Community
Saturday, August 13, 7-8:30pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
Since we aren’t getting together in person, we can gather for a couple of hours on the second Saturday night of each month, 7-8:30pm, on Zoom.
Theme: “Health, Housing and Hope: Building a Multiracial National Movement”
Featuring
• Virginia Vogts, SURJCO [Showing Up For Racial Justice Central Ohio]
• Bob Krasen and Dr. Alice Faryna, SPAN [Single Payer Action Network] Ohio
• and more!
Saturday, August 13, 4:30-9pm, Homestead Park, Lakeside Pavilion, 4675 Cosgray Rd., Hilliard, Ohio
Please join us for our annual Summer Picnic, one of the largest events that HCCO hosts all year!
We have a shelter reserved and plenty of tables! Feel free to bring family and friends! This will be the perfect opportunity to meet others, to make new friends, and to have fun at a laid-back summer gathering!
This event will follow the CDC COVID-19 protocols as they exist at the time of this event.
Saturday, August 13, 10am-5pm, 290 Champion Ave. [future site of Poindexter Village Museum and Cultural Center]
Save the date for our “Annual Drum Circle” Saturday, August 13, 10am-5pm. Join us around the Poindexter Legacy Tree at Historic Poindexter Village in Columbus, Ohio.
The James Preston Poindexter Foundation, in partnership with Ohio History Connection, invites the entire community together around the Poindexter Legacy Tree at Historic Poindexter Village in Columbus, Ohio for this annual “Drum Circle” event.
Saturday, August 13, 9:45-10:45am, Moeller Park, 281 Hanford St.
“Coffee With Community” is back! Don’t miss this “popup coffee and treat shop” on Saturdays following our weekly “Fitness in the Park” classes. Our friends from Community Grounds will be set up at Moeller Park from 9:45am to 10:45am. The menu will include hot coffee, cold brews, iced chai, donuts, cookies, mini bagels, and snack bars. Stop by after class or during your morning walk with your family and pups!
Saturday, August 13, 8am-3pm, in your neighborhood or in public parks
What is Plogging?
Plogging is the simple act of picking up litter while you run, hike, or walk. It started in Sweden around 2016 and the term is a merging of the Swedish verbs “plocka upp” (pick up) and “jogga” (jog) creating the new verb “plogga.”
Friday, August 12, 6-11pm, 2228 Balmoral Rd. [Pete Johnson’s home]
On August 12, 2022, The Columbus Free Press will be hosting an “in-person” social. Please come to join CICJ [Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism] Board President Pete Johnson at his home to rekindle a “live progressive presence” in Columbus, Ohio.
This event will be outdoor and will be modeled after the “Second Saturday Salons” that had been held “pre-COVID” at Bob and Suzanne’s home on E. Broad St.
Wednesday, August 10, 6-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Ohio Beyond Coal Campaign is hosting a “Letter to the Editor Training.” This training is open to everyone regardless of skill and experience.
Thursday, August 11, 7-9pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
Life After Belief Groups meet for support, encouragement, and growth in the process of living life without supernatural belief. Our core concerns are Community, Charting a New Course, Compassion, and Coming Out. [Read more about these Core Passions below.]
Thursday, August 11, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
It has become increasingly clear that the systems of “justice” in the U.S. fail a vast majority of people, but how do we change it? Join us as we discuss the cultural changes that make abolition possible. Although it is not easy, with self-reflection, honesty, and community support, we can build a world where all can be free without state-sanctioned violence and policing of our bodies and communities.
No recording of this event will be provided.