Action Alerts
Monday, November 26, 7-9pm
Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
Black Indians: An American Story” brings to light a forgotten part of Americans past – the cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans. Narrated by James Earl Jones, the film explores what brought the two groups together, what drove them apart and the challenges they face today. A society that wants to build the future must know its past, its real past, as it was.” But what if that past had been lost, forgotten, hidden, or denied? "Black Indians: An American Story,” explores the issue of racial identity among Native and African Americans and examines the coalescence of these two groups in American history. Discounted, and often ignored by mainstream America, these minority peoples have often shared a past. However, with their heritage ignored and their contributions denied they are all but invisible at the dawn of the new millennium.
Friday November 23, 2018, 7:30 – 9:00 PM
Bill Cohen sings a unique concert of folk and popular songs that express gratitude for all that we have: friends, family, freedom, art, music, nature, and more. Clues to the song list — John Denver, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Appleseed, Phil Ochs, The Golden Girls, Don McLean, Peter Paul and Mary, and others. $10 Suggested donation (any contribution is welcome). Proceeds will go to help my wife Randi make her annual winter trek to the Dominican Republic. That’s where she serves as a volunteer translator for the International Medical Alliance of Tennessee, a team of doctors and nurses who provide free basic medical care to impoverished Haitian workers who live and work just inside the D.R. border.
Location: Maynard Ave Methodist Church, 2350 Indianola Ave, Columbus 43202.
For more info, contact Bill at (614) 263-3851 or BillCohen@columbus.rr.com.
Tuesday, November 20, 7-9pm, King Ave. United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave.
TransOhio will hold its annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on Tuesday, November 20 at King Ave. United Methodist Church to honor and lift up the victims of violence against the transgender and gender non-binary/non-conforming community, both across the U.S. and around the world, during 2018.
The doors will open at 6:30pm; the program will begin at 7pm.
Child care will be provided; light refreshments will be offered afterwards.
Hosted by TransOhio.
Monday, November 19, 2018, 6:30 – 8:00 PM. We invite Black LGBTQIA+ people from all backgrounds to join BQIC! ABOUT BQIC: Black Queer & Intersectional Columbus works toward the liberation of Black queer, trans, and intersex people from all walks of life through direct action, community organizing, education on our issues, and creating spaces to uplift our voices. DETAILS: Come out to our first new member info session to learn about BQIC's revamped mission and principles, where we're going, and how to get involved!
The Power of Plants: Promoting Health Justice & Humanitarian Aid Through Herbalism.
Friday, November 16, 2:3-4pm
Ohio Dept of Rehabilitation, 770 West Broad St.
Stand up to ODRC retaliation against the prisoner protest movement in Ohio!
During the massive #August21 2018 prison strike, the Ohio Department of Retribution and Corruption (ODRC) engaged in a number of repressive and retaliatory actions against prisoners. These practices continue to this day.
On Friday supporters from across Ohio and the wider region will gather outside the ODRC central office to demand an end to retaliation against prisoner protests.
Out of town people will park near and gather at the corner of State and Dakota (behind the Franklinton library) starting at 2, then march together up to the DRC Central Office at 770 W Broad at around 2:30.
Speakers:
Ishaq Alkhair - a friend of Imam Hasan who was incarcerated at Lucasville during the 1993 uprising.
Pittsburg Anarchist Black Cross
Central Ohio IWOC
Organizations calling this demo:
Central Ohio IWOC
Anarchist Black Cross Pittsburg
Thursday, November 15, 1:30-3:30pm
1 Dave Thomas Blvd, Wendy's HQ, Dublin, Ohio
Join the United Methodist Women, The National Farm Worker Ministry and Women Leaders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers as we collectively call on Wendy's to join onto the Fair Food Program.
For the months of September and October, the United Methodist Women have been collecting postcards to petition Wendy's to sign the Fair Food Agreement. Proclaim "Time's Up" on low wages, poor working conditions and sexual violence in the fields!
To learn more go to: https://unitedmethodistwomen.org
Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 1:00 PM.
Hearing for HB 53 – Remove requirement to join public employee union.
A Call to Action - this is our Bastille, so we are calling all warriors to the barricades. While people are up in arms about the Special Prosecutor investigation into election engineering and possible collusion with Trump regime, the real work is being done by a "look over there" political agenda that is meant to confuse and diffuse energies.
Sunday, November 11, 2018, 2-4pm
Studio 35, 3055 Indianola Ave.
Growing Cities is a documentary film that examines the role of urban farming in America and asks how much power it has to revitalize our cities and change the way we eat. In their search for answers, filmmakers Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette take a road trip and meet the men and women who are challenging the way this country grows and distributes its food, one vacant city lot, rooftop garden, and backyard chicken coop at a time.
Q+A following the film to discuss the local food system in central Ohio.
$5 donation at the door. Come early to network at the bar starting around 1:15 pm.