Community

Tuesday, January 12, 8-9:30pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

In the spirit of Kuumba, join us for BQIC’s monthly fundraiser, BQIC speak up! Spoken Word and Open Mic. Come out and share your poems, songs, monologues, inner musings, and good encounters, bad days, good dates, etc., on the digital mic! LGBTQIA+ people of color take priority.

Saturday, January 9, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Since we aren’t getting together in person, we can gather for a couple of hours on the second Saturday night of each month, 7-8:30pm, on Zoom.

This month’s speakers include the following.

Monday, January 18, 10am-4pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Ohio is at a tipping point. Our criminal justice system is unduly burdened with historic numbers of Ohioans being held pretrial. Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans have been impacted by the economic toll of the Coronavirus and are simply unable to afford to buy their way out of jail before their trials.

Friday, January 15 to Sunday, January 17, Hilton New Orleans / St. Charles Ave., 333 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana [a “live-stream” option is also available]

2021 will mark 10 years of Black Nonbelievers and our work as an organization! Join us for some exciting presentations, workshops, and fun times in the city of New Orleans. It’ll be more than a conference; it’ll be a celebration.

Friday, January 15 to Sunday, January 17, Hilton New Orleans / St. Charles Ave., 333 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana [a “live-stream” option is also available]

2021 will mark 10 years of Black Nonbelievers and our work as an organization! Join us for some exciting presentations, workshops, and fun times in the city of New Orleans. It’ll be more than a conference; it’ll be a celebration.

Friday, January 15 to Sunday, January 17, Hilton New Orleans / St. Charles Ave., 333 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana [a “live-stream” option is also available]

2021 will mark 10 years of Black Nonbelievers and our work as an organization! Join us for some exciting presentations, workshops, and fun times in the city of New Orleans. It’ll be more than a conference; it’ll be a celebration.

Wednesday, January 13, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Do you have questions about legally changing your name and or gender marker in Ohio? RSVP to our Virtual Name and Gender Marker Change legal clinic today. You’ll be able to talk to a trained lawyer over the phone or via Zoom about the name and gender marker process.

Virtual Legal Clinic participation requires completed intake paperwork at least 48 hours before the clinic. To participate in this clinic, please complete the intake paperwork by 5pm on 1-11-2021.

Tuesday, January 12 and Tuesday, January 26 [and the second and fourth Tuesday of each month until Tuesday, April 27], 11am-12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration

This is a virtual support group, hosted by Equitas Health, for members of the LGBTQ+ community who have experienced intimate partner violence.

For meeting login information, email <SarahTouvell@equitashealth.com>.

Hosted by Equitas Health.

Tuesday, January 12 and Tuesday, January 26 [and the second and fourth Tuesday of each month until Tuesday, April 27], 11am-12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration

This is a virtual support group, hosted by Equitas Health, for members of the LGBTQ+ community who have experienced intimate partner violence.

For meeting login information, email <SarahTouvell@equitashealth.com>.

Hosted by Equitas Health.

Thursday, January 5, 7-9pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Dr. Abby Hafer, one of the two authors [with David Orenstein] of Darwin’s Apostles: The Men Who Fought to Have Evolution Accepted, Their Times, and How the Battle Continues, has graciously agreed to give us [Cleveland Freethinkers] a stimulating discussion about this book.

She’ll be “Zooming in” with us from Massachusetts; her talk will address pertinent issues today including science denial.