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TUESDAY,  December 9, 2008 - Dialogue Group 

The First Presbyterian Dialogue Group will resume its weekly meetings on Tuesday   December 9, 2008.  At its Annual Meeting December 1, One Columbus presented the first "Chairman's Meritorious Award" to H. Berrien Zettler for his commitment and dedication to the organization, its purposes, and especially the dialogue group process.  A strong supporter of bridge building as a method of community organization, Zettler believes that much of the burden of race and its eventual resolution for America rests with white people.  On Tuesday evening at the First Presbyterian dialogue group meeting, he will be prepared to defend this position. 

Contact: H. Berrien Zettler  706-324-6363

 E Pluribus Unum Series Concludes

Tuesday, December 9, 2008  - Fourth of the series: "What Will the New (Obama) Administration Mean to the Constitution?  

The final session of the four-part series will continue discussing the historical setting of the Constitution of the United States as it was written, the Federal style of government that is established, the development of civil liberties and civil rights, and what American should expect from their government as the Obama administration takes power..

The public is invited to CSU's Center for Commerce and Technology, room 237   7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9  This series is presented by the One Columbus E. PLURIBUS UNUM committee and CSU where political science professor Tom Dolan will lead this session.

Contact: Rabbi Max Roth 706-596-8005

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

 The next Race Relations Breakfast is planned for Wednesday, December 10, 2008   Breakfast begins at 7:25am and you are encouraged to invite a friend. $6.00 is asked of regular members.  First timers and visitors are our guests.  The history of the Race Relations Breakfasts can be found on the One Columbus website www.onecoumbus.org

 Contact: Lee Brantley 706-324-6471

ONGOING

The multimedia exhibit 381 days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story tells the dramatic tale of how one Southern city struggled with institutionalized segregation in the 1950s. When Rosa Parks famously informed her bus driver that she would not give up her seat for a white man, she set off a remarkable series of acts of civil, non-violent disobedience that ultimately led to the overturning of the law.  This awesome exhibit continues in the Main Library until January 11, 2009.  .

Contact: Henry McCoy 706-243-2669

FRIDAY, December 5, 2008 - Christmas Flavors from Around the World. 

The Columbus State University Hispanic Association (CHISPA) and the English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Department of the Muscogee County School District unite to celebrate a multicultural holiday event: The Third Annual Christmas Flavors from Around the World.  The public can sample cuisine from nations around the world on Friday, December 5, 2008 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Columbus State University's International House located at 6 Clearview Circle.

Admission is $5.00.  Proceeds will support ESOL outreach efforts. 

Contacts; Paola Machado 706-507-8852 or e-mail chispa@colstate.edu  or Doris Brown 706- 748-2120 (English) or 706-748-2135 (Spanish) or e-mail
communications@mcsdga.net.

The One Columbus family wishes you and yours Happy Holidays.