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Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 6:00 PM
Franklin County has invested over $30 million of our money in Israel government bonds. Why, and what can we do to stop it?
Community Teach-in. Sponsors: Columbus CPUSA, Columbus DSA, JVP Central Ohio, and JUST.
Location: Northside Library, Meeting room 1, 1431 N. High St., Columbus.
Register to join by Zoom here.
Sunday, May 19, 2pm, Worthington United Methodist Church, 600 High St., Worthington, Ohio
“Songs of the Spirit” is Illuminati’s annual full-length concert of sacred and spiritual music and songs from monthly services at houses of worship that invited Illuminati to sing.
General admission: $10.00 to $15.00.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus.
Saturday, May 18, 6:30pm, Franklin Park Conservatory [Wells Barn], 1777 E. Broad St.
Network with fellow environmental enthusiasts, community members, and key partners. Donate in support of OEC’s critical mission to secure healthy air, land, and water for all who call Ohio home. Be inspired by Ohio’s environmental victories and the dedicated people behind them. Enjoy delicious plant-based bites and cocktails while surrounded by the beauty of the Franklin Park Conservatory.
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You’re Invited! Join us for an inspiring evening as we celebrate our 55th year of working alongside passionate Ohioans like you!
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Fundraiser for Ohio Environmental Council.
Students for Justice in Palestine and Palestine Diaspora Movement came together for a statewide protest. May 15th was the 76th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, which means "catastrophe."
The 1948 founding of Israel was preceded and accompanied by a massive ethnic cleansing operation to remove as many of the Muslim and Christian inhabitants as possible. During Israel's "war of independence," over 750,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes, never to be allowed to return. Hundreds of towns were razed; villagers were massacred.
Tragically, Israel has violated human rights in a similar fashion and on an unprecedented scale over the past 7 months during its attacks on Gaza, drawing global condemnation and breaching international law.
Thursday, May 16, 6pm, beginning and ending at Trolley Pub Columbus, 19 E. Fourth Ave.
When: Thursday, May 16, 6-8pm
Where: Meet Trolley Pub Columbus, 19 E. Fourth Ave.
What: Join us and Trolley Pub Columbus to ride around, drink, and clean up our community. Litter grabbers, gloves, vests, and trash bags will be provided by Keep Columbus Beautiful. BYOB!
Why: To help clean up the Columbus Community!
Who: Everyone is welcome! Must be 21+ to bring alcohol (36 oz. of beer or 18 oz. of wine/champagne); no glass containers or liquor.
How: Free admission! Please register as there are a limited number of seats. Once registered, we will send you a waiver and remind you of the beverage guidelines.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Green Columbus.
Instead of praising Gen Z for their courage, bravery and clear understanding of the US Constitution which enshrined, in its First Amendment, the guarantees of freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition, including protecting individuals' rights to free speech, and assembly in public spaces and settings, including public universities, the Attorney General of the Great State of Ohio sent a letter to Ohio's college presidents advising them that “prosecutors could use a generation-old law intended to curtail KKK activities to instead charge campus protesters with a felony,” as reported by the Columbus Dispatch.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 3:00 PM
Ohio Statehouse
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 11:00 AM
CAIR will release their new report.
A recreational dispensary on wheels – a weed truck if you will, which may or not be completely state sanctioned – has been rolling around Columbus for some time now and the Free Press decided to go Cheech & Chong-ish and chase down some product.
After glimpsing the THC truck in the Near East and Far East over the previous two months, it was spotted at a gas station catty-corner to Eastlawn Cemetery.
We spent $100, and our first review of this roving THC vehicle is “Meh” on the vapes and “Yay” on the edibles. The truck’s driver and co-worker will go unnamed. They insisted what they were selling was the real deal. Not the headache inducing Delta-8 products sold these days at nearly every city market or bodega.
Delta-8 THC, unlike regular THC, has been fully legal in Ohio since 2018 through a Statehouse bill after Congress passed the Agriculture Improvement Act in the same year which allowed hemp products to be sold as long as they have .3 percent THC or less.
We are saddened to learn that Victoria Parks left us on Friday, May 10, 2024. We will miss her provocative satirical political songs and her participation at Comfest and other events. Well-known in the city as a songwriter and folksinger, many people don’t know she was also a talented artist, poet, writer, holistic medicine practitioner, community activist, election integrity advocate, and one of the founders of the local WGRN radio station.