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Give that Korean Nobel Peace Prize to Dennis Rodman

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Now that Donald Trump has punked out on peace in Korea, it’s time to give that Nobel Prize to the guy who really deserves it: Dennis Rodman.
 

Please sign the moveon.org petition urging the Nobel Committee to give him the award.  

https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/give-dennis-rodman-the?source=c.tw&r_by=1398470
 

Rodman, of course, is the flamboyant former pro basketball star who’s made repeated trips to North Korea to visit with that country’s enigmatic young dictator, Kim Jun Un.  
 

CAIR-COLUMBUS ‘SHARING RAMADAN’ INTERFAITH IFTAR

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MAY 25 @ 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Dublin Recreation Center

Join us for the CAIR-Columbus 22nd Annual Sharing Ramadan Interfaith Iftar. Our interfaith guests will share the experience of Ramadan and fast breaking with their Muslim neighbors, co-workers, and friends.

Ramadan is the month in which Muslims are required to fast from sunrise to sunset, and it can last from 29-30 days. It is a time to empathize with those who are less fortunate and to appreciate what one has. It is a time of personal restraint and renewed focus on moral conduct and religious studies. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the 5 pillars of Islam.

 

$10/person, interfaith guests are free. Babysitting available on site.  Space is limited, please be sure to get your tickets in advance!

Art, Energy, Flowers & Bread

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Thursday, May 24, 8-10pm
Flowers & Bread, 3870 N. High St.
You are invited to an evening of Art, Energy, Flowers & Bread, as Ready for 100, Sierra Club, starts off their campaign. Ready for 100 is collaborating with OBLSK and Flowers & Bread to host a discussion about clean enegy. Imagery of wind, sun, sky, and ground will be projection mapped onto the facade of Flowers & Bread, exploring how these elements play a part in providing life's energy. Refreshments by Flowers & Bread will be provided on the patio as well as an ice cream truck from Tillamook Ice Cream. Representatives from the Ready for 100 Columbus, Sierra Club, will be there to answer any questions.

May Green Drinks-Happy Trails

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Wednesday, May 23, 6:15-8:30pm
Ohio Environmental Council, 1145 Chesapeake Ave.
We are very excited to partner with Ohio Environmental Council, Metro Parks, and Great Lakes Brewing for another great Green Drinks event.
Join us for free beer, light snacks, and information about one of the great free resources of in Central Ohio: parks, trails, and public lands. 
This event is part of OEC Emerging Leaders series. Everyone is invited to come!
Please RSVP on their event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/189333858444708

 

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

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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.

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