
January 2022
Freedom a la Cart Poetry + Spoken Word Workshop
Please join us for a poetry and spoken-word workshop. Workshops will be hosted by female poets in the Black Women Rise Poetry Collective. We’ll come together over Zoom to write, share our stories, learn more about poetry and poetry slam, read the work of nationally-known poets, and listen to the words of poets from all over the world. We’ll explore themes of identity, healing through trauma and grief, finding our voices, and much more! There will be space allotted for participants to share…
Find out more »EmpowHER Lunch + Learn
WOMEN EMPOWERING CHANGE: LEARNING THROUGH THE LENS OF A SEX TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR Join us for EmpowHER where women empower change by learning the truth behind sex trafficking and its impact on victims locally. The luncheon will feature a live candid conversation with local survivor leader, advocate, and professional speaker, Vanessa Perkins. You’ll learn tangible ways YOU can fight trafficking through your own sphere of influence. Guests will leave informed, inspired, and united! Funds will support Freedom a la Cart’s workforce…
Find out more »Mindful Consumerism Night
Join Freedom a la Cart and Melanie Conover, The Mindful Consumer Coach, for a conversation about what it means to live & shop by our values, and advocate for a better world where all are free through conscious living and consumer activism. Doors open at 6:30 pm. A limited menu of food and drink will be available for purchase. See you there! Grab your free ticket here!
Find out more »February 2022
Open Mic Night
Back by popular demand, Freedom a la Cart is partnering again with the Black Women Rise Poetry Collective to bring you two more Open Mic Nights this winter. Come share your voice or learn by listening to that of others! A limited menu of food and drink will be available for purchase. We look forward to sharing space with you! Doors open at 6:30p.
Find out more »March 2022
Woman Up Pop-Up Market
Visit us on Saturday, March 19th from 10 am - 2 pm for a small business pop-up market featuring 5 female owned local businesses! The vendors will be donating 10% of proceeds to Freedom a la Cart. Hope to see you there!
Find out more »Legal Empowerment Lunch + Learn
What is a specialty docket? What does “restorative justice” really mean? What can you do to stand alongside court systems in bringing freedom to victims of human trafficking in Columbus? Freedom a la Cart invites you to our first of four Legal Empowerment Lunch & Learns. Join us Wednesday, March 23rd from 1:00-2:30 pm for an overview on Franklin County’s CATCH Court specialty docket for human trafficking survivors in Columbus and how the Freedom + CATCH partnership creates transformational change…
Find out more »April 2022
One Year Café Anniversary Celebration
Join us at the Freedom a la Cart café + bakery to help us celebrate our one-year anniversary! There will be live music, menu specials, and more. We hope to see you there!
Find out more »Poetry + Spoken Word Workshop
Become empowered to express yourself through written and spoken word. Freedom a la Cart has partnered with the Black Women Rise Poetry Collective to bring you another Poetry + Writing Workshop. Through this workshop, we aim to empower each participant with the tools they need to express themselves, both in written and spoken format. Learn the art (& science) behind curating words of impact, acquire knowledge in how to shape your feelings into a tangible script, and inspire others in…
Find out more »May 2022
Mentor Training
Freedom a la Cart partners with CATCH Court to provide supportive services to the survivors in the program. While the women of CATCH Court have support from many agencies to help them navigate the new life journey they are beginning, Freedom a la Cart provides personal mentors to offer life coaching and emotional support. Our mentors show unconditional love and friendship, teach new social norms, and act as a support person. As Freedom works to expand our programs to guide…
Find out more »Open Mic Night
Back by popular demand, Freedom a la Cart is partnering again with the Black Women Rise Poetry Collective to bring you more Open Mic Nights. Come share your voice through poetry, song, music, comedy or drama — or be inspired by listening to that of others! A limited menu of food and drink will be available for purchase. We look forward to sharing space with you! Doors open at 6:30p.
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