Community

Thursday, August 7, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Wealthy special interest groups have been urging state legislators to call for a new constitutional convention. With no rules in Article V of the U.S. Constitution to protect us, all of our constitutional rights and liberties could be up for grabs. Join us for a webinar on Thursday, August 7 at 6pm.

Thursday, August 7, 4:30-7:30pm, Bethel International United Methodist Church, 1220 Bethel Rd.

We’re visiting Columbus communities to connect you — our neighbors — to vital resources, delicious food, live music and so much more. Best of all, the Rise Up CBUS! events are free! Visit Columbus.gov/RiseUpCBUS for other events and more information.

Hosted by City of Columbus Department of Neighborhoods.

Wednesday, August 6, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration [“in-person” attendance is also an option]

The Merion Village Association meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month (except in December when the meeting is replaced with a community potluck), beginning promptly at 7pm. Meetings are now hybrid each month and can be attended virtually or in person at the Merion Village Association Info Center. All interested parties are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Virtual Attendance

• Register for the Zoom meeting at the link below

Wednesday, August 6, 6:30-8pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St.

Join PFLAG Columbus for an evening of powerful conversation, insight, and hope.

Award-winning author and journalist Nico Lang joins Densil Porteous, Executive Director of Stonewall Columbus, for a heartfelt discussion on the resilience, voices, and lived experiences of trans youth — locally and nationally. Together, they’ll explore the power of community, the urgency of visibility, and the joy that exists even in turbulent times.

Wednesday, August 6, 6pm, University Baptist Church, 50 W. Lane Ave.

Wednesday, August 6, 12noon-1pm, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St., this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube

Tuesday, August 5, 7-10pm, Pierogi Mountain, 105 N. Grant Ave.

Join us for our DSA happy hour! We will be meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. This will be an informal get together to meet, hang out, talk shop, and enjoy the camaraderie! Non-members are welcome to join and learn more about the chapter.

Hosted by Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America].

Tuesday, August 5, 7pm, Whetstone Branch Library, 3909 N. High St.

For our August meeting, we are excited to welcome the 2025 Franklin County Municipal Court candidates/incumbents. Doors open at 6:30pm; the program will begin at 7pm.

Joining us will be:

• Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Jessica D’Varga

• Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Jodi Thomas, and

• Candidate for Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Ajmeri Hoque

Monday, August 4, 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 3, 4-5pm, Franklin County Municipal Court, 375 S. High St.

Join Central Ohio Jews for Justice and interfaith partners to observe the traditional day of mourning, Tish B’Av, outside the Franklin County Municipal Court, which is reportedly allowing ICE agents into the court.

Organizers are mourning the destruction enacted on our neighbors by our own government.

U.S. anti-immigration forces are carrying out campaigns of terror in the name of Jewish safety, which makes all of us less safe.