Community
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.
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.