Meeting
Saturday, September 9, 9am-4pm, Hilltop Branch Library, 511 S. Hague Ave.
Why Should I Become a Tree Steward?
• Trees reduce energy costs, support clean air and water, reduce stress, and are related to increasing home values.
• Tree Stewards promote and care for neighborhood trees to improve the community and increase public awareness through community education, planning and planting for the future, and provide maintenance and care for young trees in public places.
This all-day free event will include breakfast and lunch.
Thursday, August 31, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
Join us for the final installment of our study series on “Lenin and the Revolutionary Party.” We will be reading chapters 10-13. Just send us a message to pick up a copy. We welcome everyone to attend and join the discussion whether or not you’ve done the reading.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the first socialist revolution in history, where workers and peasants took power into their own hands to determine their own fate.
Tuesday, September 19, 6-8pm, North Congregational United Church of Christ, 2040 W. Henderson Rd.
Join us for an evening where we learn about how important voting rights are to the health of our democracy. Topics will include voter registration, voter suppression, gerrymandering, election administration, and more.
Confirmed speakers include Kathleen Clyde, who has been a strong advocate for voting rights in Ohio; check back for more speakers as we confirm them.
Hosted by Indivisible: Ohio District 12.
Saturday, September 2, 2:15-4pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100
Central Ohio Street Medic Collective is hosting an information session and light training on how to protect yourself and treat others when exposed to chemical weapons.
You will learn about
• gaining consent
• the types of weapons and their effects
• the proper tools and tactics to decontaminate
• how to ground yourself within chaotic situations
Saturday, September 2, 7pm, Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave.
Columbus provides security, safety, and opportunity to many of its residents — but not to all. There is a clear pattern in Columbus, in Ohio, and across the country, of unjustifiable violence and killing of young black men. We need accountability and we need a new direction.
Thursday, October 5, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
We are the Columbus branch of the International Socialist Organization. We are opposed to all oppression and fight for a world centered around human need, not corporate greed. We are students, community members, workers, and activists. We are socialists.
Contact: iso.columbus@gmail.com
Thursday, October 5, 6-8pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.
Join us for our monthly public meeting. SURJ is a multi-racial group organizing white people for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for racial justice.
Email SURJColumbusOH@gmail.com with any questions.
Wednesday, October 4, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Rm. 1-A], 96 S. Grant Ave.
Jewish Voice for Peace members are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, equality, human rights, respect for international law, and a U.S. foreign policy based on these ideals.
Please note that this is a new meeting location; parking will be available in the library’s parking garage.
Contact: centralohio@jvp.org
Sunday, October 1, 7pm, King Ave. United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave.
Talking about race, faith, and sexuality isn’t always easy but it’s needed now more than ever. King Ave. United Methodist Church is proud to welcome social justice activist and LGBT worship leader Darren Calhoun to Columbus on Sunday, October 1 at 7pm to share his personal journey to bridge the divide that exists between racial and sexual inclusivity.
Tuesday, September 26, 5:30-7pm, ACLU of Ohio, 1108 City Park Ave., Ste. 203