Community

Tuesday, April 8, 7pm. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

For our April 8 meeting, we are welcoming 2025 candidates for the Columbus School Board — in a different location than usual. We’re going to be meeting at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Candidates will talk about their priorities and will be on hand to take your questions. The event begins at 7pm; the doors open at 6:30pm.

Candidates currently confirmed to attend

• Mounir Lynch, Health educator

Tuesday, April 8, 7-8:30pm, The Daily Growler [German Village/Brewery District] [upstairs event space], 702 S. High St.

In lieu of our normal April meeting, we’ll be hosting a discussion on transit and housing with district 7 city council candidates.

Tuesday, April 8, 6-7:30pm, Pomerene Hall [Rm. 150], 1760 Neil Ave.

Animal experimentation remains one of the most polarizing issues in biomedical ethics. On one side of a seemingly unbridgeable divide are researchers driven by a genuine desire for knowledge and better treatments for devastating diseases; on the other side, we find activists who are just as genuine in their advocacy for the rights of the animals who often suffer and die during the course of such research.

Monday, April 7, 5:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch] [Rm. 3], 1113 Parsons Ave.

We look forward to seeing you at our General Body Membership Meeting on April 7. We’ll be considering endorsements for the 2025 May Primary, as well as discussing general club business and plans for Pride.

Hosted by Stonewall Democrats Of Central Ohio.

Monday, April 7, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join our weekly coalition-building meetings on defending democracy and protecting the climate. Hear from special guests focusing on grassroots activism. Please invite your friends!

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Check out our |Zoom Room| for other collaborative Zooms and events.

Sunday, April 6, 5:30-6:30pm, Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.

A twenty-to-thirty-minute silent meditation will be followed by discussion and refreshments.

The benefits of meditation are innumerable. These include greater mental clarity, a reduction in stress, improved emotional balance, and increased spiritual development. Meditation benefits everyone.

Different meditation practices will be presented, throughout the year, by practitioners of those traditions.

Enter the church via the rear door.

This group will meet each Sunday, 5:30-6:30pm

Saturday, April 5, 12noon-2pm, Ohio Statehouse

About this event

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. Columbus is fighting back!

They’re taking everything they can get their hands on — our health care, our data, our jobs, our services — and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now.

On Saturday, April 5, we’re taking to the streets to fight back with a clear message: “Hands off!”

Saturday, April 5, 10am-2pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Atrium, Youth Department, Friends Theater (downstairs), and Parking Lot], 2800 Tremont Rd.

Join Upper Arlington Public Library and Sustainable Upper Arlington as we celebrate the sustainable initiatives happening in our community. Visit with local organizations, recycle e-waste, learn about sustainable backyard practices with Franklin Soil and Water, and more!

Atrium

• Sustainable Upper Arlington

• Ask Dr. Treebiology

• Circular Thrift — Bring your clothing donations

• Columbus Garden School

Saturday, April 5, 10am-12noon, 695 Granby Pl. W., Westerville, Ohio

Help local volunteers to remove invasive bush honeysuckle from the area around the Annehurst Connector Trail at Sharon Woods Metro Park. Metro Parks staff will be onsite to help, along with loaner tools for you to use and refreshments. No experience is necessary! Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather and tromping around in the woods (gloves, work boots, etc.). Bring your own hand tools if you have them, e.g. loppers/bow saws, but please no chainsaws. Kids are welcome!

Friday, April 4, 11:15am-12:45pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave.