Community

Tuesday, April 12, beginning at 9:30am, Ohio Statehouse and other locations

Last year, Ohioans to Stop Executions was the buzz throughout the Statehouse and we aim to make an even bigger impression this year. You’ll want to be there by 9:30am for a great program followed by visits with your legislators.

Register today and reserve your free OTSE T-shirt!

Registration: http://action.otse.org/page/s/otse-lobby-2016

Wednesday, April 6, 11:30am-1pm, Greater Columbus Convention Center [Battelle Grand Ballroom], 400 N. High St.

Each year for the last 31 years, we’ve gathered over lunch to honor a select group of Columbus women who have made extraordinary contributions to their families, workplaces, and communities.

Contact: Abby Maenle, 614-627-1224 or amaenle@ywcacolumbus.org

Tickets: http://www.ywcacolumbus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=events_woa

Wednesday, March 30, 6:30-8pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St.

Franklin County is currently facing a serious influx of children entering the system because of abuse, abandonment or neglect. Unfortunately, many of our youth are lingering in shelters and group homes because there is a lack of quality, loving caregivers. Come and learn more about the many benefits of becoming a foster parent or a mentor and hear how you or someone you know can help a child in need.

Tuesday, March 29, 6-9pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St.

Join us for a community resource night revolving around Transgender Health and Wellness! General transition related information, as well as local provider information, will be available. Resource topics will include HRT [Hormone Replacement Therapy], electrolysis, legal name/gender marker, counseling services, surgical options, and more. Meet other trans and gender-non-conforming community members and have your questions about transitioning answered.

Saturday, March 26, 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, March 26, 9-11am, Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Rd., Delaware, Ohio

Children will get excited about growing in the garden while learning the basic needs of the soil, plants, insects and animals. Participants will make and take home their own worm bin.

Cost: $20/child.

Registration: 740-363-2548 or info@stratfordecologicalcenter.org

Saturday, March 26, 9-11am, Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Rd., Delaware, Ohio

Learn simple organic gardening techniques that will have your neighbors wondering how your garden produce can look so great without using harmful pesticides and herbicides. From the soil to those pesky bugs, we will explore the basics of organic gardening techniques.

Cost: $10/person.

Registration: 740-363-2548 or info@stratfordecologicalcenter.org

Sunday, March 20, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Saturday, March 19, 9:30am-2pm, beginning and ending at Westgate Park Shelter House, 455 S. Westgate Ave.

Cigarette butts are litter too! Did you know that cigarette butts are the most littered item in America?

A cigarette butt dropped to the ground may seem insignificant but follow that butt as it’s carried off by rain into storm drains and eventually to streams and rivers.

Join KickButtColumbus, a City of Columbus Community Improvement Partnership created to raise awareness and remove blighted conditions from our city’s highway exit and entry ramps.

Friday, March 18, 9am; to Sunday, March 20, 8pm; Camp Woodland Altars, 33200 Ohio Rte. 41, Peebles, Ohio; and Serpent Mound, 3850 Ohio Rte. 73, Peebles, Ohio

Includes an opening ceremony, speakers, music venders, and a closing ceremony [at Serpent Mound]; and is open to “all nations, all races, all my relations.”

This event is free and open to the public and is made possible through love offerings and donations: https://www.gofundme.com/peacesummit1111