel discussion on Thursday, July 9, 5-6pm. The ACLU of Ohio will be partnering with Ohioans to Stop Executions, the Ohio Justice and Policy Center, and Represent Justice to co-host this imperative discussion.

Panelists will include:

• Jocelyn Rosnick, Policy Director, ACLU of Ohio

• Hannah Kubbins, State Director, Ohioans to Stop Executions

• Kwame Ajamu, Board Chairmen, Witness to Innocence

Thursday, July 9, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This webinar is designed to be responsive to the political moment that we are in, as we witness increasing state repression against people and organizations rising up to #DefundThePolice and #DefendBlackLives.

Many new people are stepping into this moment, and we need to build a strong movement culture, grounded in movement history, that will prepare us for resisting the ways the state tries to weaken and destroy our movements.

Thursday, July 2, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Since the Freedom of Information Act [FOIA] was enacted in 1966, it has served as a valuable tool for journalists, activists, academics, and curious members of the public to learn about the inner workings of the U.S. government. However, in many activist milieus, it is still an underutilized means of discovering information that could be helpful to a particular cause or movement.

Tuesday, June 30, 4pm, this event will be on-line

Columbus City Council President Pro Tem and Finance Committee Chair Elizabeth Brown will conduct a Finance Committee public hearing to discuss changes to the city’s purchasing code affecting the Division of Police’s ability to obtain and utilize certain equipment.

“The presence of officers should never look and feel to residents like we are at war,” said Pro Tem Brown. “In addition to hearing from the division, we need broad engagement by residents across our city to help us sort through these important issues.”

Wednesday, July 1, 12noon-1:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Please join us as we discuss health care reform from faith-based perspective.

Friday, June 26, 2pm-3:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Do you live outside the U.S. and work for racial justice where you live? Are you white or down for the work of organizing white people for racial justice? Systemic racism is a global pandemic and we at SURJ [Showing Up For Racial Justice] want to connect with white folks around the globe to dismantle white supremacy as part of a world-wide multi-racial movement.

Register for this Zoom call at this link.

Thursday, June 25, 7-8pm, on-line pre-registration for this on-line event is required

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

Thursday, June 25, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Central Ohio has a fracking problem and a democracy problem. Because our elected representatives have failed to protect Central Ohio from fracking and its related activities, local citizens have sought to bring the issue to the people through the citizen initiative process. Six years, four campaigns, and several legislative roadblocks later, the citizen-initiative has yet to appear on the ballot where citizens could vote on banning fracking in Columbus.