Action Alerts

Saturday, June 2, 10pm-2am, The Summit, 2210 Summit St.

It’s summertime, we chillin’ in the sun (finally), and Community Pride is about to JUMP OFF with four QTIPOC DJs from Columbus and Cleveland: Adab, Fana, A.S.L. Princess, and Noided.

Bring your best LOOKS and get it JUMPIN’ to club, techno, disco beats, and more. Instead of buying into sponsored parties or crowded, expensive bars, let’s start Pride right: alongside our own community!

Unfortunately, you must be 18 or older to attend this event. Check our calendar at the end of the description for all-ages events!

Visual ASL Interpreters will be provided for all Community Pride events. Please contact the interpreter coordinators at cbuscommunityprideinterpreters@gmail.com to request close vision or tactile interpreters for all Community Pride events.

In response to the growing number of children and youth separated from their immigrant families at the border or their homes, and the thousands of children who have been harmed or abused by Trump's immigration agencies, we are holding a non-violent National Day of Action for Children on Friday, June 1st. More info at familiesbelongtogether.org

There’s something Nasty in the Columbus Watershed.  In the Upper Scioto Watershed, farm crops are growing, cattle and sheep are grazing and in the middle of 13 of these farm fields, one can see an old oil well from days gone by - rickety, rusted, out of commission relics - one might think.

But these abandoned vertical oil wells have become something of a hot destination for the Fracking Industry.  When a well is fractured to release natural gas, millions of gallons of fresh water is mixed with toxic chemicals, and through the fracture process radioactive elements combine with the toxic water that flows back up.  This Frack water waste is so deadly that the industry is desperate to find ways to dispose of it.

MAY 25 @ 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Dublin Recreation Center

Join us for the CAIR-Columbus 22nd Annual Sharing Ramadan Interfaith Iftar. Our interfaith guests will share the experience of Ramadan and fast breaking with their Muslim neighbors, co-workers, and friends.

Ramadan is the month in which Muslims are required to fast from sunrise to sunset, and it can last from 29-30 days. It is a time to empathize with those who are less fortunate and to appreciate what one has. It is a time of personal restraint and renewed focus on moral conduct and religious studies. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the 5 pillars of Islam.

$10/person, interfaith guests are free. Babysitting available on site.  Space is limited, please be sure to get your tickets in advance!

Thursday, May 24, 8-10pm
Flowers & Bread, 3870 N. High St.
You are invited to an evening of Art, Energy, Flowers & Bread, as Ready for 100, Sierra Club, starts off their campaign. Ready for 100 is collaborating with OBLSK and Flowers & Bread to host a discussion about clean enegy. Imagery of wind, sun, sky, and ground will be projection mapped onto the facade of Flowers & Bread, exploring how these elements play a part in providing life's energy. Refreshments by Flowers & Bread will be provided on the patio as well as an ice cream truck from Tillamook Ice Cream. Representatives from the Ready for 100 Columbus, Sierra Club, will be there to answer any questions.

Wednesday, May 23, 6:15-8:30pm
Ohio Environmental Council, 1145 Chesapeake Ave.
We are very excited to partner with Ohio Environmental Council, Metro Parks, and Great Lakes Brewing for another great Green Drinks event.
Join us for free beer, light snacks, and information about one of the great free resources of in Central Ohio: parks, trails, and public lands. 
This event is part of OEC Emerging Leaders series. Everyone is invited to come!
Please RSVP on their event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/189333858444708

 

Tuesday, May 22, 5:30-8pm
St.  James Taverm, 1075 N. 4th St.
Calling out all Repro allies, supporters, and advocates to join us for the May Reproductive Health Happy Hour at our favorite watering hole, St. James Tavern! 

This month's Happy Hour will benefit Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio. PPAO is committed protecting access to reproductive health care and rights for all Ohioans through advocacy, education, lobbying, and electoral activity. With threats of Title X funding and a slew of anti-reproductive rights bills in the Statehouse, your support is crucial in our continued success! Read more about our work, join our email list, and sign up to volunteer atPPAO.org 

Monday, May 21, 7:30-9pm
Whetstone Library, 3901 N. High St.
Want to help get Signatures?
Need To Drop off filled petitions & get More? Come say Hey to Your Team.
Pick Up your Volunteer T-shirt & yard signs while they last.ColumbusBillofRights.org
Safe Water for our Kids - Columbus-
No Place for Frack Waste!

Saturday, May 19, 6-9pm, Art Outside the Lines, 485 E. Livingston Ave.

COME TOGETHER! Join AOTL for a night of collaborative art making on Saturday, May 19th. Bring a friend, family member or loved one to a night of food, drinks, live music and guided art lessons. There will be painting classes, creative challenges, and supplies available to make your own pieces. Don’t miss this one! $5 person, $7 for two. 

Columbus Women's Chorus, the only feminist chorus in central Ohio, presents this year’s spring concert, Songs for a New Day
Sunday, May 20, 2018, 3:00pm.
King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave., Columbus 43201

Songs for a New Day, with CWC’s usual eclectic presentation of classical and pop tunes, will inspire us to welcome each day and remember the best ones. The venue is handicap accessible and the concert will be interpreted for the hearing impaired

Tickets are $15 for adults, children 12 and under free, with sliding scale (pay what you are able) available at the door.

Columbus Women's Chorus is a feminist chorus formed in 1989 that celebrates life through the power of music. We perform music created and inspired by the lives and experiences of women from all walks of life.