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Monday May 16, 2022
Please Join us for our National zoom.
Regular Monday 5 P.M. ET 2 P.M. PT ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYldumtrjIiH9L7_KfcFV1n8ynuO3anTGwp
ROE v. “Settled History”
Christian Nunes, NOW
Indigenous Originalism
AZ & the Brakey Bill
Time to Change Elections
Green v. Diablo
NC/PA Primaries
Maga v. Democracy
2000 Mules
Documentary Insanity
Green v. Nukes
Lovins Report
Forever Mass Killings
http://electionprotection2024.org
The assassination of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, while she was covering an Israel Defense Force incursion in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, has sent shock waves throughout the world. Shireen was a well-known and respected reporter for Al-Jazeera. She and three other reporters were pinned down by Israeli snipers. She was wearing a helmet and press jacket that clearly identified her as a PRESS when Israeli forces shot her in the face. Another Palestinian journalist, Ali al-Samoudi, was shot in the back, but is reportedly in stable condition.
Mark Stansbery, Free Press Board member, again did a fabulous job facilitating the May Second Saturday Cyber Salon on May 14.
See Video here.
The theme was International Worker’s Day in commemoration of May Day as the group celebrated the burgeoning new labor victories in central Ohio. Here is an article about Labor Day being May 1 by Nevin Siders.
WHAT?
On Thursday, May 12, 2022, local comic book artist, writer, and publisher Ken Eppstein dropped off just over 2,000 one-page cartoon strips at the Beechwold Post Office. These cartoons will be delivered to homes and businesses within his neighborhood using the Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) service. This project was paid for through a grant from the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC). In addition to the cartoon on the front of the mailer, the flip-side will feature a link to a survey about comic reading habits. The goal of this project is to bring a conversation about cartoons and comic arts to a broader community.
WHO?
Ken Eppstein is a veteran of the Columbus small press and cartoon arts scene. He has been publishing his “Nix Rock ‘n Roll Comics” since 2011. The Nix Comics catalog has over 40 publications featuring work by over 80 artists. Ken has also written for the Columbus Alive, Red Stylo Media, SOLRAD Comics Literary Magazine and many small press zines, blogs and publications.
Sunday, May 15, 1-3pm
Bridge Park, 6741 Longshore Street, Dublin OH
The event will be held near the Pedestrian Bridge at Bridge Park, Dublin.
It is more than two and half months and the war in Ukraine continues to tear at our hearts and consciousness. But it is slowly, inevitably, becoming background noise to people outside our community.
It is important to keep Ukraine in the eyes and minds of our neighbors. Join us at the Pedestrian Bridge at Bridge Park in Dublin, one of the most exciting new places in Central Ohio. Sunday afternoons bring a lot of people strolling across the bridge, enjoying the new park, or heading for one of the many trendy restaurants. Bring your flags and your hearts, and be prepared to share your story, or the story of your relatives in Ukraine, with those interested in Ukraine. We cannot support Ukraine alone.
If you’re an Ohio medical marijuana patient, you may have received a 2022 survey from Ohio State University’s Drug and Policy Center (DEPC). If you took the survey, what did you think?
MedicateOH spoke with the DEPC to learn more about what goes into how they developed their 2021 and 2022 surveys, what questions they chose to ask, and what knowledge they hope to gain.
DEPC 2022 Survey: Take Now Through End of May 2022
MedicateOH spoke with Jana Hrdinová, Administrative Director for the DEPC, about the current survey, which you can take by clicking here. It’s open through the end of May, but the DEPC says they may extend it depending upon response.
Lessons from the City
My major lessons will be news to some and confirmation to others. Like many middle-size to large cities, Columbus claims special status and a unique identity when it actually has remarkably little of either.
Consider three powerful indicators. First, the 220-year-old state capital and home to one of the nation’s mega-universities, but without major league baseball, football, or basketball, has no accepted, well-founded, or documented identity. Columbus has far fewer serious, documented, scholarly or journalistic books and articles than any other U.S. city of its size or quest for recognition. The annual Arnold body-building display and OSU football do not constitute a firm foundation.
Saturday, May 14, 11am-12:30pm
RSVP: https://bit.ly/ColumbusDOA
If the conservative U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this summer, twenty-six states, including Ohio, are poised to ban abortion.
In our lifetime, we have seen the complete destruction of abortion access, and it has never been more important to physically show up for abortion rights.
Rally with us on Saturday, May 14th at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus as we prepare for what’s to come on Decision Day and show that we won’t stop fighting to preserve our right to abortion and bodily autonomy.
Tanked by timing? Federal stall ball. AG Yost on fentanyl. Facts & Stats for all.
Selected bites of fresh cannabis news sliced from the headlines, with a legislative flavor and sweet Ohio twist. Sources are linked.
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FEDERAL LEGISLATION See the tables Federal Cannabis Legislation and Active Federal Cannabis Legislation
Saturday, May 14, 7-8:30pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
Since we aren’t getting together in person, we can gather for a couple of hours on the second Saturday night of each month, 7-8:30pm, on Zoom.
Learn about local union organizing at the May Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon
• International Workers Day
• In celebration of May Day
• Union organizers from Starbucks, Amazon, OSU, City of Columbus, and Labor Notes
A question-and-answer period will be included.
If you have any announcements for the progressive community, contact us at 614-253-2571 or at <colsfreepress@gmail.com>.
Please use this Zoom link to join this event.
Hosted by The Columbus Free Press.