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Thursday, December 29, 6:30pm, Ye’s Asian Vegan Restaurant, 2469 Hilliard-Rome Rd., Hilliard, Ohio

Hello, vegan friends, let’s celebrate the end of 2022 and this holiday season! We are inviting all vegan friends to come enjoy a delicious vegan dinner at the popular Ye’s Vegan Kitchen to celebrate the holiday season. Ye’s has graciously agreed to have dine-in options open for our Vegan Meetup group.

We look forward to new and old Vegan group members and being festive together!

Wednesday, December 28, 8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join us at 8pm on Wednesday, December 28 for a discussion about executions of protesters and others in Iran. We’ll be joined by Mohammad Shokouh-Amiri, Sara Bana, Hooman Hedayati, and others to discuss the situation in Iran and how it is relevant to each of us no matter where we live.

Tuesday, December 27, 8pm, this event will be occurring via “Facebook Live”

Join us at 8pm on Tuesday, December 27 for case updates and tips for dealing with the holidays from people who are living in that situation, including John and Michelle Lucio, Julis Jones’ family, Rodrick Reed, Charles Keith, Delia Perez-Meyer, Keith Lamar (live from Ohio’s death row), and others.

This event will be occurring via “Facebook Live.”

Thursday, January 12, 7-9pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Join us for our monthly all-chapter meeting, every second Thursday each month at 7pm, in-person in the auditorium of the Columbus Main Library (at 96 S. Grant Ave.) or virtually by RSVPing at dsacb.us/meeting.

We will have updates from the Housing Campaign, along with our Working Groups and Committees.

Sunday, January 11, 12noon-1pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

We are a support group for LGBTQ+ people who have experienced shame, rejection, and harm in the name of religion. Please join from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Please use this Zoom link to join this event. This meeting is locked with a password: care4all.

This event will repeat on the second Wednesday of the month and on the fourth Sunday of the month.

Wednesday, January 11 and Wednesday, January 25, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Warm up this winter with the Abolitionist Book Club, presented by Civil Liberties Defense Center [CLDC] and Burning Books.

Join CLDC and Burning Books on two chilly Wednesdays in January to warm ourselves up with Derecka Purnell’s book, Becoming Abolitionists. We will meet on January 11 and January 25 at 7pm.

Wednesday, January 11 and Wednesday, January 25, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Warm up this winter with the Abolitionist Book Club, presented by Civil Liberties Defense Center [CLDC] and Burning Books.

Join CLDC and Burning Books on two chilly Wednesdays in January to warm ourselves up with Derecka Purnell’s book, Becoming Abolitionists. We will meet on January 11 and January 25 at 7pm.

Wednesday, January 4, 6-7:30pm, OSU African American and African Studies Community Extension Center, 905 Mt. Vernon Ave.

Join us for the next event in a lecture series featuring panels of BIPOC professionals with various agricultural-based careers to share their journey.

If you can see it, you can be it.

Friday, December 30, 5-7pm, Community Grounds: Coffee and Meeting House, 1134 Parsons Ave.

Free Resource Fridays is our monthly free resource giveaway, hosted on the last Friday of every month!

Meet us at Community Grounds, 1134 Parsons Ave., 5pm-7pm, and grab some resources, harm reduction supplies, clothes, hygiene products, and food!!

We have plenty so please feel free to pick up items for loved ones in need. If you can’t make this time, hit us up for porch/door drop offs!

Monday, December 26 and Saturday, December 31, 4-8pm, Ohio History Center, 800 E. 17th Ave.

Kwanzaa 614 is a seven-day celebration that honors community, family, and heritage of African American culture and African traditions. Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili word meaning “first harvest” and is based on the seven principles of Nguzo Saba. We, along with Tawi Family Village, invite you to enjoy two festive evenings of Kwanzaa, featuring African drumming, live music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on art activities. This event is free.