Meeting

Thursday, June 16, 7-8:30pm, Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center, 14 W. Lakeview Ave.

The Columbus Club represents the Communist Party USA (established 1919) in Central Ohio.

Contact: 614-325-1926

Tuesday, June 14, 5:30pm [campaign planning]; 6:30pm [general meeting]; Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

Join the Franklin County Greens to help our local candidates at 5:30pm or to plan the Party’s annual events at 6:30pm. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month.

Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.

Contact: fcgreenparty@gmail.com

Monday, June 13, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. Oakland Park Ave.

Today’s program: Amy Harcar will speak on domestic violence/human trafficking and immigrants. Ms. Harcar is Family Care Manager for Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services.

Saturday, June 11, 2-4:30pm, Livingston Branch Library, 3434 E. Livingston Ave.

We advocate for alternative economic models that pose serious challenges to the capitalist system. Please join us this month as we explore how FLOK Society, Open Cooperatives and Fab Labs can empower marginalized communities in central Ohio. These meetings are free and open to the public.

Contact: Michael Vinson, 614-843-8721

Saturday, June 11, 11:30-2pm, 1550 Old Henderson Rd., Rm. 131

This month’s program: “Rational Mindfulness: Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There”

This presentation will be useful to secular people who want to use scientifically-informed mindfulness and meditation practices to reduce stress, sharpen thinking, calm emotions, and enhance compassion.

Richard Jarvis started the HCCO’s Rational Mindfulness Group and will be this month’s speaker. This presentation will include some readings, descriptions of various techniques, practice, and then discussion.

Saturday, June 11, 10am-12noon, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

The Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers (dba All Aboard Ohio) exists to achieve for the citizens of Ohio a modern, consumer-focused, statewide passenger transportation network that provides people with real travel choices they want and can use.

Contact: 844-GO4-RAIL or Larry Robertson, robertson.9@osu.edu

Saturday, June 11, 10am-12noon, Ohio State University Hospital East [Wallace Auditorium], 1492 E. Broad St.

Join us for a community discussion on the impacts on mental health, particularly in post-traumatic situations ranging from personal mental health, mass shootings, and genocide. We hope to create meaningful and sustainable community dialogues to serve as bridge therapy for people suffering from mental health issues. This will be a community-wide collaboration.

Monday, June 6, 7pm, The Center on High, 3208 N. High St.

The monthly meeting of the central Ohio chapter of Friends Committee on National Legislation [FCNL], a national lobbying group of Quakers and friends who are working for public policy change on Capitol Hill.

Contact: Greg Pace, gpace67@gmail.com or 614-565-6067

Saturday, June 4, 2-4:30pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.

We advocate for alternative economic models that pose serious challenges to the capitalist system. Please join us as we explore how Fab Labs, commons-based transitions and empowered participatory governance can empower marginalized communities in central Ohio. This meeting is free and open to the public.

Contact: Michael Vinson, 614-843-8721

Thursday, June 2, 7-9pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

This month’s topic: “More discussion on how we can continue the Bernie Revolution. This is a very big discussion in DSA national. Also, DSA’s Labor committee would like us to adopt a Verizon store to help put pressure on them. We’ll have more information soon.”

Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.

Contact: Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com