Action Alerts
Advance copies of ComFest Program Guidewill be available in many local businesses in early June. It can also be accessed online in June and in print at the festival, June 22-24.
The ComFest Annual Meeting is on May 10, 7pmat Goodale Park Shelter House and is open to the public. Come meet the new Grants recipients and enjoy a meal with fellow ComFesters.
ComFest Logo Contest Winner for 2018 islocal artist Laura Bova for her entry "UNITY." The image will grace the Program Guide cover, ComFest beer mugs and volunteer tee shirts. The contest is a local tradition. All designs are original by local artists and chosen by public voting and the general planning committee. Thanks to all who entered this year, and congratulations to Laura!
Tuesday, May 1, 7-11pm
Rehab Tavern, 456 W. Town St.
This Tuesday join Columbus DSA for a special May Day edition of Socialist Happy Hour! If you’re a lefty in Columbus come by, all are welcome, so come celebrate May Day with us at Rehab Tavern!
Shortly after I moved back to Ohio from Oregon in 2016, I learned that Wayne National Forest, Ohio's only national forest, was under threat from the gas and oil industry.
After learning more about what was happening, visiting the area, and meeting some locals who will be directly impacted, I felt compelled to document what's being lost and the stories of the people to whom it matters most.
Over the past year, with some support from a Heartwood mini-grant, I have shot hours of footage of scenery and wildlife, as well as gas and oil infrastructure, and have recorded and transcribed a couple of interviews with people from the area who love the forest and are being directly impacted by the industrialization of this natural area.
My immediate goal is to conduct at least two more interviews and shoot some additional spring forest footage during the April and early May, and then edit together a piece by the end of May, in time to screen it at Heartwood's 28th Annual Forest Council in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.
Sunday, April 29, 4pm
Genoa Park, 303 w. Broad
The Interfaith March for Peace & Justice is a nonpartisan event meant to affirm the freedom of religion and to condemn all acts of discrimination directed at people because of their religion, race, or place of origin.
On April 29, stand up against racism and religious intolerance with people around the country and the world as we march together! The Columbus March will begin at Genoa Park at 4:30 PM! Attendees should arrive by 4 PM.
Please contact us with any questions!
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Our Guiding Principles
1. We believe that all people should be free to practice their faith without fear of discrimination, intimidation, or reprisal.
2. We believe that multiple religions can coexist peacefully and contribute to the common good.
3. We believe that equal justice and equal protection under the law are rights to which all people are entitled regardless of race.
Saturday, April 28, 5pm
MCL Kingsdale, 3154 Kingsdale Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio
Come out and join us for dinner and conversation! We’ll be in the back room unless there’s a special event going on in that room.
Friday, April 27 - Sunday, April 29, Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.
This year marks the tenth annual TransOhio Transgender and Ally Symposium! In celebration of the anniversary, the theme of this year’s conference is “Ten Years of Progress and the Challenges Ahead.”
The TransOhio Transgender and Ally Symposium began as a one-day event in 2008, attended by approximately 80 people, and has since grown to be a three-day conference with over 250 participants, 75+ workshops, and various continuing education credits for qualifying professionals on our Providers’ Day. We are proud of what we have accomplished in the past ten years and are looking forward to seeing what we can do to help combat legal, medical, familial, and societal barriers, moving forward, with your help.
TransOhio serves the Ohio transgender and ally communities by providing services, education, support, and advocacy, that promote and improve the health, safety and life experience of the Ohio transgender individual and community.
Thursday, May 3, 4:45pm, WSYX ABC 6, 1261 Dublin Rd.
World Press Freedom Day is the perfect day to protest Sinclair Broadcasting’s mandated political propaganda. What do we do when the freedom of the press is under attack? Stand up! Fight back!
Hosted by Indivisible: Ohio District 12, Indivisible Columbus District 3, and the Ohio District 15 Indivisible Events Page.
Thursday, April 26, 7-8:30pm
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 83 W Woodruff
The Tet Offensive in Vietnam. The assassination of Martin Luther King. The French May. The Prague Spring. Black Power fists at the Olympics in Mexico City. Mayhem outside the Democratic convention in Chicago. Marching for civil rights in Northern Ireland.
To name the year 1968 is to summon images of not just one or two world-shaking events, but many. 1968 demonstrated even the strongest-seeming regimes can be shaken by uprisings from below; political change is infectious and can take place at lightning speed; the spirit of freedom can sweep across the world, from the poorest and most subjugated countries to the richest and most powerful.
Join us for a conversation about the momentous year of 1968, and what it means for us today, 50 years later.
This meeting will feature a guest speaker, Paul D’Amato, who is a member of the ISO’s national steering committee and the author of The Meaning of Marxism.
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April 24-27
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UPDATE 4: success! the call in campaign has worked. Supporters have heard from the prisoners. BUT, the hunger strike continues, because the prisoners refuse to subject to the whims of a dishonest and disrespectful staff. There will be new demands and a new call to action tonight. Thank you to everyone who called today!
Monday, April 23, 2pm
1500 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH 43215-1010
The Ohio DNR proposed a bobcat trapping season. Let your voice be heard! Ohio's bobcats are a resource for EVERYONE and should be managed as such. We can't put their population at risk just because a few trappers want their fur.
ATTEND:
April 23rd @ 2:00 pm
State Fish & Wildlife Hearing
Public comments are allowed but limited to three minutes; you do not need to register in advance.
May 17 @ 6:30 pm – Wildlife Council VOTE