Community
Thursday, February 24, 4:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
How do we build and maintain valuable relationships for community organizing?
Relationship-building is at the core of community organizing. This introductory training will cover some key relationship-building tools like the “one to one” [aka “a research conversation”] and clarity between private relationships versus public relationships. Bring a comrade and a friend and come learn how to build these important relationships! Our expert will be Ohio Voice’s very own Alwiyah Shariff.
Tuesday, February 22, 12noon-1pm, on-line event requires advance registration
Hosted by the Equitas Health Institute, our first event for Aro Week 2022 is a workshop, “What’s in the Plus: Beyond the Basics of the LGBTQ+ Community.”
This training is intended as an introduction to sexual and gender minorities that are typically grouped together in the “plus” of LGBTQ+, including but not limited to intersex folks, asexual and aromantic individuals, and pansexual people.
Thursday, February 25, 7:30pm, Jimmy V’s Grill & Pub, 1788 W. Fifth Ave.
Note: we have had to reschedule this event at the 11th hour. See this site for further information; we are confirmed for Thursday, February 25, at 7:30pm.
Wednesday, March 2, 3:30-5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Tuesday, March 1, 7pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.
Join retired professor and author Trudy Krisher for women’s history and stories from her historical fiction book, “On the March,” based on her experiences while attending the 2017 Women’s March in Washington, D.C.
Hosted by Grandview Heights Public Library.
Sunday, February 27, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
University Circle in Cleveland is home to Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, and the Cleveland Clinic, all cutting-edge medical facilities. However, in the area surrounding University Circle, an estimated 30 to 50 percent of children under the age of 6 suffer from lead poisoning. Thousands of families live in unsafe housing and send their children to schools with unsafe water.
Saturday, February 26, 10am, this on-line event requires advance registration
Presenter:Dr. Johnathon Ross, current President of the Toledo Lucas County Health Department and past president of Physicians for a National Health Program.
Dr. Ross will give us an update of where we are in this pandemic and what we might expect as well as how our healthcare system needs to change in order to better handle a public health crisis.
Saturday, February 26, 9-11am [registration begins at 8am], Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Pkwy.
Join us for our annual Stroll for Epilepsy at Polaris Fashion Place!This fun indoor walk through the mall gives you the chance to learn about epilepsy, win great prizes, and have a great time.
Who: Anyone who wants to support people with epilepsy and the work of the Epilepsy Alliance; anyone who wants to win a treasure hunt prize.
Friday, February 25, 4-6pm, Community Grounds: Coffee and Meeting House, 1134 Parsons Ave.
Free Resource Fridays is our monthly free resource giveaways, hosted on the last Friday of every month! Meet us at Community Grounds [1134 Parsons Ave.], 4pm-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!
About BQIC
Thursday, February 24, 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.]