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Community Caretakers Block Access to Cabot Oil Fracking Site

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In a symbolic gesture, proactive residents of Ashland, Holmes and Richland County temporarily blocked access to an exploratory well pad under construction in Green Township, Ashland County, Ohio. The horizontal drilling being conducted by Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation is extremely unwanted and unwelcome. The vast majority of folks who live here, about 98% according to door to door polling, are against this type of extractive industrialization in this north central Ohio country community known for beautiful scenery, rural farming and the millions of visitors  who have come to enjoy outdoor recreation in the area’s two state parks, Malabar farm and Mohican.

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio Happy Hour fundraiser

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Tuesday, May 22, 5:30-8pm
St.  James Taverm, 1075 N. 4th St.
Calling out all Repro allies, supporters, and advocates to join us for the May Reproductive Health Happy Hour at our favorite watering hole, St. James Tavern! 

This month's Happy Hour will benefit Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio. PPAO is committed protecting access to reproductive health care and rights for all Ohioans through advocacy, education, lobbying, and electoral activity. With threats of Title X funding and a slew of anti-reproductive rights bills in the Statehouse, your support is crucial in our continued success! Read more about our work, join our email list, and sign up to volunteer atPPAO.org 

Come Together - An Art Outside The Lines Collaborative Art Night

The words Come Together in white over a blue cloud at top and details about the event in blue letters against white below

Saturday, May 19, 6-9pm, Art Outside the Lines, 485 E. Livingston Ave.

COME TOGETHER! Join AOTL for a night of collaborative art making on Saturday, May 19th. Bring a friend, family member or loved one to a night of food, drinks, live music and guided art lessons. There will be painting classes, creative challenges, and supplies available to make your own pieces. Don’t miss this one! $5 person, $7 for two. 

Rep. Kennedy Kent: Extending statute of limitations for child victims

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State Rep. Bernadine Kennedy Kent (D-Central Ohio) introduces legislation that would extend the period of limitations for any criminal offense involving a minor as the victim.  


Current law dictates the period of limitation for a violation that involves or indicates abuse or neglect of a child under eighteen years of age or of a child with a developmental disability or physical impairment under twenty-one years of age shall not begin to run until either of the following occurs: (1) The victim of the offense reaches the age of majority, or (2) A public children services agency, or a municipal or county peace officer that is not the parent or guardian of the child, in the county in which the child resides or in which the abuse or neglect is occurring or has occurred has been notified that abuse or neglect is known, suspected, or believed to have occurred.

 

If 52 Americans protesters were gunned down?

Words: #Great Return March at top, then quote marks then words The killing of Palestinians demonstrators by Israeli forces in Gaza is tragic. It is the right of all people to protest for a better future without a violent response. the quote is attributed to Bernie Sanders. at the bottom it says # Gaza

It is almost too horrible to imagine. On Monday, March 14, Israeli snipers opened fire on unarmed Palestinian protesters in Gaza. At least 52 were killed and over 750 injured from the live fire, which used expanding bullets that collapse bone upon impact. The Israelis also used drones to drench the protesters with tear gas.

Since March 30, Palestinians in Gaza have been peacefully protesting for an end to the 11-year-long siege and the right to return to the lands and villages they were displaced from in 1948. Israel has responded with lethal force, killing over 90 protesters since the start of the demonstrations.

Congress must condemn Israel’s massacres, reaffirm the right of all people to gather in peaceful protest, and demand an end to the siege of Gaza.

Imagine if 52 Israeli peaceful protesters were killed? Or 52 Americans? There would be a massive outcry, nonstop media coverage, and demands to hold the killers accountable. Don’t Palestinian lives have the same value? We think so.

Songs for a New Day - Columbus Women's Chorus

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Columbus Women's Chorus, the only feminist chorus in central Ohio, presents this year’s spring concert, Songs for a New Day
Sunday, May 20, 2018, 3:00pm.
King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave., Columbus 43201

Songs for a New Day, with CWC’s usual eclectic presentation of classical and pop tunes, will inspire us to welcome each day and remember the best ones. The venue is handicap accessible and the concert will be interpreted for the hearing impaired

Tickets are $15 for adults, children 12 and under free, with sliding scale (pay what you are able) available at the door.

Columbus Women's Chorus is a feminist chorus formed in 1989 that celebrates life through the power of music. We perform music created and inspired by the lives and experiences of women from all walks of life.

5-Day Solar Electric (Photovoltaic) Certification Workshop

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Blue Rock Station will conduct a five-day Solar Electric (Photovoltaic) Certification Workshop at Antioch College, 1 Morgan Pl, Yellow Springs, OH 45387 from June 25-June 29, 2018.  

Whether you are a home owner or a business owner thinking of installing solar electric (photovoltaics) on your site, or an architect or engineer who WILL be asked to give an informed opinion on PV by future customers, or someone who wants to join one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. – this workshop is for you.

You will work with a working PV system, dismantling and reinstalling it, troubleshooting and ensuring its proper operation. You will learn how to integrate battery backup. You will learn the various options such as grid-tied, stand-alone, micro-inverts and power optimizers. The course concludes with an industry-recognized certification examination. 

Living Wage For All Rally at the Ohio Statehouse

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Thurs, May 17, 3:30-5pm, Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square
Rally in support of raising Ohio’s minimum wage to $15 an hour co-sponsored by the United Methodist Women, Policy Matters Ohio, the Ohio Poor People’s Campaign, and SEIU District 1199. We will start gathering at the West Plaza at 3:30 PM & the rally will begin at 4PM.

#LivingWage4All #OhioNeedsARaise #FightFor15 #UMW4LivingWage#UMWAssembly2018

Don't be fooled - don't buy bottled radioactive waste!

Glass looking bottle with white lid and label that says AquaSalina sitting outside in nature with grass and trees around

Friends, I want to tell you the very disturbing news of a new corporate-driven scheme to poison you, your family and your pets with radioactive waste. 

Aqua Salina is a product you can purchase by the gallon at Lowe’s or a hardware store right now. It’s also sold in huge quantities to department of transportation regional garages for use as a de-icer. It’s bottled in the Cleveland area by an owner of several oil and gas wells. Aqua Salina has been sold for several years.

It is called "brine," marketed as “ancient sea water;” and it is bottled radioactive waste. Depending on the concentrations of radioactive toxins in this "ancient sea water," it is called "NORM" (naturally-occurring radioactive material) or "TENORM" (technologically-enhanced naturally-occurring radioactive material). Here's a page from the website of the seller and distributor of this poisonous stuff:   

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