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“Beyond White Privilege: White People’s Stake in Fighting MAGA,” hosted by Showing Up for Racial Justice [SURJ]

Thursday, October 17, 8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This election season, it’s more clear than ever that we must fight for white people with the same commitment MAGA is. Their strategy of deploying racism to peel away white support for the Democratic ticket is the same strategy that uses racism to bust up unions and undermine progressive issues like universal healthcare and just climate solutions.

“Re-establishing Roots: Shawnee History and the Great Council State Park” with Talon Silverhorn, hosted by Franklinton Historical Society

Wednesday, October 16, 6:30-7:30pm, Mount Carmel Healthy Living Center, 777 W. State St.

Join us for this one-hour presentation with Talon Silverhorn on the history of the Shawnee people and the Shawnee efforts to reconnect with their historic homelands. Learn how the three Federally Recognized Shawnee Tribes helped develop the Great Council State Park that stands on the Old Chillicothe site circa 1777-1780.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

“Project 2025: What Is It and Why Should I Care?,” hosted by Upper Arlington Progressive Action

Wednesday, October 16, 6-7:30pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Friends Theater], 2800 Tremont Rd.

How much do you know about Project 2025 and how it can affect you? Join us to learn some of what you need to know (not all — it’s a 900+ page document).

We will gather beginning at 5:30pm for a talk beginning at 6pm by Brian Rothenberg about the dangers of Project 2025 which is meant to be the agenda of the next Republican administration (Trump or not).

This is a repeat of an event that had been held August 15.

“Free Showing of ‘War Game’ Documentary,” hosted by Wexner Center for the Arts

Wednesday, October 16, 4pm, Wexner Center for the Arts [Film/Video Theater], 1871 N. High St.

“War Game” follows a bipartisan group of real-life U.S. defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers with combined experience in five presidential administrations as they participate in an unscripted role-play exercise. Portraying a fictional U.S. president and his advisors, they confront a nationwide insurrection backed by rogue members of the U.S. military after a contested 2024 presidential election. (94 mins., DCP)

“Dynamic Discussions About African American Music: Dr. Ambre Dromgoole,” hosted by OSU Department of African and African American Studies

Three key researchers in musical scholarship lead timely conversations on African American music.

• Ambre Dromgoole

Wednesday, October 16, 1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Dr. Dromgoole’s research is centered on gospel women musicians, ideas of Black girlhood — especially relative to the gospel artists she studies, and Black cultural hybridity. She is concerned with how Black women and girls shape identity within Black Christian respectability while navigating sexual and musical cultural economies.

“Reimagine Shuttered Coal Plants Summit,” hosted by ReImagine Appalachia

Wednesday, October 16, 12noon-3:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

ReImagine Appalachia is excited to announce the second annual Reimagine Shuttered Coal Plants Summit!

Wednesday, October 16, 12noon-3:30pm, via Zoom, we will host two panels featuring guest speakers from the U.S. Department of Energy, The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, and more as they discuss coal plant redevelopment opportunities and federal investment incentives!

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