Community

Wednesday, November 1, 7pm, Columbus Free Press office, 1021 E. Broad St. [east side door]

Ana Marina Alvarenga is a deputy in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador and is running for re-election in March 2018. She currently participates in two commissions:

• Women in Gender Equality

• Justice and Human Rights

She is a member of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) political party; two of her most important causes are women’s rights and the anti-mining campaign.

Saturday, December 9, 7-10:30pm, Whetstone Park of Roses Shelter House, 3901 N. High St.

The Winter Solstice — also known as The Longest Night, Midwinter, Yule, and Jol — is a day that human beings across the globe have been celebrating since the stone age over 15,000 years ago. It represents the shortest period of sunlight in a single day for the whole year, and in turn, the longest period of darkness.

Saturday, December 9, 10:30am [registration and pre-party]; 12noon [race begins]; 1pm [post-race party]; The Three-Legged Mare, 401 N. Front St., #150

The Santa Speedo Dash is comprised of participants who run a winter 5K, or walk one mile, wearing either a Speedo or holiday-themed-attire [which is encouraged but is not mandatory]. Central Ohio Diabetes Association’s Young Professionals Against Diabetes (YPAD) started the Santa Speedo Dash event in 2012; since then, the event has become one of the most infamous fun runs in Central Ohio.

Thursday, December 7, 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.

Monday, December 4, 5:30-8:30pm, Fawcett Center [Conference Theater], 2400 Olentangy River Rd.

Ohio is recognized as the first state to enact legislation identifying December 1 as Rosa Parks Day. To honor this remarkable woman, the Central Ohio Transit Authority [COTA] and The Ohio State University join Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Rosa Parks Day Founder, in hosting the Thirteenth Annual Statewide Tribute to Rosa Parks.

Saturday, December 2, 10am [registration begins at 8am], Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.

The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run is a fun way to get out, get moving, and raise funds and awareness to cure America’s #1 cause of disability. In communities nationwide, this annual event brings together people from all walks of life to shout “Yes, we will live life to its fullest while searching for a cure!”

Friday, December 1

World AIDS Day takes place on December 1 each year and provides an opportunity for people, worldwide, to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever global health day.

Wednesday, November 29, 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, November 25, 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.

Monday, November 20, 6-8pm, King Ave. United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave.

TransOhio will hold its annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on Monday, November 20 at King Ave. United Methodist Church to honor and lift up the victims of violence against the transgender and gender non-binary/non-conforming community, both across the U.S. and around the world, during 2017.

A reception will follow; childcare will be available.

Hosted by TransOhio, facebook.com/transohio/