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Thursday, March 11, 5:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join us for a gathering of progressive organizers, activists, staff, and movement leaders from across Ohio! This series is being organized to help build connection and collaboration across our broad and diverse space. We’re excited to get to know you and learn alongside you in the coming months.

Thursday, May 11, 3:30-5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Too often, we are told that Russia plays a weak hand well. But perhaps the nation’s cards are better than we know.

Russia ranks significantly behind the U.S. and China by traditional measures of power: Gross Domestic Product, population size, overall health, and military might. Yet 25 years removed from its mid-1990s nadir following the collapse of the USSR, Russia has become a supremely disruptive force in world politics.

Thursday, March 11, 12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration

Reproductive Rights sit on a razor’s edge in Ohio. In the last few months, Ohioans have witnessed the last lame duck session in the Ohio Statehouse being sabotaged in order to pass two new anti-abortion laws as well as the confirmation of another anti-choice SCOTUS judge.

Join the ACLU of Ohio and Reproductive Rights experts to get an update on legislation, litigation, and community impact efforts and what the future of reproductive rights in Ohio — and across the nation — looks like.

Thursday, May 11, 11am, this on-line event requires advance registration

Moderated by Dr. Andrea Williams, this session addresses the legal, economic, and historical implications of Black styles of self-presentation, including wearing natural hair.

Whether at school or at work, Black people often are penalized for wearing cultural hairstyles such as Afros, locs, or braids. Biases against these styles can contribute to disparities in hiring, school discipline and suspension, health, and student participation in extracurricular activities.

Wednesday, March 10, 8pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Each month, Red Letter Christians hosts a Faith Forum where we discuss one of the big issues of our time . . . and how our faith compels us to take action.

Last month, we had a conversation on Gun Violence. This month, we will collaborate with Death Penalty Action for a discussion on the Death Penalty.

Shane Claiborne will be speaking with Derrick Jamison (Witness to Innocence) and SueZann Bosler(Journey of Hope . . . From Violence to Healing).

Wednesday, May 10, 6-7:15pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Expert panelists reflect on one year of managing and responding to the impact of COVID-19. We’ll discuss the history of past pandemics and how that informs the development of treatment and vaccines, the importance of a science-based approach, and the ongoing work to manage the pandemic and overcome disparities between communities as the vaccines are rolled out.

Wednesday, March 10, 5-6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Technocratic debates about police reform typically take a narrow view of the multiple, complex roles that policing plays in American society, focusing primarily on police involvement in systems of crime control. Yet, we know that policing plays many roles in society other than fighting crime.

Wednesday, March 10, 3-4pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Transgender and non-binary people, and particularly those of color, experience higher unemployment and underemployment rates than their cisgender peers. With national unemployment soaring amidst the COVID-19 health crisis, these communities stand to be further marginalized and cut off from economic security and opportunity.

Tuesday, March 9; Tuesday, March 16; Tuesday, March 23; 7-8:30pm; this on-line event requires advance registration

Tuesday, March 9; Tuesday, March 16; Tuesday, March 23; 7-8:30pm; this on-line event requires advance registration