Meeting

Showing Up for Racial Justice [SURJ] Columbus Public Monthly Meeting

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

Join us for our monthly public meeting. SURJ is a multi-racial group organizing white people for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for racial justice.

Email SURJColumbusOH@gmail.com with any questions.

Accessible Transportation Advisory Committee

Monday, August 20, 7-8pm, Central Ohio Transit Authority [COTA] headquarters [William J. Lhota Building], William G. Porter Boardroom, 33 N. High St.

The Accessible Transportation Advisory Committee [ATAC] meets quarterly and 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.

Contact: Tonia L. Pullins, Mobility Coordinator, 614-275-5833 or PullinsTL@COTA.com

Move to Amend monthly update meeting

Saturday, August 18, 12-2pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

The monthly 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.

Central Ohioans for Peace

Monday, August 13, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Today’s program: a screening of “Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II” (89 minutes)

This 2005 BBC documentary recounts the world’s first nuclear attack and examines its alarming repercussions. Covering a three-week period from the New Mexico test blast to dropping the bomb on Hiroshima, this program chronicles America’s political gamble and the planning for that momentous event. Archival film, dramatizations, and special effects take viewers aboard the Enola Gay and inside the exploding bomb.

“Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom,” followed by a panel discussion

Thursday, August 9, 6pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Friends Theater], 2800 Tremont Rd.

Join us for a showing of “Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom.” This movie takes us across the country to hear directly from the people who are making our clean energy future achievable. These individuals are working to rebuild what’s broken, rethink what’s possible, and revitalize communities. These stories are proof that America does not need to choose between keeping our lights on and protecting our communities.

Anna H. Morgan Club of The Communist Party USA meeting [with updates on Mexico and Cuba]

Thursday, July 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Franklinton Branch Library, 1061 W. Town St.

An open meeting of the Anna Hass Morgan Club of the Communist Party USA with updates about Mexico and Cuba by comrades who have recently returned from those two countries.

Hosted by Columbus Club, Communist Party USA, The Anna Hass Morgan Club and Communist Party of Ohio, CPUSA.

Community Forum on Racism Within the Columbus Police Department

Thursday, July 19, 6-8pm, Columbus Early Learning Center, 240 N. Champion Ave. (use rear entrance)

Join the discussion with the following panel members:

• Pastor Mike Reeves

• Minister Donell Muhammad

• Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kee

• Charles Traylor

• Barbara Clark

• Joe Motil

• Melissa McFadden

• Moderated by Khari Eneharo

Free, no RSVP required.

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