Action Alerts
The UN Security Council will vote on a resolution calling on Israel to cease all settlement activity immediately. Although the Biden Administration said it was “deeply dismayed” by Israel’s actions and maintained a “firm opposition to the settlement expansion,” unconfirmed reports indicate that President Biden will order yet another veto – shielding Israel from international accountability.
On February 13, 2023, the Israeli Security Cabinet retroactively legalized nine illegal settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, announcing the building of 10,000 additional housing units on Palestinian land. The announcement is the largest plan of additional settlements ever.
According to international humanitarian law, Israel's practice of settling its citizens in Palestinian territory is illegal and violates Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. This article prohibits the deportation or transfer of an occupying power's civilian population into the territory it occupies and also bans the individual or mass forcible transfers and deportations of protected persons from the occupied territory.
Saturday, February 25, 2023, 2:30 – 4:30 PM
People's Justice Project, J.U.S.T., and other community members are coming together for a series of Community Conversations, described as "an important discussion about why city authorities can no longer ignore our communities."
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Branch, 96 S. Grant Ave., 43215.
Friday, Feb 24, 6:30-8:30pm
Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St.
AARP Ohio presents the Smithsonian Channel's, "The Green Book: Guide to Freedom," at the Columbus Museum of Art. Parking and event admission are FREE! *
Join us to hear from local historian Rita Fuller-Yates as she takes us on a historical tour and discussion about the Green Book, right from our seats! She'll share the book's connections to Central Ohio, before the movie was even a concept. Then, stay for movie treats and the beautifully told documentary takes a deeper look.
African Americans embraced the automobile and the promise of the open road, but they faced a world of danger driving to unfamiliar locales. This is the story of "The Negro Motorist Green Book," a travel guide to navigate the sometimes-treacherous highways of a segregated nation. See how it became a roadmap to some of the most significant people, successful businesses, and important milestones of the Civil Rights Movement.
Thursday, February 23, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Ohio Voice’s February “Lunch and Learn” is all about abolition! This is back by popular demand. Black Queer and Intersectional Collective (BQIC) organizers will give an outline of how the police grew into an institution in the United States, situating its legacy within our country’s violent history of chattel slavery, genocide, and capitalistic greed. They will then define what police and prison abolition is, why it’s necessary for creating a free world for the most oppressed, and how we can continue working towards it here in central Ohio with BQIC’s #12ToAbolish12 demands and supporting other abolitionist organizations and efforts.
BQIC Bio:
Black Queer and Intersectional Collective is a grassroots community organization that works towards the liberation of Black queer, trans, and intersex people from all walks of life through direct action, community organizing, education on our issues, and creating spaces to uplift our voices.
Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 9:00 – 10:30 PM
The Oregon Community Rights Network’s Webinar Wednesday will meander through a variety of water topics, from current conditions of water access and water quality to how the law sees water, to the growth of rights of nature to protect and preserve water, to our cultural relationships to water and its value to life in Oregon and everywhere else on the planet.
“Water Is Us” will be moderated by ORCRN board member and Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund organizer Kai Huschke. Joining him will be Craig Kauffman – UO Political Science Professor: environmental politics, ecological law, rights of nature, and sustainable development,
Kunu Bearchum - Filmmaker & Multimedia Producer and Chief Petitioner: Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights,
Michelle Holman – Community Rights Lane County member, and Chief Petitioner: Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights.
Please send your request for the Zoom link to: info@orcrn.org.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
Join CODEPINK Congress and special guests to discuss what has transpired in the one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the US and NATO continue to escalate the war with sophisticated weapons and military training of Ukrainian troops on US soil.
While President Biden bemoans the need for an exit strategy for Russian leader Vladamir Putin, there seems to be little evidence of diplomatic efforts to push for a ceasefire and peace negotiations. Instead, Congress budgets over $100 billion for the war in Ukraine, with roughly half the money filling the coffers of military contractors in what some would call a giant money laundering scheme. Is there any hope on the horizon? Can the United Nations broker a peace? Does China hold the cards? What about a Korean-style armistice?
The Central Ohio Worker Center is a non-profit organization that educates, empowers, and advocates for and with low-wage and immigrant workers in Central Ohio. More information about the position and instructions for application here.
Saturday, Feb. 18, 7-11pm
Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
$5 requested donation
All ages community mixer with live jazz and poetry, snacks, treats, fun games, contests, lively conversation.
Thursday, February 16, 7-10pm, Club Diversity, 863 S. High St.
Join us for our DSA happy hour! We will be meeting on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm at Club Diversity at 863 S. High St. This will be an informal get together to meet, hang out, talk shop, and enjoy the camaraderie! Non-members are welcome to join and learn more about the chapter.
Wednesday, February 15, 6-7:30pm, Huntington Empowerment Center, 780 Mount Vernon Ave.
Join fellow community members for this important discussion and action plan on how we are focusing on introducing a non-police emergency response program to Columbus!
There will be a panel discussion, discussion of the Columbus Safety Collective budget, and strategy updates, followed by a “question-and-answer” period. Food will be catered by Willowbeez SoulVeg.
Visit this link to register today: tinyurl.com/Feb15CSCPublicSafetyForum.
Learn more about Columbus Safety Collective here.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Columbus Safety Collective and ACLU of Ohio.