Community

Wednesday, April 5, 5:30pm, Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center [Martin Luther King Jr. Lounge], 154 W. 12th Ave.

Akin Ògúndìran argues that Yoruba identity has deep roots in pluriversal worldviews, technological innovations, and cosmopolitan practices that are more than a thousand years old. In this talk, he will present the archaeological, sociological, and philosophical evidence for the ideas and practices that defined Yorùbá identity at different historical junctures, especially from the eleventh through seventeenth centuries.

Wednesday, April 5, 12noon-1pm, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St.; this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube

Featuring Richard F. Celeste, Former Ohio Governor, and host Jo Ingles, Reporter/Producer, Statehouse News.

Monday, April 3, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Monday, April 3, 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!

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

Monday, April 3, 4pm, Cleveland City Hall [Rotunda] 601 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland, Ohio

One year before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Dr. King spoke powerfully against the U.S. war in Vietnam, decrying militarism, materialism, and racism embedded in U.S. culture, policy, and economy. These problems have reached a crisis level in our nation today.

Join us for the third annual reading of Dr. King’s “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech.

Sunday, April 2, 5:30pm, Courtyard Columbus West, 2350 Westbelt Dr.

This event will be a Celebration of Our Village.

It takes a village to raise a child. Glory be to God; the MY Project USA family is that village for hundreds of children in Columbus.

Our Village is comprised of a beautiful diverse community of Muslims and non-Muslims who have joined forces to protect and empower youths and their families over the years.

Friday, March 31, 2-3:30pm, Ohio Union [Brutus Buckeye Room], 1739 N. High St.

This colloquium is part of the OSU Center for Ethics and Human Values [CEHV] Civil Discourse for Citizenship initiative, which provides opportunities for students to engage in vigorous and respectful discussion anchored by “the 4Cs”: Be Curious, Be Charitable, Be Conscientious, Be Constructive.

Friday, March 31, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Annually and internationally recognized on March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is a day that’s dedicated to celebrating transgender people while also raising awareness of discrimination and issues facing the gender-expansive community.

Friday, March 31, 11:30am-12:20pm, Parks Hall [Rm. 103], 500 W. 12th Ave.

Thursday, March 30, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join A-Z Tackling the Impacts of Plastic with Bailey Fullweiler, MSSA, LSW, for a community of care, intentionally building a space, especially for Environmental Activists/Advocates and those impacted by Climate Change and Disasters.

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Hosted by Tackling the A-Z Impacts of Plastic.