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Friday, April 9, 12noon-1:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Memorials are powerful mechanisms in transitioning societies from mass atrocity to more peaceful ones. This talk investigates the ways that memorials can shape the experiences of survivors’ decades after the violence has ended. Dr. Nicole Fox examines how memorialization can both heal and hurt, especially when they fail to represent all genders, ethnicities, and classes of those afflicted.

Thursday, April 8, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

During Ohio’s lame duck session, legislation to prohibit the death penalty for those with “serious mental illness” finally passed. Ohio has not carried out an execution since July 2018. In fact, Governor DeWine entered his first term with seven scheduled executions and reprieved all of them. Public opinion is souring due to Ohio’s history of botched executions. Ohio’s not alone — a Gallop Poll found that the majority of Americans now support life in prison (60%) over the death penalty (36%).

Tuesday, April 6, 7:30-8:30pm, this event will be occurring via GoToMeeting

Join us for an overview of the HIV status-neutral framework and how it will help us end the HIV epidemic. This event is for anyone, regardless of HIV status, to learn this new approach to increasing awareness of effective treatment and prevention strategies!

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