Community
Friday, June 30, 4-6pm, Community Grounds: Coffee and Meeting House, 1134 Parsons Ave.
Free Resource Fridays is our monthly free resource giveaway, hosted on the last Friday of every month!
Meet us at Community Grounds, 1134 Parsons Ave., 4-6pm, and grab some resources, harm reduction supplies, clothes, hygiene products, and food!!
We have plenty so please feel free to pick up items for loved ones in need. If you can’t make this time, hit us up for porch/door drop offs!
Thursday, June 29, 6:30pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St.
Join activist, author, and former Stonewall Columbus board member, Mary Ann Horton, and hear excerpts from her memoir, Trailblazer: Lighting the Path for Transgender Equality in Corporate America.
The evening will kick off with remarks from Mary Ann, followed by her reading a section from her memoir. After the reading, enjoy a beverage from the bar (card only) and purchase your own copy of Trailblazer while Mary Ann is signing copies.
Wednesday, June 28, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth is a remarkable anthology of readings from leaders of a new movement to ground ecology in the sacred earth. Here is a short video introduction to the book.
Wednesday, June 28, 12noon, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St.; this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube
Tuesday, June 27, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Please join us in a conversation with Dr. Angana Chatterji of University of California, Berkley and Dr. Audrey Truschke of Rutgers University as they discuss the rise of right-wing Hindu nationalism in India and now its growing impact and influence on the U.S. through the Indian diaspora in the U.S. and mechanisms of the Modi government in India.
Tuesday, June 27, 11am, this on-line event requires advance registration
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a low cost, rapid implementation, high-impact mode. What is it? Why is it relevant for your city? How to get it done?
Monday, June 26, 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, June 25, 4:15-4:45pm, Goodale Park [during ComFest; on the Goodale Stage], 120 W. Goodale St.
Come share the Citizen Artist experience! We’re back and ready for another Comfest! Packin’ a punch culturally, politically, musically, vocally. Come share the “Make Jazz Not War” Citizen Artist experience!
Hosted by Make Jazz Not War.
Saturday, June 24, 5pm, Columbus Square Bowling Palace, 5707 Forest Hills Blvd.
The Faith Thomas Foundation is hosting our eighth annual bowling fundraiser for Sickle Cell, Saturday, June 24, at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace. We hope to see you there.
• $25 adult bowling ticket: two games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, and soda
• $15 child (12 and under) bowling ticket: two games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, and soda
• $20 adult non-bowling ticket: pizza and soda
• $10 child (12 and under) non-bowling ticket: pizza and soda
Saturday, June 24, 11am, Goodale Park [during ComFest; in the Peace and Healing Tent], 120 W. Goodale St.
Join us for a joyous commemoration of longtime activist, musician, cook, gardener, friend, and Comfest community member Connie Harris (Eschelman). Connie left us in April; this is our chance to celebrate her life and her spirit and to thank her for the love she gave during her time with us.
Emcee and music will be by Dan Dougan; musical tributes will be by Brian Clash Griffin, Greg Kilcup, Bob Sauls, and possibly more.