Community

Wednesday, August 13, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Do you have questions about legally changing your or your child’s name and/or gender designation on various identity documents in Ohio? Join us for a free legal clinic!

Through the partnership of TransOhio and Equitas Health, with support from local community groups, the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic offers confidential virtual discussions with trained volunteer attorneys to help navigate the process! Come with all of your questions and leave with the paperwork you need.

Wednesday, August 13, 12noon-1pm, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St., this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube

They’ve grown up in an era of social media, student debt, climate anxiety, and political gridlock — and now, a new generation of leaders is stepping up to the mic. From Gen Z newcomers to Millennials to younger members of Gen X, new generations of Ohioans are increasingly taking their seats in city halls, county offices, and the Statehouse.

Tuesday, August 12, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Rm. 1-A], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Join us for our monthly meeting! Located at the Main Library, Meeting Room 1-A (96 S. Grant Ave.). All are welcome.

Hosted by Transit Columbus.

Monday, August 11, 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.

Sunday, August 10, 1-5pm, Worthington Village Green, corner of S.R. 161 and High St., Worthington, Ohio

Join us for our community’s favorite celebration of summer and save the date for Sunday, August 10 for our End of Summer Fair! This year, we’re joining forces with our friends at Worthington Interfaith Neighbors [WIN] to include their annual Festival of Faiths and Nations event!

Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10, 11am-8pm, Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.

¡Festival Latino! is a free, family-friendly event celebrating family and community with two days of children’s activities, music, food, fashion, art, and dance from the heart of Latin America.

El mencionado evento es gratuito y está orientrado a las familias y a la comunidad, es por ello, que habrán actividades para los niños y otros eventos que incluyen: música, comida, moda, arte y danzas; todas ellas llegan desde el corazón de América Latina directamente para usted.

Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10, 11am-8pm, Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.

¡Festival Latino! is a free, family-friendly event celebrating family and community with two days of children’s activities, music, food, fashion, art, and dance from the heart of Latin America.

El mencionado evento es gratuito y está orientrado a las familias y a la comunidad, es por ello, que habrán actividades para los niños y otros eventos que incluyen: música, comida, moda, arte y danzas; todas ellas llegan desde el corazón de América Latina directamente para usted.

Thursday, August 7, 11:30am, Ohio Statehouse [near the McKinley statue]

Residents of Ohio will hold a press conference on Thursday, August 7 at 11:30am at the Ohio Statehouse [near the McKinley statue] to demand an end to the forced starvation in Gaza and Ohio’s investments in Israeli companies and bonds.

Speakers, including veterans, lawyers, faith leaders, students, and healthcare workers, will call for divestment from entities complicit in Gaza’s starvation and alleged war crimes.

Saturday, August 9, 6:30-9pm, 952 Bryden Rd. [Lynn Stan’s house]

Join us for a variety of community conversations at this in-person Free Press Second Saturday Salon

Potluck dishes are welcome!

We’ll talk about upcoming elections, local festivals, immigration solidarity, and more!

Co-hosted by Simply Living.

Hosted by The Columbus Free Press.

Saturday, August 9, 2-3:30pm, on the west side of N. High St. between Ohio Route 161 [in Worthington] and downtown Columbus

Join the final big resistance event of the summer before the beginning of the new school year! With your participation, we will form a human chain of resistance 8 miles long on the public sidewalk along the west side of High St. from Route 161 in Worthington to downtown Columbus, delivering the message that we stand united for our common values as Americans.