Monday, December 13, 2021, 08:00 PM. Ohio Poor People’s Movement Central Regional Meeting. Register here.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 5:00 PM. The Border and Surveillance Industries: Divest for Immigrant Justice. Join the American Friends Service Committee webinar to learn about the first-ever divestment list designed to promote immigrant justice. AFSC’s Investigate Project, with the help of researchers from our Economic Activism Summer School and Empower LLC, has identified more than 60 companies with significant involvement in the militarization of the U.S.- Mexico border and in the surveillance and criminalization of immigrant communities. Hear directly from our staff and learn how you can call on your city, college, faith organization, endowment, union, pension fund, and bank to divest for immigrant justice. Speakers: Dov Baum, AFSC’s Director of Economic Activism, and Azani Creeks, AFSC’s Investigative Research Intern, and other guest speakers. More information and registration here.
Sunday, December 19, 2021, 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Redbird Books to Prisoners. We collect, pack, and send books to Ohio prisoners every 1st and 3rd Sunday. Location: Thirdhand Bike Coop, 979 East 5th Ave, Columbus. Please wear a mask, and please don't park in front of the building.
Tuesday, December 21, 2021, 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Memorial Service 2021. Remembering friends and family who passed away while homeless this year. Sponsored by Columbus Coalition for the Homeless With support from the ADAMH Board of Franklin County This year’s theme: Preventing overdose deaths For more information, please contact the Coalition at 614-228-1342. Location: Trinity Episcopal Church 125 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Also streaming live on Facebook during the event at https://www.facebook.com/columbuscoalitionforthehomeless.
Saturday, January 12, 2022, 10:00 AM. Documentary: Power to Heal. “Power to Heal shows both the destructive legacy of racism in American health care and the potential for collective action to redress these wrongs. We should be inspired by Medicare's role in desegregating our nation's hospitals and should insist on further reform - like improved Medicare for all - to address the systemic racism that plagues patients of color to this day." Dr. Claudia Fegan, National Coordinator, Physicians for a National Health Program. More information and registration for the zoom showing here.
Monday, January 17, 2022, 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Indivisible OH12: New May -- What’s Next? We have a new congressional map (pending litigation), and "OH12" will no longer be the same. How do we want to organize ourselves going forward? What special focus should we have as a group in 2022, and what projects should we tackle? Join other members of OH12 to dive into a guided conversation about the future of this group in Ohio's difficult political landscape. All welcome! Facebook. Register here.
Saturday, April 2, 2022, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Ready to Run. Campaign Training for Women. This new date will optimize attendance and enrich the experience for everyone attending in-person or virtually. Networking is the cornerstone of this event. Attendees will participate in interactive and engaging experiences in-person and through a dynamic virtual conference platform. $50 to attend in-person ($25 for students) $25 to attend virtual ($10 for students). Professional Development, OSU John Glenn College of Public Affairs. More information and registration here.