Community
Wednesday, December 6, 6-9pm, Cocoa Manor, 76 Buttles Ave.
Join us on Wednesday, December 6, for our 30th Anniversary Holiday Gala!
Mingle with neighbors, meet new friends, and help support your park at the Friends of Goodale Park’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Enjoy delicious appetizers and drinks and participate in a silent auction that will feature donated artwork and goodies from local artists and merchants.
Attire? You’ll feel comfortable at the Gala whether you come casual or dressed up!
Tickets are $50.00 presale and $60 at the door.
Sunday, December 3, 3-7pm, North Congregational United Church of Christ, 2040 W. Henderson Rd.
Saturday, December 2, 2-5pm, beginning at First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St.
Get in the holiday spirit with a festive tour of downtown churches!
Friday, December 1, 6-7:30pm, Noor Islamic Cultural Center, 5001 Wilcox Rd.
Join CAIR-Columbus and CAIR-Florida Deputy Director Nezar Hamze for this Crisis Response Training which will focus on:
• Responding to active shooter situations
• Home, mosque, and school safety
• Reacting to hate crimes and harassment
• Understanding how to work with law enforcement while protecting community civil rights
• Combating violence through community-led efforts
Friday, December 1, 6-9pm, Nationwide Children’s Hospital [Baxter Auditorium], 700 Children’s Dr.
You are invited to join us as we remember those who have passed due to AIDS-related complications and to acknowledge and celebrate the lives of those living with HIV.
Performances will include song, dance, spoken word, poetry, and art. Community leaders will proudly join us in this important day of recognition.
All are welcome to attend.
Tuesday, November 28, 5:30pm-7:30pm. [doors open at 5pm], YWCA Columbus [Wolfe Room], 65 S. Fourth St.
Thursday, November 2, 12noon, Franklin County Board of Elections, 1700 Morse Rd.
Thursday, November 2, 5pm, Reynoldsburg Branch Library, 1402 Brice Rd.
Join us for the first event in our upcoming Speak Up and Be Heard Series!
We’ll meet on the first and second Thursdays of each month to make our voices heard. The first Thursday will be a Speak Up Social, where we’ll make creative messages about a current issue for Congressman Stivers. The second Thursday will be a Be Heard Office Visit, where we’ll deliver those messages to Congressman Stivers’ office in person.
Thursday, November 30, 4:30-6pm, Ohio Dominican University [Griffin Student Center, Rm. 258], 1216 Sunbury Rd.
Julie Hart and Anjel Stough-Hunte will celebrate their new book, Pathways to Pacifism and Antiwar Activism among U.S. Veterans: The Role of Moral Identity in Personal Transformation, on Thursday, November 30, 4:30-6pm, in the Griffin Student Center [Rm. 258] at Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Rd.
Wednesday, November 1, 7pm, Columbus Free Press office, 1021 E. Broad St. [east side door]
Ana Marina Alvarenga is a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador and is running for re-election in March 2018. She currently participates in two commissions:
• Women in Gender Equality
• Justice and Human Rights
She is a member of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) political party; two of her most important causes are women’s rights and the anti-mining campaign.