Meeting

Tuesday, January 12, 9-10:15am, The Columbus Foundation, 1234 E. Broad St.

The Grants Information Session is appropriate for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations serving residents and organizations within Franklin County, Ohio and will share information about the following topics:

• Grant opportunities at The Columbus Foundation and with supporting foundations

• Requirements for grant applicants

• How the application process works

• How to use the “GO! Grants Online” website to apply for grants

Monday, January 11, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. Oakland Park Ave.

Screening of film “The Mask You Live In” followed by a discussion led by Julie Hart, Associate Professor of Sociology and Peace and Justice at Ohio Dominican University.

Saturday, January 9, 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

Saturday, January 9, 11:30-2pm, 1550 Old Henderson Rd., Rm. 131

This month’s program: “Sex Education in Our Public Schools”

Find out what is being taught in public schools about sex. It is not as bad you think it is. It is much worse! Jim G. Helton will provide an update on “Sex Education in Our Public Schools.”

Saturday, December 19, 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

Saturday, December 19, 12-2pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

The monthly meeting of the local affiliate of the national Move to Amend organization that is calling for a U.S. Constitutional amendment to reverse several U.S. Supreme Court decisions during the past century and thereby to firmly establish that corporations are not people and that money is not free speech. Find out what can be done locally to restore democracy! Bring a brown bag lunch.

Thursday, December 17, 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

Thursday, December 17, 12 noon, Niagara Foundation, 21 E. State St., Ste. 1820

The Niagara Foundation is a non-profit organization whose aim is to promote understanding and respect between the diverse groups of Central Ohio by creating peaceful settings for interaction. It had been with the help of community-oriented professionals in industry and academia, along with university students, that the Niagara Foundation Ohio had been founded in 2003 as a means to aid the area through education, dialogue, and community service.

Wednesday, December 16, 7pm, Old Worthington Library, 820 High St., Worthington

Monday, December 14, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. Oakland Park Ave.

Sieglinde Martin will present her project, “Little Feet on the Run,” stories of children during World War II, based on interviews. We will also share finger foods.