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Monday, March 31, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join our weekly coalition-building meetings on defending democracy and protecting the climate. Hear from special guests focusing on grassroots activism. Please invite your friends!
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Check out our Zoom Room for other collaborative Zooms and events.
Monday, March 31, 3pm, Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, 77 S. High St.
Action Alert: Big Gay Dance Party: Trans Day of Visibility!
Mark your calendars! On March 31, we’re turning up the volume and taking up space outside of the Governor’s Office for a Big Gay Dance Party in honor of Trans Day of Visibility!
Why? Because visibility matters. Because joy is resistance. Because every trans, nonbinary, and LGBTQIA+ person deserves to be seen, celebrated, and supported.
Monday, March 31, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
LGBTQ+ people are facing growing challenges — and support is more needed today than ever. This spring, join the Equitas Health Institute for a three-part webinar series led by Ramona Peel (they/she) to equip learners with the knowledge and tools to support their LGBTQ+ patients, clients, neighbors, and friends.
What you’ll learn:
• Understanding LGBTQ+ identities, experiences and health disparities (March 31 at 12noon)
Sunday, March 30, 5:30-6:30pm, Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
A twenty-to-thirty-minute silent meditation will be followed by discussion and refreshments.
The benefits of meditation are innumerable. These include greater mental clarity, a reduction in stress, improved emotional balance, and increased spiritual development. Meditation benefits everyone.
Different meditation practices will be presented, throughout the year, by practitioners of those traditions.
Enter the church via the rear door.
This group will meet each Sunday, 5:30-6:30pm
Sunday, March 30, 2:30pm [doors open at 1:30pm], Natalie’s Grandview, 945 King Ave.
You’ve definitely never heard anything quite as cool as Cold Chocolate! Bringing more variety to their sound than anything you’ll find in a 32-piece gift box, their musical style defies and yet also further defines what “Americana music” can be — a fusion of folk, funk, bluegrass, and more. Featuring Ethan Robbins on guitar/mandolin and Ariel Bernstein on drums/banjo, this power duo from Boston is impressing audiences throughout New England and beyond.
Sunday, March 30, 2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Saturday, March 29, 7-9:30pm [doors open at 6pm], VFW Post 9857, 2330 Stelzer Rd.
“The Hero’s Laugh! Comedy Show,” a one-night special event spotlighting the healing power of laughter, is set to take the stage on Saturday, March 29, 7-9:30pm, at VFW Post 9857, 2330 Stelzer Rd. [doors open at 6pm]. This event will be headlined by nationally acclaimed comedian Gab Bonesso, known for her sharp wit and emotionally resonant performances.
Saturday, March 29, 12noon-3pm, Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
Join the Columbus Safety Collective Campaign as we launch our petition drive to win an independent non-police emergency response program that serves all Columbus residents.
By July 7, we will need to collect and submit 24,913 valid signatures. Our grassroots campaign depends on volunteers like you who are passionate about bringing an alternative crisis response program to our city.
Saturday, March 29, 10am-4pm, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church [Old Trinity Lutheran Church], 404 S. Third St.
Abortion Fund of Ohio’s Clothing Swap is back!
Join Abortion Fund of Ohio and Wild Cat Gift and Party for a clothing swap that benefits abortion care in Ohio! 100% of the proceeds from this event will go directly to abortion seekers.
Saturday, March 29, 10am-4pm, Creekside Conference and Event Center, 101 Mill St., Unit 300, Gahanna, Ohio
The latest budget cuts from the Trump Administration will have devastating consequences for Black and Brown communities — widening wage gaps, worsening food insecurity, increasing evictions, and restricting access to healthcare.
Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and housing assistance will only deepen these crises.