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Farm Stand at Franklinton Farms

Saturday, August 7, 1:30-3:30pm, Patrick Kaufman Memorial Franklinton Community Learning Garden, 154 Hawkes Ave.

Every Saturday, we will have fresh harvested produce, grown right here in Franklinton, for sale for our neighbors!

Any neighbor who needs it gets 50% off. Anyone on food assistance (SNAP/EBT) gets 75% off. We have delicious seasonal veggies, herbs, and flowers.

Come on by and take a look at the Patrick Kaufman Memorial Learning Garden. Our education coordinator will be running Open Garden Hours from 1pm to 4pm.

Saturday “Learn and Play” in the Patrick Kaufman Memorial Franklinton Community Learning Garden

Saturday, August 7, 1-4pm, Patrick Kaufman Memorial Franklinton Community Learning Garden, 154 Hawkes Ave.

We invite all ages to come to our Learning Garden and to garden with us. We will be watering, weeding, planting, singing, reading, playing, and eating. Come visit us.

Hosted by Franklinton Farms.

“Poindexter Village Drum Circle,” hosted by Ohio History Connection

Saturday, August 7, 10am-5pm, Poindexter Village Museum and Cultural Center, 290 N. Champion Ave.

Join us as we celebrate Poindexter Village being an official State of Ohio Historic Site. The James Preston Poindexter Foundation, in partnership with Ohio History Connection, will re-engage community members by inviting them together around the Poindexter Legacy Tree at historic Poindexter Village in Columbus, Ohio.

“Living Positively,” hosted by Equitas Health

Thursday, August 5, 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.

For an access code and the link to the meetings, or for general questions, please email one of the co-facilitators.

“Settler-Colonialism and Indigenous Resistance in Ohio,” hosted by Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists

Sunday, August 1, 6-8pm, Tuttle Park, 240 W. Oakland Ave.

Join the Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists as we discuss and apply revolutionary ideas.

This week, we will be meeting at Tuttle Park, 6-8pm, where we will be presenting and discussing the history of settler-colonialism and Indigenous resistance in Ohio.

“Sharing and Healing Circle,” hosted by Ohio Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival

Saturday, August 7, 3:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

In this season of direct action and in preparation for the ones to come, please join the Ohio Poor People’s Campaign Beloved Community Care Team for a Sharing and Healing Circle this Saturday, August 7, at 3:30pm.

Register for this event at bit.ly/bcctsharingandhealingcircle.

Please e-mail any questions about this event to <itscmh@sbcglobal.net>.

“Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” a movie screening hosted by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio

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

We’re screening “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” as part of the fourth installment of the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio film series, “Movies, Mifepristone, and Misoprostol.”

Mifepristone and Misoprostol are safe drugs that provide life-affirming care: abortion. As Democratic lawmakers push the FDA to make these drugs more accessible, join us for a movie screening that focuses on the right to bodily autonomy.

“Bail Reform Campaign Update and Testimony Training,” hosted by ACLU of Ohio and Felony Re-Entry Alumni Training, Inc.

Wednesday, August 4, 5-6:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

We’ve all been seeing and hearing a great deal about the problems of policing, cash bail, and the criminal legal system nationally. What is happening here in our local community, Lucas County? Join ACLU of Ohio and Felony Re-Entry Alumni, Inc., as we engage in virtual conversation around the issue of cash bail and mass incarceration. Learn about ways to plug in, share dialogue around these critical issues, and mobilize for long-lasting change.

This meeting is free and open to the public.

“Redistricting Advocacy Training: Preparing for In-District Meetings with Legislators and Public Hearings,” hosted by Fair Districts Coalition, League of Women Voters of Ohio, and Common Cause Ohio

Tuesday, August 3, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Fair Districts seeks to demonstrate broad public support as a means of holding mapmakers accountable to the letter and spirit of the 2015 and 2018 ballot initiatives. Public input will be essential to the redistricting process. The Ohio Redistricting Commission and the Ohio General Assembly are required to hold hearings before passing new maps.

“Gather Program: Democratic Republic of the Congo,” hosted by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service [located in Baltimore, Maryland]

Tuesday, August 3, 4pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join hundreds of families, congregations, and communities across the country to learn about the history and culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC]. During this webinar, you will learn about the exciting Gather program and the resources that are available to help you engage with DRC through worship, food, art, and music.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

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