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Monday, July 27, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

July 27 is 100 days out from November 3. Join OH12 members to get pumped and ready to work to end the nightmare.

What we have planned is not your usual Zoom meeting, but something fun and inspiring to get us in the mood to sprint to the finish line and elect Joe Biden.

Here’s what we’ve planned so far.

• Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, representing the Biden campaign

Saturday, July 25, 5-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

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.

Grab some takeout and join us on Zoom for conversation!

Sponsored by Humanist Community of Central Ohio.

Wednesday, July 22, 12noon-1:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

What is the history of attacks on monuments, statues and icons in America? What role did settler colonialism play in erasures of Indigenous and African American histories? Why did the Revolutionary generation get so interested in monuments and statuary? Who gets a monument and who decides what and where? What might alternative monumentalism look like?

Wednesday, July 22, 6:30-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Each summer, the Thurber House lawn plays host to a series of outdoor literary picnics and readings with authors who have an Ohio connection. While this year’s picnics might look a little different, join us for this long-running tradition of good friends and great books!

Jess Montgomery showcases her skills as a storyteller in The Hollows, a powerful, big-hearted and exquisitely written follow-up to her highly acclaimed debut The Widows.

Wednesday, July 22, 2-8pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Do you have questions about legally changing your name and or gender marker in Ohio? RSVP to our Virtual Name and Gender Marker Change legal clinic today. You’ll be able to talk to a trained lawyer over the phone or through Zoom about the name and gender marker process.

This is an extended clinic in partnership with Equality Ohio. Additional services include consumer, family, and civil rights law.

Tuesday, July 21, 9:30am, Ohio Statehouse

Join Moms Demand Action volunteers as we attend and testify at the hearing of the Ohio Senate Government and Reform Committee on Ohio Senate Bill 317, which would allow armed teachers in K-12 schools with no training requirement.

Tuesday, July 21, 3-7pm, on-line pre-registration for this on-line event is required

Equality Ohio’s legal clinic provides free legal support to LGBTQ Ohioans, within 300% of the poverty line, who are experiencing legal hardship because of their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

Due to community health concerns regarding COVID-19, we are currently suspending our in-person legal clinics. Instead, our attorneys will be hosting virtual Intake Hours throughout the week. If you are in need of legal help, please contact the attorney closest to your area.

Sunday, July 19, 12noon-3pm, Franklin Park Amphitheater [northwest of the Franklin Park Adventure Center], 1755 E. Broad St.

The event date has changed! We will be having this event on July 19 at 12noon since we are working on finding more performers and making sure that our logistics are solid! Nothing else about this event has changed!

Thursday, July 16, 2-3:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Please join us for this community forum as we explore the impact of dehumanization in today’s society and learn how to respond to it.

Thursday, July 16, 3-5pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live” and on YouTube

As we continue to fight against inequality in the United States and beyond, there’s no better time to examine the role of religion (Christianity in particular) in establishing racist practices and systems that have impacted Black communities. We must also critically ask if religious belief is helpful or a hindrance to true liberation.