Community

Tuesday, December 21, 5-6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Healing is a key part of what it means to be faithful and in community with others.

Learn how to share information about why Self-Managed Abortion (SMA) through medication is a safe, effective, and convenient reproductive health option for those in your community.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Saturday, December 18, 9-10:30am, this on-line event requires advance registration

Take your healthcare advocacy to the next level!

Muslim Healthcare Professionals Advocacy Network [MPAN], a project of CAIR [Council on American-Islamic Relations] Ohio, is partnering with Poligon to bring you the advocacy tools you need to engage with your elected officials and to support policies that improve healthcare for all Americans.

Friday, December 17, 6pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Come join the Ohio Green Party as we lead an online session on an introduction to Green politics!

We will begin conducting political education sessions once a month to let Party members know the basic values of the Green Party and where we stand on the issues. These sessions will be held online and can be taken from anywhere. You do not have to be an Ohio Green Party member to attend, but new members are encouraged to take part.

Thursday, December 16, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Words Matter! Learn how to message the winning way.

This 90-minute webinar is an introduction to the basics of strategic messaging using proven cutting-edge progressive messaging frameworks. Get the tools you need to counter dog-whistle politics and disinformation, and learn how to advocate for what Ohioans want and need for a better tomorrow.

You must register via the Mobilize link!

Thursday, December 16, 5:30-6:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

We’re at a crisis point for abortion access in Ohio and across the country. With the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments on a case dealing with the future of Roe v. Wade to bans moving at the Ohio Statehouse, we’re here to talk about all of it:

• local anti-abortion ordinances

• Ohio’s trigger ban (S. B. 123)

• Mississippi SCOTUS case

• . . . plus so much more!

Thursday, December 16, 12noon-1:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Learn how higher rates of smoking impact the LGBTQ+ community and what resources are available for those who are ready to quit.

Presenters:

• Ramona Peel, She, Her, Hers, Lead Trainer, Equitas Health Institute

• Amy Gorenflo, She, Her, Hers, Cessation Services Program Administrator, Ohio Department of Health

This training has been approved for 1.5 hours of Social Work and Counseling continuing education credits.

Wednesday, December 15, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

At the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA), we know that healthy soil is the foundation for sustainable agriculture. We also know that the process of transitioning to stronger soil health practices must be informed and led by the experiences of farmers.

Wednesday, December 15, 10am-6pm, 4099 Karl Rd., Ste. G

Come get help enrolling in ACA [Affordable Care Act] health insurance. Apply to get financial help with affordable health coverage so that you can get preventive and emergency care. We will have insurance navigators to answer your questions and help you enroll.

This is the last day to enroll in order for coverage to start January 1, 2022. You can get help sooner by scheduling with one of the agencies at widget.getcoveredamerica.org/.

Tuesday, December 14, 12noon, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

HIV has come a long way in 40 years. Under treatment, HIV is now a chronic disease and not a death sentence. In the practice of law, we need to get the science right. Ohio law still prosecutes people for behavior that has little to no chance of transmitting the virus.

Join us as we discuss the science of HIV and stigma from a defense, prosecution, and “person living with HIV” perspective.

Monday, December 13, 7pm, Pure Joy Massage and Yoga, 6260 S. Sunbury Rd., Westerville, Ohio (wearing masks and keeping a proper distance) or you may join us via Zoom

We are so excited to have the author, Benny Malone, join us via Zoom! If you have any questions after reading the book, who, better than the author, to ask.