Action Alerts
Monday, April 19, 2021, 7:00 PM
Join the A-Z team as we explore the intersections of labor and our plastics crisis. Learn how workers involved in plastics production AND environmental nonprofit workers fighting plastic industry pollution can stand in solidarity for workers’ rights and healthy communities. Register here.
Sunday, April 18, 2021, 5:00 - &:00 PM
This year the Simply Living Annual Meeting will be a virtual dinner. Meet our new executive director, Cathy Cowan Becker, along with new board members and staff, and hear about the new initiatives we have planned for the coming year. We will also be honoring Claus Eckert of Green Columbus who will receive the Carol Fisher Award for Community Service, as well as recognizing Rita Haider as Outstanding Volunteer, Lisa Kreischer as Outstanding Staff Member, and Savannah Smith as social media amplifier. We have also added the Momentum Award for organizations, and will recognize Sunrise Movement Columbus Hub for their momentum in the sustainability movement. We encourage you to order takeout from one of our restaurant affiliates - stay tuned for details! Register for this online event here.
Saturday, April 17, 11am – 12:30pm
The quality of our food has determined the success of human life. Join us for an amazing panel of women who have empowered themselves with Cannabis and food to enhance their health and economics. Learn about their journey and gain insight on how you can take advantage of the biggest opportunity in the Cannabis industry.
Moderated by:
Kevin Greene, Dr. Bridget Williams
Cost: Free
Click Here To RSVP
Click the link above to let us know you’re coming!
LIVE STREAM VIA ZOOM
**You must RSVP to receive the Live Stream link**
Media Inquiries directed to:
kevingreene@csceducation.com
Thursday, April 15, 8pm EDT
Register here
Racial capitalism drives environmental degradation. White supremacy culture pervades movement spaces, preventing us from building collective power to our fullest potential. Why must we make the shift from white-centered environmentalism to intersectional organizing? Legitimate environmental work must be intertwined with movements for Black liberation and Indigenous sovereignty. Join us for an open discussion on why it’s important and how we get there.
Please contact us at earthday@celdf.org if you have any questions.
This session will be recorded, but we encourage live participation to create a more interactive session that sparks conversation.
Edith was able to return home on February 18, 2021 after more than 3 years and 4 months in sanctuary, and while this has been a very positive change for Edith and her family, this doesn’t solve all of their family’s needs. Edith is still unable to work! Although she has applied for a work permit, such applications take approximately 6 months for approval.
Until she receives that approval, Edith and her family won’t have a way to make enough money to pay for rent, bills, food/groceries, and other amenities they need in order to make ends meet.
Please consider donating directly to Edith’s family as they await Edith’s work permit here!
Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 2:00 - 2:45 PM
https://tockify.com/simplylivingsu/detail/558/1618336800000?tags=%23Simply-Living
Established in 1992, the founders of Simply Living believed that social change and environmental responsibility depend upon us and our lifestyles. They celebrate and connect people to learning opportunities that promote community sustainability, environmental awareness and our local economy through educational outreach and partnerships within our community. Come hear from Chuck Lynd about this GreenSpot member and their 2021 initiatives. RSVP: email GreenSpot@columbus.gov and list Simply Living in the subject line.
Monday, April 12 to Friday, April 16, 24 hours each day, this event will be on-line
To stem the immigration tide, Mexico and the U.S. collaborate to crack down on migrants, forcing them into ever more dangerous territory.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of migrants make their way along the trail running from southern Mexico to the U.S. border. Gustavo’s gunshot wounds from Mexican police, which have achieved abundant press attention, might just earn him a ticket out of Nicaragua. Meanwhile, anthropologist Jason painstakingly collects the trail’s remains, which have their own stories to tell. Fragmented stories from Hondurans crossing through southern Mexico assemble a vivid portrait of the thousands of immigrants who disappear along the trail.
“Border South” reveals the immigrants’ resilience, ingenuity, and humor as it exposes a global migration system that renders human beings invisible in life as well as death.
Documentary Team
• Raúl O. Paz Pastrana, Director, Producer, Cinematographer
• Jason De Leon, Producer, Advisor
Sunday, April 11; Sunday, April 25; and Sunday, May 9, 8-10pm; this on-line event requires advance registration
Join the Revolutionary Socialist Network for three discussions on From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s indispensable contribution to the movement for racial justice. This stirring and insightful analysis surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and the persistence of structural inequality. In this context, the author argues that the struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation.
According to Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Hammer and Hoe, Taylor “reveals how structural racism and class oppression are joined at the hip. If today’s rebels ever expect to end inequality and racialized state violence, she warns, then capitalism must also end. And that requires forging new solidarities, envisioning a new social and economic order, and pushing a struggle to protect Black Lives to its logical conclusion: a revolution capable of transforming the entire nation.”
Saturday, April 10, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
"The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth." ~ Chief Seattle
Since we aren’t getting together in person, we can gather for a couple of hours on the second Saturday of each month, 7-8pm Eastern Time, on Zoom.
Salon presentations:
• Brian Clash, music
• WGRN producers Annie Warmke and Herbert Ndeki II.
• Cathy Cowan Becker, Columbus Climate Action Plan and Simply Living
• Morgan Harper, on the Climate Strike organizing and AlphaFraternity members
• And more!
A question-and-answer period will be included.
If you have any announcements for the progressive community, contact us at 614-253-2571 or at <colsfreepress@gmail.com>.
Please use this Zoom link to join this event.
