Meeting

Wednesday, September 13, 12:15-1:30pm, Barrister Club, 25 W. 11th Ave.

Has the digital age rendered old notions of privacy obsolete?

Join Ben Wizner, director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, for his talk, “New Technology, the Fourth Amendment, and the Future of Privacy.” This program is part of the “Data Points: Ideas on Data, Law and Society” lecture series, presented by the Program on Data and Governance of The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law.

Tuesday, September 19, 3:30-5pm, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, 1501 Neil Ave., Rm. 120

Friday, September 8, 8:45am-12:30pm, Thompson Library [11th floor], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall

What makes a belief, practice, or community “religious”? Should religious freedoms be given more protection under the law than secular ones? What should we do when the exercise of religious freedom collides with the public interest?

Conference Schedule:

8:45-9am: Welcoming Remarks

• Don Hubin, Director of the Center for Ethics and Human Values

Thursday, September 21, 6-8pm, Driving Park Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.

We will be discussing the following topics: state and federal legislative update, mini lobby days, LTE’s [Letters To the Editor] and Op-Ed Campaign, Health Center Advocacy Program, and Community Ambassador Program.

Contact: Sarah Inskeep, Sarah.Inskeep@ppoh.org or 614-390-4164

Wednesday, September 6, 9am-3pm, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St.

Please register using the below link no later than 9-1-2017.

The Ohio Energy Table [OET] cordially invites all staff, membership, volunteers, and activists to join us in Columbus for a one-day training event designed to provide leadership development and skills-based experiences necessary to effectively advocate for clean energy policies and action on climate change in Ohio.

AGENDA:

8:45-9:15am: Registration and Welcome

Saturday, September 9, 9am-4pm, Hilltop Branch Library, 511 S. Hague Ave.

Why Should I Become a Tree Steward?

• Trees reduce energy costs, support clean air and water, reduce stress, and are related to increasing home values.

• Tree Stewards promote and care for neighborhood trees to improve the community and increase public awareness through community education, planning and planting for the future, and provide maintenance and care for young trees in public places.

This all-day free event will include breakfast and lunch.

Thursday, August 31, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.

Join us for the final installment of our study series on “Lenin and the Revolutionary Party.” We will be reading chapters 10-13. Just send us a message to pick up a copy. We welcome everyone to attend and join the discussion whether or not you’ve done the reading.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the first socialist revolution in history, where workers and peasants took power into their own hands to determine their own fate.

Tuesday, September 19, 6-8pm, North Congregational United Church of Christ, 2040 W. Henderson Rd.

Join us for an evening where we learn about how important voting rights are to the health of our democracy. Topics will include voter registration, voter suppression, gerrymandering, election administration, and more.

Confirmed speakers include Kathleen Clyde, who has been a strong advocate for voting rights in Ohio; check back for more speakers as we confirm them.

Hosted by Indivisible: Ohio District 12.

Saturday, September 2, 2:15-4pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

Central Ohio Street Medic Collective is hosting an information session and light training on how to protect yourself and treat others when exposed to chemical weapons.

You will learn about

• gaining consent

• the types of weapons and their effects

• the proper tools and tactics to decontaminate

• how to ground yourself within chaotic situations

Saturday, September 2, 7pm, Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave.

Columbus provides security, safety, and opportunity to many of its residents — but not to all. There is a clear pattern in Columbus, in Ohio, and across the country, of unjustifiable violence and killing of young black men. We need accountability and we need a new direction.