Education

Housing insecurity focus of virtual meeting March 17

Buckeye Health Plan is hosting a Community Agency Virtual Meeting from 11 a.m. to noon March 17 focused on housing insecurity as a social determinant of health barrier impacting the health of its members and the communities it serves. "Where we work, live, and play can have a significant impact on one's health. Often referred to as 'social determinants of health,'...

Ode to the ZIP Code Poetry Contest Deadline Extended

Still Time to Send Us Poems Inspired By Your ZIP Code   FEB. 27, 2021 -- Your ZIP Code matters. It's not just an address, it's an identity. Entries are currently being accepted for the sixth annual Ode to the ZIP Code poetry contest, a partnership of The Fair Housing Center, The Arts Commission, Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Toledo City Paper, and...

YWCA of Northwest Ohio to Launch 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge

By Alexii Collins RACIAL JUSTICE DIRECTOR/ YWCA OF NORTHWEST OHIO FEB. 7, 2021 -- The YWCA of Northwest Ohio will launch its 21 Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge on March 1 as part of a national movement to engage communities in anti-racist work.  Participants receive a daily email directing them to three to four curated activities: reading an article, listening to...

A story that should be read: He Wants to Save Classics From Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/magazine/classics-greece By David Murray TCC WEB EDITOR Feb. 6, 2021 -- A story in today's New York Times is so thought provoking -- the racist foundation of the Classics -- I thought others may like to read it. I studied Latin poetry while at Ohio State, but while respecting the ancient poets of Rome I failed to realize they were...