Community

Sunday, March 18; Candidate’s Forum, 2-4pm; Candidate “Meet and Greet,” 4-5pm, Norwich Township Safety Services Building, 5181 Northwest Pkwy., Hilliard, Ohio

Confirmed Candidates: Rob Jarvis (D), Johnny Miller (L), and Rick Neal (D)

Invited Candidate: Steve Stivers (R)

Moderated by Carol Luper (former Channel 10 and Channel 6 news reporter)

Ohio District 15’s Congressional race has national impact!

Thursday, April 5, 7-8:30pm, Compassionate Communication Center of Ohio [inside of Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church], 2350 Indianola Ave.

Join us for an engaging and fun introduction to Compassionate-Nonviolent Communication (NVC), the Language of the Heart, led by Susanna Warren.

People of all experience levels, ranging from beginners to experienced practitioners, are welcome to this gathering. We will have a short explanation, a demonstration, and then we will give everyone a chance to practice giving and/or receiving empathy.

Wednesday, April 4, 6:45-8:45pm, King Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave.

Join us for a collaboration of The Ohio State University College of Social Work and the King Arts Complex on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Through song, narration, and images, we will commemorate the African-American resistance to the violence and oppression that have defined the Black experience in America.

Contact: Keith Kilty, at kilty.1@osu.edu

Saturday, March 31, 5-7pm, 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.

Wednesday, March 28, 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.

Saturday, March 24, 10am-6pm, First Community Church [North Campus], 3777 Dublin Rd.

Five Rivers Chautauqua hosts the First Annual Columbus Spring Powwow. This family-friendly event will celebrate Native American Indian cultures, values, and traditions. Join us for traditional music and dance, cultural foods, a silent auction of indigenous quilts, and vendors featuring various indigenous craft traditions.

Friday, March 23, 7-9pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Sunday, March 18, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Saturday, March 17, 10am-12noon, Central Ohio Worker Center / Centro de Trabajadores de Central Ohio, 1067 W. Broad St.

Join us to learn how you can get involved in growing the Central Ohio Worker Center [COWC]!

Tuesday, March 13, 10am-4pm, Ohio Statehouse

Register now [sales end on March 9 at 10pm] to attend the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Central Ohio and Greater Cleveland Chapter, Annual Legislative Day that has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 13, 10am-4pm, at the Ohio Statehouse.

Please join our local movement of African American women, as we advocate for change and create impact, hear special guest speakers address issues that are affecting our communities, meet and share with state leaders, and fellowship with sister coalition members from across the state.