Zoom 2026 affiliates
Getting what you want from Healthcare Visits
Thursday, January 29, 2026
4:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. ET
3:00 P.M. CT / 2:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm PT
Have you ever felt frustrated, dismissed, confused, hurried, and/or disappointed after a medical appointment?
You’re not alone. There are things we can do to be empowered and collaborate with medical providers.
This workshop will identify ways to be seen and heard during medical encounters. In addition to takeaways of tangible skills, the discussion will consider ways that ageism, paternalism, misogyny, and homophobia may factor into our encounters in medical visits.
Presenter: Melissa Gallison, 1953, a retired health care provider (Nurse Practitioner). She will NOT discuss insurance or provide medical advice.
Fourth Friday of each month…
End White Dominance
The Trappings of Coded Language
Reverend Elder Carolyn Mobley-Bowie and
Reverend Chaplain Adrain Mobley-Bowie
Friday, January 23, 2026 4:00–5:30 pm ET
3:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm PT
From an African American perspective, we will explore how terms used by European Americans to describe people of other cultures are often terms that limit, misrepresent, and judge other people in ways that are hurtful and harmful.
3rd Tuesday of each month…
Confronting Sexism
What is Radical Feminism?
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
3:00 P.M. ET
3:00 pm CT / 2:00 pm MT / 1:00 pm PT
Liberal feminism, socialist feminism, and radical feminism are the major political streams that flowed through the Women’s Liberation Movement. Many OLOC members identify as radical feminists. What is a radical feminist’s, liberal feminist’s or socialist feminist’s understanding of sexism/patriarchy and how we free ourselves from its tentacles?