Monday, December 2; 5:30pm [Community Leaders Forum]; 7pm [Panel Discussion]; Fawcett Center [Conference Theater], 2400 Olentangy River Rd.

Theme:“The Power of One: Shaping Our Future Through Courage and Action”

On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, the mother of the modern civil rights movement, embodied the values of courage, fairness and compassion when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white passenger. Her spirit inspires Ohio to recognize her legacy each year in “The Power of One,” Ohio’s annual statewide tribute to Rosa Parks.

In 2005, 50 years after Mrs. Parks’ brave act led to events that sparked the civil rights movement, then-State-Representative Joyce Beatty wrote legislation that was signed into law by Ohio Governor Bob Taft to make Ohio the first state to designate December 1 as Rosa Parks Day.

Schedule:

• 4-5:30pm: Arrival and Registration

• 5:30-7pm: Community Leaders Forum

• 7-8pm: Panel Discussion

Special Panelists

• Donald Pope-Davis, Dean of the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University

• Noelle Arnold, Associate Dean, Equity and Diversity at The Ohio State University

• Jillian Boone, Court Administrator and Magistrate for the Fairfield County Common Pleas Court

For more information and to RSVP, contact Diamond Zimmerman, 614-308-4403 or zimmermandc@cota.com.