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Friday, November 1, 6-8pm, Loving Hut Vegan Cuisine, 6569 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Join us for dinner on Friday, November 1 from 6pm to 8pm, at the wonderful Loving Hut in Reynoldsburg, to celebrate World Vegan Day!
World Vegan Day is recognized every November 1 to celebrate the benefits of being vegan for the animals, humans, and our environment. What better way to spend part of this day than at one of our favorite vegan restaurants . . . the Loving Hut.
There is limited seating so please make certain that you are able to join us when listing yourself as “going.” Thanks!
Check out the Loving Hut’s delicious menu here!
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Columbus Vegan Meetup.
Democrat and City of Columbus councilmember Shayla Favor is on the precipice of making history. Favor is about to become the first African American and woman to lead the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, and the first Black woman in the state to hold this position.
And not a moment too soon. In a recent interview with WOSU, she said she will hire more people of color. No doubt the lack of diversity in the Prosecutor’s Office, which is being vacated by Democrat Gary Tyack, is confounding. Out of 130 attorneys, only 11 are minorities.
Favor as many know is aligned with Columbus’s “establishment Dems.” Former Mayor Michael Coleman was on stage with her when she announced her candidacy.
She should win handedly against her Republican opponent, John Rutan, who is candid about his own past criminal behavior, as he served time in jail for assault when he was in college. He also told WOSU: “God gave us the death penalty to utilize for evil spirits…And so I’d use them all day long.”
We begin GREEP #196 in the Middle East with DENNIS BERNSTEIN and ANITA BARROWS.
RUTH STRAUSS warns of burning drop boxes and has some advice for the Harris campaign.
Getting Out the Vote is the expertise of the great ANDREA MILLER whose non-partisan Center for Common Ground website shows us how to direct voters to the polls.
From Florida we get the latest update on rampaging fascism from JIM NATHAN.
Atlanta-based RAY MCCLENDON guides us to Communities United for Justice, which supports canvassers in the field.
MARGOT KING & JOHN STEINER update us on the Band of Sisters, which supports women’ reproductive rights.
Swap the Vote is explained by MIKE HERSH as a way to use the Electoral College to balance support for 3d parties in “safe states” versus major candidates in swing states.
Andrea Miller reminds us that leaving messages increases turnout by 5%, and that it’s key to let citizens know that early voting can be decisive.
We must, says Andrea, let voters know they are invited to the dance, & the dance is democracy.
Thursday, October 31, 7-11:55pm
1187 W Broad St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43222
WitchLab is throwing an old school Halloween Party!! Dry Ice, Rubber Spiders, Potion Shots, the whole gig!! We'll also have live music and a costume contest!!!
Music:
Risk Kishk
Anna Rose Flood
Good Reverend (Solo)
Cacklin' Racket
Tickets $10 at the door.
“I’m just a consumer” is a phrase I often heard on shop floors during my youth when I lived in Columbus and other places in the U.S. It’s worth noting managers and department heads shared those feelings.
I admit I can understand why, and there are at least four good reasons for such sentiments.
Spending that Paycheck
First, we buy the merchandise we need in the weekly grocery store with the income from our employment, then run to pay the rent or mortgage, utilities, car payment, and so on. Spending that paychec reinforces that “I’m just a consumer” feeling. Writing these lines, I recall a coworker who often whined aloud how “it feels like I live for my car!” She wasn’t able to save for things she really wanted because the car, house, appliances, and so forth always needed repair and replacing.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Hilltop Branch Library, 511 S. Hague Ave., Columbus 43204.
Hosted by Alianza 614 and Justice for Migrant Women, the Columbus Metropolitan Library, and COWC are hosting this in person event.
Presenters include CRIS: Lara Downing, Sanos: Karla Lebron, Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center: Odalys Fajardo.
In addition to presenters the event will include Rubén Castilla Herrera's: The legacy of an Activist, and Information is power: Resources for our neighbors of the Westside.
The Day of the Dead is coming. Tamales and hot chocolate for attendees. Please join us for this fabulous event!
Many people are not aware that Columbus is home to several community owned radio stations that offer programming you will not find on mainstream stations.
Everyone is aware of our excellent public radio stations WOSU.org and WCBE.org. WOSU is well known for NPR news and the locally focused All Sides with Anna Staver (formerly Ann Fisher). WCBE’s focus on music and the arts includes Studio 35 and generous offerings from local bands.
They should be on your car radio presets but I hope this article will convince you to add 91.9, 92.7, 98.3, 98.5, and 102.1 – all “low power” non-profit radio stations available over the air in most of Franklin County and streaming online from anywhere! Note: newer cars often cannot pick up low power stations using the scan function. Try disabling the auto scan and go directly to the call number.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Location: Whetstone Library, 3909 N. High St. Columbus 43214.
We have gotten word that Columbus is now an official Veterans For Peace Chapter!
Please come and celebrate the occasion.
You don't have to be a Veteran to come help us celebrate!
We are Veterans for Peace, Columbus, Ohio Chapter 183!
Wes Flexner’s wcrsfm.org Radio Shows:
Wednesdays 7pm anonrocknroll.
Thursdays 7pm BSA
Saturdays 11pm The Curfew
If I’ve ever existed in a singer’s demographic, I’m in Clairo’s. I’ve played Clairo’s songs from the Atlanta singer’s newest album CHARMED from ANONROCKNROLL.
I’m Charmed by Clairo. I took the 2 from Campus and jumped off near the North Market.
Clairo walked out into the sold-out Kemba Pavilion in almost a prom dress. The original of Wu’s, “Tears” boomed into the evening. I stood around as high school, middle school, and college kids were enamored at a brunette from Atlanta, Georgia’s entrance. Clairo sat on the stage and drank booze with Clairo’s band while the Wu-Tang original seemed like pure essence.
Election day is approaching fast, and by now much of the public has heard the arguments for and against Issue 1, the constitutional amendment on the ballot that would make citizens, not politicians, responsible for redistricting.
People from a broad spectrum of groups that support workers and a fair political system have worked tirelessly, canvassing door to door to combat the steady flow of misinformation from the opposition.
A lot of money has gone into the campaign against Issue 1, but who is behind these donations? Just a little bit of digging turns up the usual suspects, and they are all tied to finance capital and the fascist candidate for president, Donald Trump.
Citizens not Politicians – the grassroots, non-partisan coalition that has worked for the passage of the amendment – clearly (and proudly) displays the organizations and businesses that support Issue 1 on their website. Prominent among these are unions like the AFL-CIO and the IAFF, and endorsements come from groups on the left, right, and center, from businesses and faith organizations.