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Tuesday, January 17, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

In the face of relentless attacks on abortion access and bodily autonomy, abortion pills have become even more essential.

Learn how to share information about why Self-Managed Abortion (SMA) through medication is a safe, effective, and convenient reproductive health option for those in your community.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Thursday, January 19, 9pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Thursday, January 19, 5:30-7:30pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

Learn about how the world’s most iconic airline, Pan American, changed the world through innovation, historic firsts, wartime service, and the advent of commercial aviation.

Thursday, January 19, 2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Pedestrian deaths are rising, cars, SUVs, and light trucks are getting bigger, there has never been more money for infrastructure, and more Departments of Transportation are claiming that they “get it.” What does it all mean for 2023? Are we regressing, turning the tide, or even progressing?

Thursday, January 19, 2pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Please join us for a discussion with Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish lifting up voices of peacemaking outlined in his new book Profiles in Peace. Joining him will be two of the six peacebuilders outlined in his book. Attendees will learn about their visions for peace and their actions of trying to bring their ideals to fruition in the real world of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Speakers

Saturday, January 14, 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.

We’ll hear from peace activist and journalist David Swanson of RootsAction about his new book, on the subject of the Monroe Doctrine, that forbids European powers from colonizing the Western hemisphere, and what to replace it with.

Tuesday, March 10, 6:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Whetstone Branch], 3909 N. High St.

Despite tireless opposition by progressives and advocates for “good government,” the Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly drew unbalanced and unconstitutional state and congressional districts in 2022.

So what do we do now?

Come hear from a panel of experts on potential steps forward, including bringing the issue directly to voters.

• Catherine Turcer, Executive Director of Common Cause Ohio

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.]

Wednesday, January 11 to Saturday, January 14, Wild Goose Creative, 188 McDowell St.

Wild Goose Creative is hosting the 2023 Midwest Queer Comedy Festival (MQCFest), as it returns to Columbus, Ohio for the fifth in-person festival. Join us January 11-14 for four nights of queer comedy.

This year, the MQCFEst’s lineup includes new outstanding performers and previous festival favorites.

Festival Passes are on sale now. For more information on the festival and to buy tickets, visit mqcfest.com.

Wednesday, January 11 to Saturday, January 14, Wild Goose Creative, 188 McDowell St.

Wild Goose Creative is hosting the 2023 Midwest Queer Comedy Festival (MQCFest), as it returns to Columbus, Ohio for the fifth in-person festival. Join us January 11-14 for four nights of queer comedy.

This year, the MQCFEst’s lineup includes new outstanding performers and previous festival favorites.

Festival Passes are on sale now. For more information on the festival and to buy tickets, visit mqcfest.com.