Community

Tuesday, March 14, 5:30-7pm, Gillie Senior Center, 2100 Morse Rd.

Please join Councilmember Michael Stinziano and the Columbus Department of Neighborhoods for this event.

Participating representatives will include:

• Franklin County Judges and Clerk of Courts

• Franklin County Public Defender

• Community Mediation Service

• Refugee and Immigration Case Workers

• Legal Aid

• much more

Free parking will be available in front of the building.

Contact: 614-645-1950

Saturday, March 11, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

The Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, and joyous circle dances that celebrate the variety of spiritual paths on Earth. If you like folk dancing, you’ll be right at home here. No previous experience is needed — just an open and willing attitude. Participation, not presentation, is the focus.

Contact: 614-441-9773 or 614-429-4009

Saturday, March 11, 6:30-11pm, 1021 E. Broad St. [east side door]

Join progressive friends for food, drink and great music.

Contact: colsfreepress@gmail.com or 614-253-2571

Friday, March 10, 4:30-6:30pm, Land Grant Brewing Company, 424 W. Town St.

Join us at Land Grant Brewery, a business supporter of GTBS [Gift To Be Simple], for an afternoon of fine, fresh brew (and root beer) and conversation.

Hear about their commitment to the Franklinton and Columbus community; we will be in the Kickstarter Room; food trucks will provide tasty meals!

Later, we will wander over to the 400 Collective [400 W. Rich St.] to join the open art studios, 7-10pm.

Free.

Sunday, March 5, 6pm, Rosedale International Center, 2120 E. Fifth Ave.

Join us for an evening of community and great food!

This dinner will be a fundraiser to support our organization and our vision. Please purchase tickets for the event by following this link and RSVP on the Facebook event page.

The options for main entree are:

• Salmon: Baked Atlantic Salmon with creamed potatoes and pan roasted asparagus

• Chicken: Breaded chicken breast with creamed potatoes and saute vegetable medley

Saturday, March 4, 8am-1pm, Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Rd., Delaware, Ohio

Spring has sprung, the sap is flowing, bring your family out to celebrate the season at Stratford! Start the day with a farm fresh breakfast of home-made whole wheat pancakes, Stratford sausage, and local maple syrup. Then enjoy a hike along the creek to the sugar shack learning all about the sugaring process. Don’t forget to visit the farm animals. There may be a new lamb in the barn!

Seatings will be each hour, 8am-12noon; the cost will be $10 per adult, $5 per child (2-12).

Monday, February 27, 6-7pm, Whole Foods Market [Easton], 4100 Easton Gateway Dr.

Interested in vegan activism? Want to learn more about the multitude of effective activism opportunities through the Columbus Veg Community (CVC)? Do you feel shy or apprehensive about doing grassroots activism and want to talk about what goes into it before hitting the streets? Then this meetup is for you!

Saturday, February 18, 11:30am-2:30pm, The Harmony Project [Progress Ohio], 779 E. Long St.

• Want to stop attacks on health care in the U.S.?

• Phone calls to Congress not getting through?

• Looking for help effectively resisting the dangerous new Trump Administration?

Join us for a tactical training at 11:30am on February 18 to learn how to get answers directly from the politicians in power! We’ll engage at town hall meetings and other public events to effectively speak truth to power the best way possible: in person.

Tuesday, February 14, [please RSVP for this event because the exact “start time” for this event has not yet been set], Ohio Statehouse

Join us in showing that nurses are the heart of patient care in Ohio!

Saturday, February 11, 2017, 1:30-3:30pm, Omar Ibn El-Khattab Mosque, 580 Riverview Dr.

In response to the call and concern of many of our friends and supporters from different faith backgrounds, we are inviting you all back to Masjid Omar for a constructive dialogue focused on the challenges that we must face ahead, together.

Join us, along with Muslim leaders from several Muslim and Islamic organizations around Columbus, in a partnership focused on preserving our collective rights and freedoms that form the essential values that truly make America great.