Community

Saturday, February 11, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Join progressive friends on Zoom to celebrate the new year and optimistic hope for the future.

Theme: Listen to voices of peace in a world of conflict

Speakers:

Yurii Sheliazhenko, of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement on Ukraine War resistance, live from Kyiv

• Overview of current affairs

• Status of nonviolent/pacifism/conflict reduction

• Importance/urgency for territorial integrity and women leadership on path to “peace”

Saturday, February 11, 4-5:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave.

Transportation is a significant source of air pollution and causes the US’s most prominent, fastest-growing climate emissions. We can tackle the climate crisis and clean up our air by shifting to pollution-free vehicles, accessible public transit, and making our communities more walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly. No matter their Zip Code, race, income level, age, or any other factor, people should be able to rely on clean and safe transportation.

Saturday, February 11, 12noon-2pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

The Humanist Monthly Program is our longest running event and still a community favorite. In the old days it used to be called “Going to HCCO” and we still like to think of it as our flagship event.

This month, our presentation will be by Ben Iten who will present on the history of Humanism and Christianity.

Saturday, January 11, 10am, this on-line event requires advance registration

Gun violence is a crisis in the United States. From Sandy Hook to Las Vegas to Dayton to Uvalde and too many more, we mourn each loss of life. But little is said about the survivors. What happens to the people who witness such violence and survive it? How do school children deal with the aftermath of their classmates’ deaths? How does gun violence tax our health care system? Gun violence is far more deadly than many of us realize. Join us as we discuss these issues.

Thursday, February 9, 7-9pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Join us for our monthly all-chapter meeting, every second Thursday each month at 7pm, in-person in the Auditorium of the Columbus Main Library at 96 S. Grant Ave. or virtually at dsacb.us/meeting.

Friday, February 10, 7-9pm, Hagerty Hall [Rm. 180], 1775 College Rd.

In 1973, Western music was banned in the People’s Republic of China. But in a remarkable breakthrough cultural exchange, the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted a tour of closed-off China, becoming the first American orchestra to visit the communist nation. Jennifer Lin’s Beethoven in Beijing provides a fabulous photo-rich oral history of this boundary-breaking series of concerts the orchestra performed under famed conductor Eugene Ormandy.

Thursday, February 9, 7-9pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Life After Belief Groups meet for support, encouragement, and growth in the process of living life without supernatural belief. Our core concerns are Community, Charting a New Course, Compassion, and Coming Out. [Read more about these Core Passions below.]

Thursday, February 9, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Thursday, February 9, 4-5pm, Patrick Kaufman Memorial Franklinton Community Learning Garden, 154 Hawkes Ave.

We provide the nourishment; you provide the company! Come and hang out at the Patrick Kaufman Learning Garden at Teatime.

Take a moment to yourself to be outside in the garden. Take a break from your busy schedule for a hot drink and a chat with a neighbor.

That’s it! This event will be a “no pressure, no request” meet-and-greet for all neighbors.

Thursday, February 9, 3:45-5:15pm, Derby Hall [Rm. 1039], 154 N. Oval Mall [virtual participation is also available]