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Election Protection Summit 2025, hosted by League of Women Voters of Ohio, Ohio Voice, and Ohio Voter Rights Coalition

Saturday, September 20, 10am-3pm, League of Women Voters of Ohio, 471 E. Broad St., Ste. 1630

Calling all election heroes!

If you are a poll worker, Election Protection volunteer or Peacekeeper, election professional, or interested in volunteering this year, join us for a day of workshops led by seasoned election experts and speakers that will leave you prepared to engage in the 2025 election as a force for good.

“They Are Not Just Numbers: 20,000+ Children Killed in Gaza,” hosted by Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio

Sunday, September 20, 8am-8pm, Bridge Park, 6741 Longshore St., Dublin, Ohio

Your neighbors against violence invite you to honor their memory by joining us for a public prayer and reading of the names of children killed in Gaza.

Prayers will be held between the readings; there will be a collective gathering at 6:30pm.

Your voice matters.

All people, adults and children, are invited to join us in reading these names aloud.

Please bring friends, family, and signs to amplify our collective voice. Together, we will remember, mourn, and resist their erasure.

Northeast India Heritage Festival, hosted by Himalayan Folkways

Friday, September 19 [5-8:30pm] and Saturday, September 20 [10am-9:30pm], First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Please join us for a two-day event that will showcase Northeast India’s vibrant cultural heritage through music, dance, food, handloom, handicrafts, lectures/workshops/photo exhibits, and networking platforms. This event is unique because it brings together the cultures of the entire Northeast region of India.

Event Highlights

• Photo Exhibits

• Handloom and Handicraft Artifacts display

Northeast India Heritage Festival, hosted by Himalayan Folkways

Friday, September 19 [5-8:30pm] and Saturday, September 20 [10am-9:30pm], First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Please join us for a two-day event that will showcase Northeast India’s vibrant cultural heritage through music, dance, food, handloom, handicrafts, lectures/workshops/photo exhibits, and networking platforms. This event is unique because it brings together the cultures of the entire Northeast region of India.

Event Highlights

• Photo Exhibits

• Handloom and Handicraft Artifacts display

COMPAS [Conversations On Morality, Politics And Society] panel, “Food as Health,” hosted by OSU Center for Ethics and Human Values [CEHV]

Friday, September 19, 11:30am-1pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall

This COMPAS panel, “Food as Health,” explores the many social and political dimensions of identifying what healthy food actually means, and how those meanings are influenced by pre-existing biases, social media, and corporate interests. On this panel that includes both media scholars and nutrition scientists, we will explore the ways in which health, as a “construct,” is communicated and constructed by different groups of people and the role of scientists and experts in creating nutrition guidance.