Meeting
Central Ohio United Non-Theists [COUNT] discussion meeting: “Transgender Rights and Recent Problems”
Wednesday, January 1, 6:30-9pm, Lucky Dragon Chinese Restaurant, 2800 N. High St.
We want to update ourselves on transgender rights and discuss related problems that are happening.
Discussion Meeting Agenda:
6:30 p.m.:Introductions/Get Settled
7:00 p.m.:Welcome, Projects Status/Ideas
7:30 p.m.:Group Discussion Topic
Atheists, agnostics, other non-theists, and atheist-friendly people are welcome to join us.
Thursday, January 2, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
Living in Columbus, it’s not hard to see that the system is broken. We live under a reign of police terror where working-class black and brown youth are targeted for execution and imprisonment; Ohio State University and the city of Columbus have been working together to gentrify neighborhood after neighborhood; tens of thousands of students are getting into life-long debt for an education; ICE harasses undocumented immigrants with impunity; landlords and capitalists exploit and oppress us.
Saturday, December 21, 3:30-4pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Northside Branch], 1423 N. High St.
Saturday, December 21, 12noon-2pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
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.
Thursday, December 12, 7-9pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100
Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.
Contact: Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com
Thursday, December 12, 7pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church [Rm. 301] [the former Rm. 7], 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
SPAN Ohio members in the Central Ohio Region will meet on Thursday, December 12 at 7pm in Rm. 301 (the former Rm. 7) of the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd. There is plenty of parking and it is a short walk from the COTA stop on N. High St.
Agenda
• Resolutions of support update
• Op Ed in The Columbus Dispatch
Thursday, December 5, 1-3pm, 77 N. Front St. [STAT Room]
The Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues [CACDI] identifies actions, makes recommendations for such actions, and supports programs that assure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA] and other disability-related legislation.
This committee has met with, and has discussed issues related to disability with, the following elected officials and representatives from the following entities [plus several others].
• Columbus Area Commissioners
• Columbus City Council members
Wednesday, November 6, 6-8pm, Gladden Community House, 183 Hawkes Ave.
Introductions
Community Announcements and Events
• Focus on Franklinton: Garden and Art Tour, July 12, 2020. A call for Artists and Gardens!
• FUEL news: Ashley Montana
• Community Crime Patrol: Jacob Baker, baker.1709@osu.edu
• See Franklinton.org for more events, meetings and news
John-Stings: A Partial Remedy to Suffering on Sullivant and All Over Columbus?
Thursday, December 5, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
Living in Columbus, it’s not hard to see that the system is broken. We live under a reign of police terror where working-class black and brown youth are targeted for execution and imprisonment; Ohio State University and the city of Columbus have been working together to gentrify neighborhood after neighborhood; tens of thousands of students are getting into life-long debt for an education; ICE harasses undocumented immigrants with impunity; landlords and capitalists exploit and oppress us.
Wednesday, December 4, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave.
Jewish Voice for Peace members are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, equality, human rights, respect for international law, and a U.S. foreign policy that is based on these ideals.
Contact: centralohio@jvp.org