Community
Wednesday, September 17, 10:30am-12:30pm, Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square, 125 E. Broad St.
Ohio is constitutionally required to draw a new congressional map this fall. We are already one of the most gerrymandered states in the country, but without us demanding fair representation, there’s a good chance it’s going to get even worse.
As Ohio politicians begin redrawing our congressional map, we have the opportunity to come together in a show of force to let the politicians in the Statehouse know we are still here and we’re not going anywhere.
Tuesday, September 16, 5:30pm, El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant, 3230 Olentangy River Rd.
Join the Clintonville Area Progressives for a happy hour at El Vaquero at 3230 Olentangy River Rd. (just south of Riverside hospital).
All are welcome: candidates running for office, folks collecting signatures for ballot issues, and frustrated Central Ohioans who are just looking to blow off some steam over margaritas with some like-minded folks.
Hosted by Clintonville Area Progressives.
Monday, September 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, September 14, 2pm, COhatch Easton, 4182 Worth Ave., Space l-115
The Bioregional Working Group is excited to welcome Luke Messinger of RAPID 5 on September 14!
RAPID 5 stands for “Rivers and Parks Imagination Design.” The “5” represents the five major waterways that flow north to south through Franklin County: Big Darby Creek, Scioto River, Olentangy River, Alum Creek, and Big Walnut Creek.
RAPID 5’s mission is to weave together these natural assets, connecting more than 80 communities to create one of the nation’s largest interconnected park systems.
Friday, September 11, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
We Are Not Afraid is the second film in the National Museum of American Religion’s “Religious Thought During Times of National Crisis” series. This film explores how religious thoughts animated the responses of some Americans, mostly in New York City, on September 11, 2001, as they experienced the terrorist attacks that killed over 3,000 people on that day alone.
Saturday, September 13, 3-5pm, Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
Speakers
• Ramon Obey, Local Mutual Aid campaigns
• James Hayes, Columbus Safety Collective
• Discussion of Israeli State Bond Divestment Campaign
Schedule
2-3pm: Voter Registration training
2:30-4pm: Potluck meal and presentations/updates
4-5pm: Conversation and clean up.
Potluck dishes are welcome!
Come early at 2pm and participate in a voter registration training.
Co-hosted by Simply Living.
Saturday, September 13, 12noon-2pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]
Saturday, September 13, 11am-1pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Northside Branch], 1423 N. High St.
Friday, September 12, 6:30-11pm, Creekside Conference and Event Center, 101 Mill St., Unit 300, Gahanna, Ohio
Tickets include reception, dinner, dance, silent auction, one raffle ticket, and a cash bar.
The meal will include the following items.
• Buffet entrees
• Salad
• Chicken Marsala
• Pan Seared Filet
• Seared Salmon
• Vegetarian [chef choice]
• Dessert
Music [with a D.J. and dance] will follow the program.
Thursday, September 11, 8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join Heather White and author Brian Blackmore in discussion of the newly published To Hear and to Respond: The Quakers’ Groundbreaking Push for Gay Liberation, 1946-1973 (Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2025).