Action Alerts
From Jewish Voice for Peace
As the Senate heads into its final weeks before the new Congress, we must block two incredibly dangerous pieces of repressive legislation. The first is a version of legislation that just passed the House, known as the “Nonprofit Killer Bill,” which would give the incoming Trump administration the power to unilaterally shut down nonprofit organizations it doesn't like.
At the same time, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is attempting to bring to a vote a bill attacking the Palestine rights movement by falsely conflating criticism of the government and State of Israel with antisemitism. Both of these bills are part of the broader assault on the movement for Palestinian freedom and progressive causes writ large, and must be defeated.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 9:15 AM
Ohio Statehouse
Monday, December 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Parsons Branch, Room 3, 113 Parsons Ave., Columbus 43206
Join us to get organized and prepare for January 20, when we’ll take to the streets to say we will defeat Trump’s extreme right, billionaire agenda. For LGBTQ+ rights, for the future of our planet, for worker’s rights, for women’s rights, for immigrant rights. Money for people’s needs, not the war machine. Party for Socialism and Liberation.
Sunday, December 1, 5pm
Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St.
Tickets are now on sale! Get yours at shadesofred.equitashealth.com.
The Third annual Shades of Red returns to the Columbus Museum of Art on Sunday, December 1!
Let’s paint the town red in honor of #WorldAIDSDay with fashion, art, and music while raising funds for HIV/AIDS prevention and community programs.
Hosted by Equitas Health, Brothers In Unity, and Sawaun Blakely.
November 30-December 1, 2024
Small Business Saturday encourages Americans across the country to support local small businesses. The day infuses money back into our local economies, promotes vibrant and diverse communities, and celebrates the important role of small businesses in the national economy.
Saturday in Grandview Heights -- Come out and shop small and local and be sure to put Yarn It on your schedule! If even thinking about shopping til you drop exhausts you, then just come by for a relaxing sit & stitch. Either way, we'll be glad to see you! To celebrate, we'll have a wee gift bag for the first 5 sales of the day and we'll be open until 5pm (rather than our usual 4) in case you need a little extra time to get to us.
Sunday --
Join the Central Ohio African American Chamber of Commerce (COAACC) for Small Business Sunday on December 1, from 12n - 5:00 p.m. We know... everywhere else nationally celebrates Small Business Saturday, but here in Columbus it's also OSU vs. Michigan and (hate it or love it) we know where Columbusites will be.
Friday, November 29, 2-24, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Maple Grove United Methodist Church, 7 W. Henderson Road, Columbus. Free parking is available in the parking lot just South of the church. It’s accessible from Aldrich Road, one street south of Henderson, off north High Street.
Friends. Family. Freedom. Food. Music. Pets. Laughter. Nature. And dozens of other things. Despite political turmoil and a divided nation, we have so much to be thankful for. Playing piano and guitar, Bill will sing songs linked to a wide variety of folks --- John Denver, Bing Crosby, Phil Ochs, Louis Armstrong, and Don McLean. Even Johnny Appleseed, Jiminy Cricket, and the TV show, “Golden Girls.”
On several songs, Ann Fisher will add beautiful flute accompaniment, David Maywhoor will add percussion, and Joe Lambert and Joanne Blum will add soothing vocal harmonies.
A list of the reforms needed by the U.S. election system could fill, and has filled, many a book. But the fundamental reforms without which no others will have the needed impact are:
Eliminating bribery,Providing fair media coverage -- not incessant, costly campaign ads.The people of the state of Maine just voted overwhelmingly to limit the amount of money an individual can give to a Super PAC. While there are serious limits on what an individual can pay to an electoral candidate's campaign, a political action committee called a Super PAC can spend unlimited money promoting a candidate and can take unlimited money from individuals -- or can in the state of OH but not any longer in Maine.
Tuesday, November 26, 4-5:45pm
Wexner Center for the Arts [Heirloom Café] [lower level], 1871 N. High St.
This event will be a “table talk” session during which visiting Scholar Essam Elkorghli [Department of Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington] will share and learn of the role of education in imperialism.
Join us on Tuesday, November 26, 4-5:45pm, at the Wexner Center for the Arts [Heirloom Café] [lower level], for a “table talk” on Imperialism.
Use this link to read “Black Agenda Report” articles by Essam Elkorghli.
The City of Columbus has opened four new food scraps drop-off locations. You can now bring food scraps to:
Beatty Park Community Center: 247 N Ohio Ave
Howard Recreation Center: 2505 Cassady Ave
Linden Park Community Center (behind building): 1350 Briarwood Ave
Carriage Place Community Center: 4900 Sawmill Rd
These join our existing sites at Bill McDonald Athletic Complex, Dodge Park, Scioto Southland Park, and the two Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers. Accepted items include fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, meat, bones, and soiled napkins.
Learn more at columbus.gov/foodwaste.
The U.S. House just passed H.R. 9495 — a bill that would grant the incoming Trump administration the power to shut down organizations they don’t like by revoking their nonprofit status.
We can’t let this happen, Suzanne. It would have a chilling effect on our ability to fight for climate justice and oppose fossil fuel projects. But we can still stop this bill in its tracks in the Senate if we amplify our outrage before H.R. 9495 can come to a vote.