Meeting

Monday, May 7, 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.

The current focus of the Central Ohio Advocacy team is to reduce the most urgent risk of nuclear war in a generation — with North Korea.

Please note: this group periodically changes its monthly meeting’s date at the last minute without public notice.

Saturday, May 12, 2-3:30pm, Bexley Public Library, 2411 E. Main St.

Following a brief discussion of Lenin’s “Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism,” members will report back on their mass work and we will discuss our party-building activities locally.

Contact: Charlie Atkins, pkdlenin@yahoo.com

Hosted by Columbus Club, Communist Party USA.

Saturday, May 12, 11:30am-2:30pm, The Hub on Kenny, 4510 Kenny Rd.

This month’s program: “How to Reclaim Your Identity and Direction in Life Through Story”

During this month’s Humanist Program, our presenter, Nathan B. Weller, will share some of the key principles of Narrative Therapy and show how an understanding of these principles (and a simple exercise or two) can have a dramatic effect on our identity, sense of self-worth, and purpose in life.

Join us at 11:30am for some free food and drinks in the meeting room; the formal program will begin at 12:00noon.

Thursday, May 10, 7-9pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

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

Contact: Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com

Wednesday, May 9, 7pm, Maple Grove United Methodist Church, 7 W. Henderson Rd.

An Act of Love tells the story of an unwitting advocate in the fight for equal rights within the Church, Rev. Frank Schaefer, who had his [United Methodist Church] ministerial credentials revoked in December 2013 after officiating his son’s same-sex wedding and refusing to denounce gay marriage rights. He was reinstated on an appeal in June 2014, a ruling that was upheld by the Church’s highest court in October 2014. Pastor Frank has become a national advocate for human rights.

Tuesday, May 8, 6pm (business meeting); 7pm (general meeting); Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

Join the Franklin County Greens. 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

Tuesday, May 8, 5:30pm, ACLU of Ohio, 1108 City Park Ave., Ste. 203

Explore challenges and solutions to housing instability for Ohioans with criminal records. Two videos from our new mini-series on collateral sanctions will be featured, following a talk by Policy Manager Robin A. Wright.

To RSVP, please visit our website or call 614-586-1972.

Please contact our office to request ADA accommodations for any event. We hope that you will join us!

Monday, April 16, 1:30-3pm, Thompson Library [11th floor], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall

“Food Pyramid Scheme” explores the structural inequalities that exist in the domestic food system for both producers and consumers, paying particular attention to the underlying sociological and theological assumptions that permit the current food system, whose shortcomings disproportionately affect communities of color, to be viewed as normative. Carter will offer three theologically-grounded food practices that seek to reduce our complicity in the current food system.

Sunday, April 22, 2-5pm, Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare, 100 Hospital Dr., Athens, Ohio

NASW [National Association of Social Workers] Ohio is excited to be collaborating with the Central Ohio Worker Center [COWC] for an introductory training on deportation defense campaigns.

Thursday, April 12, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.

The ISO’s “Where We Stand” document, which details ISO’s guiding political principles, reads, in part:

“To achieve socialism, the most militant workers must be organized into a revolutionary socialist party. The ISO is committed to playing a role in laying the foundations for such a party. We aim to build an independent socialist organization, rooted in workplaces, schools and neighborhoods that, in fighting today’s struggles, also wins larger numbers to socialism.”