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Several years ago, Columbus resident David Bynum had a chance to meet his birth mother, but he ultimately lost his nerve. It wasn’t until his late 50s that the retired correctional officer finally gave in to his curiosity and set out to learn who he really was.
The results can be seen in the homey documentary he wrote, narrated and directed, From a Place of Love—My Adoption Journey. Though Bynum had waited too long to meet either of his birth parents, his search did lead to the discovery of family members he’d never known he had. He also learned something about the societal forces that likely drove his mother to give him up for adoption.
Linda Evans was a White woman who’d fallen in love with Chuck Comer, a Black athlete who played college football (though not at Ohio State, as Bynum had long thought). When Linda became pregnant, the prevailing prejudice against interracial romance apparently led her to give up her young son.
Saturday, April 10, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom
"The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth." ~ Chief Seattle
Since we aren’t getting together in person, we can gather for a couple of hours on the second Saturday of each month, 7-8pm Eastern Time, on Zoom.
Salon presentations:
• Brian Clash, music
• WGRN producers Annie Warmke and Herbert Ndeki II.
• Cathy Cowan Becker, Columbus Climate Action Plan and Simply Living
• Morgan Harper, on the Climate Strike organizing and AlphaFraternity members
• And more!
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.
When we recently spoke with Cynthia Brown she was driving around town on a sunny Saturday morning visiting “every activist event” in Central Ohio that day.
Brown is seeking roughly 1,000 signatures needed by the Ohio Attorney General to approve ballot language for a 2022 initiative she is proposing to end qualified immunity for Columbus and Ohio law enforcement. If the language is accepted, Brown knows she will need a small army to gather the 400,000-plus signatures to get approval for a statewide vote.
Disheartening was how some state level and City of Columbus office holders talked tough during the summer of 2020 about ending qualified immunity, which they could do themselves, but as usual so found their promises were empty.
Friday, April 9, 2021, 12:00 PM
Farmworkers have suffered during COVID from horrific working and living conditions, loss of family members, abuse, and deprivation we can only imagine. They are calling on us to do one simple thing: Show up at Wendy’s Headquarters to Demand Dignity and Fair Wages for Farmworkers. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us at 1 Dave Thomas Blvd. (Dublin Granville Rd. across from the Oakland Nursery) at 12:00 pm on April 9! We’ll social distance as needed.
Thursday, April 8, 2021, 8:00 PM
Hear from local communities about the ways communities are criminalized and surveilled, the impact, and how community members have organized to push back.
Your generosity and love for Miriam and her family are much appreciated.
Your generosity and love for Miriam and her family are much appreciated.
The long-running radio show, The DJBC Happy Hour is celebrating a full decade on the Columbus airwaves on WCRS with a special two-hour show, which will air on April 12 and April 19 at 8PM each night.
The DJBC Happy Hour debuted on WCRS-FM on April 18, 2011, and has aired on Monday nights ever since on the low power FM station in Columbus.
This Special Anniversary Show will feature new original material, plus take a look back at some of the show’s best moments, with special retrospectives in homage to the show talking about Ohio State football, and the Columbus community. Those two clip montages will be part of the first hour of the Anniversary Special, which will air on April 12.
The long-running radio show, The DJBC Happy Hour is celebrating a full decade on the Columbus airwaves on WCRS with a special two-hour show, which will air on April 12 and April 19 at 8PM each night.
The DJBC Happy Hour debuted on WCRS-FM on April 18, 2011, and has aired on Monday nights ever since on the low power FM station in Columbus.
This Special Anniversary Show will feature new original material, plus take a look back at some of the show’s best moments, with special retrospectives in homage to the show talking about Ohio State football, and the Columbus community. Those two clip montages will be part of the first hour of the Anniversary Special, which will air on April 12.