Community
Sunday, February 18, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
Sunday, February 11, 2-4pm, St. John’s United Church of Christ [UCC], 59 E. Mound St.
Saturday, February 10, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
The Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, and joyous circle dances that celebrate the variety of spiritual paths on Earth. If you like folk dancing, you’ll be right at home here. No previous experience is needed — just an open and willing attitude. Participation, not presentation, is the focus.
Contact: 614-441-9773 or 614-429-4009
Saturday, February 10, 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
Sunday, January 28, 1-4pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Friends Theater], 2800 Tremont Rd.
Sign up now for the CAIR-Columbus Anti-Bullying Conference!
This event is for students and parents. It will take place at the Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Rd., Upper Arlington, OH 43221, in the Friends Theater. The Anti-Bullying Conference will feature:
• Interactive activities for students focused on how to deal with bullying.
Friday, January 26, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
From families being ripped apart, the near-end of DACA, a pending renewal of the “clean” Dream Act, and re-ratification of visas from Trump’s administration; the effects are being felt on a national level, and locally here in Columbus. From protesting the annulment of DACA, fighting for a “clean” Dream Act, mobilizing at ICE [Immigration Customs Enforcement] check-ins, to organizing around cases, we must protect and support all people who are facing ICE, however they choose to respond.
Friday, January 19, 7pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
A Benefit for the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Columbus Mennonite Church [which currently houses refugee Edith Espinal] Sanctuary Fund.
Friday, February 2, 6-11pm, Glass Axis, 610 W. Town St.
Mardi Gras will be lit this year at Glass Axis’s Glassquerade featuring glassblowing furnaces raging over 2000°F. Celebrate Mardi Gras in style wearing your favorite mask for the fifth year of this masquerade event. Glassquerade will take place on Friday, February 2, from 6pm to 11pm, at Glass Axis.
Thursday, February 1, 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.
Wednesday, January 31, 8pm, Rambling House Soda, 310 E. Hudson St.
Word Church is a poetry reading held the last Wednesday of every month at 8pm at Rambling House Soda, 310 E. Hudson St. Bring your poetry, get your rhyme on, and meet some interesting people.