Community

Monday, April 5, 7pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Do you want to

• learn about mutual aid and how to get involved?

• share ideas?

• offer help?

• communicate needs?

• meet the community?

• ask questions?

• just say hi?

Central Ohio Food Not Bombs is holding a general community meeting! Food Not Bombs is a mutual aid group, not a charity. That means that you are part of our group and you are invited to join us to discuss your thoughts and ideas.

Sunday, April 4, 11am, this on-line event requires advance registration

Has your criminal record affected your ability to find a job or get housing? Sealing your record can limit who can see your history.

Thursday, April 1, 5:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join progressives from across Ohio for an hour of speed-networking! Hangout, meet ten new friends, and enjoy a beverage from the comfort of your own home.

The People for a Progressive Ohio Networking Series provides a gathering space for progressive-minded organizers, activists, volunteers, staffers, and doers from across the state.

Thursday, April 1, 12noon, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Session One: Racism as a Public Health Crisis

We are very excited to invite you to join our 2021 Annual Lunch and Learn Series, “Access to Racial Justice in Columbus.” We have experts to address racial justice at this much needed time.

Please join us in learning about: “Racism as A Public Health Crisis” on April 1 at 12noon on Facebook Live.

Panel discussion members:

• Joy Blevins, Director, Franklin County Job and Family Services

Wednesday, March 31, 7pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

National Geographic’s “Sentenced to death, but innocent: These are the stories of justice gone wrong” brought the issue of innocence and the death penalty to a national platform.

In this deep dive discussion, you will get an exclusive look into how this collaboration came to be and its impact on the death penalty abolition movement.

Special guests include:

Saturday, April 3, 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, April 1, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

With Indigenous resistance to the Line 3 pipeline that threatens Anishnaabe land (known as Minnesota) heating up, and the movement for Black Lives likely to ramp back up in the wake of continued police brutality, organizers on the ground should be prepared for potential arrests. Solidarity tactics keep individuals from being singled out and can result in better jail and court outcomes while building movements’ power.

Wednesday, March 31, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

On Trans Visibility Day, March 31 at 6pm, join Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio and URGE: Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity for an event entitled “Trans Visibility is A Repro Health and Justice Issue: Not A Cissue.”

Tuesday, March 30, 11:30am, this on-line event requires advance registration

Friday, March 26, 1pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

We will discuss the need for a statewide “debt navigator” initiative to help Ohioans navigate the complexities of borrowing and repaying student loans.

Hosted by College Now Greater Cleveland and Ohio Student Association.