Meeting

Rep. Curtin will give us a behind-the-scenes update to develop a new and fair redistricting plan as part of his efforts as a member of the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission that had been established by Ohio Revised Code 103.63.

Refreshments; open to the public.

A special presentation by local activist RW Powers. RW will review his political history in Columbus and NYC and some of the work he has done over the past few years including film screenings, workshops and discussion on legal rights for protestors, economic justice, poverty, COINTELPRO and his work at Barack Recreation Center. He will also discuss his Youtube Channel (Big Barking Dog), his website for alternative music, culture, and thought (www.BigBarkingDog.com) and his WCRS radio program.

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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.

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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.

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 will watch the film “Chasing Ice.” From the website: “In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for National Geographic: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth’s changing climate. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic about climate change. But that first trip north opened his eyes to the biggest story in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his career and his very well-being at risk.”

Fred Suter will share stories about his recent trip to the Congo to continue his work on bringing water to communities where women walk miles every day to have enough water for the usual tasks of an ordinary life.