Community

Monday, October 13, 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, October 12, 9am-2pm, Linden Tree Nursery, 1142 E. 17th Ave.

This fall, Green Columbus will be hosting its seventh annual tree giveaway in an effort to increase the urban forest of Columbus. We will be hosting three free tree giveaways to distribute hundreds of three-gallon native trees to Columbus residents. Residents may choose from a variety of species — red oak, tulip poplar, red maple, black cherry, and sycamore — all of which are native to Ohio and support native plants and animals. Trees are grown in our tree nursery in Linden, Ohio.

Saturday, October 11, 5-7pm, Vida’s Plant Based Butcher, 1724 Northwest Blvd.

Join Columbus Vegan Meetup at Vida’s during their fifth-year anniversary. Smoker is going to be out and a special anniversary menu item!

New Saturday dinner hours are from 9am to 8:30pm (last menu order at 8pm) with happy hour drink specials, from 6pm to 8pm, that will feature local draft beers and cocktail drinks. Join us and meet fellow vegan and animal activists while supporting local family-owned vegan businesses.

Saturday, October 11, 3:30-5:30pm, Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling [KTC] Buddhist Center, 645 W. Rich St.

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

Vegetarian potluck dishes are welcome; this is a no-meat, no-alcohol event.

Speakers:

• Jahwara Qutiefan: Ohio Bonds Campaign

• Pat Marida: Anduril campaign

• Lea Austin: Ohio Poor Peoples’ Campaign / Moral Mondays

• Sandy Bolzenius: Veterans For Peace / Sumud Flotilla updates

Saturday, October 11, 12noon-2pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

Saturday, September 13, 11am-1pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Northside Branch], 1423 N. High St.

This Saturday [10-11-2025] is our General Meeting at 11am at Northside Library at 1423 N. High St.; RSVP at dsacb.us/GMattendance. We’ll be voting on a new Priority Campaign about City Council Non-Cooperation Resolutions. We’ll also be voting on Kyle M. becoming our Membership and Campaigns Chair.

Saturday, October 11, 10am-12noon and 1-3pm, Worthington Tree Nursery [at Godown Park], 6099 Godown Rd.

If you live within the Lower Olentangy Watershed and would like a free tree to plant in your yard, come on down to our Worthington Tree Nursery Tree Giveaway! After growing our tree saplings all spring and summer, our trees are ready to go to their forever homes. Trees vary in type and size so there is something for everyone.

More information is available on our website at FLOWohio.org.

Columbus Safety Collective: Weds, 10/1
Join us from 6-8pm at GRND: Ground x Grind, 1106-1108 E. Main St., Columbus, for a Signature Drive + Info Session hosted by OFUPAC x the Columbus Safety Collective Campaign (CSCC). They are organizing to create a non-police emergency response system that serves all Columbus residents — rooted in care, anti-racism, and true community safety. 
 
This is your chance to: 

• Sign the petition

• Learn about the campaign

Saturday, October 11, 10am, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Passenger rail is moving forward in Ohio, but not every region is on the map yet. Communities in Southeast Ohio, including Athens, aren’t covered by Corridor ID, and many residents rely on intercity buses for long-distance travel.

At our October 11 statewide Zoom meeting at 10am, All Aboard Ohio will explore how buses could play a bigger role in Ohio’s transportation future. We’ll look at:

• GoBus and existing intercity routes

Saturday, October 11, 12noon-7pm, Mayme Moore Park, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave.

Hosted by Columbus Community Pride.