Action Alerts
Sunday, April 22, 12noon-7pm
Genoa Park, next to COSI on West Broad by the river
A day-long celebration featuring great local bands, family-friendly activities, eco-friendly artisans, an electric vehicle ride & drive, and Columbus' best food trucks. Booths from community groups like WGRN 94.1 - the Green Renaissance Radio Network, the Columbus Community Bill of Rights, and the Green Party.
Wellness and Safety Fair
Saturday, April 21, 10am-2pm
Woodward Park Community Center, 5147 Karl Road
It will be a fun filled day where people of all ages can have a good time learning about wellness, health, and safety. Workshops and tabling by: United Healthcare, Lowes, Woodward Park Community Center, IBT, Faith Thomas Foundation, VSP, The Center for Health Families, Franklin County Children Services, Hands On, Shawnee State, Action for Children, Cancer Support, Doterra-oils, OSU, Columbus Public Library, Be the Match, CPR, Fire & Safety, Sheriffs Department, CPR and Blood Pressure Information.
Tom Neilson Concert
Saturday, April 21, 7:30-10:30pm
Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park
A concert by Tom Neilson, folksinger and storyteller extraordinaire. He'll be performing at Columbus Mennonite Church on April 21 at 7:30. Steve and I will open for him. Suggested donation $15. Tom's songs are powerful social and political commentaries which resonate with the work of Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs.
Our opponents are relentlessly attacking women’s health from every angle. Even when it’s not in the headlines, it’s happening practically every day.Tell the Trump administration: Hands off women’s health care!
Here’s why every abortion-rights activist should care about the latest attack on women’s health:
Saturday, April 14, 2018 6:30-11pm
1021 E. Broad St., Columbus
Parking in side driveway, front or rear parking lot
Come to network and socialize with progressive friends with refreshments, music, and presentations:
Using Social Media
@ 7:30 p.m.
and
"Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!!
and a report back from the Labor Notes Conference,
how labor brought US the weekend."
@ 8 p.m.
Free, no RSVP required.
614-253-2571, colsfreepress@gmail.com
columbusfreepress.org
Thursday, April 12, 7-8:30pm
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff
The ISO’s Where We Stand document, which details ISO’s guiding political principles, reads:
“To achieve socialism, the most militant workers must be organized into a revolutionary socialist party. The ISO is committed to playing a role in laying the foundations for such a party. We aim to build an independent socialist organization, rooted in workplaces, schools and neighborhoods that, in fighting today’s struggles, also wins larger numbers to socialism.” (page 1)
But what exactly is the theory behind this, and what does this theory look like in practice? How do our local branch routines and practices such as movement work, study groups, recruitment, and our organization’s newspaper relate to this project?
Join us for a discussion on building revolutionary organization today. This meeting is both for members, and for anyone interested in learning about the theory and practice behind ISO's overall political project.
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Wednesday, April 11, 5:30-8:30pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library - Northside Branch, 1423 N High St.
Cages are disabling and traumatizing environments. As a result, prisoners suffer from low morale. They also suffer from a variety of human rights abuses committed by jail and prison officials such as torture and “extremely poor quality health care.” These forms of violence are state-sanctioned. Therefore, we can’t expect meaningful oversight of Ohio's concentration camps to come from the state.
Correctional officers practice sadism and identify targets for malicious repression by taking a path of least resistance. They are less likely to target a prisoner with outside support but more likely to target a prisoner who receives no mail. Since there is a lack of community support for incarcerated people, our aim is to use the tactic of One-Prisoner-One-Contact to maintain the security of prisoners while boosting their morale and providing community oversight of Ohio's prison system. We will use our penpal program to support each other across prison walls while strengthening the movement to abolish prisons.
Tuesday, April 10, 6pm (business meeting); 7pm (general meeting)
Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100
Join the Franklin County Greens. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building. Contact: fcgreenparty@gmail.com. facebook.com/FCgreenparty.
Monday, April 9, 8am-5pm
Franklin County Board of Elections, 1700 Morse Rd.
vote.franklincountyohio.gov/voters/register-to-vote.cfm. 614-525-3100.
Or go to your local board of elections or Ohio Secretary of State.
https://olvr.sos.state.oh.us/
This is Pedro walking out of ICE detention after being unjustly held and threatened with deportation for the last 7 months! We are excited to see our collective hard work pay off. Without the courage of Pedro’s guardian and his immigration attorneys he would still be in detention or in an even more dangerous situation.
But Pedro’s release from detention is only half the battle. Now we need YOUR help so Pedro can transition back into the community. The link below has more details about Pedro’s story and needs. Please consider a tax-deductible donation that will go directly to housing, food, and transition assistance that are essential to keeping Pedro out of immigrant detention facility.
Together we can!