Community

Saturday, March 8, 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.

Saturday, March 8, 11am-1pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Driving Park Branch], 1422 E. Livingston Ave.

Use this link to attend this meeting virtually.

Hosted by Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America].

Friday, March 7, 12noon-3pm, Ohio Statehouse

Stand up for science with us on March 7 because science is for everyone!

Who should join: Anyone who wants to support science in a peaceful (but hopefully loud) way.

Where to go: We will be outside in the West Plaza of the Ohio Statehouse. This is the exterior area facing S. High Street. Look for the statue of William McKinley to know you are on the correct side of the building.

Thursday, March 6, 7:30pm WitchLab Lounge, 1185 W. Broad St.

Have you noticed those cool ComFest T-shirts the volunteers are rocking? Well, guess what? You could be the one designing this year’s logo! ComFest is reaching out to all creative minds to submit their logo ideas! #ComFest2025

Requirements:

• Incorporate the dates: June 27, 28, and 29, 2025

• Include “Community Festival” and “Goodale Park”

• Integrate the Hopewell symbol

Thursday, March 6, 6pm, Enarson Classroom Building [Rm. 306], 2009 Millikin Rd., and online at corsrev.org/meeting

Join us this Thursday, March 6 at 6pm for a collective reading and discussion of Friedrich Engels’ Principles of Communism. Join us in person at Enarson Classroom Building [Rm. 306] on the OSU campus or online at corsrev.org/meeting.

Thursday, May 6, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Dangerous Developments in Ukraine, Palestine, the Koreas, and China

Guest Speakers

• K.J. Noh, Journalist, Political, Analyst

• Ann Wright, Activist, Author

• Norman Solomon, Media Critic, Activist

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Veterans For Peace Nuclear Abolition Working Group.

Thursday, May 6, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to help tackle climate change, from optimizing electrical grids to emulating climate models and monitoring biodiversity. As such applications grow, however, it is becoming clear that high-powered AI tools often fall short. Methods designed using standard benchmarks may fail to capture the constraints or objectives of specific real-world problems while a “one size fits all” approach ignores information that can be leveraged in specific use cases.

Thursday, March 6, 12noon-1:30pm, Kirwan Institute [Conference Room 101], 33 W. 11th Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

In this presentation, we will share the progress of our Black Memory and Death Care Work Project, which includes the Black Cemetery Scholars Collective (BCSC) and a paper project tentatively titled “Tending to the Dead and Dying: Blackness, Memory, and the Radical Praxis of Preservation.” This project is funded through a graduate fellowship sponsored by the OSU Global Arts and Humanities Global Arts and Discovery Theme.

Thursday, March 6, 10am-2:30pm, Ohio Statehouse Atrium

Buckeye Environmental Network is putting together a big statewide meeting at the Ohio Statehouse to hear from workers affected by oilfield brine contamination and the experts’ scientific backing on why this is an urgent matter that needs to be addressed by our policy makers!

Wednesday, March 5, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The Merion Village Association holds monthly public meetings to engage and update our members and neighbors on a variety of topics and interests related to our community. Meetings are held virtually; all are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate! If you’d like to register for this meeting, to learn more about the MVA, or if you’re interested in becoming a member, visit our website at merionvillage.org.