Community

Sunday, January 15, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Saturday, January 14, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. 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, January 14, 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

Thursday, January 12, 9:30-11am, Ohio Statehouse; followed by visits to Ohio legislators who are in leadership positions

Executions are scheduled to resume in Ohio on February 15, 2017. While legal challenges may further delay execution dates, Ohioans to Stop Executions [OTSE] will be gathering at the Statehouse on January 12 to show our opposition to the resumption and continued use of the death penalty in Ohio.

Wednesday, January 11, 5-9pm, Land-Grant Brewing Company, 424 W. Town St.

Columbus Coalition of Reason (Columbus CoR) will be hosting its first Happy Hour charity event fundraiser at Land Grant Brewing. Our long-term goal is to have a similar fundraiser every two months at different local breweries since they have been very supportive of our cause for the last few years.

Sunday, December 18, 6-7pm, Ohio Statehouse

Join us for a candlelight vigil outside the Ohio Statehouse to support Republican electors voting their conscience for a real President.

The Founding Fathers designed the Electoral College to stop an unfit man with proven foreign influences from taking office. Now is the time for Americans to put our differences aside and unite in our shared goal of stopping Donald Trump.

Thursday, December 15, 6-9pm [doors open at 5:30pm] The HUB Community Development Corporation, 1336 E. Main St.

Celebrate the holidays and support the HUB [Horizontal Urban Business] Community Development Corporation!

We will have a live jazz band and speakers such as newly-elected Franklin County Commissioner Mr. Kevin Boyce and newly-elected State Representative Bernadine Kent.

This event will include the following:

• Silent auction

• Networking

• HUB tour

• Membership specials

• Business networking

Thursday, January 5, 7:30-9pm, 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 and Pat De Silva or other Compassionate Communication practitioners.

Saturday, December 31, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. 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.

This annual New Year’s Eve event, sponsored by the Shalem Center, will be preceded by an Aramaic Lord’s Prayer cycle [beginning at 5pm] and a potluck meal [beginning at 6:15pm].

Saturday, December 31, 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.