Action Alerts
Through March 28
Student Academic Services Building, 281 W Lane Ave, Columbus
Join Students for Justice in Palestine and Palestinian Women's Association for Apartheid Week 2019 on Ohio State's Main Campus.
3/27: Wednesday, 5-6pm
Ohio Union Lobby
Come ready to participate in a dabke flashmob! We will be making a statement with the traditional dance, then have a tour through Arab Student Union's "Apartheid in Palestine" display case at the Union, in front of the Great Hall Meeting Room on the first floor, where we'll explore the basics of Palestine's occupation and its daily consequences.
Monday, March 25, 2019, 7:00 PM. Central Ohioans for Peace Meeting
Program: Screening of Time Scanners: Machu Picchu (2014/60 minutes).
Sunday, March 24, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE is an epic film about the human connection to Earth and the cosmos. Renowned scientists, scholars, and award-winning filmmakers weave a tapestry of scientific discoveries in astronomy, geology, biology, ecology, and biodiversity with humanistic insights concerning the nature of the universe. A panel will lead a Q&A after the film and discuss local resources that address issues raised in the film. A discussion of the book version will take place on Sunday, March 31st from 3:30 – 5 pm at Portia’s Cafe, 4428 Indianola Ave, Columbus 43214. $10 donation requested or pay whatever you wish. Location: Northwood High Building, Room 100, 2231 N. High St., Columbus 43201. Facebook.
A global coalition of employees of the Microsoft Corporation is demanding that a contract for work with the U.S. Army be dropped.
Sign your name in support.
The employees have sent an open letter to both the CEO and the president/chief legal officer of Microsoft. Here are some highlights:
■ "We are alarmed that Microsoft is working to provide weapons technology to the U.S. Military, helping one country's government 'increase lethality' using tools we built. We did not sign up to develop weapons, and we demand a say in how our work is used."
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 1:05 – 2:25 PM
Want to find out more about the New Green Deal? Come to a panel discussion with Fadhel Kaboub, Economic Dept, Denison University Expert on the GND and building strong local alternative economies; Cathy Cowan Becker, Sierra Club, Head of the Columbus chapter’s “Ready for 100” campaign; Chuck Lynd, Columbus Simply Living Collaborative, and Skype conversations with the national Sunrise Movement. Cookies and punch served. For more information, contact Terry Hermsen at thermsen@otterbein.edu. Location: Otterbein University, Towers Hall, 112.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tickets: $5 for two drinks. In collaboration with Grange Audubon Center and Great Lakes Brewing Company, we invite you to join us for our March Green Drinks 2018. We will be selling drink tickets at $5 for two drinks. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided for free. All proceeds will go towards Earth Day Columbus supplies (mulch, topsoil, etc). We are excited about what can happen right here in Columbus in 2019. Help us make this event a great success. Bring your friends and family, and we hope to see you there! Stay updated and find out more about our participating tabling partners! For more information regarding Earth Day: http://www.earthdaycolumbus.org/.
Location: Grange Audubon Center, 505 W Whittier St, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
March 17 (1:00 - 3:00 PM), March 20 (5:00 – 7:00 PM), and March 23 (10:00 AM – Noon), 2019
Almost a month ago, we hosted a Medicare 4 All Barnstorm, an initiative of National Nurses United (NNU). Only through an "uprising" of the people, will the Medicare For All Act of 2019, HB 1384, be moved through the Congressional House. Canvassers will be going door to door to ask our neighbors to call their member of the Congressional House to become a cosponsor of Medicare. If you would like to participate or need more information, please email to Bob Krasen, brkrasen@gmail.com. In case these Canvasses are not convenient, go to the medicare4all.org website, click on ACTIONS, and the map will lead you to other Canvasses that are scheduled, hopefully nearby. Location: Meet at Whetstone Library, 3903 N High Street Columbus, 43214.
Saturday, March 16, 2019, 7:00 PM.
Friday, March 15, 12noon
Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square
On March 15th, students across the world will strike in order to call for radical action on climate change. The strike was inspired by Greta Thunberg, a teen activist in Sweden who began striking every Friday last summer, and who has been joined by more and more students every week. The Student Strike for Climate Action on March 15th will involve students from France, Sweden, Australia, Ireland, the U.S. and other countries. We are calling for every student in Ohio to not attend school and join our protests in order to show their disgust with our government’s failure to combat climate change.
This event is for the Columbus march. Join us at the Ohio Statehouse in front of the William Mckinley Monument. This monument is located on the west side of the Statehouse.
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