Local
Saturday, April 28, 5pm
MCL Kingsdale, 3154 Kingsdale Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio
Come out and join us for dinner and conversation! We’ll be in the back room unless there’s a special event going on in that room.
Friday, April 27 - Sunday, April 29, Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.
This year marks the tenth annual TransOhio Transgender and Ally Symposium! In celebration of the anniversary, the theme of this year’s conference is “Ten Years of Progress and the Challenges Ahead.”
The TransOhio Transgender and Ally Symposium began as a one-day event in 2008, attended by approximately 80 people, and has since grown to be a three-day conference with over 250 participants, 75+ workshops, and various continuing education credits for qualifying professionals on our Providers’ Day. We are proud of what we have accomplished in the past ten years and are looking forward to seeing what we can do to help combat legal, medical, familial, and societal barriers, moving forward, with your help.
TransOhio serves the Ohio transgender and ally communities by providing services, education, support, and advocacy, that promote and improve the health, safety and life experience of the Ohio transgender individual and community.
Thursday, May 3, 4:45pm, WSYX ABC 6, 1261 Dublin Rd.
World Press Freedom Day is the perfect day to protest Sinclair Broadcasting’s mandated political propaganda. What do we do when the freedom of the press is under attack? Stand up! Fight back!
Hosted by Indivisible: Ohio District 12, Indivisible Columbus District 3, and the Ohio District 15 Indivisible Events Page.
Thursday, April 26, 7-8:30pm
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 83 W Woodruff
The Tet Offensive in Vietnam. The assassination of Martin Luther King. The French May. The Prague Spring. Black Power fists at the Olympics in Mexico City. Mayhem outside the Democratic convention in Chicago. Marching for civil rights in Northern Ireland.
To name the year 1968 is to summon images of not just one or two world-shaking events, but many. 1968 demonstrated even the strongest-seeming regimes can be shaken by uprisings from below; political change is infectious and can take place at lightning speed; the spirit of freedom can sweep across the world, from the poorest and most subjugated countries to the richest and most powerful.
Join us for a conversation about the momentous year of 1968, and what it means for us today, 50 years later.
This meeting will feature a guest speaker, Paul D’Amato, who is a member of the ISO’s national steering committee and the author of The Meaning of Marxism.
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Matt Monta has long been one of Columbus’ best musicians and writers. On April 27, 2018 he will be releasing “Restless Disposition,” his long-awaited follow up to his excellent 2015 album “Where you Find Love.” The Free Press’ Ed Forman sat down with Matt to discuss the new disc, life as a full time musician, and political influence on music.
FP: It’s been about 2 ½ years since your last album, “Where You Find Love.” What have you been up to in the meantime?
April 24-27
Facebook event
UPDATE 4: success! the call in campaign has worked. Supporters have heard from the prisoners. BUT, the hunger strike continues, because the prisoners refuse to subject to the whims of a dishonest and disrespectful staff. There will be new demands and a new call to action tonight. Thank you to everyone who called today!
Monday, April 23, 2pm
1500 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH 43215-1010
The Ohio DNR proposed a bobcat trapping season. Let your voice be heard! Ohio's bobcats are a resource for EVERYONE and should be managed as such. We can't put their population at risk just because a few trappers want their fur.
ATTEND:
April 23rd @ 2:00 pm
State Fish & Wildlife Hearing
Public comments are allowed but limited to three minutes; you do not need to register in advance.
May 17 @ 6:30 pm – Wildlife Council VOTE
Sunday, April 22, 12noon-7pm
Genoa Park, next to COSI on West Broad by the river
A day-long celebration featuring great local bands, family-friendly activities, eco-friendly artisans, an electric vehicle ride & drive, and Columbus' best food trucks. Booths from community groups like WGRN 94.1 - the Green Renaissance Radio Network, the Columbus Community Bill of Rights, and the Green Party.
Washington, D.C. – On April 18, a U.S. Court of Appeals protected access to health care and education at Planned Parenthood for tens of thousands of Ohioans.