Pssst . . . here’s a little secret. Don’t tell anyone, OK? It might cause trouble.

In recent years, there have been more than a thousand lawsuits filed around the world — including a few in the United States — challenging corporate or governmental negligence about climate change and ecosystem damage.

That’s not the secret. This is the secret: These lawsuits, especially as they continue and grow in number, come with consequences beyond comprehension. They are infinitely larger than “the law” they are humbly summoning in order to address specific issues — a construction company dumping rubble in Ecuador’s Vilcabamba River, loggers and farmers destroying the Amazon rainforest, the state of Montana promoting the fossil fuel industry — and are pushing the social and legal status quo well beyond the abstractly linear world it presumes to control.

Today’s largely incoherent and distorted clashes over teaching about race—teaching the inclusive, factual history of the United States as opposed to a largely fictionalized version—are unusual in instructive ways.

This year’s effective nondebate over the radically distorted and misrepresented critical race theory is a stunning indictment of contemporary American print and broadcast journalism. (On the nondebate over the Second Big Lie, see links to my essays below.) The failing crosses political and ideological lines; local and national coverage; and different media platforms.

Monday, February 7, 9:30-11am, on-line event requires advance registration

The world is watching closely as Ukraine confronts the threat of escalating Russian aggression. The Ukrainian people are often overlooked by the latest headlines, despite decades of working to build an inclusive, democratic, and peaceful society.

This event aims to elevate the voices of Ukrainian women who are working on the frontlines and at the highest policy levels to promote peace. These leaders will share their urgent calls for maximum efforts by the international community to support their security.

Featuring:

• Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine

• Ambassador Bill Taylor, Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine; Vice President, Russia and Europe, United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

• Olena Suslova, Gender Expert; Chair of the Board and Founder, Women’s Information Consultative Center, Ukraine

• Natalia Karbowska, Director of Strategic Development, Ukrainian Women’s Fund

Monday, February 7, 1-2:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This event will be an insightful and intimate panel discussion with four notable African-American individuals who found their success path in the Transportation Industry.

Speakers

• Shannetta Griffin, P.E., Associate Administrator of Airports, Federal Aviation Administration

• Jack Marchbanks, Ph.D., Director, Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)

• Amy Hall, President, Ebony Construction Co.

• Tajudeen Bakare, P.E., M. ASCE, Principal / Chief Bridge Engineer / Regional Structures Transportation Manager, CT Consultants, Inc.

Moderator

• Ralonda Hampton, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement Officer, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)

RSVP for this event by using this link.