Community

Wednesday, September 1, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

As Ohio begins to open back up and pandemic restrictions are lifted, there are still heavy concerns on protecting ourselves, access to reproductive health care, housing, food security, racial justice, and more. We want to hear from you! What are the critical issues you face? What does your community need to help everyone thrive?

Tuesday, August 31, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

“Inhale/Exhale” is a space for restorative healing for organizers and activists. We welcome all organizers in the progressive and left movements to honor their bodies by resting and entering this space to learn various ways to heal. In the August installment of “Inhale/Exhale,” we will examine the effects of “hustle culture” and how that culture prevents rest. Come ready to learn, share, engage, rest, and heal. See you all soon.

Sharonda Crome’s Biography

Tuesday, August 31, 6:30-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus and ACLU of Ohio are co-hosting this event as part of their “Civic Action Tuesdays” events.

Melekte Melanku from ACLU of Ohio will be joining us to talk about a rare good thing that may be coming from the Ohio General Assembly: Bail reform and what you can do to help.

Tuesday, August 31, 6:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Please join us for our next Patient Empowerment conversation presented by Equitas Health Institute and Stonewall Columbus. Join moderator Tiandra Finch for a conversation with the northeast Ohio based group, Sassy Poz Sista’s; and pharmacist, Dr. Olivia Nathan, about the experiences of Black women living with HIV.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Tuesday, August 31, 6:30-7:30pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Dispatch Opinion Editor Amelia Robinson will host “The Dispatch presents Columbus Conversations: An honest discussion of Critical Race Theory.”

This free town-hall event will stream live on Dispatch.com and on that newspaper’s Facebook page. The video will remain available for viewing on those platforms following the event.

Tuesday, August 31, 12noon-12:55pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

MORPC [Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission] will be hosting an informative virtual forum on transportation innovations in rail, airport experience, and new flying cars!

About this event

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is delighted to host a virtual forum on transportation innovations!

• Thea Walsh, Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Development, will provide an update on new rail technologies.

Monday, August 30, 1-5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

We warmly invite you to actively participate in an unprecedented gathering of progressive economic and social justice leaders, healthcare experts, community organizers, voting rights advocates, and climate and green jobs activists at the “Inaugural National Justice Roundtable,” to be held Monday, August 30, from 1pm to 5pm. Due to the very dangerous COVID-19 Delta Variant, the National Justice Roundtable will be broadcast via Zoom and on radio for those who prefer to participate on-line.

Sunday, August 29, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

“The New Corporation” ​reveals how the corporate takeover of society is being justified by the sly rebranding of corporations as socially conscious entities. From gatherings of corporate elites in Davos, to climate change and spiraling inequality, to the rise of ultra-right leaders, to COVID-19 and racial injustice, this film looks at corporations’ devastating power.

Countering this is a groundswell of resistance worldwide as people take to the streets in pursuit of justice and the planet’s future.

Saturday, August 28, 5-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Don’t believe in God? You are not alone! Join the Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO], a community that values people, emphasizes reason, and focuses on this world.

Grab some takeout and join us on Zoom for conversation!

Please use this Zoom link to join this event.

Hosted by Humanist Community of Central Ohio.

Saturday, August 28, 3:30-5:30pm, Funny Bone Comedy Club Restaurant, 145 Easton Town Center

Join Poppy Champlin and Vickie Shaw, two of the best LGBT comedians who are working the circuit today.

The Queer Queens of Qomedy are thrilled to be coming back to Columbus to pick up where they left off in 2020. Headlining these shows is the infamous Vickie Shaw, a regular and favorite on Olivia Cruises and in Provincetown. Vickie is from Texas where she says the speed limit is “a suggestion.”