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This week's "Everybody Knows" show talks about our pervasive gun culture and songs that reflect it.
Fridays at 11pm on WGRN 91.9FM and streaming at wgrn.org
Mondays at 2pm on WCRS 92.7 and 98.3FM and streaming at wcrsfm.og
Archived on the Free Press Network at https://youtu.be/ZhhkaUjFNpk
Last week community members made their voices heard at the quarterly Franklin County Investment Advisory Committee (IAC) meeting. Despite the public meeting being held at 2pm on a weekday, constituents filled the back rows of the Franklin County Government Center meeting room, many taking time off of work to show up.
This is the second consecutive IAC meeting to receive significant public scrutiny as a result of recent reports on Franklin County’s substantial investments in Israel Bonds.
July 25 from 6 - 8pm
Franklin Park, Wells Barn (1851 E Broad St)
Join Green Columbus at our monthly Green Drinks event to learn practical ways you can reduce food waste, save money, and help the planet! See friends, network with like-minded people, and enjoy a cooking demonstration on how to repurpose food scraps and get the most out of your food.
Learn about food package recycling, composting at home, food waste drop-off locations in Franklin County, and other resources available through the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO), sponsor of this event.
You will leave informed and hungry for more!
The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, ending the right to abortion that had existed since 1973.
Nina Totenberg and Sarah McCammon review the new law for NPR (https://npr.org/2022/06/24/1102305878/supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-decision-overturn). Here are excerpts and comments from their analysis.
“The decision, most of which was leaked in early May [2022], means that abortion rights will be rolled back in nearly half of the states immediately, with more restrictions likely to follow. For all practical purposes, abortion will not be available in large swaths of the country. The decision may well mean too that the court itself, as well as the abortion question, will become a focal point in the upcoming fall elections and in the fall and thereafter.”
In a recent public radio interview, an Ohio oil and gas industry spokesperson claimed fracking was safe and environmentally friendly.
The statement raised the interest of Save Ohio Parks steering committee member Jenny Morgan, who filed a records request with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to see if the claim was true. She received thousands of ODNR reports on inspecting and cleaning up Ohio oil and gas accidents over the last nine years.
Morgan was so disturbed by descriptions of methane gas leaks and radioactive fracking wastewater spilled into area waterways that she started a daily accident report on Facebook, summarizing, dissecting and posing questions about cleanup and mitigation.
She found that thousands of fracking-related accidents and cleanups happening nearly every day over the last nine years challenges the Ohio gas and oil industry’s claims that fracking is environmentally friendly.
After Fannie Lou Hamer, Medgar Evers is the black freedom fighter I most admire. Born in 1925 near Decauter. Mississippi, and reared in the most racist state in the union–the historian Lerone Bennett called it “the worst place in the world for a black boy”–Evers was one of five children in a family that included two children from his mother’s previous marriage. His father owned a small farm and worked in a sawmill to support his family.
Black children in the south learned about the deadly consequences of stepping out of line early, and the lessons were reinforced constantly. When Medgar was eleven or twelve years old, a family friend was lynched for allegedly talking back to a white man. Evers remembered that the man’s bloody clothing was left on a fence for almost a year, and everyone acted as though nothing untoward had happened. The refusal to acknowledge the event helped keep the black community safe and alive.
According to the 19th News, this is Project 2025: "The blueprint suggests transforming the FBI into a politically motivated entity; abolishing the Department of Education; and dismantling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association — which among other duties, tracks hurricanes — because it is part of a “colossal operation that has become one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry.” It would bar U.S. citizens from receiving federal housing aid if they live with anyone who is not a citizen or permanent legal resident and potentially terminate the legal status of approximately 500,000 “Dreamer” immigrants.
Monday, July 22, 2024, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Location: The Citadel, 1761 Parsons Ave., Columbus.
Join local organizations and artists for a night of revolutionary culture, art, photography, live music, food & drinks, and games! We’ll be highlighting the art of Artists Against Apartheid, spinning Palestinian and revolutionary music with a local DJ, playing chess and cards, while raising the consciousness of our community on the role of art in liberation.
We hope to see you there!
Sunday, July 21, 11am, Ching Ter Maitreya Temple, 2891 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.
As the temperatures rise and the days grow longer, there’s no better time to soak up all the summer season has to offer. We can’t wait to enjoy the summer season with you all.
The vegan pop-up is a wonderful family-friendly market with new and returning vendors selling vegan food, goods, and sweets. And what better way to celebrate all that summer has to offer than with a vegan market? Come join us!
A portion of the proceeds will go to a local non-profit organization.
Admission is free.
Check here for the vendor list.
Hosted by Columbus Vegan Meetup.