Action Alerts
Call and write your U.S. Congressmember:
Vote to pass the House Version of S. 3853, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) has compensated people who were exposed to radioactivity from the Nevada Nuclear Test Site, along with some workers participating in atmospheric testing and uranium miners. Congress failed to reauthorize it last December, so it is slated to expire this July.
A new bill that would renew and expand RECA has passed the U.S. Senate.
Senate Bill 3853 extends RECA for 6 years. A big bonus is that new sites have been added.
Sunday, March 17, 2024, 2:00 PM
How are we going to guarantee an abundant, healthy, rewilded, and ethical world for future generations? How are we going to reverse climate change and regenerate the natural capital that our culture, economies, and stability are based on? This short book is an inspiring and simple, step-by-step guide to getting firmly on the path to a regenerative future. It's not impossible, and it's not even complicated. This book is designed to help everyone quickly communicate to anyone the 5 steps, why they are important, how they work, and all sorts of things we can do today to make a difference tomorrow.
Saturday, March 16, 7:30-9pm, Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
On the evening of Saturday, March 16, we are thrilled and delighted to feature a collaboration between VR/AI/moving image artist Krista Faist and a jazz improv quintet consisting of Gerard Cox, Chris Weldon, Aaron Putnam, Chris Haas, and Bryan Stewart as part of Krista’s 2024 Fuse Factory artist residency. Opening for Krista and Gerard is experimental musician/maker Bubba Fontaine (IN).
The doors will open at 7:30pm; the show will begin at 8pm sharp.
Tickets are $8 on-line; $10 at the door.
Our 2024 artist-in-residence program is supported by mediaThe Foundation.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Contact: Mark D. Stansbery, 614-252-9255 or <walk@igc.org>
Friday, March 15, 2024, 3:00 PM
Organized by Zerqa Abid for Congress.
Bring your Keffiyehs and ballots.
Location: 1700 Morse Road, Columbus 43229.
https://www.zerqaabid.com/
Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 3:00 – 7:00 PM
Stop by the ACLU of Ohio office in Columbus to pick up petitions for the Citizens Not Politicians redistricting amendment and/or sign the petition.
Location: 1108 City Park Avenue, Suite 203, Columbus 43206.
We, the undersigned residents of communities surrounding the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) in Piketon, Ohio, petition the United States Congress to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include individuals who have developed health problems due to their proximity to the plant. More information here.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Facebook event
For the 13th year in a row,
we will be protesting nuclear power by boycotting grid supplied electricity. This is a direct action you take in your own home. Join thousands of others around the world in conserving electricity for the 24 hours of March 11, in remembrance of the victims of Fukushima, past, present, and future and to protest the continued use of nukes.
There are four levels of participation:
1) Basic Conservation. Just make a conscious effort to turn off extra lights, turn the heat down a degree or two and reduce your screen time. Since nuclear power now produces less than 10% of the world's electricity, this level alone is enough to eliminate the need for nukes completely.
2) Severe Conservation. Only use electricity for absolute essentials like heating or refrigeration. Turn off all your screens, lights, and entertainment for the day. This demonstrates how little power we actually need to survive.
Saturday, March 9, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
Welcome our speaker, Ramzy Baroud, a US-Palestinian journalist, media consultant, an author, internationally-syndicated columnist, Editor of Palestine Chronicle (1999-present), former Managing Editor of London-based Middle East Eye, former Editor-in-Chief of The Brunei Times and former Deputy Managing Editor of Al Jazeera online.
Baroud is the author of six books and a contributor to many others; his latest volume is Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders and Intellectuals Speak Out. His books are translated to many languages including French, Turkish, Arabic, Korean, Malayalam, and others.
A “question-and-answer” period will be included.
If you have announcements for the progressive community, let us know at <colsfreepress@gmail.com>.
Please use this Zoom link to join this event.
We, the members of the OSU community, are profoundly concerned about recent developments regarding the removal of the OSU Divest initiative from this year's election ballot. It is imperative for our university to cultivate an inclusive environment where every voice, regardless of origin or perspective, is valued and acknowledged.
The decision to exclude the OSU Divest initiative appears to be a deliberate effort to stifle pro-Palestinian viewpoints and hinder constructive dialogue on divestment. Despite the Judicial Panel acknowledging procedural ambiguities and inconsistencies in bylaw interpretation, the proposed solution of a potential re-hearing and special election unfairly penalizes OSU Divest, prolonging an unjust situation unnecessarily.
Thursday, March 7, 7:30pm, Big Room Bar, 1036 S. Front St.
Join in to vote for your favorite ComFest 2024 logo design!
Want to enter your design? Entries must be emailed to <logo@comfest.com> by March 5 in order to be considered! Please see |post| for specific details and requirements.
Hosted by Community Festival.