Community
Saturday, November 2, 8am-12noon and 12noon-4pm; Sunday, November 3, 1-5pm; Monday, November 4, 8am-2pm; Tuesday, November 5, 6:30am-9:30am, 9:30am-1pm, 1pm-4:30pm, and 4:30pm-7:30pm; Franklin County Board of Elections, 1700 Morse Rd. and polling locations around Columbus
Saturday, November 2, 8am-12noon and 12noon-4pm; Sunday, November 3, 1-5pm; Monday, November 4, 8am-2pm; Tuesday, November 5, 6:30am-9:30am, 9:30am-1pm, 1pm-4:30pm, and 4:30pm-7:30pm; Franklin County Board of Elections, 1700 Morse Rd. and polling locations around Columbus
Thursday, October 31, 6pm [doors open at 5:30pm], Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St.
Are online social networks and chat groups among recently arrived residents to the Near East Side a new form of “redlining?” Do they reflect an internet-age tactic designed to exclude “the other?” Is it the civic responsibility of community residents, both long-time and new, to learn and preserve the history of the neighborhood they inhabit?
To be blunt: Is gentrification the enemy of historic preservation, not only of edifices, but also of culture?
Saturday, October 26, 11am-12noon, Washington Gladden Social Justice Park, northeast corner of E. Broad St. and Cleveland Ave.
The 200th birthday of the Rev. Dr. James Preston Poindexter, Columbus abolitionist and civil rights leader, will be celebrated on Saturday, October 26, from 11am to 12noon in the new Washington Gladden Social Justice Park on E. Broad St. at Cleveland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, December 7, 10am [registration begins at 8am], Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.
The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run is a fun way to get out, get moving, and raise funds and awareness to cure America’s #1 cause of disability. In communities nationwide, this annual event brings together people from all walks of life to shout “Yes, we will live life to its fullest while searching for a cure!”
Thursday, December 5, 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.
Sunday, December 1
World AIDS Day takes place on December 1 each year and provides an opportunity for people, worldwide, to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever global health day.
Saturday, November 30, 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.
Saturday, November 23, 9:30-11:30am, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St.
Join us as we honor International Survivors of Suicide Day 2019. Come and enjoy a delicious, hot breakfast. Make a memory craft to remember your loved one(s) or, just enjoy the beautiful view of the Audubon Center.
Space is limited so register today! This is a free event.
Wednesday, November 20, 6:30pm, King Ave. United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave.
TransOhio will hold its annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on Wednesday, November 20 at King Ave. United Methodist Church to honor and lift up the victims of violence against the transgender and gender non-binary/non-conforming community, both across the U.S. and around the world, during 2019.
More details will come; please follow the below event for updates.
facebook.com/events/king-avenue-umc/transgender-day-of-remembrance-2019/745900985849716/