Action Alerts
It is a common understanding in the retail industry that "if you break it, you buy it". That same principle applies to a community destroyed by a reckless corporation as well as a community broken by a careless customer. The overdue bill owed by Norfolk Southern for its wanton destruction of East Palestine is a hefty one that far exceeds the $387 million claimed lost in its 1st Quarter Report on the "Eastern Ohio Incident". However, not a dollar has been paid so far to directly compensate property owners for their colossal loss of value. Making matters worse is Norfolk Southern's refusal to even consider purchasing damaged property at pre-disaster value. That must change.
Thursday, MAY 4th 2023 8pm ET
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3iZZgo6SQKmufXL1D0tFmg
Vietnam to Ukraine: Lessons for the US Peace Movement Remembering Kent State and Jackson State!
• Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report • David Swanson, World BEYOND War • And Haig Hovaness, GPAX’s Tribute to Daniel Ellsberg.
Cosponsors: Green Party Peace Action Committee (GPAX) Peoples Network for Planet, Justice & Peace Green Party of Ohio Missouri Green Party Green Party of New Jersey
“No on HJR 1 Day of Action: Join Us at the Statehouse,” hosted by Common Cause Ohio and eight other organizations
Wednesday, May 3, 12:30pm, Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square, 125 E. Broad St.
The Day of Action to stop HJR 1 has been changed to Wednesday, May 3!
The Ohio House session during which we believe that the vote on HJR 1 will take place has been moved to Wednesday, May 3; please join us then. We will gather at Trinity Episopal Church, 125 E. Broad St., across the street from the Ohio Statehouse; we will then march over to the House Chamber at the Ohio Statehouse.
Together, we plan to make it clear that we won’t put up with this attack on our rights and the Ohio Constitution!
Register for the webinar on May 3rd at 7pm CT/8pmET
The right to expose the truth and express political dissent is under attack by the U.S. government, as exemplified by the continued persecution of Julian Assange for exposing war crimes, and the recent indictment of members of the Uhuru Movement for "sowing social discord" and furthering so-called "Russian propaganda."
AssangeDefense-Chicago, in association with Chicago Area Peace Action and CodePink, has brought together a panel of speakers uniquely qualified to discuss these critically important issues affecting the future of democracy in the U.S..
We are especially excited about the opportunity to hear from Len Goodman, the criminal defense lawyer representing Penny Hess (chairperson of the African People's Solidarity Committee) who is due to be arraigned on May 2nd.
The Panel
Sunday, April 30, 2pm, beginning and ending at Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St.
May 1, known as May Day, is also International Labor Day. This date was chosen to commemorate the Haymarket Affair, the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, in Chicago’s Haymarket Square. What better way to celebrate than learning about your own local labor history? Join Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America] for a labor history bike tour of Columbus this year on April 30th!
Saturday, April 29, 11am-3pm, Land-Grant Brewing Company, 424 W. Town St.
Kaleidoscope Youth Center [KYC] and Land-Grant Brewing Company are back for the Second Annual Land-Grant Drag Brunch on Saturday, April 29, benefiting KYC and LGBTQIA+ youth in our community!
Hosted by Anisa Love and Virginia West, this is a free-admission event with registration strongly encouraged. This year, we are also introducing very limited VIP seating where 100% of proceeds to support KYC.
More details:
Time: Doors open at 11am; show starts at 12noon.
Food: RayRay’s Hog Pit and Mikey’s Late Night Slice
Drinks: Proceeds from your drink purchases during the event will be donated to KYC! Please drink responsibly!
Performances: Anisa Love, Virginia West, and more to be announced!
Ticket Info: We have three ticket tiers through kycbrunch.eventbrite.com.
• First Row VIP: four tables available: $200 per table. Each table seats six. Price includes seating plus a KYC pint glass and swag.
"Journalism is not a crime," a U.S. State Department spokesperson said this month, because Russia had arrested a U.S. journalist.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden's Department of Justice is still seeking to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange from the UK in order to prosecute him for essentially journalism.
Several Congress Members have just written to the U.S. Attorney General to ask that the case be dropped.
Click here to tell Attorney General Merrick Garland that you agree.
Right now, it’s critical that members of Congress hear from voters who demand better for farmed animals. Big Ag’s influence is powerful, and your voice is needed to ensure the Farm Bill supports a more humane food system and brighter future for all of us. Take action today by sending a message to your lawmakers. The welfare of people, animals and our planet depends on it.
The Farm Bill comes along only once every five years, and perhaps more than any other piece of legislation, it gives our nation the chance to improve farm animal welfare and transition to a more humane food system.
Unlike most bills, the Farm Bill must pass. The key question is: what will make it into the final version that becomes law? Will it help animals, or harm them? That’s where you come in.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 7:00 PM
An evening of MUSIC, STORIES, SPOKEN WORD & LIVE PAINTING by artists deeply impacted by incarceration.
Featuring Backwall and RAG artists. Event by Healing Broken Circles – www.healingbrokencircles.com.
Location: The Vanderelli Room, 218 McDowell St., Columbus.