Action Alerts

Sunday, June 13, 1-6pm, Northwest Kiwanis Park, 4840 Stonehaven Dr.

Join Rainbow UA in celebrating the first-ever LGBTQ Pride event in Upper Arlington!

This event will include the following.

Booths: Kaleidoscope Youth Center [plus bins for donations], Equitas Health, flags from Trans Ohio, LGBTQ history table, free Mom Hugs / Momma Bears, League of Women Voters, Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio, Equality Ohio [Ohio Business Competes], Columbus Public Health, James Center for Cancer Health Equity, Ace and Aro Alliance of Central Ohio, Family Pride Network, and Lifeline of Ohio,Stonewall Columbus, GLSEN [Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network]

Speakers: Rick Neal, Glennon Sweeney, David Polakowski, and Joe Matessa

Saturday, June 13, 7-8:30pm, 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 of each month, 7-8pm Eastern Time, via Zoom.

Salon presentations:

What is Community?

• Morgan Harper on Columbus Stand Up with update on Nina Turner campaign as well as other work to reconnect community residents

• Curtis Walker on Alpha Fraternity doing community work

Legislative Updates

• Mary Jane Borden update on marijuana legislation

• Pat Marida on H.B. 6 repeal and other environmental issues

• Cathy Cowan Becker on the Columbus, Ohio Climate Action Plan and Simply Living community update

And updates from Julie Whitney Scott on the Columbus Black Theater Festival and Lynn Tramonte on Ohio immigration issues. 

Friday, June 11, 6-10pm; 400 Square, 401 W. Town St.; and Chromedge Studios, 289 W. Walnut St.

Join us on the 400 Square campus for June Franklinton Friday!We will have open studios in 400 West Rich and Chromedge Studios.

We’re thrilled to have a new solo exhibition from Chantal Stone. “Journey Through Abstraction” opens in the Promenade Gallery on Franklinton Friday and will feature a series of incredible art from Chantal, including 7ftx18ft paintings.

Friendship Flea will be joining us! Explore vintage and craft goods from some of Columbus’ finest slingers.

There will be plenty of food options on campus and nearby! Swing by Strongwater Food and Spirits, 401 W. Town St., for craft cocktails and a bite to eat.

Masks are encouraged!Thank you for allowing us to safely open our home to you and for supporting local artists!

Thursday, June 10 and Thursday, June 24, 7-9pm, this Zoom event requires advance registration via Meetup

Life After Belief Groups meet for support, encouragement, and growth in the process of living life without supernatural belief. Our core concerns are Community, Charting a New Course, Compassion, and Coming Out. [Read more about these Core Passions below.]

Many in this Secular Community Group are still in various stages of recovery from religion and are processing the feelings, thoughts and struggles of leaving a religious community behind. We include people ranging from those who are attending their first “secular/atheist” group ever and have fears and concerns of being “found out” to those who have been on this journey for a longer time.

• We are a Diverse and Inclusive Secular Community.

• Atheist, Humanist, Non-Religious, Agnostic, Free-Thinker, Anti-Theist, Spiritual But Not Religious, Naturist, Curious But Still with Some Faith, etc.

Wednesday, June 9, 11am-12noon, Ohio Statehouse

We’re going all in for Ohio’s kids to demand our lawmakers pass the #FairSchoolFundingPlan. Together, we’re helping all of our kids thrive — no exceptions.

The Ohio Organizing Collaborative is joining the Ohio Education Association, Ohio Federation of Teachers, and other partners to deliver petition signatures and to raise the urgent need to pass the Fair School Funding Formula.

Come with your school spirit wear!

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Ohio Organizing Collaborative.

Facebook Event

The COVID-19 pandemic was devastating to so many people and small businesses. When Short North resident, Susie Wroble, lost her job in the fashion industry due to the mass layoffs, she noticed two things: a vacuum in the market for Short North apparel, and a desperate need of help for the small businesses in the area.

“We need to protect these businesses at all cost” Wroble pleaded when remembering that a majority of the businesses in Short North are small and/or family owned. In January when she attended a fundraiser for the Short North Alliance, which supports local small businesses, wearing a sweatshirt of her own design, she not only received compliments, but also inquiries of where one might buy one.

Tuesday, June 8, 11am-12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration

The Our Voices Together Coalition invites you to turn up the heat on anti-protest bills by lighting a fire under Ohio Legislators. Every Tuesday, we will come together as a community, train up, listen to music, and enjoy each other’s company as we take action together.

This coming “Turn Up Tuesday,” we will be emailing legislators and letting them know what we think about H.B. 109, H.B. 22, and S.B. 41. This is a work session and we’ll give helpful tips. Come ready to type and we’ll help you do the rest.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Stop Ohio Anti-Protest Bills.

Register.

Sunday, June 6, 5-6pm, Mayme Moore Park, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave.

Recent events in Columbus and in the world may have you feeling ready to get involved, but uncertain of how to get started.

Join us at Mayme Moore Park to learn about the basics of being a community organizer and how to grow connections, plan an action, and work towards a better movement ecology with other organizations!

Water and snacks will be provided. All ages are welcome, and a playground is on site!

Hosted by Black Queer and Intersectional Collective [BQIC].