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Justice for Tyre King Vigil
Friday, May 19, 6-9pm
18th and Madison Streets, near east side Columbus
The Grand Jury is convening this Friday to decide whether or not the officer who killed Tyre King should have to face an open trial. We are not expecting justice. Prosecutor Ron O'Brien has NEVER held CPD accountable for a lethal shooting so we are expecting the system to fail the community once again.
We will gather in the school yard of Douglas Elementary near the site where Tyre's life was lost Friday evening. We are mourning the tragic loss of life and the lack of justice for him and all the victims of police violence in Columbus.
Join us and find out ways you can join the movement to fight for police accountability and real investments in the programs that actually keep communities safe.
Columbus Central SDA Church will be hosting the family in the time following the announcement.
Press inquiries can be sent to mcgovern@ohorganizing.org

Thursday, May 17, 2017, 7-9pm
The Vanderelli Room, 218 McDowell St.
 

The day has finally come: Chelsea Manning has been released! From May 2010 through today Chelsea has been in prison for exposing the costs and inhumanity of war.  She risked everything to do what she felt was right.What can we  commit to today to end war? Share your inspiration and commitment with Chelsea. We will make sure she receives it. At these moments of victory, it is important to let the inspiration refuel our own commitments.

Wednesday, May 17, 6:30-8:30pm
1021 E. Broad St. 
As part of #TheBigTable on May 17, The DJBC Happy Hour is sponsoring a Big Table. The topic, tentatively, is on the community of community radio. What makes it?
In the spirit of the Big Table, 8 to 12 people are gathered around discussing how to better the community around them.
For more information on The Big Table, or to find other big tables that suit your interests, go to http://columbusfoundation.org/thebigtable.

Earlier today, Wendy Patton of Policy Matters Ohio joined Innovation Ohio, Ohio Women's Public Policy Network, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio and For Ohio's Future for a press conference on how the AHCA would harm women's health. Patton drew her remarks from the following statement. View the press conference here.

By helping low-income people purchase insurance and those living in or near poverty to access health care through Medicaid, The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been a remarkable demonstration of what public policy can do for public health and the well-being of Americans. The protections it offers to women prevent inequity in insurance coverage and assure that health care coverage includes essentials like preventative care, contraception and maternity benefits.

The recently-passed House health care plan (“American Health Care Act” or AHCA) rolls this back. It would have devastating consequences for the nearly 40 million women across the country who rely on Medicaid.[1]

Tuesday, May 16, 6-8:30pm
Battelle Hall, 400 N. High St.
Facebook Event
Join Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio as we celebrate our centennial anniversary and unite for our second century!
The Planned Parenthood Centennial: United for Our Second Century Columbus dinner will feature an intimate conversation with political activist and feminist organizer Gloria Steinem, led by former Ohio Supreme Court justice and partner at Jones Day, Yvette McGee Brown.

Sunday, May 14, 3-6pm
The Vanderelli Room, 218 McDowell St.
Dance Lesson begins at 3:00 and the square dance will start at 3:30.
-$5 cover at the door
-Moms get in for free
- Ice Cream
-Live String Band
-No partner necessary and no experience needed
Calling by Joe Burdock
Music by the Little Pal String Band
Don't bore your mom with flowers and cards this mothers day. Take her to the ice cream social.

We have no evidence at this point that the Russians, or global hackers, hacked our electronic voting machines to put Donald Trump in the White House.

But we are 100% certain our electronic voting machines have been hacked by many many others, and could be in the future by virtually anybody with entry-level computing capabilities. As the New York Times and others have reported, cyberattacks have now become an integral part of the modern landscape.   A tool stolen from the very National Security Agency meant to protect us has been used to perpetrate more than 75,000 recent hacks—-and those are just the ones being reported. 

Saturday, May 13, 6:30-11pm
1021 E. Broad St., Columbus, east side door
Parking in rear, front, or side driveway
Free Press May Second Saturday Salon
Saturday, May 13, 2017 - 6:30-11pm
1021 E.Broad St., Columbus, east side door
Parking in side driveway, front or rear parking lot
Come to network and socialize with progressive friends with refreshments, music, art and a presentation by the Central Ohio Worker Center (COWC). The COWC works on immigration issues, restaurant worker rights, sanctuary city, farmworker rights, and boycotting Wendy's.
Free, no RSVP required.
614-253-2571, columbusfreepress.com

Thursday, May 11, 8-9:30pm
MadLab, 227 N. Third St.
Enjoy a night at the theater and laugh for a cause by joining us for a fundraiser to support Women Have Options! Let's go out and have fun with our repro freedom friends at MadLab Theatre. MadLab will be donating a portion of supporter ticket sales back to WHO/O to help break down barriers to abortion access. Just tell them you're there with Women Have Options or show them this page on your cell phone! Invite your friends!

The show starts at 8pm, and you can buy your tickets at the door (unless we sell out!) or online at madlab.net

The Show: Theatre Roulette is made up of 3 separate and totally different nights of shows. So if you come 3 nights in a row, you will not see the same play twice. On May 11th, the show will be -