Community

Sunday, October 30, 2:30pm, Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House, 3055 Indianola Ave.

The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association [OEFFA] Policy Program will be hosting a screening of “Kiss the Ground,” a 2020 film that unpacks the ways in which soil may be the key to combating climate change.

Join us on Sunday, October 30, 2:30pm, at Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House, to watch the film and to hear from a panel of local leaders.

This event is free to attend and generously sponsored by Seventh Son Brewing and Nocterra Brewing!

Saturday, October 29, 5-8:30pm, Ohio Union [Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom], 1739 N. High St.

Get your tickets for the 25th Columbus Annual Banquet today!

We look forward to hosting you and your family at our 25th Columbus Annual Banquet on Saturday, October 29 at the Ohio Union. Purchase your tickets now before they’re gone!

Saturday, October 29, 3-7pm, Patrick Kaufman Memorial Franklinton Community Learning Garden, 154 Hawkes Ave.

This event will include music, art, activities, and community; this festival will have it all.

• Get your Polaroid taken and enter into our Costume Competition to win some prizes!

• Bring some sides for the Community Potluck and enjoy a hearty bowl of stew from our cauldron!

• Find hidden natural treasures with help of our scavenger hunt and then use those treasures to make gorgeous art pieces!

• Listen and participate in live music!

Friday, October 28, 5-7pm, Community Grounds: Coffee and Meeting House, 1134 Parsons Ave.

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

Meet us at Community Grounds at 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!

Thursday, October 27, 7-9pm, Tuttle Park [on the south side of the Tuttle Community Center], 240 W. Oakland Ave.

The people have spoken! Beginning Thursday, September 22nd at 7pm, our newest reading group is on Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish, a deeper look at the history, philosophy, and misconceptions underlying the reactive punishment woven into our culture (and which must be deconstructed).

9-22: Part 1: Torture

9-29: Part 2: Punishment

10-13: Part 3.1: Discipline

Thursday, October 27, 7-8pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

Author Rita Fuller-Yates will share stories and photos of 200 years of Black life in Columbus from her book “Columbus Black History: Images From Our Past, Volume I.”

Use this link to reserve this book from the Grandview Heights Public Library.

No registration is required.

Thursday, October 27, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

It has become increasingly clear that the systems of “justice” in the U.S. fail a vast majority of people, but how do we change it? Join us as we discuss the cultural changes that make abolition possible. Although it is not easy, with self-reflection, honesty, and community support, we can build a world where all can be free without state-sanctioned violence and policing of our bodies and communities.

No recording of this event will be provided.

Thursday, October 27, 2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Please join us for a conversation with sociologist Dr. Andrew Whitehead about how Christian nationalism presents a clear and present threat to democracy in the United States. He will help define Christian nationalism, establish how prevalent it is among the American public, and demonstrate its threat to democracy.

Zoom registration is required but is complimentary. Please click here to register.

Thursday, October 27, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This workshop, co-sponsored by SAIGE of Ohio, will explore the intersection of mental and the ace community and is presented by two members of our inaugural board, Gene Dockery, MA, LPC, NCC, and Mike Sauer, MA, LPC.

While there is a focus on educating counselors, this workshop is open to all healthcare providers and anyone wanting to learn more about ace mental health!

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Wednesday, October 26, 9-10:30am, this on-line event requires advance registration