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Tuesday, March 16, 12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join us during Sunshine Week for a training focused on Ohio’s Sunshine Law and how to do a public records request.

This training will be presented by Gary Daniels, ACLU of Ohio.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Common Cause Ohio and League of Women Voters of Ohio.

Saturday, March 13, 6-9pm, District West, 145 N. Fifth St.

Get Your Good Judy’s and Come Get A Few Socially Distant Cocktails while Kingfinity Tackles Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, Body Positivity, and the Fight for Black Lives in this Timely yet Entertaining Stage Production.

Saturday, February 13, 12noon-2pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Don’t believe in God? You are not alone! Join the Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO], a community that values people, emphasizes reason, and focuses on this world.

This month’s talk is “From Fundamentalism to Freedom.” Humanist Chaplain Ben Iten will share his story of how he moved from his Christian Fundamentalist background to Humanism with a small detour in a cult.

The formal presentation will begin at noon; the Zoom meeting will begin slightly before that.

Friday, March 12, 6-9pm, 400 Square, 401 W. Town St.; and Chromedge Studios, 289 W. Walnut St.

One year. It’s been one year since our world shut down. We remember the day — for us, it was Franklinton Friday. This March, for Franklinton Friday, we are proud to be safely opening our doors to you! With a long year of growth behind us, we will have open studios and a special exhibition for you to enjoy this March.

Join us for Franklinton Friday! Masks and distancing are required. Artist studios will be open at 400 West Rich and at Chromedge Studios!

Friday, March 12, 2pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Kalesha Scott and Jarrod Robinson of the Ohio Student Association, Piet van Lier of Policy Matters, and Jenny Jones, a Cincinnati-area parent who took out a loan for her daughter’s education, will talk about how the “transcript trap” and other punitive debt collection policies hold Ohio students back.

This event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live.”

Friday, March 12, 1-2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic required quick and far-reaching interventions in people’s lives and attracted significant public criticism and resistance. How did this process play out differently under authoritarian vs. democratic governments, and what does this tell us about the strengths and weaknesses of each system?

Speakers:

• Jessica Chen Weiss (Government, Cornell University)

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

Ohio’s legacy cities have many highly-sought features such as dense, walkable centers, abundant and affordable housing and infrastructure, and closely-knit communities and skilled workers from their industrial past and immigration history. How can legacy cities leverage these assets to restore their economic vitality while promoting a socially just and sustainable communities?

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