Events
+ Public Rally to Support Ukraine
 Friday, March 25, 6:00 p.m.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Louisville Metro Government and the Office for Globalization have received an outpouring of requests from residents asking how they can help. In response, Mayor Greg Fischer established the Louisville Task Force (LTF) to aid and support Ukrainians. Headed by the Director of the Louisville Metro Office for Globalization Director, Kevin Lynch, the task force’s mission is to provide an answer to residents asking how they can help. As a group, LTF consists of dedicated individuals with the connections and expertise necessary to provide meaningful support to Ukrainians. Please join Mayor Greg Fischer and the LTF in front of Metro Hall, 527 W. Jefferson St., for a rally to support the people of Ukraine and nonprofit organizations working in Ukraine.
For more information on how to support LTF and our the trusted local nonprofits, go to the website and follow on social media.
Website: www.Louisvilleky.gov/Ukraine
Instagram: @lousiville4ukraine
Twitter: @louisville4UA
+ Participate in the New American Business Resilience and Growth Program
 Saturday, March 26, 9:00 a.m.
Attention Business Owners! Has your business been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic?
The Office for Globalization has partnered with Louisville’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to launch a small business pilot program to assist New American business owners with COVID resilience and recovery and to prepare for business growth.
A limited number of New American business owners will be selected to participate in the pilot program, REACH, designed specifically for owners who are ready to grow their business!
This program will provide practical, hands-on workshops designed to help business owners to prepare for financing and growth. Those who successfully complete the program will be eligible for a business grant and targeted business loans.
To complete the program, business owners must:
Step 1: Complete a survey identify interests and needs. Owners will be connected with small business resources after completing the survey.
Step 2: Participate in a Business Health Check Workshop. Maximum of 20 participants per workshop.
Step 3: Apply for REACH after initial workshop. Upon completion of the program, participants will be eligible for business funding, including a business grant, a government-funded business loan and/or a bank-funded business loan.
CLICK HERE to complete the survey.
CLICK HERE to register!
+ Baha'is of Louisville presents a Three-Part Deepening Series
 Thursday, March 24, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 7, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May, 12, 7:00 p.m.
A Three-Part Deepening Session on Social Discourse
Presenter: Dr. Behrooz Sabet.
Part 1: Baha’i Faith & Democracy, Part 2: Crisis of the Current Age, Part 3: The Baha'i Answer
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87274211144
You can also join in by calling (312) 626-6799
+ Join a Relaxing Cacao Ceremony
 Saturday, March 26, 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Join Energy Soiree for a cacao ceremony of universal love. A sacred gathering facilitating a heart opening shamanic journey into your loving soul self. The spirit of cacao within a sacred space assists in energetic healing, receiving clarity in areas of love, life purpose, amplifies intuitive abilities, and provides general guidance for personal growth.
2908 Brownsboro Road #206
Louisville, KY 40206
at The Intuitive Connection
energysoiree.com
$55.00 per person
CLICK HERE to register
+ A Community Service of Remembrance: Hope & Healing
 Sunday, April 3, 4:00 p.m.
The community is invited to bring photos/mementos of person(s) who died to include in a memorial display. Art materials will be provided to create symbols of hope and remembrance. Counselors and trained volunteers will be available to assist. Join us for music, reflection and refreshments.
Participants will gather in the Healing Space for readings, music and messages of hope, honoring and celebrating the lives of those being remembered. Speakers will share how they have coped, continued moving forward and found hope after experiencing sudden and tragic loss.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information contact the Hosparus Health Grief Counseling Center at 502-456-5451 or 888-345-8197.
Muhammad Ali Center*
144 North Sixth Street, 6th Floor, Louisville
*Parking available in the Muhammad Ali Center or adjacent PARC Garages
(use 6th Street entrance between Main Street & River Road)
CLICK HERE to register
+ Louisville Public Library Event: English Conversation Club
 Wednesdays, Ongoing 7:00 p.m., next event, March 30
The English Conversation Club, located the Louisville Main Library allows non-native speakers to practice English in a relaxed, informal setting with others. If you are learning the English language, or would like to practice conversing in English, come join the Conversation Club. Participants should have some basic knowledge of the English language before joining. Join as a student, or contact Danwen Zeng to volunteer!
Main Library
301 York Street
Louisville, KY USA 40203
CLICK HERE to learn more.
+ Attend Compassion Cultivation Training
 April 1 - May 20 11:30 a.m. - 1:30p.m., via Zoom Every Friday
Compassion Cultivation Training is a unique and compelling 8-week process that develops within you the qualities of compassion, empathy, and kindness. Expand your empathy and concern for others, develop your strength to be with suffering and take compassionate action, and build resilience to prevent empathy fatigue.
CLICK HERE to register or by calling 502-614-5616. Limited to 15 students.
+ Power to Prosper Minority Business Accelerator
Application Deadline: April 1 | First Info Session: TBD
Get the executive education, management know-how and business support system you need to grow your established small business through this intensive, cohort-based program. No previous degree required, just the willingness to work on your business, not just in it! If you are ready to prosper, apply to GLI’s Power to Prosper Minority Business Accelerator, powered by Interise, and learn how to take your business to the next level.
CLICK HERE to apply
+ Center for Nonprofit Excellence Virtual Mayoral Candidate Forum
Tuesday, March 29, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. via ZOOM
The Center for Nonprofit Excellence has invited all mayoral candidates so they can share how they expect their administration to partner with local nonprofits and support their efforts. (The primary is on Tuesday, May 17, and the election is on Tuesday, November 8.)
WHAT ARE YOUR QUESTIONS? To ensure that the candidates address the questions you want answers to, send CNPE up to three questions on this simple survey. Please list your questions in order of priority. Questions/topics are due by midnight on Tuesday, March 8.
SIGN UP for the mayoral forum here
+ Join the Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods for a Night of Networking
 Tuesday, March 29, from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The Networking Night guest speakers will include Restorative Justice, Red Line Performing Arts, YMCA – Y Now and more. This Networking Night in partnership with National Youth Violence Prevention Week, is a wonderful opportunity to get involved with organizations in our community that are striving to make a difference.
Louisville Free Public Library, Main Branch, 301 York Street
CLICK HERE to register.
+ Sign up for One Love Louisville Ambassador Institute Training
 Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The One Love Louisville Ambassador Institute is a free, in-person training scheduled for one day only based on current lineup of presenters and lunch will be served. You will hear from experts as they cover a range of topics including The Public Health Approach To Violence / Youth Involvement, OSHN Overview, Mental Health 101, and Community Engagement. This training, which has been attended by nearly 639 people since its inception in 2017, aims to inform participants of individual and collective efforts to reduce violence in Louisville.
Louisville Free Public Library, Main Branch, 301 York Street.
CLICK HERE to register
+ Come Plant a Tree with Louisville Grows
 Friday April 8, 12:30p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Join Louisville Grows for the Southend Beautification Campaign Tree Planting, Corporate Partner Day. Help them reach their goal of planting 1,000 trees in 2022! No experience necessary.
Click here to register
+ Volunteer for Brightside Community-Wide Clean Up Day
 Saturday, April 16
Brightside has multiple events throughout the year to help raise awareness in what it takes to have a clean, green, and sustainable lifestyle, as well as to raise funds for the programs and supplies that Brightside offers to the public.
Brightside hosts the Brightside Bi-Annual Community-Wide Cleanup in April in conjunction with Mayor Fischer’s Give A Day, week of service initiative, and the Fall Community-Wide Cleanup.
For more information, please visit Brightside or call 502-574-2613.
CLICK HERE to sign up!
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