Action Alerts
Monday, September 9, 2024, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Bexley Public Library, 2411 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43209
Louisiana educator, librarian, and activist Amanda Jones shares her memoir/manifesto That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning! Registration for this free event is on Eventbrite. One can pre-purchase That Librarian during registration. Jones’ book will also be available at the event.
Friday, September 6, 4-1opm
Saturday, September 7, 11am-10pm
Sunday, September 8, 11am-8pm
NEW LOCATION 2024 only: North Hamilton Park between E. Long St. and E. Broad St.
The Hot Times Festival is a community driven, multi-arts event and has been a project of the Arts Foundation of Olde Towne for over 40 years.
The festival has moved four times and now in 2024 the Festival makes a temporary while construction happens on the traditional site.
The Hot Times Art Cars will host two new vehicles traveling from Texas along with a host of regional and local cars and will be honoring co-founder Ramona Moon. There will be children's activities, food, drinks, music, arts and crafts and community booths.
LONG STREET STAGE
FRIDAY:
5:00. African Cultural Arts Institute
6:00. Mendelsonics
7:00. Austin & Syd Experience
8:00. Shaun Booker Dammit Band
9:00. Willie Phoenix
SATURDAY:
12:00. Wahru’s Drummers
1:00. Charles Grace Band
2:00. Billy Zenn & The Beatdowns
3:00. Gregg Swan & The Late Crew
Thursday, September 5, 2024, September 19, October 3, and October 17 at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library: Shepard branch, 850 N Nelson Rd, Columbus, OH 43219
Also, on Zoom (link will be emailed to you after sign-up).
Description
A two month series of gatherings which teach new members about the basics of socialism, the details of the DSA organization with a focus on the local Columbus chapter. During these meetings, they will meet and mingle with leaders of the chapter as well as current membership.
The following are the topics of each of the gatherings we'll have:
Week 1 (Sep 5): Socialism Basics
Week 2 (Sep 19): National DSA Organization
Week 3 (Oct 3): Columbus DSA Chapter
Week 4 (Oct 17): Social - Hybrid, in-person location to be determined
For generations, teach-ins have combined with direct action to propel movements for peace and social justice.
From the era of the Vietnam War...
To the 1980s struggle to end apartheid in South Africa...
To protests against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Teach-In Network — to provide resources for activism on and off campuses — to educate and build movements for challenging what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the madnes of militarism.”
If you’re interested in participating, click here to sign up for updates about online toolboxes and other resources.
“Let’s Talk Transit: A Happy Hour Discussion on the Future of Mobility in Columbus,” hosted by Transit Columbus
Tuesday, September 3, 5:30-7pm, The Den at Parsons North, 689 Parsons Ave.
Transit Columbus is hosting a series of happy hour panel discussions with city and COTA leadership to dig deeper into upcoming transit and mobility initiatives and what they mean for residents of central Ohio.
On September 3, we’re partnering with NLC [New Leaders Club] Columbus, Columbus Urban League Young Professionals, and Ohio Environmental Council Emerging Leaders to learn more about LinkUS, BikePlus, and the future of mobility in our region.
Please RSVP and submit your questions to the panel here.
Agenda:
Sunday, September 1, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Come listen to Bill Cohen as he sings songs made famous by a wide variety of folks: Woody Guthrie, Sam Cooke, Dolly Parton, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Alabama, Leadbelly, etc. Location: Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus 43214.
$15 suggested donation, but everyone is welcome! Half of the proceeds will go to Central Ohio Workers Center.
Phil Donahue, whom we lost last week, put honest, antiwar, anticorporate, antiracist, pro-feminist voices on millions of U.S. television screens for decades. Then he was banished by a corporate cartel that had monopolized the airwaves.
Social media provides an illusion of diversity, while establishing new monopolistic gatekeepers. Google was ruled an illegal monopoly in federal court earlier this month.
Media is only one area where corporate monopolization has taken over. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is the strongest U.S. government official against this trend that we've seen in a very long time.
But Big Tech billionaire and Microsoft board member Reid Hoffman has donated tens of millions of dollars to Democrats in recent years, and he wants Khan fired.
With high temperatures forecasted to be above 90 degrees this week, Columbus Recreation and Parks will open cooling centers at five regional community centers to give residents a place to cool off during this week’s extreme heat. The following centers will be open daily from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28 through Friday, Aug. 30:
Tuesday, August 27, 6-8pm, Nocterra Brewing Company Audubon, 516 Maier Place
When: Tuesday, August 27 from 6pm to 8pm
Where: Nocterra Brewing Company Audubon, 516 Maier Place
What: Join us for drinks and to learn more about upcoming fall opportunities with Green Columbus. These include the Scioto Sweep and fall tree giveaways!
Why: We need community help with these programs
Who: Open to the public; must be 21+ to enjoy drinks.
Hosted by Green Columbus.
Right now, some of America's biggest corporations are playing a dangerous double game. They're plastering their websites with commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) while secretly funding the very people working to destroy these values. Let's break it down:
Mastercard claims DEI is "part of our core values and underpins everything we do." Yet they're funding a platform for anti-DEI rhetoric.
Coca-Cola declares that "diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of our values." Apparently, that includes supporting those who fight against these very principles.
Meta (formerly Facebook) says diversity is a "must-have." But they're happy to sponsor events featuring those who actively work against such goals.
DoorDash asserts that "DEI is a tenet of our company because it is the right thing to do." Unless it seems, there's a chance to align with anti-DEI forces when they think no one's looking.