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Dennis Kucinich will have a Press Conference about the issue of the impact of the Charter Schools Movement and other privatization schemes on Public Education and Ohio Taxpayers at the Statehouse Women’s Gallery on Monday, April 24, at 10:00 AM. Please come and support former Cleveland mayor and former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich as he exposes the corruption behind the charter schools.
Tuesday night, April 25, 6:30 PM - there will be a Columbus: Town Hall Meeting at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd. Dennis Kucinich will talk there about large privately-owned for-profit corporations lobby their way into the educational system, donate vast sums to legislators, get themselves classified as "Public Schools" and operate, in many cases, without accountability and oversight.
An estimated 5500 people came out to support science at the March for Science April 22 in Columbus, Ohio today. The marchers started at the Statehouse and walked to the Commons for the Earth Day celebration.
Drone photos courtesy of Eric Vestfals
Sunday, April 23, 1-7pm, Free
The Crazee Mule Pub & Grill, 6188 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43231
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The Open Shelter, an Advocacy & Day Services Center for the homeless & marginally housed, is proud to announce that a fundraiser on our behalf will be held at The Crazee Mule Pub & Grill on Sunday, April 23rd from 1pm until 8pm.
Three bands will generously donate their time & perform at the event. The bands are Coffee House Rebels www.briangriffin.net, Acoustic Reflections & One Notch Down www.facebook.com/One-Notch-Down-Music who will be premiering their new song, “Homelessland”.
Saturday, April 22 - Earth Day
Here is the official route for the Columbus March for Science:
We will start on the west lawn of the Ohio Statehouse and finish at the Columbus Commons. See you Saturday!
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Here's the plan:
Rally and teach-ins start on the West Lawn of the Statehouse at 10:00 a.m.
We'll step off for the march between 11:00 and 11:30.
We'll march straight down High Street to Rich and enter the commons from the back.
After the March, stick around at Columbus Commons for the Earth Day festivities!
Parking, accessibility and transportation info here: http://marchforscience-columbus.webflow.io/faq
Friday, April 21, 4-8pm
The Acutal Brewing Company, 655 North James Road
Happy Bithday to Us, Happy Birthday to Us, Happy Earth Day Birthday to WGRN! Happy Birthday to Us!
Join WGRN for our Happy Hour Earth Day Birthday Bash! Have a couple on us! From your community radio WGRN Columbus
The Actual Brewing Company
Friday, April 21 4-8 PM
655 N. James Rd Columbus 43219
614-636-3825
$5 suggested donation • 2 free beer tickets at the door. Music from Lydia Brownfield, Bob Sauls, Victoria Parks and others.
FREE RAFFLE TICKETS TO THOSE WHO VOLUNTEER FOR EARTH DAY SERVICE WEEK April 8-15, to plant trees, clean up our ravines or do some community gardening.
Sign up to volunteer in WGRN’s name at http://www.earthdaycolumbus.org/
April 16, 6-11pm
Axis Nightclub, 775 N. High St.
Sunday - Doors: 5pm Pageant: 6pm
Entertainment -
Britney Blaire - Miss Gay Ohio 2016
Hope Sexton - Miss Gay Ohio Emeritus
Nadia Nyce - Miss Gay Ohio 2015
B Sharp - Mr. Gay Ohio 2016
Tabbi Katt - Former Miss Gay Ohio/Missouri USofA
Mary Nolan - Miss Gay Ohio America 2016
Mokha Montrese - Former Miss Gay USofA/Continental/EOY
Michael LaMasters - Former Mr. Gay USofA
Adria Andrews - Former Miss Gay Missouri America
and............our newly crowned Mr. Gay Ohio 2017
Admission - $10 General Admission or $50 for reserved table(includes 4 admissions). Table reservations can be made at thack97@yahoo.com
On April 11, a local anti-corruption group held the Columbus Grassroots Anti-Corruption Forum from 6:30pm-8:00pm EST, at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 850 N. Nelson Rd., Columbus, OH, 43219. Anti-corruption activists, local leaders, and national experts attended the forum to discuss state-based strategies to to pass anti-corruption reform, gerrymandering reform, and open primaries.
“After almost 100 days of a new administration, it’s clear that the government still won’t drain the swamp: we have to fix corruption ourselves.” Said Barbara Eakins, local member of Represent.Us, the nation’s largest grassroots anti-corruption campaign, which brings together conservatives, progressives and everyone in between to pass anti-corruption laws in cities and states around the country. Represent.Us’ local members helped organize the forum. “There is an anti-corruption movement growing in Ohio, and this forum gives local activists what they need to get involved in fighting our corrupt political system, starting right here in Columbus.” continued Eakins.
Speakers at the forum included:
Saturday, April 15, 9am, step-off 10:30am
McFerson Park, 218 West St., downtown Columbus
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The 2017 Robert J. Fass Memorial AIDS Walk Central Ohio will take place on Saturday, April 15, 2017 in Columbus. This year’s tri-city walk/run/ride is slated to be the largest HIV/AIDS awareness event in Ohio.
The mission of AIDS Walk Central Ohio is to raise awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS service organizations through education and promotional activities leading up to the walk and through the participation of corporations, walkers, runners, civic leaders and community members together in this annual event.
Thursday, April 13, 2-4pm
Ohio State University Oval
Rally and vigil for peace in Syria and around the globe. In chaos and trying times coming together for peace of mind vocalizes our solidarity as a community with the people of Syria. We call for actions intent on achieving peace and solutions that improve the human condition.
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