Community
Thursday, May 28, 6:30-7:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Inhale/Exhale is a free program for restorative healing for activists and organizers in the progressive, left and radical movement. We all need space to reground and heal from our trauma to sustain ourselves and the work. Join Luz Emma Cañas Madrigal, a Black Queer healer from Cleveland, as they lead us through a series of healing practices.
Check out luzemma.com for more information on our amazing healer!
Saturday, May 23, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Calling all Ohio voters!
Join us for our bi-monthly organizing party as part of our Shout Your Vote campaign! Let’s come together via Zoom to discuss how to register to vote online, what’s at stake in Ohio, and take action using relational organizing tools to register 100’s of voters — together!
RSVP at this link.
Friday, May 22, 7-9:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Ohio prisons and jails are the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. In Marion County, Ohio, nearly 80% of the prison’s population has tested positive for COVID-19. What’s more — lockdowns, lack of personal protective equipment, and decreased food services — have made life inside the prison even more dangerous and inhumane.
Support our incarcerated neighbors, friends and family, as well as our local artist-activists, by joining us for a virtual concert featuring the following performers.
Thursday, May 21, 6:30-8:30pm, Corner Stone Deli and Cafe, 3296 N. High St.
Bring whatever you’re working on and your preferred composition materials (pens and notepads, laptops, tablets, clay tablets, etc.). We might work companionably quietly or we might get a discussion going; we’ll just see how it goes.
This event is free and open to the public. Look for a placard with the rainbow druid sigil on it. (That’s the symbol in the upper right of the picture on the “Facebook event” page for this event.)
Thursday, May 21, 10-11am, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join fellow supporters, volunteers, and community members for a weekly coffee hour to share a moment every Thursday morning!
We’ll take time to discuss what we’re working on right now, upcoming volunteer opportunities, community resources, and offer each other support during this time.
This week, tune in for a guided gratitude meditation and an abortion story shared by one of our passionate supporters!
Thursday, May 21, 7-9pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us on May 21 at 7pm for a virtual screening of Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always. This film follows two young women as they cross state lines to access abortion care. Stick around after the movie for our discussion!
RSVP via the ticketing link to learn more about this event.
Thursday, May 21, 11am-12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration
I felt shock and disgust when extremist protesters at the Ohio Statehouse brandished offensive and antisemitic signs to create fear. I didn’t want to believe that this could happen in the capitol of my home state in 2020.
Thursday, May 21, 1-2pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”
Session Four: Achieving Health Equity in America’s Opportunity City
To recognize and commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, we invite you to the 2020 Lunch and Learn Series 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.
Panel discussion members:
Wednesday, May 20, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
In an effort to protect those most at risk of coronavirus complications, we will be providing a virtual clinic. You’ll be able to talk to a trained lawyer over the phone or through Zoom about the name and gender marker process.
Virtual Legal Clinic participation requires pre-registration at least 24 hours before the clinic. To participate in this clinic, please pre-register by 5:30pm on 5-19-2020.
The pre-registration link is here.
Wednesday, May 20, 8-10pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us for a free teach-in on “Building the Peace Movement.” Bring your questions and suggestions. We will hear briefly from a number of key speakers before moving into a period of “question-and-answer.”
Host
David Swanson, Executive Director of World Beyond War
Speakers
• Leonardo Flores, Latin America Campaign Coordinator, CODEPINK
• Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
• Andy Shallal, Busboys and Poets