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The Whole Thing is a budding fully-cooked, vegan catering company by Jessica Kapusta, that provides delicious vegan, gluten-free and other avoidant alternative foods for those with allergies, sensitivities and ethics of nonviolence, all in one. Hence, “The Whole Thing!”

Vegan, Gluten-Free, Soy-Free, Paleo? (yes, people do exist who are vegan-paleo-keto-adkins-eatrightforyourtype-with other allergies). No problem for The Whole Thing catering!

I met with Jessica last month, and I got to try her fresh bagel assortment (cinnamon, plain and everything) and vegan cream cheezes (plain and cinnamon) and what a delightful treat that was! So, when you are ordering for your next office luncheon, and you know you have people on your team who often left out because their dietary requirements are not accommodated – stop the discrimination and remember to add “The Whole Thing” to your catering list.

Social media has had a huge impact, both negative and positive, on the day-to-day lives of most people who use sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Around the world, there are almost 3.5 billion people who use social media — a good portion of whom use these sites every single day. With so many people plugged into social networking, the users and content that is shared on these pages have the potential to reach hundreds of people that any one individual knows. For victims of domestic violence, social media can be a dangerous place where their abusers can both stalk and publicly humiliate their former partners in an effective and far-reaching way.

All Hands on Deck!  Tell Your Ohio Senator and Representative NO ON HOUSE BILL 6.

FIND your legislators and their phone numbers at http://legislature.ohio.gov. Call by July 16.

Ohio House Bill (HB) 6 is a huge proposed bailout for FirstEnergy, the electric utility that owns Ohio’s two nuclear power plants, Davis-Besse and Perry, both located on Lake Erie where they threaten the drinking water of millions. 

The latest incarnation of the ever-changing HB 6 would give FirstEnergy about $157 million/year through 2026. This would come from Ohio’s electric ratepayers – even those outside FirstEnergy territory. The regressive measure would add about $1/month to residential bills and would hit small businesses hard.  

Monday, July 8, 2019, 7:00 PM

Sunday, July 7, 1pm
394 E. Town St.
It's time to get everyone together at a family reunion for the whole city on Sunday July 7th from 1 to 6pm!

Interdependence Day is a party to model the kind of village we want our city to be: a place where we have each others' backs, celebrate each others' talents, and live our best lives together.

We're doing this on a budget of $0.00, which means that whatever we have will come from our community.

The 4th of July is Independence Day, a celebration of rugged individualism, American empire, and all that.

July 7th is INTERDEPENDENCE DAY, a celebration of our community and our responsibility to each other.

Come chill with us starting at 1pm, when we'll have have tables, games, an open mic, and an ongoing dance floor. At 3pm we'll start our BBQ Cook-off for those who think they have the skill on the grill.

We'll end the day at 5pm with the Longest Table, a free potluck dinner where we all sit down to eat together and celebrate each other's culinary talents.

Ending bigotry has gone mainstream among the enlightened people of the developed world.

Did you spot the acceptable bigotry in that sentence?

We’re against racism, sexism, and more kinds of bigotry than I could ever list.

But the 96 percent of humanity that’s not within the United States is hardly worthy of concern.

Millions of lives in Yemen lack the value of one Washington Post reporter dismembered with a bone saw. A third of the United States would gladly murder a million innocent North Koreans, the pollsters tell us. Not a million handicapped Americans, not a million atheist Americans, not a million gay Americans. We’re above all that. A million North Koreans. Or a half million Iraqi children, judging by the respect still afforded to Madeleine Albright to this day.

Friday, July 5 at 10 AM – July 7 at 3 PM
Two Dollar Radio, 1124 Parsons Ave.
Booksellers at A Room of One's Own — a tremendous bookshop in Madison, WI — came up with the idea of celebrating the Independence Day holiday differently this year.

#BookstoresAgainstBorders is an initiative where shops across the country will contribute a percentage of sales made between July 5 and July 7 to RAICES, one of the most effective organizations giving legal aid to immigrants detained at the U.S. border. They are working to advocate for and represent immigrants and refugees through the American legal system, and have a program to specifically provide representation to unaccompanied children coming over the border.

A portion of all sales (books, food, drink, and otherwise) made between July 5 and July 7 at Two Dollar Radio HQ will be donated to RAICES.

Tuesday, July 2, 6-7:30pm
Northern Lights Library, 4093 Cleveland Ave.
OH12 is spending this summer finding unregistered progressive voters to get them engaged and registered to vote as part of our plan to win in 2020. Join us in Meeting Room 3 for a complete Voter Registration Training and overview of our Summer of Action Plan. There will be lots of opportunities for you to ask questions and sign up for VR opportunities. This is all a part of our "Road to 2020 Summer of Action!"

From Public Citizen: “Voting discrimination still exists; no one doubts that.” 

Sunday, June 30, 2:45-3:40pm
Solar Stage, southwest corner of Goodale Park, Community Festival
The Free Press welcomes The Longest Walk 2019 Native Americans at the Solar Stage at Comfest. The Longest Walk: We Shall Continue has been initiated to address the major threats to American Indian and Indigenous Peoples and Nations. This is a spiritual Walk for all Indigenous Peoples and our allies. We have identified eleven (11) areas that we need to affirm, advocate, and educate about. These are:
1) Support and Protect Indian Children
2) Honor Indigenous Women
3) Strengthen Inherent and Indigenous Sovereignty
4) Create an Environmental Covenant
5) Repeal Public Law 280 and Overturn the Plenary Power Doctrine
6) Land, Waters and Air Clean Up and Protection
7) Treaties, Lands, and Customary Responsibilities
8) Strengthen and Assert Spiritual Freedom and Protect Sacred Sites
9) Protect Indigenous Knowledge
10) Support Just Transition
11) Confront Alcohol and Other Drugs Abuse