Meeting

For individuals who want more power by learning new skills and strategies to affect change to benefit and protect their families, communities and environment. It’s for people who feel that public officials, regulatory agencies, super wealthy individuals and business corporations either have too much power and/or don’t listen to citizens and their concerns. It’s for citizens who want to create or make more effective a community group that can influence public policy, directly create laws and/or create viable local alternatives.

Bob Hart will speak about the Green Party and help us understand why we should support this party rather than the Democratic or Republican parties.

The Accessible Transportation Advisory Committee (ATAC) advises the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) on matters pertaining to accessible transportation. Members include customers and people in the community who advocate for those with disabilities. ATAC meets monthly and twice a year with COTA leadership.

Contact: ATAC Columbus, <columbusatac@gmail.com>

PFLAG Columbus is a local chapter of PFLAG National. “PFLAG” is Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians And Gays. We are a national support, education and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, their families, friends and allies. With 200,000 members and supporters and local affiliates in more than 500 communities across the U.S. and abroad, PFLAG is the largest grassroots-based family organization of its kind. PFLAG is a non-profit organization and is not affiliated with any religious or political institution.

We start with an icebreaker topic for conversation and then move to an open discussion. Our agenda is always open but in general we discuss life and living beyond religious belief.

Explore cutting-edge civil liberties issues with nationally-recognized experts. Learn how you can be a partner in our work on privacy, debtors’ prisons, disability rights, death penalty reform, LGBT rights, religious liberty, reproductive rights, and more. Network with activists from across Ohio who are working on the issues you care about. We’re working hard to make this the best conference yet. Check back often for updates on speakers, continuing education opportunities, and more. Don’t miss the Friday night cocktail reception on July 25.

The monthly organizational meeting of the local affiliate of the national Move to Amend organization that is calling for a U.S. constitutional amendment to reverse several U.S. Supreme Court decisions during the past century and thereby to firmly establish that corporations are not people and that money is not free speech. Find out what can be done locally to restore democracy! Bring a brown bag lunch.

Contact: Michael Greenman, <mgreenmanoh@gmail.com>

St. Mary Magdala Celebration with Rev. Dagmar Braun Celeste, one of the Danube Seven, the first seven women ordained as Roman Catholic priests in 2002.

Sponsored by Call To Action (CTA), a national organization of Catholics working together to foster peace and justice in our world, our church, and ourselves. Call To Action is the country’s largest church reform organization.

Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO] will be hosting Leo Igwe as part of his U.S. speaking tour.

Leo Igwe is a humanist, skeptic, and human rights advocate from Nigeria. He has specialized in campaigning against and documenting the impacts of witchcraft accusations in Africa, where up to 55% of the population believes in witchcraft, often with horrifying results.

Megan Massey with Get Covered America will be discussing the Affordable Care Act and how it impacts us, as well as options for getting insured.