Calendar @ 1st UU
in Columbus
and Beyond
LOBBY DAY TRAINING, Sat. April 8, 10am - noon at Stonewall Community Center, 1160 North High Street
May 17 Lobby Day, 9am-3pm: Our elected officials need to get to know the LGBT community and straight allies. Lobby Day is our chance to build bridges and meet face-to-face with the men and women who shape state laws that impact our lives and our families. Let's not wait until another piece of terrible legislation is introduced. Registration is required at www.equalityohio.org or 614-202-8869. Equality Ohio will setup meeting times on May 17 with legislative staff, then provide you with your schedule. You are welcome to bring your loved ones, including children. We will have a "family break area" for nursing and play. There will be a training workshop in the morning before heading to the offices of legislators. You will receive helpful materials and tips that will prepare you well to speak to your representatives.
You will need to set aside the whole day (what a great use of a vacation day!) This is an exciting opportunity for Ohio's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender citizens and straight allies to take concerns directly to their state officials. Legislators typically say that they hear 99 to 1 from those in favor of anti-gay legislation. We must change that. It will be a landmark day! Be a part of it! RSVP by: April 15, 2006 at 12:00 am.
Register for March 3rd
The Legislation Clinic at the Moritz College of Law is hosting "The People as Legislators: The Influence of Direct Democracy," on Friday (3/3). The conference will bring together academicians, public officials, and interest group representatives. Sessions will be held at the Vern Riffe Center and the Statehouse. Faculty, staff, and students at Ohio State may attend all events except the lunch at no charge; lunch is $20. To register, call 614-292-6820 or see http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/legisclinic/conference.htm
CONTACT: huefner.4@osu.edu or 614-292-1763
BREAD – Rally for Action
Tuesday, April 4
Rally for Action (Registration 6:30 p.m.) at Oakley Full Gospel Baptist Church, 3415 El Paso Drive.
(More information in News)
The 2006 Columbus Coalition for the Homeless Annual Meeting
Wednesday April 5th
This meeting will be held in the Downtown YWCA Ballroom (65 S. 4th St.) on Wednesday, April 5 from 9am to 11am . The keynote speaker will be State Senator CJ Prentiss. Senator Prentiss will speak about the proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution which, if adopted, will raise the minimum wage and provide for regular increases into the future. Also present at the meeting will be representatives of "Raise the Wage," the advocacy group which is working to get the proposal on the November ballot. There will be a free continental breakfast, a new Board of Directors and officers for 2006 will be elected, and the annual awards for special service will be announced.
Member dues for 2006 of $50 are due on April 1 and can be paid at the meeting.
Please respond to columbushomeless@yahoo.com indicating your intention to attend this breakfast meeting so that we will know how much food to order.
The BREAD Justice Assembly
May 8th, 2006 6:30PM
This is THE BIG ONE!
BREAD congregations voted to pursue YOUTH & EDUCATION in 2006
Picture it: B.R.E.A.D. has done the research on youth and education and they have a plan,
• the officeholders are on the stage,
• there are a couple of thousand concerned Central Ohioans sitting in the audience waiting for action.
B.R.E.A.D. is the most powerful faith community organization fighting for quality of life issues in Central Ohio! Comprised of 45 congregations of all faith traditions, (First UU is a founding member), B.R.E.A.D. has expertly researched issues such as access to healthcare for all, elementary education, public transportation, job creation, neighborhood safety, and much, much more. BREAD has worked with Central Ohio’s public officeholders to push these issues to the top of the list.
Please remember to mark your calendar!
May 8th, 2006 6:30PM
The BREAD Justice Assembly
Ohio State University Offers Lecture Series
On Ohio's Indians
Started 02/08/06 – Continues thru May
The American Indian Studies Program at Ohio State University is launching its first lecture series, Native Ohio: Leaders and Landscape in the Cradle of American Indian Studies. The lectures are free and open to the public and will be held on four Wednesday evenings through May from 7-9 p.m. in 210 Main Library.
The first lecture, "Black Hawk and Keokuk: Intertribal Politics of Leadership" will take place Wednesday (2/8) and features Donald Fixico, a premier Native American scholar and professor of history at Arizona State University.
SEE: http://americanindianstudies.osu.edu