Community
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.
Saturday, January 27, 5-7pm, MCL Kingsdale, 3154 Kingsdale Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio
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, January 27, 8-10:30am, Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Pkwy.
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and Columbus will be hosting the 15th annual Stroll for Epilepsy on January 27th, 2018. This family-friendly event will take place at the Polaris Fashion Place.
Walkers will stroll through both levels of the mall stopping along the way at designated stations to answer questions in our treasure hunt quiz and become eligible to win prizes.
Sunday, January 21, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
Saturday, January 20, 10am-12noon, South High Branch Library, 3540 S. High St.
We are a writer support group. We get together to discuss experiences, trends, techniques, and procedures for creating successful careers in the field of writing.
Tuesday, January 16, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
During the past few months, we have witnessed two things: (1.) the cruelty of the Trump administration’s efforts to deport immigrant families and (2.) how those immigrant families are leading our movement by resisting Trump’s deportation agenda.
While many localities, like Columbus, Ohio, have made proclamations that no local resources will be used to enforce federal immigration law, the reality is that ICE continues to terrorize and separate families like Edith Espinal’s.