Meeting
Friday, July 8, 3pm; to Sunday, July 10, 5pm; Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.
Every year at the SSA Annual Conference, hundreds of secular students and community leaders gather to share ideas and learn from each other. The SSA Con’s primary goal is to train student leaders and activists from across the United States in grassroots organizing and leadership skills.
Wednesday, July 6, 7-8:30pm, Bexley Public Library, 2411 E. Main St.
Jewish Voice for Peace members are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, equality, human rights, respect for international law, and a U.S. foreign policy based on these ideals.
Contact: centralohio@jvp.org
Saturday, June 18, 12-2pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
The monthly meeting of the local affiliate of the national Move to Amend organization that is calling for a U.S. Constitutional amendment to reverse several U.S. Supreme Court decisions during the past century and thereby to firmly establish that corporations are not people and that money is not free speech. Find out what can be done locally to restore democracy! Bring a brown bag lunch.
Thursday, June 16, 7-8:30pm, Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center, 14 W. Lakeview Ave.
The Columbus Club represents the Communist Party USA (established 1919) in Central Ohio.
Contact: 614-325-1926
Tuesday, June 14, 5:30pm [campaign planning]; 6:30pm [general meeting]; Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100
Join the Franklin County Greens to help our local candidates at 5:30pm or to plan the Party’s annual events at 6:30pm. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month.
Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.
Contact: fcgreenparty@gmail.com
Monday, June 13, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. Oakland Park Ave.
Today’s program: Amy Harcar will speak on domestic violence/human trafficking and immigrants. Ms. Harcar is Family Care Manager for Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services.
Saturday, June 11, 2-4:30pm, Livingston Branch Library, 3434 E. Livingston Ave.
We advocate for alternative economic models that pose serious challenges to the capitalist system. Please join us this month as we explore how FLOK Society, Open Cooperatives and Fab Labs can empower marginalized communities in central Ohio. These meetings are free and open to the public.
Contact: Michael Vinson, 614-843-8721
Saturday, June 11, 11:30-2pm, 1550 Old Henderson Rd., Rm. 131
This month’s program: “Rational Mindfulness: Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There”
This presentation will be useful to secular people who want to use scientifically-informed mindfulness and meditation practices to reduce stress, sharpen thinking, calm emotions, and enhance compassion.
Richard Jarvis started the HCCO’s Rational Mindfulness Group and will be this month’s speaker. This presentation will include some readings, descriptions of various techniques, practice, and then discussion.
Saturday, June 11, 10am-12noon, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.
The Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers (dba All Aboard Ohio) exists to achieve for the citizens of Ohio a modern, consumer-focused, statewide passenger transportation network that provides people with real travel choices they want and can use.
Contact: 844-GO4-RAIL or Larry Robertson, robertson.9@osu.edu
Saturday, June 11, 10am-12noon, Ohio State University Hospital East [Wallace Auditorium], 1492 E. Broad St.
Join us for a community discussion on the impacts on mental health, particularly in post-traumatic situations ranging from personal mental health, mass shootings, and genocide. We hope to create meaningful and sustainable community dialogues to serve as bridge therapy for people suffering from mental health issues. This will be a community-wide collaboration.