Community
Saturday, February 4, 3:30-5:30pm, Whetstone Branch Library, 3909 N. High St.
Simply Living has embarked on a joint venture with local solar installers and educator Catherine Hope-Cunnygham, founder of Green Gahanna, to launch the brand new Central Ohio Local Solar Solutions project. Our mission in this and future solar fairs is to give residents detailed information about what’s involved in “going solar,” including home energy audits and the chance to meet with local solar companies.
Friday, January 20, 7:30-11:30pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
Gird yourself for the coming struggle to preserve basic human rights and equal justice. The Kate Schulte Foundation presents Warriors for Justice in an Inauguration Day benefit for the Southern Poverty Law Center [SPLC] and the American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU].
Thursday, February 2, 5:30-7:30pm, Strongwater Food and Spirits, 401 W. Town St.
While serving as Director of Athletics for The Ohio State University, Gene Smith has been an incredible advocate for LGBTQ students, including producing two videos for the “You Can Play” project [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_11bWV-XugE&feature=youtu.be ], an initiative dedicated to ensuring equality, respect, and safety for all athletes regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Saturday, January 28, 5-8pm, 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 28, 8:30-11:30am, Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Pkwy.
The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and Columbus will be hosting the 14th annual Stroll for Epilepsy on January 28, 2017. 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 to become eligible to win prizes.
Wednesday, January 25, 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.
Sunday, January 22, 2-4pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
Tuesday, January 17, 5:30-7pm, The Columbus Foundation, 1234 E. Broad St.
Suzanne Roberts and Jim White have been meeting and discussing racism for over five years. As a white woman and a black man discussing race relations in our communities and America, they have educated audiences with a historical and personal perspective on the complexity of these issues. Evenings spent listening to these unique conversations are illuminating and will leave you with tools for taking action.
Tuesday, January 17, 8am-4pm, Ohio Statehouse
Join us for the fifth annual Secular Summit!
Unhappy with the number of laws restricting women’s rights? Feel like too many laws are infused with religion? Want to feel more engaged in the civic process? Feel it is time your General Assembly members understand where we are coming from as Secularists?
Join us for a day of training, lunch, a Statehouse tour, and speakers, including:
• Michael De Dora, Director of Public Policy and Representative to the UN for Center for Inquiry
Sunday, January 15, 3-5pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.
The aim of this monthly reading group is to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) by providing holistic political education. We seek to create community-based interventions to IPV that do not rely on the police or governmental institutions.
We are currently reading “Creative Interventions Toolkit: An Invitation and Practical Guide for Everyone to Stop Violence.”
To download a free copy of the toolkit, click the following link: