Community
Thursday, August 19, 3-4:15pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Living Positively is an open group offering support, encouragement, and dialogue for those living with HIV/AIDS, including people who are newly diagnosed, living undetectable, and long-term survivors.
This group meets every first and third Thursday and serves people living anywhere in Ohio.
Tuesday, August 17, 8-9:30pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
Join us for BQIC’s monthly fundraiser, Speak Up! Spoken Word and Open Mic. Come out and share your poems, songs, monologues, inner musings, and good encounters, bad days, good dates, etc., on the digital mic! LGBTQIA+ people of color take priority.
Tuesday, August 17, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
Black Power Book Club is back! We will be starting Captive Genders by Eric A. Stanley. We will be meeting at 7pm on Zoom.
Please use this Zoom link to join this event.
Tuesday, August 17, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
This year, nearly two dozen states have passed or introduced legislation to censor or prohibit Honesty in Education. These bills restrict how history and modern events are taught, especially the examination of racism and sexism in our nation. Here in Ohio, there are two pending bills, Sub. H.B. 327 and H.B. 322.
Saturday, August 14, 7-8pm, 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 of each month, 7-8pm Eastern Time, via Zoom.
This month’s theme:“Radical Nutrition: From Seeds to Table”
Speakers:
• Julialynne Walker on the Bronzeville Community Garden and Food Market
• Eriyah Flynn, Executive Director of Vegan Shift, on the importance of veganism
• Harvey Wasserman on the March on Washington
Wednesday, August 18, 7pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”
Each month, Red Letter Christians hosts a Faith Forum where we discuss one of the big issues of our time . . . and how our faith compels us to take action.
Last month, Red Letter Christians hosted a discussion on “Policing.”
This month’s topic will be “War and Militarism”; Shane Claiborne will be speaking with the following three guests.
• Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.
• Diana Oestreich
• Rev. John Dear
Wednesday, August 18, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Back by popular demand, join Alwiyah from Ohio Voice as she teaches you about a foundational idea for community organizing! “Social Movement Ecology” lays a framework for organizations with different theories of change to recognize each other’s strengths and weaknesses and work together to produce large-scale social change. This training will provide participants with the skills, tools, and confidence to identify complex layers of approaches in social movement.
Tuesday, August 17, 6:30-7:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
It’s time to abolish Ohio’s death penalty once and for all. To keep the conversation and momentum up this summer, we’re hosting a book club in furtherance of the #NoDeathPenaltyOH campaign — and this story hits very close to home.
Sunday, August 15, 4pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
If you are passionate about the fight for women’s rights, you won’t want to miss this film and panel discussion.
Register now for a link to watch an award-winning documentary film “Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words” for free. Then log into Zoom for a “talk-back discussion” with Oscar-Award-winner Freida Lee Mock, the film’s director, writer, and producer.
Sunday, August 15, 2-4pm, Wild Goose Creative, 188 McDowell St.
Ever wondered how you could get more involved with Wild Goose Creative? Or maybe you just want to know more about our organization and what we do. Maybe it’s been a minute since we’ve seen you and you just want to check out the new space at 188 McDowell St. in Franklinton. Well, this event is for you!