“Voting Town Hall,” hosted by Church and Community Development For All People
Friday, September 11, 11am-12noon, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”
Come and hear from the experts at the Franklin County Board of Elections, Ohio Votes, and the League of Women Voters about registering to vote, voting by mail, in-person voting and becoming an Election Day poll worker.
The event will be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who are unable to attend in person.
Vote 2020: An Election Survival Guide Webinar, sponsored by Ohio Voter Rights Coalition
Wednesday, September 9, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
This webinar, by Camille Wimbish, Election Administration Director, Ohio Voice, will tell you what you need to know about voting in the 2020 election.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Sponsored by Ohio Voter Rights Coalition.
COMPAS [Conversations On Morality, Politics And Society] webinar: Lockdowns, Masks, and Social Distancing: The Politics of Public Health
Friday, September 4, 1-2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
An effective public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic includes mandatory limits on public gatherings, mask-wearing, and social distancing. To what extent should the content of these measures be shaped by what we know, or think we know, about the social and political consequences of trying to enforce them? What can explain the widespread skepticism and non-compliance that these recommendations have met with in the United States?
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“Know Your Rights for Street Protesters,” a webinar sponsored by Civil Liberties Defense Center
Thursday, September 3, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
As you organize for racial justice, knowing your constitutional rights is fundamental.
Join Civil Liberties Defense Center [CLDC] lawyers to learn more.
Webinar log-in information will be provided upon registration.
Hosted by Civil Liberties Defense Center.
“End Rigged Elections,” a presentation hosted by Move to Amend Cleveland
Wednesday, September 2, 7-8:30pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
The 2020 election won’t be postponed or canceled. But it can be sabotaged and stolen. Move to Amend’s goal is to end Corporate Rule and to create real democracy. Corporate Rule is linked to elections by private/corporate-controlled electronic voting machines which sometimes (1.) have no paper trail, (2.) “flip” or change votes, and (3.) don’t use “open source” or transparent programming.
“Speaking of Democracy . . . Gerrymandering in Ohio,” a community conversation hosted by Move to Amend Central Ohio
Thursday, August 27, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
Labor 101, an on-line discussion hosted by Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America]
Wednesday, August 26, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Do you have questions about the labor movement? Are you curious about why socialists spend so much time talking about the working class? Are you interested in organizing your workplace, but you don’t know where to start?
Join Columbus DSA’s Labor Working Group for a Labor 101 discussion! We will be explaining what unions are, how they work, a socialist perspective on the labor movement, and how you can get involved.
Equality Ohio 2020 Elected Official Scorecard on LGBTQ+ Equality
Monday, August 24, 6-7:30pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”
Join us for the release of our second Elected Official Scorecard, which gives an easy-to-read letter grade for all of Ohio’s Representatives and Senators as well as for some selected national races.
We want every Ohioan to know how their elected officials act and speak about LGBTQ+ equality.
After the Protest, What’s Next?
Wednesday, August 19, 6-7:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Greater Cincinnati Human Rights Campaign, Cincinnati Black Pride, and Equality Ohio will be hosting a Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, August 19, 6-7:30pm.
What’s in a Name? The Dispute over Renaming U.S. Army Bases
Thursday, September 3, 3:30-5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Recent protests over racial issues have rekindled efforts to rename the 10 U.S. Army bases that honor officers of the Confederate States Army, plus one named after a local plantation. Please join the Mershon Center for International Security Studies for a virtual conversation about the background of the people for whom these bases are named, the Jim Crow-era politics that influenced their creation, and guidelines for selection of potential replacements.
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