Presented by Westerville WAVE: https://www.instagram.com/westerville_wave/

Experts in economics, politics, education and history answer questions and give insights to community members to help channel energy into action!

A peaceful & inclusive community event!

Gain expert insights to channel energy into action!

Connect with community and get answers!

Join us for the CRIS Gathering for Good—an evening of connection, storytelling, and fundraising—at Mozart’s Cafe on Wednesday, April 16th, from 4:30-7:30 PM. Thanks to the generosity of our friends at Mozart's, this event is free and open to the public with light refreshments provided and a cash bar.

As we approach the 100th day since the launch of CRIS’ Enduring Welcome Fund (crisohio.org/enduring-welcome), we want to gather and talk about some of the good things happening in our community, even amidst challenging times. Special guests and speakers will share inspiring stories throughout the evening.

Whether you are a long-time friend of CRIS or new to our work and mission, please join us!

More info on our Facbeook event page HERE!

Come join us at The Siposium where we laugh, play, and learn together through experts. Grab a drink, join our topical trivia round, and then sit back to hear our expert share their knowledge in our intimate gathering. Audience interaction and questions are encouraged as we all grow in our understandings together.

This month we learn the roots of the right to privacy in the United States, how the roots have eroded, what remains of your rights, and what you can do about it. Acquire confidence and knowledge about your rights in order to help yourself and those close to you navigate a hazardous privacy landscape. Become an involved and informed conversation leader on the importance of civil rights. Decode strategies used to convince people to give up their rights and peek behind the curtain of the justice system to understand the competing interests that exert an eternal tug-of-war on the civil liberties that keep all of us safe.

Speaker Bio: Ben Tracy is a former civil rights attorney, a former senior judicial attorney to the Ohio Supreme Court, and is currently an appellate prosecutor and local politician. He is well into his second decade litigating civil rights and constitutional law topics and holds degrees from Exeter, Brown University, and the University of Virginia School of Law.

Buy tickets HERE!

From Red, Wine & Blue:

“Join us on the two-year anniversary of Project 2025’s launch for can’t-miss conversations with two of our favorite BADASS women—historian Heather Cox Richardson and Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. This moment isn’t just about understanding the threat—it’s about how we fight back with everything we’ve got.

Project 2025 is no longer just a radical plan on paper. Its ideas are already surfacing in Trump’s policies and shaping the agenda of extremist lawmakers. This event will break down exactly how Project 2025 is being implemented—and more importantly, what you can do about it.

Learn about our new first-of-its kind tracking tool to help you keep up with how Project 2025 is being implemented and how it is impacting your family and your community. It's time to get loud and spread the word. We will fight back: together!”

Register HERE.  

Location: Corner of Milton Ave and W. North Broadway

Meet your neighbors and strengthen our community by joining us on the second Friday of every month at the corner of Milton and W. North Broadway as we wave for democracy!

Bring your own sign or make one onsite!

Bring a beverage!

Bring a friend!

Location: First UU Church, 93 W Weisheimer, Columbus

For our April 8th meeting, we are welcoming 2025 candidates for Columbus School Board---with a different location than usual. We're going to be meeting at the First Unitarian Universalist Church.

Candidates will talk about their priorities, and will be on hand to take your questions.

Event starts at 7pm, doors OPEN at 6:30pm.

More info HERE!

Dublin, OH (Full address in sign-up page)

Join us to make signs to use at upcoming protests and on highway overpasses!

We'll supply all materials, including suggestions about language to use on your signs.

We'll happily accept donations of fat markers and poster/foam board to use for future events like this.

Please sign up HERE. Thank you!

219 W Dublin Granville Rd, Worthington.

Let’s stand up for democracy while building a community via a postcard writing party. We will supply cards, snacks and drinks. Feel free to bring anything to make the postcards more fun to read with stickers or markers. For those who are able, stamps are appreciated.

Register HERE. 

Dublin, OH (Full address in sign-up page)

Join us to make signs to use at upcoming protests and on highway overpasses!

We'll supply all materials, including suggestions about language to use on your signs.

We'll happily accept donations of fat markers and poster/foam board to use for future events like this.

Please sign up HERE. Thank you!

Save the Date: An Evening with Loretta Ross

The Center for Feminist Research, Education & Engagement (FREE Center) is thrilled to welcome academic, feminist, and activist Loretta Ross on Monday, March 24th, 2025.

Ross is a cofounder of SisterSong and Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, and is one of twelve women credited with coining the phrase and framework “reproductive justice.”

Learn more here.

Dublin, OH (Full address in sign-up page)

Join us to make signs to use at upcoming protests and on highway overpasses!

We'll supply all materials, including suggestions about language to use on your signs.

We'll happily accept donations of fat markers and poster/foam board to use for future events like this.

Please sign up HERE. Thank you!

118 North Columbus Street, Lancaster

Opus Dei is a secretive cult within the Catholic Church that is having increasing influence over not only the church but U.S. politics.

Learn more from our guest speaker about how they contributed to Project 2025

Opus Dei clearly states that it does not believe in the separation of church and state but wants to see a "symbiotic relationship." Five of our six Catholic U.S. Supreme Court Justices have a connection to or are members of Opus Dei, as are William Barr, Steve Bannon, JD Vance, Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society, and many contributors to the Project 2025 document.

Pope Francis has tried to put some limits on them. They have been accused of human trafficking and are quite experienced at building up financial reserves and keeping at arms' length from any controversy. They are the Catholic version of Christian Nationalists. Join us for a discussion of the their involvement and share ideas on how we can minimize their influence in our world.

Tickets: https://www.mobilize.us/fairdems/event/759497/
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1896554247815891/

Pride at Home, Peace Fellowship, 106 Sturges Ave, Mansfield. Event by Love on a Mission for Pride.

ALL ARE WELCOME! This month we will be viewing THERE ARE THINGS TO DO, an award winning documentary about LGBTQ+ activist Urvashi Vaid. The film was part of an American LGBTQ+ Museum special screening in partnership with NewFest New York's LGBTQ+ Film Festival and received the audience award for Best Documentary Short Film. 

* The end does not list an end time, 8:30 is an estimate!

Two Dollar Radio HQ
1124 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43206

Three professors will facilitate a reading- and discussion-based study group on abolitionism and radical politics.

At this meeting, we will talk about the past and present of immigration enforcement, as well as the country's broader policing/incarceration apparatus. If you plan to attend, please read this short piece on mass deportation, which will scaffold some of our conversation. This event is open to the public.

More info here: https://twodollarradiohq.com/events/