Local
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Ohio 161 & North High Street, Worthington 43085
Concerned about proposed cuts to Social Security services? Appalled by the abduction and renditioning of legal immigrants? Outraged by the theft of our private information? Generally dumbfounded by the chaotic combination of evil and incompetence coming from the White House? Make up a sign and let people know! The intersection is surrounded by the public Village Green Park on all four sides, giving us lots of room to hold signs protesting the ongoing destruction of our democracy by the Trump/DOGE administration. Organized by the Worthington Area Democratic Club and Westerville Progressive Alliance.
More information (parking) and sign up here.
I was happy and grateful to learn from the staff of Senator Beth Liston that she canceled her plan to take part in the propaganda tour to Israel that was planned and paid for by the Israeli lobby (AIPAC) that was intended to whitewash the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Upon learning of the trip last week, Baladana (Palestine Society of Columbus) launched an action alert campaign to persuade Dr. Liston to abandon her plan to visit Israel and to meet her constituents and listen to their concerns.
Ohioans should not entertain the Israeli genocide. I am proud of her courageous stance and for listening to the concern of her constituents. Our precious tax dollars should not be used to support the genocide in Gaza and for murdering women and children.
People who are true to their Jewish and Christian faith would not support the genocide, child murder, forced starvation and expulsion, and neither should any US lawmakers.
We call on the U.S. government to abide by the rule of law and the will of the U.S. public, and to leave behind its long history of interventions, overthrows, and coups, which has included efforts to overturn the government of Venezuela many times, including for much of the past decade.
URGENT! All SIXTEEN judges of the Franklin County Municipal Court need to hear from many people that we want them to ban ICE from our Municipal Court. They need to decide as a body to take action! Please call or write, starting TODAY! Write or call FOUR each day and you’ll be done by the end of the week! Use this template from AAMP to get you started.
614 ICE Watch
Rapid Response Coordination Team
Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 3-5pm
Old First Presbyterian Church
1101 Bryden Rd.
Facebook Event
Join us for a variety of community conversations at this in-person
Speakers:
Ramon Obey - Local Mutual Aid campaigns;
James Hayes - Columbus Safety Collective
And discussion of Israeli State Bond Divestment Campaign
2-3pm - Voter Registration training
2:30 - 4:00pm - potluck meal and presentations/updates
4:00-5:00pm - conversation and clean up.
Potluck dishes welcome!
Come early at 2pm and participate in a voter registration training.
Co-hosted by Simply Living.
colsfreepress@gmail.com
Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan talk about God, Jesus, and play songs that reference these divine entities, from Jesus Christ Superstar to Amazing Grace to God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols.
Listen live at 11pm Fridays, September 12 and 19 streaming at wgrn.org or on the radio at 91.9FM
and
Mondays at 2pm streaming September 15 and 22 at wcrsfm.org or on the radio at 92.7 or 98.3FM
Friday, September 26, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
COSI Planetarium, 333 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
Columbus Gay Men's Chorus starts the season with our exciting VOX show called Queeriverse. This concert features all of your favorite space-themed music and will be performed in the COSI Planetarium. Not only will you hear the amazing sound of VOX while watching the Planetarium show, but your ticket gets access to COSI exhibitions before the concert.
Gunshots bring only bad news in America. This time a young rightwing activist was shot and killed while speaking at a big university south of Salt Lake City, Utah. His name was Charlie Kirk, and he was unfamiliar to me, but he seems to have been a principal at Turning Point USA, an organization which was active in voter turnout among young conservatives in the 2024 presidential election. He seems to have been a well-known figure in conservative circles, sufficient to have commanded a college speaking tour. As of this writing, the shooter has not been comprehended, though videos show someone lying on a roof about 200 yards away and running after the gunshot. A kill shot at that distance is seen as something that a hunter of average, but not exceptional skill, could accomplish, which likely is a reasonably large pool in Utah, though the killer home state is unknown.
Although most Republican still reject Isolationism, a small, but clamorous contingent of the MAGA Coalition has embraced what Rebecca L. Heinrich calls the 1939 Project. Tucker Carlson has emerged as the leader of this endeavor, striving to delegitimize American intervention in World War II and America’s post World War II role in the world it catalyzed. What began as a fringe movement is alas on the threshold of morphing into a mighty threat to U.S. national security now that Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation – Ronald Reagan’s favorite thinktank, has joined the ranks of such “restrainers.”
Latino Heritage Month - September 15-October 15, 2025
The Inaugural Committee was formed out of the office of Columbus City Councilmember Lourdes Barroso de Padilla in Fall 2022 to promote visibility, cultural awareness, and togetherness during LHHM in hopes to create lasting impact in the Greater Columbus community.
Latino Heritage Month Parade and Fetival
Saturday, September 13, 11am-4pm, downtown Columbus
The parade will start at the corner of Civic Center Dr. and E. Rich St and end at City Hall.
Celebrate culture, community, and diversity as we parade through downtown Columbus. Join us after the parade for a vibrant festival with music, food, and fun for everyone.
The Central Ohio Worker Center is hosting will be joining the annual Latino Heritage Parade in downtown Columbus this Saturday. In addition to celebrating the Latino Heritage and culture that has and continues to make Columbus wonderful, they’ll distribute much needed information about workplace and immigrant rights. Materials will be available in English and Spanish to parade goers.