Meeting

Sunday, October 29, 3-5pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

Columbus has two active Jewish Voice for Peace [JVP] chapters and we would like to invite you to stop in and see what we are up to lately.

This casual gathering has multiple goals. First, new and prospective members will have an opportunity to attend and ask their questions. Second, those who have always been interested in a just and lasting peace for Israel and Palestine can see what’s happening with JVP on a local and national scale without making any major commitments.

Tuesday, October 10, 3:30-5pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave.

What is a religion, and how does U.S. law decide what counts? What is law, and what role does it play within American religious communities? This symposium will address these questions, among others, through a consideration of particular case studies, including the Church of Scientology and the Moorish Science Temple of America. Presenters will reflect on the varied ways in which new religions challenge us to think differently about both religion and law.

Speakers:

Tuesday, October 3, 7-9pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St.

Councilwoman Mazza will discuss Lafayette, Colorado’s successful and first Climate Bill of Rights and will present the new Community Rights documentary film, “We the People, 2.0.”

Sponsored by Columbus Community Bill of Rights and Ohio Community Rights Network.

Hosted by Columbus Community Bill of Rights.

Tuesday, October 3, 3-4:30pm, Columbus State Community College Conference Center, 315 Cleveland Ave.

Merrily Mazza, a councilwoman from Lafayette, Colorado, successfully passed Colorado’s first Climate Bill of Rights in Lafayette which establishes the residents’ right to a healthy climate and bans fracking and fracking-related infrastructure as a violation of that right.

Sponsored by Columbus Community Bill of Rights and Ohio Community Rights Network.

Thursday, November 2, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.

We are the Columbus branch of the International Socialist Organization. We are opposed to all oppression and fight for a world centered around human need, not corporate greed. We are students, community members, workers, and activists. We are socialists.

Contact: iso.columbus@gmail.com

Thursday, November 2, 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.

Wednesday, November 1, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Rm. 1-A], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Jewish Voice for Peace members are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, equality, human rights, respect for international law, and a U.S. foreign policy based on these ideals.

Please note that this is a new meeting location; parking will be available in the library’s parking garage.

Contact: centralohio@jvp.org

Friday, October 27, 7pm, Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church, 2350 Indianola Ave.

Israel’s ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and its repeated invasions of the Gaza strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world — except in the United States. The Occupation of the American Mind [2016, 84 minutes] takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception, zeroing in on pro-Israel public relations efforts within the United States.

Thursday, October 26, 8:30-11:30am, Columbus State Community College Center for Workforce Development, 315 Cleveland Ave.

Have you ever been incarcerated, on probation, or on parole?

Join us for the Restored Citizen Summit to receive assistance with the following:

• Employment resources

• Housing information

• Community resources

• Health and wellness resources

• Learn about free family activities

• Healthcare enrollment

• Lifting legal barriers

• Child support assistance

• Substance abuse information

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

Today’s program: Steve Farber will talk about the International Movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [BDS] and the Anti-BDS movement in the U.S. Steve is a Jewish member of Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio.

Contact: cohioansforpeace@gmail.com