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Help us keep all the options open for climate solutions. Call your U.S. Representative today and tell him/her to vote NO on the anti-carbon tax resolution H Res Con 119, “Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.” A vote is expected on Wednesday or Thursday.
When one thinks of communities that are facing the problem of white privilege head on, Bexley Ohio is probably not high on the list. With their racial demographics showing 88% white, compared to the national average of 61%, dialogues about white privilege seem distinctly out of place. Yet that is exactly what happened at the Bexley Public Library on July 11. Underground at the bottom of the library perhaps the most uncomfortable topic was thrust into the bright air by a highly eager crowd of both Bexley residents and members of surrounding communities.
Saturday, July 14, 6:30-11pm,
1021 E. Broad St. in the backyard
Come to network and socialize with progressive friends with refreshments courtesy of Del Sroufe, music by Steve Dodge, and presentation by the Ohio Rights Group Education Fund on their Ambassadors Program. Planning on an outdoor salon!
Free, no RSVP required.
Contact: colsfreepress@gmail.com or 614-253-2571
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July 10, 2018
In the wake of the article published in the Cincinnati Enquirer and Cleveland Plain Dealer on July 8, 2018, "Mike DeWine, Richard Cordray may have favored contributors when awarding contracts" by James McNair, Green party Candidate for Governor of Ohio, Constance Gadell-Newton calls for an independent investigation into the campaign contributions received from firms awarded public contracts by Mike Dewine, Attorney General, and Richard Cordray, his predecessor, both candidates for Governor in the Ohio 2018 Governor's race.
Thursday, July 12, 7pm
St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff
July 5-8, the Columbus ISO helped organize a nearly 50 person contingent to go to the Socialism Conference in Chicago. At this meeting, we will discuss the lessons on the Conference and how we can apply those lessons long-term to the building of revolutionary organization and social movements in Columbus. We will also discuss some of the developments in the fight against deportation locally and nationally and how we intend to orient towards it.
The third time was a charm for the Columbus Community Bill of Rights initiative which is confirmed to be on the Columbus ballot this November. The following is what one of their tireless activists said before Columbus City Council on Monday, July 9 after their signatures were validated.
Columbus City Council Speech
By William Lyons
7/9/18
Good evening members of Columbus City Council, my name is Bill Lyons and I am a member of a group of concerned citizens called Columbus Community Bill of Rights. We appreciate it that most of you have met with us several times over the past couple of years.
Rob Collier, a composer/performer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin is doing a tour and will be playing at It Looks Like its Open, 13 E. Tulane on Saturday, July 14, 7:30-10:30pm. He is touring with Ben Aguilar (from Louisville, Ky) and performing a new composition called Music in Transparent Layers. They will record every performance on the tour and play the recordings at each subsequent show as we add a new layer live. Thus, each performance is a unique stage in the development of the piece. The music is ambient/minimal/experimental.
MUSIC IN TRANSPARENT LAYERS is a new composition by ROB COLLIER. Multi-timbral motives, pseudo-ambient textures, process-driven harmony. Performed in duet with BEN AGUILAR.
NOISTERIA EMISSION - Experimental electronic from Dayton, OH
HABITEUR - Coaxing beauty from ugliness, Habiteur works with machinery, junk, repurposed electronics, tapes, and various objects.
At first glance, there is not much in common between the 19-year-old single mother living in the Kibera slum of Kenya pictured here and the Ohio State students pictured below. More than 7,800 miles separate them, they’ve never met and they lead very different lives, but one issue connects them.
Mercy is a patient at her local Family Health Options Kenya (FHOK) clinic, which no longer receives federal aid from the U.S. because of Trump’s Global Gag Rule. Mercy depends on the health care and family planning services FHOK provides to give her daughter the best possible life, and these Ohio State students are fighting to make sure those services stay available to Mercy. They volunteer their time and efforts to resist and organize against this dangerous policy.
A former star athlete at Columbus East High School, Steve McClure didn't give much thought to his diet. “I weighed 239 pounds,” he said, “I wasn't eating right...a lot of fried foods...” A diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes served as a harsh wake up call, and gave McClure the motivation to not only change his lifestyle, but to help others to do the same.
Twenty years later, McClure is helping thousands of Central Ohioans get healthy. “Before my mom passed away, she told me to do something good,” says McClure, “and let the community know about getting healthy.” Her words inspired him to create Living Smart Workshops. Now in its fifth year, the Living Smart Workshops and Health Expo is scheduled for Saturday, July 28th at Mayme Moore Park at the King Arts Complex.
The event will offer free health screenings, a job fair with on-site interviews, a cheerleading, dance, step and talent showcase, a car and bike show, food vendors and various workshops. Fresh produce and some 500 bags of school supplies will be distributed, and the Ohio State Barber College will provide free haircuts.