Community

Tuesday, April 26, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Black moms deserve access to the social, economic, environmental, and mental health resources that are necessary to build strong families and communities.

Racism. Toxic stress. Birth outcomes.

How are these things intertwined? The short film, “Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story,” seeks to explore that question.

On Tuesday, April 26, we will be screening the film and holding a brief discussion afterwards.

Sunday, April 24, 5-6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

UUJO’s Environmental Justice Team presents “Connecting the Dots” on Sunday, April 24, focusing on community gardens in rural and urban Ohio and their impact on food justice, access to healthy sustainable food, resilience, and mitigation of food deserts.

Sunday, April 24, 1-4pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

We are calling on all high school and college students.

​​Unite with students across the state to protect honest education and combat censorship and misinformation in classrooms, school districts, and college campuses.

​Learn about the long history of student activism and how to flex your advocacy muscle at the Statehouse, State Board of Education, and your K-16 campuses!

Student workshops and discussions include:

• The History of Student Activism​

Sunday, April 24, 11am, Land-Grant Brewing Company, 424 W. Town St.

Join Kaleidoscope Youth Center and Land-Grant Brewing Co. on Sunday, April 24 for beer and brunch with performances from some of your favorite local drag artists!

Hosted by Virginia West, this is a free admission event, with a suggested $5 donation at the door benefiting Kaleidoscope Youth Center and LGBTQIA+ youth in our community. Space is limited, so please register!

• Doors at 11am

• RayRay’s Hog Pit and Belgica Confections food trucks open at 11:30am

• Show begins at 12noon

Saturday, April 23, 7:30-8:30pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Join the Young Greens of Ohio in their monthly solidarity livestream around gun control.

This event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live.”

Saturday, April 23, 5-7pm, Bharatiya Hindu Temple, 3671 Hyatts Rd., Powell, Ohio

We are back in person! Please join us Saturday, April 23, 5-7pm, as we visit with the Hindu faith at the Bharatiya Hindu Temple, 3671 Hyatts Rd., Powell, Ohio.

The program will include:

• A discussion of the Hindu faith

• An explanation of each individual Deity within the temple

• A reception with light snacks

Saturday, April 23, 2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The death penalty is expensive, but how can we quantify the human cost of sentencing an innocent person to die?

Joe D’Ambrosio spent 20 years on Ohio’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit. Join us for a conversation with him about the expensive mistakes that our system made (and continues to make) and find out how we can stop it.

Note: this event will be held “in person” at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio, but will also be available via Zoom.

Saturday, April 23, 1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The dream to farm is powerful! But the road to getting started is long and complicated. We’re here to help you navigate it.

Join us for “Farm Vision,” a one-day virtual workshop that will help you map out your farm plan, clarify your goals and values, and assess your strengths, resources, and needs before beginning a farming enterprise.

Saturday, April 23, 1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join acclaimed historian and author, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, for a virtual discussion of her 2021 book, Not “A Nation of Immigrants”: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion, via Zoom.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz will be joined in conversation with Detroit-based activist and writer Frank Joyce; a “question-and-answer” with the audience will follow. This program is free and open to the public; please register in advance for this meeting.

Saturday, April 23, 12noon-5pm, Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.

Take part in “Celebrate Trails Day” in Columbus, Ohio, at an Earth Day celebration!

Hosted by @GreenColumbus with other partners, this free celebration includes:

• A family-friendly bike ride along the trails starting at 2pm. A limited number of CoGo bikes will be available for those at the event without a bike of their own.

• Guided walks starting at 1pm.

• Food and drinks, including a beer garden

• Great giveaways

• And more fun!