Community

Tuesday, April 2, 11:30am-12:50pm, Otterbein Chapel, 88 Cochran Alley, Westerville, Ohio

You are invited to the Otterbein University campus to hear personal journeys from members of Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio and their fight for Palestinian Liberation.

Monday, April 1, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join our weekly coalition-building meetings on defending democracy and protecting the climate. Hear from special guests focusing on grassroots activism. Please invite your friends!

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Check out our Zoom Room for other collaborative Zooms and events.

Sunday, March 31, 5-8:45pm, Ohio Union [Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom], 1739 N. High St.

Join Students for Justice in Palestine at The Ohio State University, the Muslim Students Association at The Ohio State University, and several other organizations in the Archie Griffin Ballroom from 5pm to 8:30pm for a community Iftar Relief banquet for Gaza with HEAL [Health, Education, Aid, and Leadership] Palestine and Palestine Aid Society that will be hosted by Abdurrahman Wood.

Saturday, March 30, 11am-2pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St.

Join us in person at Stonewall Columbus for an event that provides legal guidance and resources for changing your name and updating your gender marker on legal documents. Whether you’re considering a name change, updating your gender marker, or seeking more information, this event is tailored to you. Connect with experts who can help you navigate the process and learn about available resources. Don’t miss this opportunity to take steps towards legal recognition that aligns with your identity.

Friday, March 29, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Thursday, March 28, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

At Solar United Neighbors, we help people join together and fight for their energy rights. What exactly does that mean? Find out in our upcoming webinar, “Community Organizing 101: Tools for Change and the Power of Listening!”

During the webinar, we’ll teach you the basics of community organizing. We’ll introduce tools to win issue-based campaigns and to develop participatory, effective movements.

This webinar will introduce the following.

• Power: what it is, and how we can leverage it

Thursday, March 28, 6-8pm, Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd.

The State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is responsible for U.S. defense diplomacy, security assistance, and arms transfers. Josh Paul previously worked on security sector reform in both Iraq and the West Bank, with additional roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Army Staff, and as a Congressional staffer for U.S. Congressional Representative Steve Israel (D-NY).

Thursday, March 28, 12noon, Kirwan Institute, Conference Room 101, 33 W. 11th Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

Speakers

• Dr. Raphe Sonenshein, Executive Director of the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation in Los Angeles

• Dr. Gary Segura, Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Chicana/o Studies at UCLA.

Wednesday, March 27, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The Ohio Community Rights Network invites you for a discussion on “The Regulatory Fallacy” on Wednesday, March 27 at 6pm. This will be the second in a series of Community Conversations that the Ohio Community Rights Network will facilitate on a monthly basis. We will hear from some activists from Youngstown fighting a tire pyrolysis plant next to their revitalized downtown.

Wednesday, March 27, 4:30pm, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St.; this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube