Community
Thursday, May 19, 6-9pm, Hey Hey Bar and Grill, 361 E. Whittier St
For our May social, we’ll be joining with our Merion Village Association friends. Fingers crossed for good weather. We have The Jersey Way food truck lined up too. Come hang out with your south end neighbors.
Hosted by Schumacher Place Civic Association.
Wednesday, May 18, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
This proposed state constitutional amendment would allow state legislators to convene citizens’ juries to consider passing new laws. These citizens’ juries would consist of 150 people selected at random. After the jury would be convened, legislators would make their case to the jury, with equal time given to those who are for and against the bill being considered. The citizens’ jury would then deliberate and vote. If 60% of the jurors approved the bill, it would become law; if not, the bill would fail.
Wednesday, May 18, 6:45pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
On Thursday, May 18, 2022, UHCAN [Universal Health Care Action Network] Ohio will honor health care leaders at our 11th Annual “Lend Your Voice: Health Care for All” virtual celebration.
Would you join as one of our sponsors for this very special event?
Wednesday, May 18, 5:30-8:30pm, beginning and ending at Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.
The Ride of Silence is back for 2022! This is the 20th year for the Ride of Silence. We have a new start location! We will gather at Genoa Park along Washington Blvd. Restrooms will be available at the park; Washington Blvd. will be closed to traffic 4-8 pm.
This year, we will be reading the names of the 73 cyclists who were killed on Ohio roads in 2019 (24), 2020 (21) and 2021 (28).
Tuesday, May 17, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us to figure out how to do your part in helping us fight anti-voter legislation in the state while also calling for the repeal of the “collaboration ban” to protect election officials. This will be an extensive training on how to write a letter to the editor (LTE) to your local newspaper.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by ACLU of Ohio.
Tuesday, May 17, 5-6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Saturday, May 14, 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.
Learn about local union organizing at the May Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon
• International Workers Day
• In celebration of May Day
• Union organizers from Starbucks, Amazon, OSU, City of Columbus, and Labor Notes
A question-and-answer period will be included.
Monday, May 16, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Mark your calendars now for this unique opportunity and join Equal UA and Asian American Community Services (AACS) on Monday, May 16, 7-8pm, via Zoom, for an event to mark Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Saturday, May 14, 2-4pm, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St.
10th Anniversary Screening and Fundraiser. Tickets available now!
Stay after the screening for a discussion with the film’s writer, director and producer, Jenny Deller, and with additional panelists, on climate change, youth activism and on how environmental justice has evolved over the past decade. Deller will give a brief preview of her new project, The Imposter, set to film in Columbus next year.
About the film:
Saturday, May 14, 12noon-1:30pm, The Magical Druid, 3165 N. High St.
This class will define the word “witch,” where it originally came from, how and why it was used then and now, and what the differences are among “witch,” “Wicca” and “witchcraft.”
Registration cost: $20.00.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by The Magical Druid.