Action Alerts
Tuesday, October 26, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Simply Living is relaunching its “Sustainable U: Community Education for a Sustainable world.”
The “Economics of Happiness” discussion course will begin Tuesday, October 26, at 7pm, and will run for five sessions.
Course Description: This discussion course is based on the award-winning film “Economics of Happiness,” developed by Helena Norberg-Hodge and her team at LocalFutures.org. Each session includes content from the film or related media, a presentation that frames and explores the topic in greater depth, and class discussions based on selected readings in the booklet “Localization: Essential Steps to an Economics of Happiness.”
Course facilitator: Chuck Lynd is a founding member and past board member of Simply Living. He serves on the Ohio Sustainable Business Council, where he advocates for local economic development and an economy that works for everyone.
Saturday, October 23, 12noon-2pm, Ohio Statehouse
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Join us Saturday, October 23, to help protect victims of domestic violence.
• Ohioans lost 131 lives to domestic violence in the past year, from July 2020 to June 2021.
• 86% of fatalities were from guns.
• There were 2,600 victims in 2020, up 35% since 2019.
• Shelter capacity in Franklin County is up 30%.
• 1 in 3 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence.
• Ohio has 28 domestic violence calls per hour.
• As of December 31, 2020, Ohio had submitted one domestic violence misdemeanor conviction and two protective order records to the NICS [National Instant Criminal Background Check System] Index.
• On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.
The goal of this rally is to bring awareness, provide resources, and to talk about the next steps for victims, survivors, and the public.
Friday, October 22, 12noon-3:30pm, Noor Islamic Cultural Center, 5001 Wilcox Rd.
Facing problems? CAIR-Ohio will be offering free legal help today to community members.
For questions, contact CAIR-Ohio Staff Attorney Lina Abbaoui at 614-982-0879 or at <labbaoui@cair.com>.
If you are unable to make this event and would like to request legal help, feel free to call our office or use this online form.
Hosted by CAIR [Council on American-Islamic Relations] Ohio.
Facebook Event
Thursday, October 21, 2021, 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio is thrilled to announce our next Virtual Voices event featuring the co-creator and head writer of “The Daily Show” and co-founder of Abortion Access Front, Lizz Winstead! Lizz will be joined in conversation by our own President and CEO Iris E. Harvey and Mason Hickman, Digital Organizer for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio. Join us for this virtual discussion on abortion access, activism, and more. Register here.
Wednesday, October 20, 5:30-7pm, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St.
Simply Living’s annual “Gift To Be Simple” fundraiser will be held Wednesday, October 20, 5:30pm, at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St.
• Meet and network with Simply Living friends as you enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and the beautiful setting of Scioto Audubon Metro Park near downtown Columbus.
• Walk around this lovely building to meet representatives from sponsoring sustainable businesses and organizations.
• Hear how Simply Living has made Central Ohio more sustainable and meet “movers and shakers” from organizations that we have helped to launch during the past 29 years.
• Get a sneak peek at our plans for the future.
Tickets: $50.00.
I was just thinking -- I haven’t seen a single monarch butterfly in my garden this year. And I’m betting I’m not the only one. Monarch populations have plummeted by more than 80% in the last two decades, and toxic pesticides are a key driver of this decline. Take action now.
Glyphosate -- aka Bayer-Monsanto’s Roundup -- is wiping out milkweed, the only food source for young monarchs, and pushing this iconic pollinator toward extinction. And researchers have found this toxic weedkiller can impede the growth of bee larvae and impact bees’ ability to navigate and find food.
Central Ohio Workers Center has produced videos on Essential Protections for Essential Work and Navigating Unemployment and Pandemic Assistance. There will more coming. Access the videos here.
Central Ohio Workers Center has produced videos on Essential Protections for Essential Work and Navigating Unemployment and Pandemic Assistance. There will more coming. Access the videos here.