Community

Saturday, August 7, 3:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

In this season of direct action and in preparation for the ones to come, please join the Ohio Poor People’s Campaign Beloved Community Care Team for a Sharing and Healing Circle this Saturday, August 7, at 3:30pm.

Register for this event at bit.ly/bcctsharingandhealingcircle.

Please e-mail any questions about this event to <itscmh@sbcglobal.net>.

Thursday, August 5, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

We’re screening “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” as part of the fourth installment of the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio film series, “Movies, Mifepristone, and Misoprostol.”

Mifepristone and Misoprostol are safe drugs that provide life-affirming care: abortion. As Democratic lawmakers push the FDA to make these drugs more accessible, join us for a movie screening that focuses on the right to bodily autonomy.

Wednesday, August 4, 5-6:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

We’ve all been seeing and hearing a great deal about the problems of policing, cash bail, and the criminal legal system nationally. What is happening here in our local community, Lucas County? Join ACLU of Ohio and Felony Re-Entry Alumni, Inc., as we engage in virtual conversation around the issue of cash bail and mass incarceration. Learn about ways to plug in, share dialogue around these critical issues, and mobilize for long-lasting change.

This meeting is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, August 3, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Fair Districts seeks to demonstrate broad public support as a means of holding mapmakers accountable to the letter and spirit of the 2015 and 2018 ballot initiatives. Public input will be essential to the redistricting process. The Ohio Redistricting Commission and the Ohio General Assembly are required to hold hearings before passing new maps.

Tuesday, August 3, 4pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join hundreds of families, congregations, and communities across the country to learn about the history and culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC]. During this webinar, you will learn about the exciting Gather program and the resources that are available to help you engage with DRC through worship, food, art, and music.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Monday, August 2, 3-4pm; or Wednesday, August 4, 12noon-1pm; this on-line event requires advance registration

Monday, August 2, 3-4pm; or Wednesday, August 4, 12noon-1pm; this on-line event requires advance registration

Saturday, July 31, 1:30-3:30pm, Patrick Kaufman Memorial Franklinton Community Learning Garden, 154 Hawkes Ave.

Every Saturday, we will have fresh harvested produce, grown right here in Franklinton, for sale for our neighbors!

Any neighbor who needs it gets 50% off. Anyone on food assistance (SNAP/EBT) gets 75% off. We have delicious seasonal veggies, herbs, and flowers.

Come on by and take a look at the Patrick Kaufman Memorial Learning Garden. Our education coordinator will be running Open Garden Hours from 1pm to 4pm.

Saturday, July 31, 1-4pm, Patrick Kaufman Memorial Franklinton Community Learning Garden, 154 Hawkes Ave.

We invite all ages to come to our Learning Garden and to garden with us. We will be watering, weeding, planting, singing, reading, playing, and eating. Come visit us.

Hosted by Franklinton Farms.

Thursday, July 29, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

“Movement lawyering” is an often unknown and/or misunderstood concept. This information session and question-and-answer period hopes to clarify its meaning and answer any questions that folks may have.

This session is highly recommended for those who are interested in applying for our Radical BIPOC Scholarship.