Action Alerts
The highly anticipated follow-up to the best-selling Courage in Cannabis anthology is finally here. The new volume by Dr. Bridget Cole Williams, M.D., – Courage in Cannabis, Volume 2: The Triumphant Stories – celebrates everyday heroes who have found purpose through their relationship with cannabis.
Saturday, July 29, 2023, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Join us for a celebration of trans joy and resources at our upcoming Trans Block Party. Featuring DJ Diesel and free food from Maybe Cheese Born With It food truck, we'll be sharing information of legislative news in Ohio, creating space to meet and connect with other trans and gender non-conforming Ohioans, and provide resources on community care, mental health, and other affirming needs.
Location: Topiary Park, 480 E Town St. Columbus, OH 43215.
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Thursday July 27, 2023 at 6 PM
Whetstone Branch Library Meeting Room - 3909 N. High Street, Columbus 43214
Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 7:00 PM
In its starred review of War Made Invisible, Kirkus Reviews called the book “a powerful, necessary indictment of efforts to disguise the human toll of American foreign policy” and “an incisive and provocative overview of the consequences of the media’s appalling failures in making important truths known.”
The review summarized War Made Invisible this way: “With formidable clarity, Solomon, the executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and author of War Made Easy, documents how the so-called war on terror has spawned an endless and secretive program of foreign interventions. The author is particularly eloquent in explaining how the media’s exclusive focus on past and potential ‘American suffering’ in framing such activities has meant that ‘there [isn’t] much room to see or care about the suffering of others, even if—or especially if—it was caused by the United States.’
Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 8:00 – 9:30 PM
Across the country and right here in Central Ohio, the far right is using schools for steppingstones to power, scapegoating and endangering LGBTQ kids and enforcing curriculums that teach lies about our country. And they rely on the support of white parents and white voters.
In deep partnership with SURJ national, the Central Ohio SURJ Chapter is building a program to out-organize the far right in majority white communities in Central Ohio and to work for school systems that serve all students. Whether it's campaigning for local school board candidates, pressuring your local school board to pass a resolution to not comply with the far right's agenda, or joining a national remote team to support the local work, we need you.
Sunday, July 22, 6pm
Old Town East Community Gardens, 775 Oak St, Columbus
Pack up a picnic and join OTENA for Music in the Garden. The free concerts will feature local bands and musicians playing jazz, blues, pop and/or soul music at the Community Garden on Oak Street.
Saturday, July 22, 7:30pm
Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
Free concert - People's Jazz Quartet led by Kevin Cox on saxophone.
July 14 – August 19, 2023
Cultural Arts Center, 139 W. Main St
Curated by Char Norman, invited eight artists explore themes around climate change and conservation. As the world rushes headlong into a climate crisis, learn how art can help us understand what’s happening and give us inspiration to confront the challenge.
Thursday, July 20, 3-6pm, 935 Mount Vernon Ave. [near the intersection of Mount Vernon Ave. and N. 17th Ave.]
Join us each week for fresh, affordable, nutritious produce, local artisan creations, activities for youth, live music, and a food truck. This week there will be a Plant Swap and Recipe Swap; bring a plant and get a plant. And check out tasty plant-based recipes.
Vendors include Local Matters, Cynts Scents, Sankofa Love Designs, R02K, Coffico, and many, many others!
This event will repeat each Thursday, 3-6pm, until September 28.
Hosted by Bronzeville Growers Market.