Community

Saturday, October 11, 5-7pm, Vida’s Plant Based Butcher, 1724 Northwest Blvd.

Join Columbus Vegan Meetup at Vida’s during their fifth-year anniversary. Smoker is going to be out and a special anniversary menu item!

New Saturday dinner hours are from 9am to 8:30pm (last menu order at 8pm) with happy hour drink specials, from 6pm to 8pm, that will feature local draft beers and cocktail drinks. Join us and meet fellow vegan and animal activists while supporting local family-owned vegan businesses.

Saturday, October 11, 3:30-5:30pm, Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling [KTC] Buddhist Center, 645 W. Rich St.

Join us for a variety of community conversations at our in-person Free Press Second Saturday Salon.

Vegetarian potluck dishes are welcome; this is a no-meat, no-alcohol event.

Speakers:

• Jahwara Qutiefan: Ohio Bonds Campaign

• Pat Marida: Anduril campaign

• Lea Austin: Ohio Poor Peoples’ Campaign / Moral Mondays

• Sandy Bolzenius: Veterans For Peace / Sumud Flotilla updates

Saturday, October 11, 12noon-2pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

Saturday, September 13, 11am-1pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Northside Branch], 1423 N. High St.

This Saturday [10-11-2025] is our General Meeting at 11am at Northside Library at 1423 N. High St.; RSVP at dsacb.us/GMattendance. We’ll be voting on a new Priority Campaign about City Council Non-Cooperation Resolutions. We’ll also be voting on Kyle M. becoming our Membership and Campaigns Chair.

Saturday, October 11, 10am-12noon and 1-3pm, Worthington Tree Nursery [at Godown Park], 6099 Godown Rd.

If you live within the Lower Olentangy Watershed and would like a free tree to plant in your yard, come on down to our Worthington Tree Nursery Tree Giveaway! After growing our tree saplings all spring and summer, our trees are ready to go to their forever homes. Trees vary in type and size so there is something for everyone.

More information is available on our website at FLOWohio.org.

Columbus Safety Collective: Weds, 10/1
Join us from 6-8pm at GRND: Ground x Grind, 1106-1108 E. Main St., Columbus, for a Signature Drive + Info Session hosted by OFUPAC x the Columbus Safety Collective Campaign (CSCC). They are organizing to create a non-police emergency response system that serves all Columbus residents — rooted in care, anti-racism, and true community safety. 
 
This is your chance to: 

Sign the petition

Learn about the campaign

Connect with neighbors

Saturday, October 11, 10am, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Passenger rail is moving forward in Ohio, but not every region is on the map yet. Communities in Southeast Ohio, including Athens, aren’t covered by Corridor ID, and many residents rely on intercity buses for long-distance travel.

At our October 11 statewide Zoom meeting at 10am, All Aboard Ohio will explore how buses could play a bigger role in Ohio’s transportation future. We’ll look at:

• GoBus and existing intercity routes

Saturday, October 11, 12noon-7pm, Mayme Moore Park, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave.

Hosted by Columbus Community Pride.

Friday, October 10, 6-8pm, Kelton House Museum and Garden, 586 E. Town St.

Join Kaleidoscope Youth Center on Friday, October 10, 6-8pm, at The Kelton House Museum and Garden for our Annual Unity Soiree, a celebration of community, resilience, and belonging.

Enjoy an evening with:

• Small bites and a social hour with community friends

• Awards honoring local leaders who are making a difference for LGBTQIA+ youth

• A curated silent auction featuring items from local Central Ohio organizations

Friday, October 10, 11:15am-12:45pm, Thompson Library Rm. 165, 1858 Neil Ave.

This COMPAS Panel, “Food as Animals,” explores the moral and political dimensions of raising and killing animals for consumption. We will examine the social and political dimensions to arguments for and against this practice, including by examining the gender and racial aspects to the cultural conversation around meat eating and veganism, and by better understanding the economic and environmental systems that exist to support it.