Community
Friday, July 31, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
“Social Equity Impact of COVID-19 on Communities: A Panel Discussion” will be the third in a series of events on “Cities and Regions in the Post-Coronavirus Era,” initiating community conversations on what lesson we can learn from this crisis to create a more resilient and sustainable world.
What will be the social equity implications for communities due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Thursday, July 30, 5-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Learn how organizations with different theories of change can 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. Movement Ecology is important for all organizers and activists to understand. It allows all of us to be seen, heard, and valued.
Wednesday, July 29, 4-5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join OSU faculty and industry experts for a conversation about the potential implications of COVID-19 for the design of our communities and various modes of transportation, including air travel, personal vehicles, public transit, micro-mobility and ride-hailing services.
*Panelists*
• Chris Atkinson, Senior Leadership Office of Research, OSU College of Engineering
• Jennifer Clark, Professor and Head, City and Regional Planning Section, Knowlton School
Wednesday, July 29, 1-2pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”
To recognize and commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, we invite you to the 2020 “Lunch and Learn Series” presentation focused on a woman’s journey in Columbus. The five engaging sessions will focus on barriers facing women in the community and how everyone can contribute to reducing gender discrimination.
Tuesday, July 28, 3-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Equality Ohio’s legal clinic provides free legal support to LGBTQ Ohioans, within 300% of the poverty line, who are experiencing legal hardship because of their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
Due to community health concerns regarding COVID-19, we are currently suspending our in-person legal clinics. Instead, our attorneys will be hosting virtual Intake Hours throughout the week. If you are in need of legal help, please contact the attorney closest to your area.
Monday, July 27, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
July 27 is 100 days out from November 3. Join OH12 members to get pumped and ready to work to end the nightmare.
What we have planned is not your usual Zoom meeting, but something fun and inspiring to get us in the mood to sprint to the finish line and elect Joe Biden.
Here’s what we’ve planned so far.
• Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, representing the Biden campaign
Saturday, July 25, 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!
Sponsored by Humanist Community of Central Ohio.
Wednesday, July 22, 12noon-1:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
What is the history of attacks on monuments, statues and icons in America? What role did settler colonialism play in erasures of Indigenous and African American histories? Why did the Revolutionary generation get so interested in monuments and statuary? Who gets a monument and who decides what and where? What might alternative monumentalism look like?
Wednesday, July 22, 6:30-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Each summer, the Thurber House lawn plays host to a series of outdoor literary picnics and readings with authors who have an Ohio connection. While this year’s picnics might look a little different, join us for this long-running tradition of good friends and great books!
Jess Montgomery showcases her skills as a storyteller in The Hollows, a powerful, big-hearted and exquisitely written follow-up to her highly acclaimed debut The Widows.
Wednesday, July 22, 2-8pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”
Do you have questions about legally changing your name and or gender marker in Ohio? RSVP to our Virtual Name and Gender Marker Change legal clinic today. You’ll be able to talk to a trained lawyer over the phone or through Zoom about the name and gender marker process.
This is an extended clinic in partnership with Equality Ohio. Additional services include consumer, family, and civil rights law.