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Tuesday, April 5, 6-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join us on Tuesday, April 5 for our Parenthood Advocates of Ohio Book Club debrief.

Monday, April 4, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Relationships between researchers and participants are often marked by deep power imbalances. Rather than try to avoid power dynamics, researchers must learn how to address them in equitable ways. How should researchers navigate the research process to engage participants and treat them as equal partners? What do researchers do to work towards research aims and output that are both meaningful for participants as well as generalizable for the research community at large?

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Saturday, April 2, 1-3pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave.

Join us for a critical reading and discussion group based on Mao Zedong’s famous essay, “Combat Liberalism!”

We will be discussing the essay “Combat Liberalism” and exploring questions such as:

• What is liberalism?

• What is neoliberalism?

• Why are all American politicians liberal?

• How do Mao’s ideas about liberalism apply to our own political situation?

• Is there any alternative to liberalism?

Saturday, April 2, 9am-12noon, Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St.

Help keep Columbus, Ohio’s oldest (and best!) city park looking beautiful. We will be weeding, watering, doing litter pickup, and more. Our 13+ gardens are 100% volunteer planted and maintained. We can’t do it without you!

Join us on Saturday from 9am to 12noon at Goodale Park. Meet at the Caretaker’s Residence in the center of the park (use the Park St. driveway into the park and follow it until it dead-ends). Please wear weather-appropriate clothing, as we will be working outdoors.

Friday, April 1, 5:30-9:30pm, Gokul Cafe, 2685 Federated Blvd.

If you feel like being foolish (or not) on April Fool’s Day, join us at Gokul Cafe for appetizers, a dinner buffet, and karaoke! Gokul Cafe has some of the best vegan Indian food around.

Kamal, the owner of Gokul Cafe, has made certain that we will have an intimate evening by reserving the main dining room for us. The stage will be there for the karaoke too! We will start with appetizers from 5:30pm to 6:30pm (Jalapeño Pakoras, Potato Bondas, Baked Beans on Toast, and Idli Manchurian).

Friday, April 1, 12:30-2pm, OSU Faculty Club [Grand Lounge], 181 S. Oval Dr. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

Can an open society close its borders? What legitimate grounds, if any, do states have for preventing people from entering their territory? What costs and benefits should we take into account when deciding what the right level of immigration might be? What effects do immigration restrictions have both domestically and internationally?

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

Sooyeon Kang, a postdoctoral fellow with the Mershon Center, will briefly describe her previous work, share some takeaways from a recent workshop on conflict data, and introduce a new data project, all related to the theme of leaderless protest movements. She will open a discussion around what remains to be known with leaderless movements and how we can know more.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, this on-line event requires advance registration

• The End of Life and What Comes Next: Session 1

Thursday, March 31, 11:30am-1pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall; or via Zoom

• The End of Life and What Comes Next: Session 2

Thursday, March 31, 2-3:30pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall; or via Zoom

Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, this on-line event requires advance registration

• The End of Life and What Comes Next: Session 1

Thursday, March 31, 11:30am-1pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall; or via Zoom

• The End of Life and What Comes Next: Session 2

Thursday, March 31, 2-3:30pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall; or via Zoom

Thursday, March 31, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Gender and climate are profoundly intertwined, and women bear the brunt of the impacts of both sudden and slow-onset climate disasters.

As we complete the celebration of Women’s History Month, join a conversation around climate-change-related disasters and their disproportionate effects on women and girls. Together, we’ll explore the unique intersection of climate displacement, gender inequality, and forced migration.

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