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The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly was, in many ways, similar to the 76th session and many other previous sessions: at best, a stage for rosy rhetoric that is rarely followed by tangible action or, at worse, a mere opportunity for some world leaders to score political points against their opponents.
This should surprise no one. For many years, the UN has been relegated to the role of either a cheerleader for the policy of great powers, or a timid protester of sociopolitical, economic or gender inequalities. Alas, as the Iraq war proved nearly thirty years ago, and as the Russia-Ukraine war is proving today, the UN seems the least effective party in bringing about global peace, equality and security for all.
Monday, October 3, 2022, 6:30 PM
We've got an opportunity to Share Our Values and Vote Our Values. What we do over the next 6 weeks will have a big impact on what we can do over the next 6 years.
The Ohio Supreme Court has been the deciding factor for many of the ACLU's pushes to protect and expand our civil liberties and civil rights. This October, we'll work to ensure that we're reaching thousands of Ohioans to let them know our values are on the ballot. During this meeting we will talk about how we intend to reach out to thousands of Ohioans, lead them through discovering their personal values, and ensuring that the know who is on the Ballot and how that may impact their values.
Do bosses trust employees to be productive when working remotely? Not according to a new survey by Citrix of 900 business leaders and 1,800 knowledge workers - those who can do their job remotely.
Half of all business leaders believe that when employees are working “out of sight,” they don’t work as hard. Yet this belief contradicts the facts.
Do bosses trust employees to be productive when working remotely? Not according to a new survey by Citrix of 900 business leaders and 1,800 knowledge workers - those who can do their job remotely.
Half of all business leaders believe that when employees are working “out of sight,” they don’t work as hard. Yet this belief contradicts the facts.
Sunday, October 2, 1-3pm
934 Gallery, 934 Cleveland Ave.
We are having a Queer Youth Art workshop and Garden Beautification event that we know you will love. Come join us as we give back to our precious community, honor our ancestors and create a safe space for our futures.
So come out and bring the kiddos, & the fam for a day of fun in the sun (while it last).
Visual ASL Interpreters provided for all Columbus Community Pride events.
Please contact cbuscommunityprideinterpreters@gmail.com to request close vision or tactile interpreters for all events
Should we take up a public collection to send Columbus’ “mayor,” at-large unrepresentative city councilors, and non-expert department heads to visit Toronto? Every Columbus resident and voter suspicious of the “Columbus Way” and “Opportunity for ‘a few’ city” should spend time just north of the US-Canadian border in Toronto, Ontario, now the 4th largest city in North America. Canada’s largest city and Ontario’s capital is at once a great city and a challenged city, with countless lessons to teach the much smaller, alienating, undemocratic city with no identity and no history, Columbus, Ohio. We could require our “leaders” to pass a course on cities and urbanism 101 before taking office and for continuing in office.
Two weeks ago, I visited the city where I lived from 1970-1975 while I completed graduate studies at the University of Toronto. To add context, my partner and I were Landed Immigrants, not Resident Aliens, and received free health care instituted not by socialists but by Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party. Tuition at one of the hemisphere’s premier public universities was (and is) far less than comparable US institutions.
Saturday, October 1, 2-5pm
Four Seasons City Farm, 931 E. Mound St.
Music, arts and crafts, cooking demos, and a visit from Leo, a miniature Appaloosa horse.
Friday, September 30th, at 7 PM
Social Center of the Lincoln Theater , 769 E. Long St.
A documentary and reflection by David S. Harewood
A work-in-progress based on testimonies taken by the Columbus Police Accountability Project and my own reflections therein. It's part documentary and part magic realism and, as such, feels like a good start. It's easily the most daunting original work I've undertaken in my adult life and I'm eternally grateful to the Greater Columbus Arts Council for entrusting me with this fellowship, which also highlights work done by numerous artists and organizations in Columbus' Near East sid. A reading of portions of the script will be offered this and I'd love it if you could make it. While the reading is free and open to the public. Donations encouraged.
What does surrender look like in the world of geopolitics? To my mind, this gets pretty close:
“President Biden’s national security adviser said on Sunday that the United States had warned Russia that there would be ‘catastrophic consequences’ for the country if Moscow used nuclear weapons in its increasing desperation to hold on to territory in Ukraine.”
Thursday, September 29 at 7:30 pm ET
Peace activists from across the country will discuss strategies for educating the public and for building the Peace Movement at this critical time.
Featuring:
Don Bryant -- Cleveland Peace Action
Kelly Maracle -- Water Protector & Land Defender
Arrested for Civil Disobedience at Line 3
Sarah Campbell - Vets for Peace - Kansas City
Haig Hovaness -- Green Party Peace Action Committee
Rich Whitney -- Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois
United National Antiwar Coalition
Susan Mirsky -- Massachusetts Peace Action
Nuclear Disarmament
David Pack -- Kansas City PeaceWorks
Andre Sheldon -- Global Strategy of Nonviolence
Host Madelyn Hoffman -- Green Party of New Jersey
From Ukraine to Somalia, from Syria to Ethiopia, over a dozen wars are raging across the globe. The planet needs a global ceasefire.