Community
Thursday, December 19, 6-7pm, Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square, 125 E. Broad St.
This annual Memorial Service will honor and remember people who have experienced homelessness who have passed away during the course of the year. Please join us to honor their lives with words and music of inspiration.
Sponsored by Columbus Coalition for the Homeless.
Monday, December 16, 6-7:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Shepard Branch], 850 N. Nelson Rd.
The Columbus Community Bill of Rights is a citizen-initiated charter amendment for the city of Columbus. It will give us the right to protect our Water from toxic, radioactive Frack Waste dumping in our Water supply.
Come Sign the Petition at the following Columbus Metropolitan Library branches on the upcoming Monday.
• December 16, 6-7:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Franklinton Branch] [Meeting Room], 1061 W. Town St.
Sunday, December 15, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
Saturday, December 14, 6:30-11pm, 1021 E. Broad St. [east side door]
Join progressive friends for food, drink, and great music.
Contact: colsfreepress@gmail.com or 614-253-2571
Saturday, December 14, 6-8:30pm, Hilton Garden Inn Columbus University Area, 3232 Olentangy River Rd.
The Winter Solstice — also known as The Longest Night, Midwinter, Yule, and Jol — is a day that human beings across the globe have been celebrating since the Stone Age over 15,000 years ago. It represents the shortest period of sunlight in a single day for the whole year, and in turn, the longest period of darkness.
Saturday, December 14, 10am, Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.
The Santa Speedo Dash is comprised of participants who run a winter 5K, or walk one mile, wearing either a Speedo or holiday-themed-attire [which is encouraged but is not mandatory]. Central Ohio Diabetes Association’s Young Professionals Against Diabetes (YPAD) started the Santa Speedo Dash event in 2012; since then, the event has become one of the most infamous fun runs in Central Ohio.
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Friday, December 13, 6:30-8:30pm, First English Lutheran Church, 1015 E. Main St.
Please join Miriam Vargas and her family as they celebrate the Holidays, Friday, December 13, 2019, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Please bring either an appetizer or a dessert to share. Drinks will be provided; there will be a raffle, tree trimming, music, and other entertainment.
• Merry Christmas
• Joyful Solstice
• Happy Hanukkah
• Happy New Year
• Happy Kwanzaa
If you’d like to participate in the raffle, please bring cash for raffle tickets.
Tuesday, December 10
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December to commemorate the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly had adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organizations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.
Sunday, December 8, 2019, 4:30-7:30pm, Peace Lutheran Church, 455 Clark State Rd., Gahanna, Ohio
Please join us for this educational and uplifting program as we take an interfaith perspective of our shared home by looking at our planet from the perspective of nine different faiths. Stay after the program for a delicious potluck meal!
Monday, December 2; 5:30pm [Community Leaders Forum]; 7pm [Panel Discussion]; Fawcett Center [Conference Theater], 2400 Olentangy River Rd.
Theme:“The Power of One: Shaping Our Future Through Courage and Action”
On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, the mother of the modern civil rights movement, embodied the values of courage, fairness and compassion when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white passenger. Her spirit inspires Ohio to recognize her legacy each year in “The Power of One,” Ohio’s annual statewide tribute to Rosa Parks.