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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.
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.
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
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:
An amazing amount of progress has been made over the past month or so. America has catapulted itself all the way from the 1990s to 2016. The furthest-right elements of both major parties were again successful in the primaries. Another woman is seeking a powerful job on the back of behaving like the worst men. North Korea continues to consume headlines. Not even two years of an irredeemable president and declining enthusiasm on the left could convince our national leaders to change.
Four states held primary elections last week. Ohio, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana went to the polls to select who will battle for office in November. There were no results to excite or inspire genuine progressives. As in the year of the Donald, Republicans competed to be the most disgraceful candidate, and, in many cases, the worst-of-the-worst won. The Democratic Party forced out progressives before the primaries and went medieval on those who dared to stay in the race.
Tuesday, May 15, 4:30-6:30pm
Broad Street United Methodist Church, 501 E. Broad St.
We will gather outside Broad St. United Methodist Church (corner of E. Broad St and S. Washington Ave) at 4:30 PM for a March to the Statehouse.
This event is in the planning stage. Please contact us if you would like to be part of the planning of this event at centralohio@jvp.org or message us on Facebook. We need speakers who can relate the history to the continued displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Saturday, May 12, 2018 6:30-11pm
1021 E. Broad St., Columbus
Parking in side driveway, front or rear parking lot
Come to network and socialize with progressive friends with refreshments, music, and presentations:
Tim Chavez and the Immokalee workers Wendy's Boycott
Free, no RSVP required.
614-253-2571, colsfreepress@gmail.com
columbusfreepress.org
Saturday, May 12, 9am-12pm
Goodale Park, 101 Buttles Ave.
Our next workday of the season is just around the corner!
Help keep Columbus, Ohio's oldest (and BEST!) city park looking beautiful. Weeding, watering, litter pickup and more. Our 13+ gardens are 100% volunteer planted and maintained. Can you lend a hand?
Join us Saturday, May 12th, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Goodale Park. Meet at the Caretaker's Residence in the center of the park (use Park St driveway into the park and follow until it dead-ends). Please wear weather-appropriate clothing, as we will be working outdoors.
A weather update will be posted on Facebook (Friends of Goodale Park) and on our Twitter page (@GoodaleParkFrnd) at 8am the morning of the event, so please check before heading to the park.
Got tools? Bring 'em! We have a supply of garden gloves and tools, but we always need more. Hand trowels, shovels, and clippers (non-electric, please) are always in demand.
Need more info? Email Emily at volunteercoordinator@goodalepark.org.
Thursday May 10, 7pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
We are building a future where mothers and their children can be together.
As Mother’s Day approaches, join us for an intersectional, sacred, and movement-building conversation where three women will come together to share their stories as mothers.
• A Mexican immigrant mother who has been in sanctuary for seven months and is fighting to be at home with her family.
• An African-American mother whose son was killed by the Columbus Police Department.
• A refugee mother who had to choose which son to leave in Uganda because she could only bring one child with her.
We will release a short video of their story and share individual and collective actions on how we must fight to keep mothers with their children.
Hosted by Solidarity with Edith Espinal.
Contact: SolidaritywithEdithEspinal@gmail.com
Well, not really a vacuum. The past three weeks have been more like the space between our planets which is actually full of all kinds of stuff but doesn’t have much happening. The bloated Congress has been typically idle, and the administration has spent most of its time battling through an increasingly large number of scandals. Then there’s the solar wind that blows in all directions, constantly moving but achieving no forward progress. That’s been the Democrats’ lackadaisical plans for the next couple of years and the executive branch’s staffing changes. It is said that a lot can happen in a day, but following national politics makes it impossible to believe.