Ohio Secular Summit 2013

This past campaign season put a big spotlight on Ohio, but for the national offices only. Our state congress members make policy we live by and pass laws that affect our daily lives. It's time to bring the focus back to the state level. It's time to introduce ourselves, as Secularists, to these lawmakers. Recently, the 130th General Assembly was sworn in for their new session. Let's meet with them and talk about what we, as Secularists, expect of them.

February 24th & February 25th

Center For Inquiry Northeast Ohio Presents:

Join us for an afternoon of speakers, including:

Gary Daniels, Associate Director of ACLU Ohio, speaking on "Empowering the Individual in the Political Process"

Sarah Moglia, Campus Organizing Communications of Secular Student Alliance speaking on "The Unstoppable Secular Students"

Michael De Dora, Director of Public Policy and Representative to the UN for Center for Inquiry speaking on "Why Secularism is Good for Everyone"

Kim Welter, Director of Programs and Outreach for Equality Ohio speaking on "How religioius influence affects LGBT"

Meet with your State Congress Members during prescheduled appointments to lobby for laws based on science and reason and not religion.

Attendance is FREE

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Important Links:

Find and contact your State Congress Members

Notify us when you have scheduled your appointment.

Book a room at the Holiday Inn

Tentative Schedule:

Sunday, February 24th

Holiday Inn on Capitol Square, Columbus Ohio

1:00 PM Welcome

1:30 - 6:15 PM Speakers

6:15 PM Closing

Monday, February 25th

Holiday Inn on Capitol Square, Columbus Ohio

9:00 AM Lobby Day Training - Michael De Dora

Capitol Building, Columbus Ohio

10:00 AM - Meetings with Senators and Representatives

Sign up for more information, or e-mail: monette.richards@gmail.com

About CFI-Northeast Ohio

The Mission of the Center for Inquiry

The mission of the Center for Inquiry-NE Ohio is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.

Membership

Join now and become a Friend of the Center! Membership includes free entry into all CFI-NE Ohio regular events, discounts on conferences and other special events, and a CFI window decal. Join today!

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Get involved in the discussion on CFI-NE Ohio's Meetup Site!

Lively discussions are occurring on the CFI-NE Ohio Meetup group online each day. Just visit www.meetup.com/CFI-NEO and register as a new member. It's free and it's fun!

Contact Information for 2013 Officers

If you have any questions or comments for your CFI-NE Ohio officers, here is our current listing:

Randy Pelton, President (330) 798-0843 peltonrandy@yahoo.com
Matt Marshall, VP Marketing (216) 932-3081 matthew.marshall@att.net
Evan Meszaros, Secretary (843) 284-3476 evan.meszaros@gmail.com
Bill Stalker, Treasurer (330) 467-5241 stalker3@roadrunner.com
Mark Tiborsky, Cleveland VP Programming (216) 738-0108 sponyak@gmail.com
Paul Woodring, Akron-Canton Co-Chair (301) 580-4536 pww57@hotmail.com
Alan Brett, Akron-Canton Co-Chair (330) 688-6276 westhamboyz@yahoo.com
Monette Richards, Akron-Canton VP Programming (330) 338-8432 mo@froglabs.com
Brent Bowen, Past President (330) 664-0787 bbowen1005@aol.com

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