Activists & Agitators 2025
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Have you grabbed your pass for this year’s Activists and Agitators yet? Don’t wait—secure your seat before it’s gone!
About Activists and Agitators 2025
The conversation at Activists and Agitators 2025 will confront one of the most urgent challenges facing Central Ohio today: the $25 million funding gap threatening our shelter system. Together, we’ll explore the crisis of housing instability, the systemic barriers families face, and the collective solutions we must pursue to ensure safe and stable housing for all.
This year’s program also marks 20 years of the YWCA Family Center, honoring the resilience of families who’ve walked through its doors and the bravery of those who built it. Author and speaker Ijeoma Oluo will share her personal story of growing up in low-income housing with a single mother, offering vital perspective on the lived realities of homelessness and poverty—and the urgent call for housing justice in our community.
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Wednesday, Oct. 8th
Columbus College of Art & Design, Joseph V. Canzani Center -or- Virtual
4:30 P.M. Doors open
5:30 P.M. Program Begins
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YWCA Columbus’ eighth annual #ActivistsandAgitators is coming up on Wednesday, October 8th! This year, we’re confronting the $25 million funding gap threatening Central Ohio’s shelter system while honoring 20 years of resilience at the YWCA Family Center. Don’t miss this powerful evening with author and speaker Ijeoma Oluo, exploring housing justice, systemic inequality, and how we can take action together: ywcacolumbus.org/aanda
Join us for YWCA Columbus’ eighth annual #ActivistsandAgitators on Wednesday, October 8th! This year’s program will feature a fireside chat with Ijeoma Oluo and others, alongside powerful art installations and advocacy opportunities that bring the housing justice movement to life. Don’t miss this chance to learn, reflect, and take action together. 🔗 Save your seat: ywcacolumbus.org/aanda
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We/Company Name/Personal are proud to support YWCA Columbus’ eighth annual #ActivistsandAgitators! This year’s program will spotlight the urgent fight for housing justice, with a fireside chat featuring Ijeoma Oluo and others, as well as art installations and advocacy opportunities that bring this critical issue to life. 🔗 Save your seat: ywcacolumbus.org/aanda
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Subject: Join Me at Activists and Agitators 2025!
YWCA Columbus’ eighth annual Activists and Agitators is coming up on Wednesday, October 8th. This year, we’re highlighting the $25 million funding gap threatening Central Ohio’s shelter system and celebrating 20 years of courage and resilience from families served by the YWCA Family Center.
Ijeoma Oluo, Seattle-based writer and speaker, will share her experiences growing up in low-income housing and offer powerful insight into housing instability and systemic inequality.
As a YWCA Columbus board member, I’m excited for this year’s event because [insert personal reflection].
I hope you will join me at the the Joseph V. Canzani Center at CCAD for this evening of storytelling, ideas, and commitment to housing justice. Reserve your virtual or in-person pass: ywcacolumbus.org/aanda
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Subject: Be There: Reserve Your Seat for YWCA Columbus’ Activists and Agitators 2025!
[Company Name/Personal Name] is proud to sponsor YWCA Columbus’ eighth annual Activists and Agitators, happening on Wednesday, October 8th at the Joseph V. Canzani Center at CCAD.
This year, the program will spotlight the $25 million funding gap threatening Central Ohio’s shelter system while honoring 20 years of resilience and courage at the YWCA Family Center. The evening will feature a fireside chat with bestselling author Ijeoma Oluo and others, plus art installations and advocacy opportunities that invite us all to act boldly for housing justice.
We/[Company Name/Personal Name] are/is committed to YWCA Columbus’ mission of eliminating racism and empowering women, and I hope you will join us at this transformative event. Save your seat at ywcacolumbus.org/aanda.
Activists and Agitators is an annual YWCA Columbus event dedicated to uniting the Columbus community and inspiring attendees to pursue greater social change together than we can achieve alone.
This event fosters dialogue, provides practical resources, and educates the community to promote empowerment and inclusion. We created Activists and Agitators with the belief that anyone and everyone can be an agent for social change. If we all commit to intentional, anti-racist, direct action and harm reduction, our collective impact will be profound.