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Wednesday, March 5 President Trump threatened to strip federal funding from colleges and universities that allow their students to “illegally” protest and threatened to deport, imprison, and/or expel students who are using their right to free speech. These threats are a desperate attempt to silence a movement that is working—we won’t back down.

Wednesday, March 5, 6:45pm
University Square, 15th and High Streets

Join us in opposing ex-‘israeli’ Prime Minister’s welcoming on our campus. This war criminal has the blood of thousands of Palestinians on his hands and is a direct perpetrator of the ongoing ethnic cleansing and occupation of Palestine.

We vehemently oppose any attempts to welcome or commemorate war criminals. We will not remain silent while they are platformed on our campus.

Residential Installations Decline in 2023

The U.S. residential solar industry struggled last year, seeing declines in installations by about 26 percent in 2023. Much of this decline was due to changes in the net metering policy in California, which reduced compensation for those exporting power to the grid by about 75 percent. As a result, residential installations in California dropped by over 40 percent. 

In 2023, California accounted for 25 percent of all residential solar installed nationwide.

Other factors leading to the nationwide decline were higher interest rates as well as increased tariffs which added to the cost of installing a system. 

Residential solar only makes up about 22 percent of the overall solar market. Utility scale solar accounts for 72 percent of all solar installations with a dramatic 44 percent growth rate in 2023.

Renewables Continue to Surpass Fossil Fuels as a New Generating Supply

Tuesday, March 4, 6pm
Ohio Statehouse

EMERGENCY RALLY
Join us at the Statehouse this Tuesday at 6pm to STAND FOR AMERICAN VALUES and Support Ukraine's Fight for Freedom.

Elon Musk's remarks on Muslim are preposterous!

As a retired NCO, I am appalled by Co-President Elon Musk who recently questioned the loyalty of Muslim-American organizations and equate them with terrorism without producing any shred of evidence.

Muslims are part of the fabric that makes our country great. They have served in every war and conflict since the Revolutionary War.

I should note here that the 'Tweet Machine' never served a day in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Elon Musk's remarks on Muslims are preposterous.

Israel is reneging on the ceasefire agreement

 A high-ranking Israeli official said, "Israel will not withdraw from the Philadelphia Corridor, which is the border separating Egypt and Gaza, despite the ceasefire agreement stipulating otherwise."

Last Sunday, Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel is imposing a blockade on all humanitarian aid heading into Gaza, following the expiration of phase one of the ceasefire deal. 

That is a clear violation of the agreement. In other words, Israel is reneging on the ceasefire agreement. Fish swim, birds fly, and Israelis lie!

The rightwing operatives who occupy the state house are at it again. This time they are using the perceived “anti-woke” sentiment and growing Sinophobia to grease the wheels on a bill that would stifle union organizing and insert jingoistic propaganda into the curriculum for all college students in the state of Ohio.  

Senate Bill 1 was introduced in January by Jerry Cirino, a business owner representing the heavily gerrymandered Senate District 18.  

Despite receiving almost 800 submitted testimonies arguing against the bill, it was passed 22-11 during the February 12 session. All nine Democrats and two token Republicans voted “nay.” The bill now moves onto the House, where a previous version died in 2023.

Prior to the vote, all Democratic senators voiced their opposition to the bill. In her statement, Senate Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) said, “The premise of the bill is that somehow public universities are bastions of liberalism trying to indoctrinate our children.”

The Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus (“CGMC”) is thrilled to announce a collaboration with three other LGBTQIA+ choruses from Ohio for a special one-night concert called “Heart of Ohio.” The show is part of CGMC’s 35th concert season. CGMC will be performing alongside the North Coast Men’s Chorus (Cleveland), the Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus, and the Cincinnati Men’s Chorus on Saturday, March 22nd at the Davidson Theatre inside the Riffe Center in downtown Columbus.

“This concert isn’t just about music—it’s about visibility, unity, and the enduring strength of our communities in Ohio,” said Donovan Jones, Executive Director of CGMC. “No matter where you are in Ohio, you are not alone—our community is vibrant, our voices are strong, and we are here to uplift each other."

Tuesday, March 4, 3pm
Ohio Statehouse
Speakers including local farmer and council member Christopher Gibbs, fired federal worker Wesley Stanovsek, as well as Ohio House representative Michele Grim.

Our goal is to make our voices heard, and refuse the anti-democratic, and illegal actions of the Trump administration, and those who follow. Trump is systematically purging everyone from the federal government that is not loyal to him above anyone else, including the American people and the constitution that he swore to uphold. The lives of every minority in this country are being threatened. We call for the legislators, and leaders of our nation to stand with us in these dire times.

Tuesday, March 4, 1-4pm
OSU campus, Thompson statue, oval
This action is to oppose our university's decision to preemptively comply with and support SB1. As of now, the university has shut down our multicultural centers and removed faculty and staff from DEI positions, all while ignoring the glaring fact that an overwhelming number of the student body is in direct opposition to SB1 and subsequent actions taken.

Calling upon everyone: faculty, undergrads, grad students, staff and all campus workers, alumni, unions and community members - everyone who is opposed to the targeting of diversity, the surveillance of faculty, the restriction of classroom discussion, the anti-union restrictions of labor, and the rest. And this in a national climate that incessantly attacks so many in our campus and Columbus communities. 

This article first appeard on the Buckeye Flame

At the Contemporary Theatre of Ohio in downtown Columbus, a busy cast and crew are preparing to open the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham.”

Early this year, the theater was awarded a $10,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to produce James Ijames’ overtly Black and queer adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”