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Friday, January 24, 9am-3pm, Ohio Statehouse

Join IGNITE for #IGNITEtheCapitol on Friday, January 24, at the Ohio State Capitol to advocate for the issues you care most about! Join us at IGNITE the Capitol, where IGNITE young women will receive training and hands-on advocacy experience. Participants will learn:

• Basics of why it is critical that their voice is heard,

• How to be an effective advocate, and

• Ins and outs of their local and states’ lawmaking process.

Thursday, January 23, 6-8:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Jobs. Mental Health. Housing Affordability. Education. Poverty. Criminal Justice. Homelessness. Eviction. Food Insecurity. Addiction. Environmental Justice. Civil Protections. Transportation. Community Development.

Thursday, January 23, 6-7:30pm, Flyers Pizza & Subs, 296 Main St., Groveport, Ohio

Let’s Turn the Tide and Build the Blue Wave! Join Southeast Progressives and local Democrats to brainstorm ways to get out the vote for the 2020 election! We’re starting now, through canvassing, postcard writing, etc., to ask reluctant voters for their help in turning our country blue! We really need your ideas and help.

Wednesday, January 15, 6-8pm, Ohio 4-H Youth Development, 2201 Fred Taylor Dr.

In collaboration with OSU Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens and Great Lakes Brewing Company, we invite you to join us for the first Green Drinks of 2020. We are kicking off the Earth Day Columbus campaign by celebrating volunteerism with many great local nonprofit organizations: 2020 will be a very important year for the environment as Earth Day turns 50. Together, we can make a difference in the new year!

Wednesday, January 15, 6-8pm, Roosters, 3370 Olentangy River Rd.

Join us as we write to registered progressive voters who have moved but haven’t updated their voting address. We’ll also chat about upcoming opportunities to register voters and other activities.

We’ll be in the back room of Roosters, 3370 Olentangy River Rd., and will have plenty of postcards, stamps, and markers. We just need you to help us write!

Hosted by Indivisible: Ohio District 12.

Thursday, February 6, 7-8:30pm, Compassionate Communication Center of Ohio [inside of Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church], 2350 Indianola Ave.

Join us for an engaging and fun introduction to Compassionate-Nonviolent Communication (NVC), the Language of the Heart, led by Susanna Warren.

People of all experience levels, ranging from beginners to experienced practitioners, are welcome to this gathering. We will have a short explanation, a demonstration, and then we will give everyone a chance to practice giving and/or receiving empathy.

Saturday, January 25, 5-7pm, MCL Kingsdale, 3154 Kingsdale Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio

Don’t believe in God? You are not alone! Join the Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO], a community that values people, emphasizes reason, and focuses on this world.

Come out and join us for dinner and conversation! We’ll be in the back room unless there’s a special event going on in that room.