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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hosted by Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America].

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.