Action Alerts
Thursday, February 25, 7:30pm, Jimmy V’s Grill & Pub, 1788 W. Fifth Ave.
Note: we have had to reschedule this event at the 11th hour. See this site for further information; we are confirmed for Thursday, February 25, at 7:30pm.
You are invited to a “Meet and Greet” with Morgan Harper, Democratic Candidate for the United States Senate, which is the seat being vacated by Rob Portman. The first challenge will be the primary where Ms. Harper will run against Tim Ryan, who is endorsed by the conservative side of the Ohio Democratic Party. This is a semi-public event organized by myself and is not affiliated with any other organization except Morgan Harper for Senate.
Expect a diverse group of attendees, including pharmacists, atheists, and political activists associated with the Columbus Free Press. Special guests for the event will be Bob Fitrakis and Suzanne Patzer, well known for their activism. Learn more about Ms. Harper by checking out her website here.
Thursday, February 24, 2022, 5:00 PMPlease join us for our next event featuring Faye Wattleton, the first African American and first woman to be President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Faye will be featured with our own President and CEO Iris E. Harvey, for a special Black History Month Virtual Voices event. More information and registration here.
Wednesday, February 23, 2021, 6:00 PM
Tuesday, February 22, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Inhale/Exhale is a healing space for organizers in the progressive and left space.
As organizers, we are committed to addressing our own trauma to be better leaders and people. This is important for the well-being of our ecosystem. This Inhale/Exhale we will focus on trauma and being trauma-informed. What is being trauma-informed? Come and discuss how to balance experiencing trauma and working with traumatized folx. Join us for February’s Inhale/Exhale that you don’t want to miss.
Please join Dr. Kynetta Sugar McFarlane (she/her), a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of working with traumatized families and the owner of Transformative Health, on ways to find balance. Social justice work is beautiful and hard. Creating intentional spaces to recharge and uplifting the power of the breath via meditation is not only important, but necessary.
Despite a disastrous increase in gun violence in Ohio, the Legislature continues down the road of making it ever easier to obtain and carry firearms. Senate Bill 215 would allow virtually any adult to carry a concealed firearm with no permit, no training, and no background check. SB 215 is moving toward passage in the next few days.
New data from the CDC shows that in 2020: Ohio gun homicides increased 47% over 2019 and Ohio's gun violence rate is 10% above the US rate.
Feb. 18, & 19, 2022 at 8:00PM
Feb. 20, 2022 at 2:00PM
5691 Harlem Road in Galena
Randy Benge, David Boley, Dianna Craig, Carolyn Harding, Nichole Meredith, Thom Ogilvie, Heather Schultz, & Rusty Wummel
In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His name was Matthew Shepard, and he was the victim of this assault because he was gay. Moisés Kaufman and fellow members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie, interviewing more than 200 citizens in the aftermath of Matthew's murder. The Laramie Project is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
Due to strong language, this show is recommended for mature audiences.
Ohio legislators have a golden opportunity to finally repeal all of House Bill 6 by ending the consumer bailout of the two outdated, polluting OVEC coal plants -- one of which is in Indiana. This coal giveaway was added at the last minute to House Bill 6 and is costing Ohio consumers $287,671 every day.
Tuesday, February 15, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join the ACLU of Ohio for an overview on bipartisan bail reform bills Senate Bill 182 and House Bill 315, practice role-play scenarios for conversations with legislators, and connect with pretrial justice advocates in your region
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by ACLU of Ohio.
Facebook Event
Here’s a summary of the February 2022 Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon that happened Saturday, February 12 at 7pm by Zoom.
Watch the video here.
Free Press Board member Mark Stansbery facilitated the salon on Zoom and streamed Live on Facebook.
The first guest speaker was Rev. Susan Smith, from Crazy Faith Ministries and the Poor People’s Campaign. She spoke about how the phrase “Christian nationalists” is a misnomer since Christians are supposed to follow the teachings of Jesus and typically “nationalists” do not. She pointed out how the Jesus of the nationalists is one who caters to capitalists.