Action Alerts
Monday, November 14, 6am; to Tuesday, November 15, 3pm, Ohio Department of Education, 25 S. Front St.
The Ohio State Board of Education’s Executive Committee has scheduled another meeting on the morning of November 14 to discuss, amend, and possibly vote to send to the larger committee for a vote the resolution supporting discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse kids. The vote might happen during the meeting on November 15. Details will follow as we get updated.
We will be out on the sidewalk again with sidewalk chalk, protest signs, and streaming the meetings; just to let the Committee Members know that we’re still here, and we’re going to keep being here. There will also be sitting in the meeting room and the overflow room. We can go in and out of the building if we need to stay warm; make sure to bring ID to enter the building.
There is no public testimony again during these meetings, but e-mail addresses and petitions can be found in the Honesty for Ohio Education posts that will be shared here.
Ohio Green Party New Member Orientation
Sunday, November 13, 8:30pm, this event will be occurring via “Facebook Live”
Come join the Ohio Green Party as we lead an online session on an introduction to Green politics!
We will begin conducting political education sessions once a month to let Party members know the basic values of the Green Party and where we stand on the issues. These sessions will be held online and can be taken from anywhere. You do not have to be an Ohio Green Party member to attend, but new members are encouraged to take part.
This event will also be occurring via “Facebook Live.”
Hosted by Ohio Green Party.
Saturday, November 12, 7pm
Zoom
Facebook Event
Theme:
The Impact of the 2022 Elections: Local, National and International
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906590837
Meeting ID: 839 06
Let's gather for a couple hours on the second Saturday night of each month from 7-8:00pm Eastern Time on Zoom.
Featuring
Medea Benjamin of Code Pink
Morgan Harper, Columbus Stand Up
Carolyn Harding, Columbus Community Bill of Rights
Lynn Tramonte, Ohio Immigrant Alliance
If you have any announcements for the
progressive community, contact us:
colsfreepress@gmail.com
Friday, November 11, 2022, 7:30 PM
Civil rights sit-ins. Bell-bottoms. Anti-war marches. Student Power. Afros. Miniskirts. Hippies. Riots. Space flights. The generation gap. Those hallmarks of the turbulent 1960’s will be rekindled at this year’s annual “Spirit of the ‘60’s Coffeehouse.”
Bill Cohen will lead a candlelit, musical, year-by-year journey through the era, with live and familiar 1960’s folksongs, “news reports” of sixties happenings, displays of anti-war buttons and posters, fun trivia questions, and far-out sixties fashions. Proceeds from the suggested $15 donations (at the door) will go to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the church basement, but get there early for a good seat. The program is suitable for ADULTS and MATURE TEENS.
Location: King Avenue Methodist Church, 299 W. King at Neil. Free parking is also available in the lots just South and West of the church.
Thursday, November 10, 2022, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) is a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. At our October meeting we will be focusing on our Alternatives to Calling the Police Project and how folks can get involved. We will have some snacks to share, but feel free to bring your own or something to share as well! Register here.
Wednesday, November 9th from 6-8 PM
Barley's Brewing Company, 467 N High St.
There will be drinks, networking, and the chance to hear from our partners at SWACO and The Compost Exchange.
Tuesday, November 8, 7-11pm
Little Rock Bar, 944 N. 4th St.
Come join Homebound Entrepreneurs Against DeWines and their Central Ohio allies for an evening of Election Night merriment and mayhem (depending on the results) at the world famous Little Rock Bar in Columbus! We'll have the results on TV, drink specials and the last rounds of swag available as souvenirs –– plus "Mike DeSwine" will be there as always for pictures! FREE!
Monday, November 7, 12noon-12:45pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
Join Executive Director Jen Miller as she takes your questions on “all things elections and voting” and discusses voters’ most common concerns with Ohio’s voting experts.
Join via Zoom on tinyurl.com/livewithjen2022 (registration is not required) or view via livestream on Facebook.
Submit questions before the livestream at forms.gle/q47KYYzW3cRE749g8.
Please use this Zoom link to join this event.
Hosted by League of Women Voters of Ohio.
October was a deadly month for Palestinians, and the brutality is continuing with the months-long military campaign to violently stamp out Palestinian resistance in the West Bank, called “Operation Break the Wave.” The Israeli military has killed at least 29 Palestinians, almost half of them children. Palestinians continue to engage in mass civil disobedience, strikes, and demonstrations. The siege of Nablus and other communities across the West Bank continues to cause economic hardship and prevents Palestinians from accessing hospitals and even healthcare. Palestine is under attack, and the mainstream media has been silent or merely echoes the talking points of Israeli military that censors all news.
As a journalist and human rights defender, I was exiled from my home country Iran for speaking out against the brutal oppression of women.
Now a people’s revolution is unfolding in front of our eyes. For over 40 days, courageous women and girls have been leading demonstrations on every street after the death of Mahsa Zhina Amini, demanding freedom and an end to the brutal dictatorship that treats women as second class citizens.
But the regime is beating and killing them in an effort to silence their voices. Enough!
Now I am personally asking you to join me and other Iranian activists in calling on world leaders to stand with the people in Iran, and use their political and economic influence to isolate the regime, and push for an end to the bloodshed.
Let's make this the biggest global call to stop the war on women in Iran, and I will work with Avaaz to deliver our voices to the media and key governments. Join now and share with everyone: