Meeting

Saturday October 12, 9am-4pm, First Community Church [North Campus], 3777 Dublin Rd.

Ohio policy makers and the public are having serious discussions about capital punishment, and the conversation is shifting from how we kill our prisoners to whether our state should have the death penalty at all. Are you ready to bring the conversation to your community?

Saturday, October 12, 8:30am-3pm, Columbus Downtown High School, 364 S. Fourth St.

Join the City of Columbus and United Way of Central Ohio for the Tenth Annual Neighborhood Best Practices Conference. This year’s conference theme is the “Power of US: Opening Doors to Create a Safe and Civil Community.”

Schedule:

• Doors open at 8:30am

• Welcome and keynote 9-9:50am

• Breakout (1) 10-10:50am

• Lunch 11am-12:20pm

• Breakout (2) 12:30-1:20pm

• Breakout (3) 1:30-2:20pm

• Raffle, Peace Circle 2:30-3pm

Saturday, October 12, 8am-3:45pm, Nationwide Children’s Hospital [Stecker Auditorium], 555 S. 18th St.

People living with epilepsy, their caregivers and friends, along with professionals in the field of neurology are encouraged to attend this all-day seminar focusing on the latest treatments and trends in epilepsy. A variety of sessions will be offered by leading professionals in the field; you don’t want to miss this conference!

Admission is $10 for the Symposium only or $40 for the Symposium and CEUs.

Thursday, October 10, 7-9pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.

Contact: Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com

Thursday, October 3, 6-8pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Hilltop Branch], 511 S. Hague Ave.

Join NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, Columbus DSA, and Kaleidoscope Youth Center for a discussion with state legislators from Franklin County about the full spectrum of reproductive health care from abortion to better birth outcomes, childcare, charter schools, and parenting LGBTQIA+ youth.

Monday, September 23, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Imprisoning a Generation is a documentary film following the stories of four young Palestinians who have been detained and imprisoned under the Israeli military and political systems. Their perspectives, along with the voices of their families, combine to form a lens into the entangled structures of oppression that expand well beyond the prison walls. Discussion on what we can do will follow the screening.

Thursday, September 19, 6-8pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.

Join NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, Columbus DSA, and Kaleidoscope Youth Center for a discussion with state legislators from Franklin County about the full spectrum of reproductive health care, from abortion to better birth outcomes, childcare, charter schools, and parenting LGBTQIA+ youth.

Wednesday, September 25, 9am-3pm, Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square, 75 E. State St.

Ohio S.B. 33 is a bill that criminalizes dissent. It is an attempt by the Gas and Oil Industry to intimidate the people of Ohio from exercising their right to disagree with government policies. The policies in question have been written by industry lobbyists and heavily influenced by corporate campaign contributions and dark money.

Tuesday, September 17, 6-8pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Join us to get updates on local environmental issues, take simple actions to support Ohio’s transition to a renewable energy future, and learn about upcoming volunteer opportunities!

Please note that we will be at the Main Library in downtown Columbus [we had previously been at the Driving Park Branch Library].

Friday, September 6, 2-4pm, Campbell Hall [Rm. 100], 1787 Neil Ave.