Community
Saturday, October 15, 9am-3pm, Columbus State Community College Conference Center, 315 Cleveland Ave.
Join us as we hear from presenters sharing best practices for empowering Columbus residents. There will be a “youth track” and the “20 Under 20” contest.
Schedule
• 8am: doors open for registration
• 9am: welcome and keynote
• Resource tables
• Breakout sessions
• Raffles
• Concludes at 3pm
Contact: Gale A. Gray, 614-645-1950 or <GAGray@columbus.gov>.
“The Unity Soiree,” hosted by Kaleidoscope Youth Center
Friday, October 14, 6-8pm, Kelton House Museum and Garden, 586 E. Town St.
The Unity Soiree is free to attend, but registration is requested!
Friday, October 14, 6-10pm, Land-Grant Brewing Company, 424 W. Town St.
The Franklinton Fridays Music Series is back this summer with a new twist! The featured artists each month will also be hosting a gallery exhibit right next door at the Side Hustle Syndicate Gallery, 421 W. State St.
See two outstanding shows collaborate to create an outstanding Franklinton Fridays Experience!
The Franklinton Arts District is hosting a free-for-all-ages show the second Friday of each month, June through September.
Friday, October 14, 1pm, this event will be occurring via “Facebook Live”
Powerful institutions and political leaders are working to rigging the system and erecting racist obstacles to voting and full participation in American life. We know that voter suppression is a sin. Silence is complicity.
Join the conversation as we discuss how Catholics can act to protect democracy and voting rights.
Friday, October 14, 8am-4pm, Hilton Columbus Downtown, 401 N. High St.
The Summit on Sustainability is MORPC’s signature environmental conference, bringing hundreds of community leaders together to explore and share sustainable ideas and solutions, and to celebrate individual and collaborative sustainability efforts with the Regional Sustainability Awards. For more information, please visit our Summit webpage here.
Tickets: $50.00-$2,000.00.
Thursday, October 13, 7-9pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us for our monthly all-chapter meeting every second Thursday each month! Attend virtually at dsacb.us/meeting.
This month, we will have a presentation by the Housing Campaign for their six-month reauthorization and a debate on a Resolution to Create a 2022 General Election Voting Guide. There will also be updates from the Childcare Campaign, our Working Groups, and our committees.
Thursday, October 13, 7-9pm, Tuttle Park [on the south side of the Tuttle Community Center], 240 W. Oakland Ave.
The people have spoken! Beginning Thursday, September 22 at 7pm, our newest reading group will be on Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish, a deeper look at the history, philosophy, and misconceptions underlying the reactive punishment woven into our culture (and which must be deconstructed).
9-22: Part 1: Torture
9-29: Part 2: Punishment
10-13: Part 3.1: Discipline
Thursday, October 13, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
You’re invited to join YWCA Columbus for “Activists and Agitators” on October 13, 2022.
“Activists and Agitators” is an annual YWCA Columbus event dedicated to uniting the Columbus community, fostering dialogue, providing practical resources, and educating the community to promote empowerment and inclusion.
This Year’s Featured Speaker:
• Jenny Schuetz, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Thursday, October 13, 1-2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Simran Jeet Singh about his new best seller book which shows how each of us can turn away from fear and uncertainty and move toward renewal and positive change.
Dr. Simran Jeet Singh is Executive Director for the Aspen Institute’s Religion and Society Program and author of the new, national bestseller, The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life.
Wednesday, October 12, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us for our monthly huddle for all Fair Districts volunteers. Catch up on Fair Districts news, current actions, and what’s next for our #fairmaps advocacy. Bring your questions!
Joining us at this month’s Huddle will be Patricia Sinay, a member of California’s Redistricting Commissioners. She will talk to us about the ins and outs of the process in California, and lessons we can carry over to our situation here in Ohio.