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Wednesday, February 8, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Do you have questions about legally changing your or your child’s name and/or gender designation on various identity documents in Ohio?

Join us for a free legal clinic! Through the partnership of Equality Ohio, Equitas Health, and TransOhio, with support from local community groups, the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic offers confidential virtual discussions with trained pro bono attorneys to help you navigate the process! Come with all of your questions and leave with the paperwork you need.

Wednesday, February 8, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join us for our February Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle, Wednesday, February 8, at 6pm. Here’s what we plan to cover during the meeting:

• Collin Marozzi from ACLU Ohio will delve into more detail about the lawsuit GOP members of the Ohio House filed with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Wednesday, February 8, 12noon-1pm, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St.; this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube

According to a study by the Pew Research Center, some 78% of Ohioans identify with a particular religion. With a panel of Columbus religious leaders, we discuss the role of religion in shaping society in Central Ohio and the challenges faced by organized religion. We’ll also examine the public misunderstandings of their faiths and what happens in a diverse democracy when religion and politics mix.

Speakers

Monday, February 6, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join our weekly coalition-building meetings on defending democracy and protecting the climate. Hear from special guests focusing on grassroots activism. Please invite your friends!

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Check out our Zoom Room for other collaborative Zooms and events.

Tuesday, February 7, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This training will help you understand the history of religious pro-choice advocacy and the role that modern religious voices play in securing abortion access and defending reproductive freedom in Ohio and across the U.S.

Developed as a “movement introduction” for congregations and faith leaders, participants will learn about the pre-Roe Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion, basic theological perspectives around repro topics, and what options for further engagement exist locally and beyond.

Tuesday, February 7, 6:30pm, Metropolitan Library [Whetstone Branch], 3909 N. High St.

Join us on Tuesday, February 7 at 6:30pm for a “Meet and Greet” with candidates who are running for Columbus City Council during 2023.

Come with any questions that you may have about the future of our city.

Schedule

6:30pm: Social Hour

7pm: Candidate Speeches and Question-and-Answer

Hosted by Clintonville Area Progressives.

Sunday, February 5, 12noon-2pm, Mikey’s Late Night Slice, 268 S. Fourth St.

Kind Meals loves to share anything vegan! Come join us on Sunday, February 5, 12noon-2pm, at Mikey’s Late Night Slice at 268 S. Fourth St. We buy the vegan pizzas and you learn more about what Kind Meals is about. We have opened our February meeting up to anyone who may be interested in volunteering with us.

Saturday, February 4, 11am, CAIR [Council on American-Islamic Relations] Ohio, 4985 Cemetery Rd., Hilliard, Ohio

Creating an inclusive environment for Muslim students requires building relationships and learning to engage and be involved in your child’s school.

Join us at the CAIR-Ohio Columbus office on Saturday, February 4, 11am-1pm, for a presentation about advocacy and how best to build critical relationships.

Thursday, February 2, 7pm, Enarson Classroom Building [Rm. 214], 2009 Millikin Rd., and online at tinyurl.com/CORSmeeting

Join Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists on Thursday, February 2 at 7pm for a discussion of the meaning of “If we don’t get it shut it down.”

This popular protest chant can be heard at many progressive protests. But how do we translate slogans like these into effective action?

Thursday, February 2, 5:30-8pm, Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St.

The U.S. has more than 420,000 youth in the foster care system. Less than 3% of them will graduate from a four-year college. Dr. Sharrica Miller is the exception to this staggering statistic. Her father sold drugs and her mother used them. Because her mother struggled to provide a stable environment when her father went to jail, Sharrica spent 12 years of her childhood in foster care.