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Green Grassroots Emergency Election Protection
Our next Zoom #180
Monday, June 10, 2024
Regular Monday 5 P.M. ET/ 2 P.M. PT
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82795889843
Register once and you can choose one or more occurrences to attend without having to re-register for each meeting.
If you are able, please donate @ https://grassrootsep.org/donation
Sunday, June 9 • 2-4 p.m.
Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
The Wells Barn • 1777 E. Broad St.
Register for the Growing and Growth Collective’s annual Juneteenth event, Juneteenth Justice: Pathways to a Sustainable Future. Their goal is to invite the community into conversation with local growers about the ways food producers and food consumers can promote justice, sustainability, and control over what and how we grow and eat.
Their program will feature a keynote with Jim Embry, a nationally-recognized speaker with expertise in Black agriculture and activism in food justice and food sovereignty. They are also hosting a panel discussion on the history and contributions of African Americans in agriculture and the importance of Juneteenth to all Americans.
Agenda for the event:
Yurii Sheliazhenko is facing trial on June 11 and the possibility of 5 years in prison for speaking in support of peace in Ukraine. Yurii has been formally charged by the Ukrainian government with the crime of justifying Russian aggression. The evidence is this statement which explicitly condemns Russian aggression.
Please sign and share this petition to the Ukrainian Government:
We call on you to drop any legal proceedings against Yurii Sheliazhenko, and to respect human rights, the right to conscientious objection, and the right to freedom of speech. The absurdity of prosecuting someone for justifying Russian warmaking on the basis of a statement in which he has explicitly condemned Russian warmaking, is matched by the absurdity of waging war in the name of freedom and democracy while engaging in this sort of harassment of citizens. We urge you to do better.
Celebrate Thanksgiving in June - “Songs of Gratitude” Concert with Bill Cohen
WHEN: Saturday June 8 at 7 pm, doors open 6:30pm
WHERE: Glenwood Methodist Church 2833 Valleyview Drive at Hague 43204
The Free Press is inviting you to a musical event for our Second Saturday Salon. All are welcome, all ages.
Friends. Freedom. Food. Music. Parents. Children. Pets. Laughter. Emotions.
Join us at Glenwood Methodist Church for a concert with Free Press award honoree Bill Cohen and his musical friends, Joe Lambert and Joanne Blum.
With piano, guitar, and voices, they will sing well-known songs from decades ago, linked to a wide variety of folks --- John Denver, Bing Crosby, Phil Ochs, Louis Armstrong, and Don McLean. Even Johnny Appleseed, Jiminy Cricket, and the TV show, “Golden Girls.”
Inspirational and wise sayings about gratitude will also be part of the mix. Because when we’re thankful, we feel good. And we’re more forgiving, more charitable, and more energized to pitch in and help make this a better world.
Admission: The church is asking for minimal donations at the door --- just $5 a person.
Friday, June 7 @ 3pm, Columbus Arts Festival “Word Is Art” Stage, Bicentennial Park
West African griots are storytellers, memory-keepers, and historians of families, communities, and societies. On June 7, Cleveland’s Papa Assane M’baye, founder of TamTam Magic, will sample this oral tradition, with drummers, before a live audience at the Columbus Arts Festival. This event is co-hosted by the Ohio Immigrant Alliance and Columbus Free Press.
Contributors to the Ohio Migration Anthology will read from their work, and the Columbus Free Press and Ohio Immigrant Alliance will invite the audience to additional community storytelling opportunities.
Central Ohio Starbucks workers at Neverland Drive and East Broad filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today, joining 18 other Starbucks stores across the country that also filed this week. The massive wave of union filings comes just days after Starbucks Workers United members wrapped a second round of national bargaining with Starbucks where the two parties continued to make significant progress toward a foundational framework for store contracts.
“If I go to my manager for help, nothing happens. If we all go together, Starbucks has no choice but to listen – that’s why we’re unionizing,” said Ash Wearly (he/him), a barista at the East Broad store (88 East Broad St.).
“This pride month we are showing up in solidarity with our partners who have paved the way for us. We are filing because we deserve a living wage, a safe and dignified work environment, and to be respected by Starbucks. We love our partners and want to make our store and this company a better place for all of us,” said Katherine Butler (she/her), a shift supervisor of eight years working at the Neverland Drive store (21 Neverland Dr. in Lewis Center).
That’s right! And it turns out that it’s the Canadian Pension Plan who owns 98 percent of Encino Acquisition Partners who were awarded the rights to frack Valley Run Wildlife Area and Zepernick Wildlife Area in Ohio! Now, Canadians are nice people, but we must say - “Stop destroying our environment!”
This summer, we’re turning up the heat to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza and to Free Palestine! It's time to educate, agitate, and mobilize our communities like never before. Inspired by the courageous campus encampments that have swept across colleges nationwide, CODEPINK is thrilled to announce the Gaza Summer School!
Join us for a transformative, summer-long online Zoom education series that will empower you to become a powerful advocate for Palestine. Through bi-weekly classes, you’ll gain in-depth knowledge and vital skills to make a real impact. Led by dynamic leaders, each session kicks off with a 30-minute deep dive into the history and current realities of Palestine, followed by a dynamic 30-minute skills training to arm you with the tools to drive change in your community.
Despite President Biden's weak proposal for a ceasefire and a solution to Israel's genocide of Gaza, it appears that Benjamin (NutenYahoo) Netanyahu intends to kill them all if he can. At the same time, it is clear that Israel is nowhere close to eliminating Hamas, so the world is expected to watch this horror show for an extended period of time. The American public is shielded from the horror show by a compliant media, none of which showed the horrible image of a real beheaded (and burnt) baby which was seen by the rest of the world.
Tuesday, June 4, 6pm
Columbus Main Library, 96 S. Grant St.
An evening of solidarity with Gaza. Film screening and panel discussion.