Community

Monday, April 19, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Last summer, People Over Petro and many of its partners joined in a summer digital series and summit called “A-Z Tackling the Impacts of Plastics: From Fracked Gas to Plastic Pollution in the Ohio River Valley and Beyond.”

Hundreds of people joined in a social network with events, arts, and discussions around the impacts of plastic and what we can do about it.

Join our next event, on Monday, April 19, “Tackling the A-Z Impacts of Plastic: Labor Solidarity.”

Sunday, April 18, 7-30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Dr. Jan Huebenthal, Executive Director, LGBT Center at Ohio University, will talk about creating a safe(r) world!

PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, their families and friends, through support [to cope with an adverse society], education [to enlighten an ill-informed public], and advocacy [to end discrimination].

Sunday, April 18, 6:30-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Welcome to the next gathering of the Care and Share Time Bank on Sunday, April 18 at 6:30pm!

Here’s the schedule:

• 6:30-6:45pm: We will start off with a brief social time, introducing ourselves, and offering any exchange items that we have to offer for free. I feel very strongly that this time to be social is hugely important to our well-being; it’s a precious time for us to greet each other and connect. I love our community!

Thursday, April 15, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Confused about climate change? Natural History Curator Erin Cashion from the Ohio History Connection will describe the role that climate change has played throughout the Earth’s history and how the current climate crisis came to be. Erin will discuss the challenges that we are now facing and will discuss the “whys and hows” of climate adaptation and resilience.

Tuesday, April 27, 7:00pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Inhale/Exhale is a program that provides restorative healing for activists and organizers. Join Ohio Voice for our Inhale/Exhale with Sharonda Crome. In this installment of Polarity Therapy for Inhale/Exhale, we learn to distinguish the difference between collapsing from exhaustion and an inner rest that provides inner resource and resilience.

Biography and words from Sharonda:

Tuesday, April 27, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Celebrate National Jazz Appreciation Month!

Explore this important American art form and its role in motion picture soundtracks.

Join Grandview Heights Public Library staff members Chris Boerger and filmmaker Deb Havener with special guest OSU School of Music Professor Michael Smith, a Lecturer of Jazz Studios and Assistant Director of Marching and Athletic Bands at OSU, for a lively discussion about the evolution of jazz in film.

Tuesday, April 27, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Learn how to digitize, scan, and share your old family photos, news clippings, and more with Grandview Heights Public Library librarian and genealogist Grace.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Grandview Heights Public Library.

Saturday, April 24, 5-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Don’t believe in God? You are not alone! Join the Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO], a community that values people, emphasizes reason, and focuses on this world.

Grab some takeout and join us on Zoom for conversation!

Please use this Zoom link to join this event.

Hosted by Humanist Community of Central Ohio.

Saturday, April 24, 10-11:30am, this on-line event requires advance registration

We are pleased to be able to offer a program specifically for Labor to answer questions and concerns that the Labor movement has concerning health care and the Medicare for All movement.

Featured Speakers:

• Katherine Isaac, Executive Director, Debs Jones Douglass Institute

• Mark Dudzic, National Coordinator, Labor Campaign for Single Payer

Friday, April 23, 9am-4pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This is the second iteration of the New-Wave Realism conference. The primary aim of this conference is to help foster a community of young realist scholars who are exploring these new global and national developments by adopting, modifying, restating, and renewing realist theories and concepts. Realism, as a theoretical perspective, has dominated the study of international relations for centuries.