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One of my favorite sections of an afternoon. I'm eating lunch in my living room while reading a new book: Fearless Vampire Killers….Bad Brains Photographs by Akashic Books———> By Glen E. Friedman.
I now am using a Flex Capacitor. Now, I'm at A7 in the 1980’s New York looking at Bad Brains perform is a space the size of either Skylab or the Legion of Doom. I'm looking at PMA inspiring cultural evolution in the context of rejection of our fascist government.
In Fearless Vampire Killers, Friedman follows Bad Brains from A7 into the L.A. Sunset Strip. A7 is a small NY punk venue. L.A. is where Bad Brains sneak Black Flag on stage because Black Flag was banned because of punk riots. Fearless Vampire Killers is Glen E. Friedman in a moment working for skateboard media while participating in hardcore punk. Punk, and Hip Hop unleashed Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Public Enemy, BDP, Beastie Boys etc. Friedman took iconic flicks of all of these icons.
Punk and Hip Hop REJECTED 80s fascism until Hip Hop and grunge changed all of society. Friedman is legendary for documenting our culture’s icons – Dischord, Def Jam, and of course BAD BRAINS.
Sunday, May 18, 12 noon
Grandview Theater, 1247 Grandview Ave.
The eye-opening documentary about microplastics and their impact on our health and ecosystems followed by a post-film discussion with local sustainability advocates and experts. Doors at 11:30am, film at 12:00pm, $8 per person. Sponsored by Simply Living.
TransOhio and Equality Ohio strongly condemn the decision by the Ohio Government Oversight and Reform Committee to reject public testimony submitted by both organizations and community members regarding harmful anti-transgender language proposed in the state budget: “It is the policy of the state of Ohio to recognize two sexes, male and female. These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.”
“This testimony was submitted in accordance with all legislative rules, and it was explicitly relevant to language in the budget that aims to strip trans, nonbinary and intersex Ohioans of legal recognition,” said Dara Adkison, Executive Director, TransOhio. “Rejecting our public testimony is just another egregious attempt to silence trans voices and the voices of community members who respect our right to life, liberty, and happiness. This language has the potential to affect people receiving services from every agency in Ohio.”
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In April, several federal agencies brought about arresting a Columbus man they claim is a member of Tren de Aragua, without offering any details . Since then, they've been blasting his picture all over social media.
When I saw his blurred face and rumpled clothes, flanked by federal agents in riot gear, my heart sank. I didn't see anyone to fear. I saw a regular man at the dawn of what should have been another day of work. In his blurred face, I also saw the ghost of a person who might soon be “disappeared” to a torture camp in El Salvador, by our own US government.
The embarrassing Health & Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. joined with the TV Doctor Oz who is now heading CMS, which runs Medicaid and Medicare, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of HUD, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in a joint op-ed jeremiad demanding that as the headline roared: “If You Want Welfare, and Can Work, You Must.”
This must be the triumphant pinnacle of what we have long opposed as “workfare,” but it’s worse than that. Their joint fabrication is a less than subtle effort to rebrand all parts of the US safety net as “welfare,” a freighted term that has been made into the equivalent of a hex on any social programs. The fact that this is transparent doesn’t disguise its pernicious callousness.
Dan-o Dougan and Dr. Bob finish their series of shows about the elements - Wind, Earth, Fire and Water - with lots of songs about water, including Who'll Stop the Rain, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, Down By the Waterline, Take Me to the River, Sail Away and much more!
Listen live at 11pm Friday, May 16 and 23 streaming at wgrn.org or on the radio at 91.9FM
and
Monday at 2pm streaming May 19 and 26 at wcrsfm.org or on the radio at 92.7 or 98.3FM
Saturday. May 17, 11 am - 5 pm
1101 Bryden Rd
All are welcome.
PLANT SALE 11 am - 4 pm
FREE COOKING CLASS 2 - 3:30 pm with Executive Chef Chris Weldon.
Meal prepared by the class, will be shared at the monthly community meal.
MUSIC & COMMUNITY MEAL 3 - 5 pm - Pianist Gerard Cox playing jazz, enjoy the meal
Join the Four Seasons City Farm: grow on your own plot or help the garden
931 E. Mound St. & other locations
All skill sets and ages are welcome!
www.fourseasonscityfarms.org
Farming on the near east side since 2004
Our vision is to have a healthy neighborhood and healthier neighbors, where local food might come from across the street rather than across the country. Our vision includes teaching job skills, creating jobs and educating the community about the benefits of fresh, local and organic food. Four Seasons City Farm is a 501(c)(3)
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 6:00 PM.
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Parsons Branch, 1113 Parsons Ave. Columbus, meeting room 3.
Trump’s wide array of new executive orders is an attack on the working class. Join the Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists for a presentation and discussion regarding these executive orders, and how we plan to fightback!
Also accessible at corsrev.org/meeting.
“I was so scared. I didn’t know if I was going to make it to the next day,” recalled Luz Drada, an advocate and program coordinator with Moms Clean Air Force, recounting the harrowing experience of her high-risk pregnancy at Maternal and Child Health in a Dangerous Climate, a forum held in Washington, DC, exploring the intersections of global warming, air pollution, and maternal health disparities.