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This article was first published by Policy Matters Ohio
In the 1960’s, my grandfather joined the United Steelworkers and together with my grandmother, a nurse, they changed the entire trajectory of our family through the stability and opportunities they earned. Almost 60 years later, my husband joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (shout out to Local 683!) after being a non-union journeyman for several years. In addition to better pay, his jobs are more secure, his health insurance more comprehensive, and his worksites safer. I worked in food service, retail, as a nanny, and as a home childcare provider before joining Policy Matters Ohio and the staff union. I have rights and benefits at work that I never even dreamed of as a low-wage hourly worker, like guaranteed wage increases and paid family & medical leave.
Everybody Knows plays on WGRN 91.9FM Friday nights at 11:00 PM, and streams live on wgrn.org.
This week Dr. Bob and Dan-o talk about and play songs by artists performing this year at the Hot Times Community Music and Arts Festival.
The show will also play Mondays at 2pm on WCRS 82.7 & 98.3FM and streams live on wcrsfm.org.
Archived shows can be found on the Free Press Network and SoundCloud.
Friday, September 6, 4-1opm
Saturday, September 7, 11am-10pm
Sunday, September 8, 11am-8pm
NEW LOCATION 2024 only: North Hamilton Park between E. Long St. and E. Broad St.
The Hot Times Festival is a community driven, multi-arts event and has been a project of the Arts Foundation of Olde Towne for over 40 years.
The festival has moved four times and now in 2024 the Festival makes a temporary while construction happens on the traditional site.
The Hot Times Art Cars will host two new vehicles traveling from Texas along with a host of regional and local cars and will be honoring co-founder Ramona Moon. There will be children's activities, food, drinks, music, arts and crafts and community booths.
LONG STREET STAGE
FRIDAY:
5:00. African Cultural Arts Institute
6:00. Mendelsonics
7:00. Austin & Syd Experience
8:00. Shaun Booker Dammit Band
9:00. Willie Phoenix
SATURDAY:
12:00. Wahru’s Drummers
1:00. Charles Grace Band
2:00. Billy Zenn & The Beatdowns
3:00. Gregg Swan & The Late Crew
SoulCall Global invites you to our fun Mystic Cafe Variety Show and Open Mic Friday October 18, 2024.
Help SoulCall Global raise money to feed and house the needy and enjoy an old fashioned variety show with everything from great music and comedy acts to who knows what. Performers are encouraged to sign up.
A keyboard accompanist is available.
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Performances 7:00-9:00 pm
Donation $15 (or more! 100% of profits go to our charitable programs)
Columbus Mennonite Church
35 Oakland Park Ave., Columbus OH 43214
Information at https://www.soulcallglobal.org
To secure a performance time slot, contact Bob Lipetz for a registration
form at bob@debchi.com, 614-906-4350.
Businesses interested in showcasing their services by becoming a
sponsor, contact Lisa Ferraro at Soulcallone@gmail.com
Thursday, September 5, 2024, September 19, October 3, and October 17 at 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library: Shepard branch, 850 N Nelson Rd, Columbus, OH 43219
Also, on Zoom (link will be emailed to you after sign-up).
Description
A two month series of gatherings which teach new members about the basics of socialism, the details of the DSA organization with a focus on the local Columbus chapter. During these meetings, they will meet and mingle with leaders of the chapter as well as current membership.
The following are the topics of each of the gatherings we'll have:
Week 1 (Sep 5): Socialism Basics
Week 2 (Sep 19): National DSA Organization
Week 3 (Oct 3): Columbus DSA Chapter
Week 4 (Oct 17): Social - Hybrid, in-person location to be determined
For generations, teach-ins have combined with direct action to propel movements for peace and social justice.
From the era of the Vietnam War...
To the 1980s struggle to end apartheid in South Africa...
To protests against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Teach-In Network — to provide resources for activism on and off campuses — to educate and build movements for challenging what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the madnes of militarism.”
If you’re interested in participating, click here to sign up for updates about online toolboxes and other resources.
“Let’s Talk Transit: A Happy Hour Discussion on the Future of Mobility in Columbus,” hosted by Transit Columbus
Tuesday, September 3, 5:30-7pm, The Den at Parsons North, 689 Parsons Ave.
Transit Columbus is hosting a series of happy hour panel discussions with city and COTA leadership to dig deeper into upcoming transit and mobility initiatives and what they mean for residents of central Ohio.
On September 3, we’re partnering with NLC [New Leaders Club] Columbus, Columbus Urban League Young Professionals, and Ohio Environmental Council Emerging Leaders to learn more about LinkUS, BikePlus, and the future of mobility in our region.
Please RSVP and submit your questions to the panel here.
Agenda:
Sunday, September 1, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Come listen to Bill Cohen as he sings songs made famous by a wide variety of folks: Woody Guthrie, Sam Cooke, Dolly Parton, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Alabama, Leadbelly, etc. Location: Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus 43214.
$15 suggested donation, but everyone is welcome! Half of the proceeds will go to Central Ohio Workers Center.
Phil Donahue, whom we lost last week, put honest, antiwar, anticorporate, antiracist, pro-feminist voices on millions of U.S. television screens for decades. Then he was banished by a corporate cartel that had monopolized the airwaves.
Social media provides an illusion of diversity, while establishing new monopolistic gatekeepers. Google was ruled an illegal monopoly in federal court earlier this month.
Media is only one area where corporate monopolization has taken over. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is the strongest U.S. government official against this trend that we've seen in a very long time.
But Big Tech billionaire and Microsoft board member Reid Hoffman has donated tens of millions of dollars to Democrats in recent years, and he wants Khan fired.
