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Wednesday, April 6, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
We have an impressive group of special guests joining us for this event, including Senator Nina Turner, who is running for Congress in Ohio’s 11th District, Judge Terri Jamison, candidate for Ohio Supreme Court, and Lucas Blower, who will discuss “Citizens Jury Ohio.”
We will also hear from Matt Marton and Justin Evaristo, co-hosts of the new radio show “The Ohio Advocate,” and Kathleen Caffrey will host a discussion on the “Art of Activism.”
In addition, we’ll have updates for you on “Medicare for All” as well as some special announcements. You won’t want to miss it!
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Our Revolution Ohio and The Ohio Revolution.
Joe Motil, former Columbus City Council candidate and longtime community advocate who is strongly considering running for Mayor in 2023, states that, “It is long overdue that Mayor Ginther, Columbus City Council and our Franklin County Board of Commissioners join together and invest $120 million of city and county allocated federal American Rescue Plan funds towards affordable housing. Along with a matching $60 million investment by The Columbus Partnership and its 84 members, a desperately needed immediate infusion of a $180 million-dollar affordable housing investment can be realized. These funds could provide up to 5,000 affordable housing units for those wage earners at 60 percent AMI ($35,200) and less.”
At tonight’s Columbus City Council meeting, a total of $5.5 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds were voted on and approved for the YWCA, YMCA, Faith Mission, Maryhaven and Southeast Inc. This would leave a balance of about $44.7 million of the city’s current ARP funds along with another $93 million that is to arrive next month totaling $137 million in available funds.
Monday, April 4, 2022, 6:30 PM
Location: Columbus City Hall, 90 W. Broad St., Columbus 43215.
Do we have to beg for this? Bring cardboard and paper cups. This is the second of three actions coordinated by the B.R.E.A.D. organization to raise awareness of the shortage of affordable housing for people with low income. The current required set-asides for housing developers do not serve people with income at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. People with lower income are just left out of the equation, and most often can't afford rent without assistance.
To your surprise, perhaps, my answer is an emphatic, unqualified NO. In this Busting Myths column, I will be schematic, but I am prepared to expand my understanding of both city and state in response to readers’ questions. For background, I refer you to my essays on DeWine, the state, and Ohio Republicans published in Columbus Free Press since September 2021, available on the website.
Is Mike DeWine actually a governor?
By “actually a governor,” I mean the following: Does the occupant of the Office of the Governor fulfill the duties of the elected senior administrator the State of Ohio? My answer is emphatically NO. Clues leap off the pages of his second State of the State Address on Mar. 22, in his fourth year in office. Supposedly the pandemic prevented 2020 and 2021 speeches, but it didn’t stop almost daily news conferences for most of the first year, or the State Legislature from meeting. (See Anna Staver and Mary Jane Sanese, “Police funding, mental health among Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s focus in State of the State.”)
Paris, 13th District today. Émilie Wong (Lucie Zhang) meets Camille Germain (Makita Samba) who's attracted to Nora Ligier (Noémie Merlant), who crosses the path of Amber Sweet (Jehnny Beth). Three girls and a boy redefine what modern love is.
"Paris, 13th District" is foremost a film about youth, but they're no longer teenagers. The four main characters are young adults who already have some life experience, and who are going to meet each other and love one another. They all have a social existence; they aren’t hermits. Three of them are in their thirties and have already dealt with difficulties in finding housing and/or a job, are going through professional crises and are unable to settle down in their sexuality let alone a relationship.
Earth Month is here.
Over the last 15 years, tens of thousands of people have come together to volunteer in and around Columbus and together we planted over 200,000 trees and cleaned and beautified many neighborhoods and parks
There are over 125 ways you can join Earth Month by volunteering at a site near you. Just click here and find the one that is closest to you or that suits you best: https://www.earthdaycolumbus.org/volunteer
Get together with others and make an impact. So come on out and join us!
Save the date for April 23rd at Genoa Park to celebrate Earth Day with us from noon to 7 pm with food trucks, local partners, beer, and free music.
Have a wonderful Earth Month,
Your Green Columbus Team
Saturday, April 2, 1-3pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave.
Join us for a critical reading and discussion group based on Mao Zedong’s famous essay, “Combat Liberalism!”
We will be discussing the essay “Combat Liberalism” and exploring questions such as:
• What is liberalism?
• What is neoliberalism?
• Why are all American politicians liberal?
• How do Mao’s ideas about liberalism apply to our own political situation?
• Is there any alternative to liberalism?
This class is free and open to all! We do recommend that attendees read or familiarize themselves with the text, but we will also review it together as part of the class.
Click here for a free PDF of “Combat Liberalism.”
Click here for a free audio of “Combat Liberalism.”
Hosted by PSL [Party for Socialism and Liberation] Columbus.
Date:
Saturday, April 2, 2022 - 1:00pm
Ohio’s first-ever “Day of Empathy” – part of a nationwide effort first initiated by CNN’s Van Jones – took place Thursday, March 31 in the Ohio Statehouse atrium. The event attracted a who’s who of Columbus activists who challenged the community to seek criminal justice transformation for the betterment of all. Participants demanded more empathy from police, and at the same time, towards those suffering from trauma, like heroin addicts.
“Our game plan is to create positive change and a new vision for the great state of Ohio. To be the nation’s leader in reducing violence, crime, poverty, hungry, addiction, and trauma, and broken families by creating equity in Ohio, as well as strengthen relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve,” said De-Escalate Ohio’s Cynthia Brown, who created and hosted the event.
Friday, April 1, 5:30-9:30pm, Gokul Cafe, 2685 Federated Blvd.
If you feel like being foolish (or not) on April Fool’s Day, join us at Gokul Cafe for appetizers, a dinner buffet, and karaoke! Gokul Cafe has some of the best vegan Indian food around.
Kamal, the owner of Gokul Cafe, has made certain that we will have an intimate evening by reserving the main dining room for us. The stage will be there for the karaoke too! We will start with appetizers from 5:30pm to 6:30pm (Jalapeño Pakoras, Potato Bondas, Baked Beans on Toast, and Idli Manchurian).
The karaoke will be from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Dinner will be served buffet style starting at 8pm (Tofu Spinach, Malai Kofta Curry, Chana Masala, Dal Fry, Vegetable Biryani Rice, Basmati Rice, Puri bread, Mango Medley and Coconut Kir). Gluten free bread will be available for those who want it. Kamal will also be serving his refreshing Mintoli drink of mint, lemon, and ginger. All of the food at Gokul Cafe is prepared fresh and is vegan! Gokul Cafe has some of the most flavorful cuisine your taste buds will meet!