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Sunday, June 30, 6pm, The Citadel, 1761 Parsons Ave.
Join Community Pride for an evening of artistic expression and celebration of local artists at Queer Art Night!
Queer Art Night is a heartfelt showcase of the incredible talents across Columbus’ QTBIPOC community. The lineup features a range of musicians, performers, live artists, and more who will fill the night with their amazing creative energy.
Whether you’re an art enthusiast or just looking for a space to connect, Queer Art Night welcomes folks for a night highlighting the power of art in our community. There will also be a community art piece we will encourage attendees to contribute to — so come out and bring a friend!
Accessibility Information
• Masks are required throughout the space and will be provided at the door. We ask that if folks need to unmask for drinks/food that they do so outside. Our safety team will be reminding folks to remain masked, and if you cannot respect this, you will be asked to leave. There will also be signage posted.
• There will be two air purifiers in the space. We will run these in the space for an hour prior to the attendees’ arrival.
With dozens of union wins over the past two months, a wave of Starbucks worker victories continued Wednesday as workers at the Reynoldsburg location at 8070 E Broad Street voted to join Starbucks Workers United. They joined partners at twenty stores who voted to join this week and more than 10,500 workers at more than 430 stores nationwide who have unionized with Starbucks Workers United in the past three years. With a vote of 10-2, partners at the store became the 22nd Starbucks location in Ohio to join Starbucks Workers United.
"If I go to my manager for help, nothing happens. If we all go together, Starbucks has no choice but to listen- that’s why we’re unionizing." said Ash Wearly (he/him), a barista at the East Broad store.
On Monday, July 1, the City of Columbus will put a local activist on trial for alleged jaywalking and obstruction of official business. These charges are part of an ongoing practice of the City’s police department and City Attorney's office in retaliatory targeting of local activists with pretextual charges when they advocate for human rights.
As reported in the Columbus Free Press in 20201, and as captured on police body camera footage in March of 20242, Columbus Police officers repeatedly admit to a policy of targeting peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights.
Elizabeth Andromeda, who uses an electric wheelchair due to quadriplegia, is a familiar presence at peaceful protests in Columbus. She has previously faced charges for peaceful actions taken in protest of violent efforts to evict encampments of unhoused residents in Columbus. Despite the illegitimate nature of the charges, the City Attorney's office has chosen to pursue the case.
Mx. Andromeda maintains her innocence and expects to be acquitted on July 1st.
Mx. Andromeda makes the following statement:
“No Rail, No Vote” was recently posted to r/Columbus Reddit, foreshadowing a potential grassroots effort to derail the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA)’s November 0.75 percent sales tax levy for rapid transit bus corridors or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
The LinkUS Mobility Initiative is the billion(s) dollar plan to increase Columbus’s public transit mobility options other than motor vehicles so to address the huge population spike regional leaders are predicting over the next twenty to thirty years. Estimates have varied widely, from $2 to $8 billion, on what the final LinkUS cost to taxpayers will be.
Initiated in 2020 by both COTA and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Committee (MORPC), the plan has designs on five Columbus corridors, such as West Broad and Olentangy River Road.
Listen to "Everybody Knows with Dr. Bob and Dan-o" on WGRN 91.9FM on Fridays at 11pm or streaming at wgrn.org.
They play tunes by bands that have performed at past Community Festivals and talk about their experiences.
Free Press Network radio archive.
Friday, June 28 noon-11pm
Saturday, June 29, noon-11pm
Sunday, June 30, noon-6pm
Independent, nonprofit, non-corporate fun festival - Comfest has been held in Columbus for 52 years! There are several stages with local and national music, community booths, food, drinks, kids activities, and much more! See comfest.com and this year's Program Guide.
When: Thursday, June 27th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Global Gallery - 3535 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214
Join us for a fun-filled evening celebrating the launch of the Green Champions Podcast, a collaboration with Green Drinks (hosted by us, Green Columbus)! This event is your chance to:
Be among the first to hear about the new Green Champions Podcast.Meet the hosts and get to know some of the guests (aka local ‘Green Champions’)Network with fellow sustainability enthusiasts at a monthly Green Drinks event.The evening will feature:
Drinks & giveawaysLive musicPanel discussion with the Green Champions team and special guestsVendors showcasing local sustainability initiatives.A portion of beverage sales from Global Gallery will go directly to Green Columbus, a non-profit promoting environmental awareness in our community.
Introduction
We well know by now that Trump remains the undisputed leader of the Republican Party and seemingly has the unwavering support of an electoral base numbering in the tens of millions. His cult-like base seemingly accepts his statements as absolute truths, even when they contradict or ignore the relevant verifiable evidence. They believe his “big lie” that he won the 2020 presidential election, while the overwhelming evidence refutes it (https://thefulcrum.us/ethics-leadership/trumps-big-lie). They also believe falsely that global warming is a left-wing hoax.
Abolition of nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants
Seminar C of the Monique and Roland Weyl People’s Academy of International Law
REGISTER NOW!
Thursday, June 27
9 am Pacific, 12 pm Eastern, 4 pm UTC
Interpretation available in English, Spanish, French (Arabic, Portuguese upon request)
Register: https://peoplesacademy.net/register
NOTE: This will be a 2.5-hour course!
Register Now for Seminar C of the People’s Academy of International Law: Abolition of nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants on Thursday, June 27.
Faculty for Seminar C:
When: Saturday, June 29th
Registration begins at 5:00PM. Bowling begins at 5:30PM
$25-adult bowling ticket
$20-adult non bowling ticket
$15-child bowling ticket
$10-child non bowling ticket
Deadline to Register: Wednesday, June 26th
Where: Columbus Square Bowling Palace
5705 Forest Hills Blvd, Columbus, OH 43231
Trophies will be awarded to:
Top 3 Adult Teams
Best Male & Female Bowler
Medals to Top 3 Child Bowlers
Teams of 4 players
$25 Adult Bowling Ticket: 2 games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza and soda
$20 Adult Non-Bowling Ticket: Pizza and soda
$15 Child Bowling Ticket: 2 games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza and soda (12 & under)
$10 Child Bowling Ticket: Pizza and soda (12 & under)
COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines: