Community
Saturday, March 24, 10am-6pm, First Community Church [North Campus], 3777 Dublin Rd.
Five Rivers Chautauqua hosts the First Annual Columbus Spring Powwow. This family-friendly event will celebrate Native American Indian cultures, values, and traditions. Join us for traditional music and dance, cultural foods, a silent auction of indigenous quilts, and vendors featuring various indigenous craft traditions.
Friday, March 23, 7-9pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
Sunday, March 18, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
Saturday, March 17, 10am-12noon, Central Ohio Worker Center / Centro de Trabajadores de Central Ohio, 1067 W. Broad St.
Join us to learn how you can get involved in growing the Central Ohio Worker Center [COWC]!
Tuesday, March 13, 10am-4pm, Ohio Statehouse
Register now [sales end on March 9 at 10pm] to attend the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Central Ohio and Greater Cleveland Chapter, Annual Legislative Day that has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 13, 10am-4pm, at the Ohio Statehouse.
Please join our local movement of African American women, as we advocate for change and create impact, hear special guest speakers address issues that are affecting our communities, meet and share with state leaders, and fellowship with sister coalition members from across the state.
Sunday, March 11, 5pm [registration begins at 4:30pm], Ohio Union [Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom], 1739 N. High St.
Keynote Speaker: Imam Suhaib Webb, Founder of Suhaib Webb Institute of Sacred Sciences (SWISS)
Motivational Speaker: Altaf Husain, Vice President, ISNA (US) Vice President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
Comedian: Jeremy McClellan, Comedian and Interfaith Activist
Tickets: $35 per person
Seating is limited; please RSVP early!
Sunday, March 11, 2-4pm, St. John’s United Church of Christ [UCC], 59 E. Mound St.
Saturday, March 10, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
The Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, and joyous circle dances that celebrate the variety of spiritual paths on Earth. If you like folk dancing, you’ll be right at home here. No previous experience is needed — just an open and willing attitude. Participation, not presentation, is the focus.
Contact: 614-441-9773 or 614-429-4009
Saturday, March 10, 6:30-11pm, 1021 E. Broad St. [east side door]
Join progressive friends for food, drink, and great music.
Contact: colsfreepress@gmail.com or 614-253-2571
Friday, March 9, 4:30-8pm [clothing drop-off]; Saturday, March 10, 11am-6pm [Swap for Solidarity boutique]; St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
Our closets are overflowing with awesome clothes that we never wear, accessories bought on a whim, shoes that have only been worn once (or sometimes twice), so much feminist swag, and all this has much more life left.