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Once again, the holiday season is upon us. Whether we choose to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa – or simply participate in ongoing festivities – we can all agree that it’s a special time of the year, graced by extended time with family and friends, good food, and merry-making. For obvious reasons already enumerated in countless media outlets, it can also be a stressful time, a lonely time, and a sad time. This year, but a few weeks after the presidential election, the stakes are even higher. The probability of uncomfortable dinners has grown, perhaps exponentially, as we take stock of how deeply divided our nation truly is.
Monday, December 16, 7pm
Call your legislator to stop House Bill 8. According to activist Rachel Coyle, it's a "Christmas tree bill" that does a lot of different things. It would ban books and curriculum that have "sexuality" content (an incredibly broad term), require forced outing of LGBTQ+ students without consideration for the child's safety at home, and require all Ohio school districts to allow release programs (like LifeWise) to remove students during the public school day for religious education.
For more information: bit.ly/stopHB8
Dozens of people from across the city gathered in the Columbus Short North district on a cold December afternoon to show the world that “Hate has no home here”.
Following just weeks after the shocking Nazi march in Columbus , which received international press coverage and condemnation from the Biden administration, the people of Columbus organized a “Walk for Humanity” down the same city streets.
Sunday, December 15, 12noon
Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House, 3055 Indianola Ave.
In an audacious investigation, “Freightened” reveals the mechanics and perils of freight shipment; an all-but-visible industry that holds the key to our economy, our environment, and the very model of our civilization. All ticket proceeds go directly to support Simply Living and their many exciting local initiatives!
Editor’s note: Studio 35 has a private event at 3pm after our December screening, so our event on December 15 will be ending an hour early at 2pm. We will start the film at 12noon sharp to accommodate this, which should still allow close to a half hour for discussion after the film. The theater will open for us at 11:30am, as they have previously, so come early for lunch if you like!
Use this link to purchase advance tickets.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Simply Living.
A pivotal climate battle can be won by solarizing California for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics...upending the global equation ecologically, economically and politically.
Letter printed below
The principle political target is Gavin Newsom, not Donald Trump.
As Lieutenant-Governor, Newsom signed a landmark 2018 blueprint for shutting the two dying atomic reactors at Diablo Canyon, replacing their output with a green phase-in.
The deal was signed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, the state legislature & regulators, local governments, unions, green groups...& plant owner PG&E
Solar, wind, geothermal and battery storage now dwarf Diablo's output & regularly exceed California's entire electric demand; installed statewide battery backup exceeds Diablo's capacity by a factor of 4 (and growing) avoiding potential blackouts at least twice.
Covering LA County's rooftops, parking lots & aqueducts with solar panels can power all 60 Olympics sites & more. CA's 2,000,000 solar rooftops once sustained 70,000 jobs and put us on a trajectory to totally green-power Earth's #5 economy.
Saturday, December 14, 1:30-4:30pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
Let’s get together in person for a Second Saturday Salon — at a new time — in the afternoon — Saturday, December 14, 1:30-4:30pm.
We will honor Abe Bonowitz of Death Penalty Action with the 2024 Free Press Libby Award for Community Activism and hear updates about the abolition of capital punishment and celebrate the 90th birthday of Tekla Taylor-Lagway!
This event will include fun, socializing, and networking with progressive friends.
Some refreshments will be provided; potluck dishes are welcome.
Read more about Abe here.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact the Columbus Free Press at colsfreepress@gmail.com
Saturday, December 14, 7:30pm; Sunday, December 15, 2pm; Riffe Center Theatre Complex, 77 S. High St.
What better way to celebrate the holiday season than by watching the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus in our concert, “Light, Bright, and Gay.” We will be performing your favorite sacred and secular holiday tunes mixed with camp, like only the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus can do! Let us light up your holiday season.
Ticket prices: $10.00 to $121.32.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Jesus Lizard are a legendary group who I don’t own any albums except their newest record
Rack. Jesus Lizard are a band skaters bumped after quitting skating while using drugs or drinking and starting bands. Jesus Lizard became a noise rock favorite while people were coming of age. Finishing school introduced responsibilities requiring employment and maturity.
Jesu Lizard are a literate man’s band.
Jesus Lizard released blue collar punk. I have close friends in Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Louisiana that all regard Jesus Lizard concerts as life-affirming events. Jesus Lizard shows were an act of insubordinate living in rejection of societies’ pre-programmed acquiescence. I hadn’t watched Jesus Lizard live, I was too young or I wasn’t in town.
A diverse coalition of Ohioans from across the state, including a caravan from Cleveland, is headed to Columbus today to testify against Senate Bill 297 (SB 297), a controversial piece of legislation being rushed through during the lame-duck session. The bill, endorsed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, seeks to encode the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism into state law, attaching this definition to heightened criminal penalties.