Community

Thursday, February 29, 7pm, Enarson Classroom Building [Rm. 206], 2009 Millikin Rd., and online at tinyurl.com/CORSMeeting

Join Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists for the first part of a reading group discussing Angela Davis’ classic work “Women, Race, and Class.” This meeting will cover Chapter 1 and 2.

This book offers a Marxist view of the interrelationships between gender, race, and class in the United States from the period of the slave trade to the 1970s.

Thursday, February 29, 7pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Hear Palestinian and Jewish members of Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio discuss their personal experiences with Israeli occupying forces.

Hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio.

Thursday, February 29, 6:30pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

Learn about the fascinating Japanese art of miniature tree culture.

Join the Columbus Bonsai Society’s Mark Passerrello for this fascinating talk.

Hosted by Grandview Heights Public Library.

Thursday, February 29, 3:30-5pm, Ohio Union [Senate Chamber], 1739 N. High St.

Wednesday, February 28, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Wednesday, February 28, 6-9pm, Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House, 3055 Indianola Ave.

“Canary”: The Fight for our Future Begins at 18,000 Feet

Witness the extraordinary life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an explorer who went where no scientist had gone before and transformed our idea of what is possible. Daring to seek Earth’s history contained in glaciers atop the tallest mountains in the world, Lonnie found himself on the frontlines of climate change — his life’s work evolving into a salvage mission to recover these priceless historical records before they disappear forever.

Wednesday, February 28, 6pm, Athens Community Center [Rm. A], 701 E. State St., Athens, Ohio [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

We, the Ohio Community Rights Network, are inviting you for a discussion on State Preemption on Wednesday, February 28, at 6pm, from around the state. This will be the first in a series of Community Conversations that OHCRN plans to facilitate on a monthly basis. The virtual discussion will join an in-person panel from the Athens community.

Wednesday, February 28, 12noon, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St.; this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube

Developing a Dynamic Downtown Series

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

Tuesday, February 27, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

On February 27, we’re hosting a webinar with Dr. Alice Rothchild who will give an update on the health and human rights consequences of the ongoing war in Gaza.

Author, filmmaker, and physician Alice Rothchild has traveled to Gaza four times, the last visit in August 2023. In this online Zoom webinar, Alice will give a brief background on Gaza and then a detailed description of the current destruction of much of the infrastructure and health care system and the impact on civilians in the war.