Community

Friday, June 25, 4-6pm, Community Grounds: Coffee and Meeting House, 1134 Parsons Ave.

Join BQIC [Black Queer and Intersectional Collective] for our community outreach program, Free Resource Fridays!

Free Resource Friday is a donation-based initiative to provide free resources like food, clothes, and hygiene items to folks living in predominantly Black, low-income neighborhoods. Volunteers distribute items, share information, and provide support for local communities in need.

All are welcome, but QTPOC take priority within the space.

Wednesday, June 24, 7-8:30pn, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join the A-Z team for our June program exploring the intersection of our plastics crisis and the erosion of democracy.

​Learn how anti-protest bills, preemption laws, and voter suppression not only silence the voices of local communities, but also perpetuate the fossil fuel and plastics crisis.

​Hear from our speakers how, through advocacy, education, and organizing, they are working to protect the power of the people over the interests of plastic and petrochemical corporations.

Thursday, June 24, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Please join us for a discussion on how OMNIA has created over 150 Interfaith Peacemaker Teams in four countries to collaborate across religions, build power, and act strategically on issues that arise from the grassroots.

Presenters

• Rev. Dr. Shanta Premawardhana, President of OMNIA Institute for Contextual Leadership

Wednesday, June 24, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Moderator:

• Retired Judge Ronald B. Adrine, Cleveland Municipal Court

Speakers:

• Professor Brian Glassman, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University

• Collin Marozzi, ACLU

• Crystal Bryant, Cleveland VOTES

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Wednesday, June 23, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

We know that plastic pollution is a nightmare and is hard to wrap our heads around . . . but did you know that the Sierra Club and others have introduced powerful Federal Legislation that can really make a difference?

The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 builds on statewide laws across the country and outlines plastic reduction strategies to improve the health of our people and our planet.

Wednesday, June 23, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Wednesday, June 23, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

As YWCA Columbus strives to create a more equitable society, we believe that it’s important to acknowledge our accomplishments and celebrate our progress. Women of Achievement honors leaders in our community who motivate us with their example of determination, generosity, and courage.

We will be honoring these Women of Achievement

Tuesday, June 22, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Pride Month is to celebrate and uplift the LGBTQ+ community, but in recent years, it has become filled with businesses and corporate sponsors who claim to stand in support of equality, but do not truly understand what our communities need. Do they, along with allies, know how to show up for LGBTQ+ liberation in a way that is not white-washed rainbow capitalism?

Tuesday, June 22, 12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration

• Should judicial candidates be above the fray of partisan politics?

• Or does requiring a party affiliation on the ballot help voters to make more informed decisions?

• And if we add partisan labels to judicial races, should it be for all judicial races or just some of them?

A bill requiring party affiliation to be listed in some judicial races has passed the Ohio Senate and is under consideration in the House.

Panelists:

Tuesday, June 22, 11:30am-12:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration