Meeting

Saturday, March 9, 11:30am-2:30pm, Club Level CoWorking, 35 E. Gay St., Ste. 260

Don’t believe in God? You are not alone! Join the Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO], a community that values people, emphasizes reason, and focuses on this world.

This month’s program: “The Hunt for Other Worlds and Life in the Universe”

This month, our speaker will be Scott Gaudi, the Thomas Jefferson Professor for Discovery and Space Exploration at The Ohio State University Department of Astronomy. He’ll be presenting “The Hunt for Other Worlds and Life in the Universe.”

Monday, March 4, 6:30-8:30pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Friends Theater], 2800 Tremont Rd.

• Kelly Garrett, PhD, OSU Professor of Communications, will talk about his research explaining how misinformation, especially political content, is spread and how we all can be alert to our own vulnerabilities to believing “fake news” and how to avoid further spreading false memes and facts that are not factual.

Sunday, March 10, 3-5pm, Just North United Church of Christ [UCC], 2040 W. Henderson Rd.

Thursday, March 7, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.

We are the Columbus branch of the International Socialist Organization. We are opposed to all oppression and fight for a world centered around human need, not corporate greed. We are students, community members, workers, and activists. We are socialists.

Contact: iso.columbus@gmail.com

Wednesday, March 6, 7-8:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Jewish Voice for Peace members are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, equality, human rights, respect for international law, and a U.S. foreign policy that is based on these ideals.

Contact: centralohio@jvp.org

Sunday, March 3, 2-4pm, Northern Lights Branch Library, 4093 Cleveland Ave.

Learn how the Ohio budget process works just in time to influence it. The state budget affects funding for transportation, the courts, healthcare, education (K-12 and higher), and more.

Hannah Halbert and Wendy Patton of Policy Matters Ohio will present, and we’ll take action on a timely Statehouse issue to make our voices heard.

Third in a three-part series. Attendance at the prior trainings not required.

Monday, February 25, 7-8pm, Central Ohio Transit Authority [COTA] headquarters [William J. Lhota Building], William G. Porter Boardroom, 33 N. High St.

The Accessible Transportation Advisory Committee [ATAC] meets quarterly and advises the Central Ohio Transit Authority [COTA] on matters pertaining to accessible transportation. Members include customers and people in the community who advocate for those with disabilities.

Contact: Tonia L. Pullins, Mobility Coordinator, 614-275-5833 or PullinsTL@COTA.com

Saturday, February 23, 12noon-3pm, Indian Oven, 427 E. Main St.

New venue! We’ll be meeting at the Indian Oven with a special free buffet just for us.

We’ll be honoring Sarah Edwards, who has just retired. We will toast our Garden Tour Committee leaders and will present an award to two of our innovative business members for their pioneering work in greening the energy system.

Meet the Board and learn about our plans for the coming year! Please share your ideas and volunteer your time as we build a new Team Structure in 2019.

Wednesday, February 20, 7-8:30pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Rm. A], 2800 Tremont Rd.

Join Equal UA in promoting an inclusive climate that encourages all people to feel welcome and participate fully within our community.

We will be discussing Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, a memoir by Janet Mock, an American writer and transgender activist.

We will meet at the Upper Arlington Main Library in Rm. A [on the main floor].

Monday, February 18, 7pm, Cowan Hall [Fritsche Theatre], 30 S. Grove St., Westerville, Ohio