Community
Wednesday, April 17, 4pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us as we talk about what refugee resettlement entails and hear personal accounts from members of our community.
Our panelists:
• Tyler Reeve, Director of Development and Engagement, CRIS
• Lejla Bilal, Senior Advisor Leadership Development, Catholic Relief Services
• Deborah Jane, Bakery and Deli Manager, Kroger
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Wednesday, April 17, 12noon, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St.; this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube
Tuesday, April 16, 12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration
Tuesday, April 16, 3:30pm, Oscar Ritchie Hall [Theater], 225 Terrace Dr., Kent, Ohio
Tuesday, April 16, 11am-1pm, Ohio Statehouse
Housing is more difficult as rents and home prices rise and there are fewer options available. More and more Ohio families are forced to choose between rent, food, and other necessities. The housing crisis has been slowly growing for a generation and only exacerbated by the pandemic.
Monday, April 15, 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.
Sunday, April 14, 1-3pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St.
Most Lesbians have been touched by cancer, either personally or through partners or friends. Come empower yourself by attending this two-hour workshop about how cancer affects us, our partners, and our Lesbian communities; find information and support; discuss ongoing challenges; learn Lesbian risk factors; share personal stories; and get your questions answered.
For more information, visit the Facebook event page here.
Saturday, April 13, 5:30-9pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
The Columbus Free Press is celebrating the ninth Earth Day Birthday of WGRN 91.9FM community radio (formerly WGRN 94.1FM).
We will welcome folksinger Tom Neilson as our featured guest, singing songs of satire and social commentary with his wife, Lynn Waldron.
Saturday, April 13, 3pm, Reeb Avenue Center, 280 Reeb Ave.
First you take traditional bluegrass music inspired by the masters like Bill Monroe and Flatt and Scruggs. Then, you have young musicians perform it while adding their own original tunes. And what you get is: The Relentless Mules, a band that calls its genre “truegrass.”
Saturday, April 13, 11am-1pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave.
Use this link to attend this meeting virtually.