“The Unity Soiree: Legacy, Love, Liberation,” hosted by Kaleidoscope Youth Center
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
COMPAS [Conversations On Morality, Politics And Society] Panel: “Food as Animals,” hosted by OSU Center for Ethics and Human Values [CEHV]
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.
“Protest De-Escalation and Safety Training,” hosted by ACLU of Ohio
Thursday, October 9, 6-7:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join the Cuyahoga County chapter of the Northeast Ohio Action Team and the Cleveland Mediation Center for a virtual training session focused on de-escalation tools during collective action. In today’s era of rapid response and targeted demonstrations, every organizer needs to possess the skills to identify and de-escalate in real time.
“Activists and Agitators,” hosted by YWCA Columbus
Wednesday, October 8, 4:30-7:30pm, Canzani Center [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.
About Activists and Agitators
Activists and Agitators is an annual YWCA Columbus event dedicated to uniting the Columbus community and inspiring attendees to pursue greater social change together than we can achieve alone.
Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum: “Joy Is Resistance: Queer Power in an Unequal World”
Wednesday, October 8, 12noon-1pm, National Veterans Memorial and Museum, 300 W. Broad St., this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube
Queer joy — the radical act of celebrating identity, love, and community — is powerful and political. In the face of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation, joy becomes both a lifeline and a form of resistance. For some, queer joy is possible through financial stability, civic recognition, the support of allies, or safe communities — yet others face isolation, poverty, or exclusion.
“Monthly Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America] Happy Hour,” hosted by Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America]
Tuesday, October 7, 7-10pm, Pierogi Mountain, 105 N. Grant Ave.
Join us for our DSA happy hour! We will be meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. This will be an informal get together to meet, hang out, talk shop, and enjoy the camaraderie! Non-members are welcome to join and learn more about the chapter.
“Columbus City Council District 7 Candidate Forum,” hosted by League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Columbus and Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Tuesday, October 7, 6pm, Broad Street Presbyterian Church, 760 E. Broad St.
Learn more about the candidates who are running for Columbus City Council District 7! This event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Broad St. Presbyterian Church, and Bethany Presbyterian Church. We are honored to have ABC 6 News Anchor and Nightside Managing Editor, Rodney Dunigan, to moderate.
Join us for our open house starting at 5:30pm with light refreshments and the forum starting at 6pm.
Ohio Domestic Violence Network Annual Press Conference and Award Ceremony
Tuesday, October 7, 10-10:45am, Ohio Statehouse Atrium
Our annual press conference and awards ceremony will be at 10am on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in the Ohio Statehouse Atrium.
We will release our 2025 Fatalities Report and present survivor and advocate Kar’mell Triplett with the Croucher Family Award for Outstanding Leadership. Ohio Senators Theresa Gavarone and Paula Hicks-Hudson will receive the Leadership in Policy Awards.
Light refreshments and ASL interpreters will be provided.
Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection Coalition Zoom
Monday, October 6, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join our weekly coalition-building meetings on defending democracy and protecting the climate. Hear from special guests focusing on grassroots activism. Please invite your friends!
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Check out our Zoom Room for other collaborative Zooms and events.
“Mobility Justice Advocacy Summit,” hosted by Yay Bikes! and Transit Columbus
Sunday, October 5, 1:30-4:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch] [Auditorium], 96 S. Grant Ave.
Join us for the Third Annual Mobility Justice Advocacy Summit.
The 2025 summit will bring together Central Ohio advocates, professionals, and community members to advance a shared vision for a safe, equitable, sustainable, and environmentally-friendly multimodal transportation system for those who walk, bike, roll, and ride public transit.