Community

Saturday, January 28, 5-8pm, 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.

Saturday, January 28, 8:30-11:30am, Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Pkwy.

The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and Columbus will be hosting the 14th annual Stroll for Epilepsy on January 28, 2017. This family-friendly event will take place at the Polaris Fashion Place.

Walkers will stroll through both levels of the mall, stopping along the way at designated stations to answer questions in our “treasure hunt” quiz and to become eligible to win prizes.

Wednesday, January 25, 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.

Sunday, January 22, 2-4pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Tuesday, January 17, 5:30-7pm, The Columbus Foundation, 1234 E. Broad St.

Suzanne Roberts and Jim White have been meeting and discussing racism for over five years. As a white woman and a black man discussing race relations in our communities and America, they have educated audiences with a historical and personal perspective on the complexity of these issues. Evenings spent listening to these unique conversations are illuminating and will leave you with tools for taking action.

Tuesday, January 17, 8am-4pm, Ohio Statehouse

Join us for the fifth annual Secular Summit!

Unhappy with the number of laws restricting women’s rights? Feel like too many laws are infused with religion? Want to feel more engaged in the civic process? Feel it is time your General Assembly members understand where we are coming from as Secularists?

Join us for a day of training, lunch, a Statehouse tour, and speakers, including:

• Michael De Dora, Director of Public Policy and Representative to the UN for Center for Inquiry

Sunday, January 15, 3-5pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.

The aim of this monthly reading group is to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) by providing holistic political education. We seek to create community-based interventions to IPV that do not rely on the police or governmental institutions.

We are currently reading “Creative Interventions Toolkit: An Invitation and Practical Guide for Everyone to Stop Violence.”

To download a free copy of the toolkit, click the following link:

Monday, January 16; kick-off begins at 4pm, East High School, 1500 E. Broad St.; march begins at 4:30pm on Taylor Ave. north of E. Broad St.; program begins at 5:30pm, East High School, 1500 E. Broad St.

Join us as we honor Civil Rights legend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Keynote address: Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, African Methodist Episcopal [AME] Church

Mistress of Ceremonies: Angela Pace, WBNS 10TV, Director of Community Affairs

Monday, January 16, 7:30-10am, Greater Columbus Convention Center [Battelle Grand Ballroom], 400 N. High St.

The City of Columbus takes great pride in its observance of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Martin Luther King Breakfast Committee, Inc. invites the public to the Columbus signature King Holiday event attended by thousands of diverse supporters and the largest event of its kind in the United States honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, January 16, 8am-12noon, First AME [African Methodist Episcopal] Zion Church, 873 Bryden Rd.

Police Officers for Equal Rights invites the Central Ohio Community to attend our 22st Annual Free Community Breakfast on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

A free breakfast will be served, 8-9:55am. Gospel music, videos, and keynote speaker, Reverend Joel L. King, Jr., cousin of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be in the sanctuary, 10am-12noon. The theme of the breakfast is “A Dream Refreshed.”

Contact: Tyrone Thomas, 614-668-4837