The city of Columbus recently released a draft Climate Action Plan, but the goals do not go far enough. Climate science says we must cut carbon emissions in half by 2030 if we want hope for a livable planet, but the Columbus draft Climate Action Plan seeks to cut emissions by only 25%.Now is your chance to take action and tell the city to match the climate plan to the climate science! Learn more on our blog! Posted by Simply Living director Cathy Cowan Becker.
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Join Chef Del Sroufe on February 9 from 6:30 – 8 pm for an online cook along. Participants will receive recipes in advance to allow time to shop for ingredients. Del will lead you at a slow and easy pace while he shares his secrets for making plant based food delicious. You will prepare an entrée, a side dish, and a dessert. Limited to 8 individuals. One ticket left. Register and more information here.
Due to snowy wet weather on January 28 we postponed our Guided Nature Walk with Cindy Lanese until Sunday, February 28 at 2 pm at Highbanks Metro Park. We added 2 more tickets to allow 10 participants. If you are not able to attend Cindy will lead another Walk on March 28. If the weather looks good Cindy may allow 2 more participants.
More Info and Register. $10 and limited to 10 participants.
Warm THANK YOU to Chef Del and Cindy Lanese for sharing their skills and donating the fees to Simply Living. For more information about Chef Del and his work, click here. For more information on Cindy Lanese click here.
HOUSE SHARE. I recently met Ann Sager and agreed to help her connect with SL folks. Here’s her request.
Looking for house share in Columbus area. Cincinnati native, I am an active and healthy, 74 year old senior who retired overseas for 3 years. 25+ years in sales in the travel business and 15 years in banking. Married 30 years, no children. Fall 2020 returned to OH after 50 years to live closer to family. I have lived and worked in 7 states including 10+ years experience in house sharing in NY, NM and NC with excellent references. Temporary house share in German Village and looking for longer term.
ANN SAGER, Cell: 914-343-3744, Email: annsager@me.com
MOVIE SERIES IN THE WORKSs! Simply Living has been talking with the Columbus Community Bill of Rights and the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDEF). We’re planning a series of virtual film events with a panel of experts and Q&A discussion. The first one is likely to be What is Democracy in late March with the author and director Astra Taylor online for the discussion. Invisible Hand, the breakthrough film on the Rights of Nature produced and narrated by Mark Ruffalo, is tentatively planned to celebrate Earth Day 2021. Stay tuned for details and dates/times.
MUSHROOM BUYING CLUB. We have a small group interested in buying mushrooms for their health benefits. Mushroom Harvest Provisions buys in bulk and delivers to various locations in Columbus – e.g., Portia’s Cafe. Want in? Send an email to <chuck.lynd@gmail.com> or call l 614-354-6172.
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Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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“Peace is softening what is rigid in our hearts. War is when we harden our hearts.” – Pema Chodron
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Enjoy Chihuly Nights, open 7-10pm Feb. 12-14
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Watch the Innate Immune System Webinar Recording It has never been more important to understand how your innate immune system works. In this month’s Global Health Education Initiative, we dove into the intricacies of this complex system and its relationship to the virome.
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- Maple Syrup tours and events in Columbus
- Indoor and Outdoor Ice Skating in Columbus
- Bridal and Wedding Shows in Columbus
- Over 75 free or cheap events this weekend in Columbus
- Free KidX Club Fun at Polaris Fashion Place
- Franklin Park Conservatory Community Day and Chihuly Nights plus other discounts
- Franklinton Fridays and 400 Market
- National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
- Valentine’s Day in Columbus
- Grab your sled: Best Sledding hills in Columbus
- Black History Month events in Columbus
- Free and Cheap Winter Fun in Columbus
- Super Bowl deals, freebies, and more for the Big Game
- Warm up with Columbus SoupWeek!
- Kids Eat Free on Valentine’s Day at Rusty Bucket
- Columbus Zoo Half Price Winter Admission Discount
- Family Style Meals to-go in Columbus
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Friday, February 5, 2021, 4:00 – 5:00 PM. Honk and Wave for Our Revolution. Join us every Friday at the pedestrian bridge overlooking route 315. we’ll hang banners and wave to the folks as they head home for the weekend. Location: 4261 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH.
Friday, February 5, 2021, 5:00 – 5:30 PM. GrassRoot Ohio With Carolyn Harding. Our mission is to profile every-day people working on important issues and to connect them with other folks who want to help. Conversations with every-day people, working on important issues here in Columbus and all around Ohio Justice: environmental, social, racial, economic, w/ folks on the front lines. LISTEN TO 94.1 FM and stream US online at WGRN.com. You can find all GrassRoot Ohio podcasts/shows on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grassroot-ohio/id1522559085 and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAX2t1Z7_qae803BzDF4PtQ.
Friday, February 5, 2021, 4:30 – 6:00 PM. Policing in Black America: A Dialogue. Please join the 1619 and Beyond Program for a lecture by Shannon King, associate professor of history at Fairfield University, and Carl Suddler, associate professor of history at Emory University. Host: 1619 and Beyond Program, and OSU Department of History. More information and registration here.
Saturday, February 6, 2021, 02:00 PM. Study Group on the Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice. Join a study group on As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock, by Dina Gilio-Whitaker, 162 pp. Beacon Press (2019). This book examines environmental justice and injustice through the unique lens of indigenous struggles in the past and contemporary assaults. We encourage people concerned with linking racial justice, peace and climate justice to take part to enhance their understanding and guide their political action but the study group is open to all. Anti-racist, peace and environmental activists will find this book especially important because “collapsing environmental discrimination against people of color into one monolithic group elided the experience of indigenous peoples …undergoing environmental devastation of a particular, genocidal kind.” (p. 17). The book shows how Native beliefs and practices challenge traditionally white environmentalism and points to a collaborative path forward. More information and registration here.
Saturday, February 6, 2021, 4:00 – 5:15 PM. Pax Christi San Diego hosts conversation on immigration. Sign up in advance to obtain the ZOOM link at azentella@ucsd.edu. Read more of this post.
Saturday, February 6, 2021, 11:00 AM. “The People’s Patriarch” Reflections with Patriarch Michel Sabbah. Christ at the Checkpoint, Kairos Palestine, Sabeel, and the East Jerusalem YMCA and the YWCA of Palestine would like to invite you to the launch event of the film “The People’s Patriarch”, Reflections with Patriarch Michel Sabbah. Ms Nora Carmi will be moderating the event, including a short introduction by the film producer Dr. Lily Habash and director Mohammed Alatar, screening of the film and open discussion with His Eminence Patriarch Michel Sabbah. Register here.
Saturday, February 6, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM. Occupy for Our Revolution. Join us at the intersection of North Broadway and high as we demonstrate weekly for peace and justice. bring a mask and a sign or two. Facebook.
Saturday, February 6, 2021, 2:00 PM. Building the Antiwar Movement Under the Biden Administration. This will be a discussion with UNAC administrative committee member on” Building the Antiwar Movement Under the Biden Administration.” UNAC administrative committee member include: Bahman Azad, Ajamu Baraka, Judy Bello, Sara Flounders, Margaret Kimberley, Cassia Laham, Jeff Mackler, Rhonda Ramiro and Margaret Flowers. Register here.
COLUMBUS UNDERGROUND
Mega Weekend
Gallery Hop, More Art, Authors, & Films!
Enjoying the snow? If you pre-ordered a Big Bacon Bash Box, we’ll see you at Hills Downtown on Saturday! Make your plans for Valentine’s Day. Are you watching the Super Bowl? Do you use food delivery services? Take our survey by Friday. Enjoy your weekend.
THINGS TO WATCH
SHOPPING EVENTS
New fashion brand L’ Prias Made launches.
Enjoy Exploring Art
Nell Irvin Painter visits CCAD in a virtual artist talk. Chat with others about ‘Before She Disappeared.’ Watch the Symphony’s Russian Winter Festival online. 934 Gallery opens their new show, The Bodies Are Mirrors: They Give Us Ourselves. These paper flowers are amazingly real. Keny Galleries explores The Magic of Color. Explore this month’s Gallery Hop.
MACCO performs Folk Impressions.
What else can you do
this weekend?
Cheer on the Columbus Blue Jackets. Try some Valentine’s Sweets at It’s All Natural. Watch an online roast of The Notebook. Plan your order for Hot Mikey’s Takeover. Order tickets to make some dog biscuits. Try Momo Ghar’s new restaurant in Dublin.
Thanks for reading and enjoy your weekend!
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