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10 Years of the Columbus Black Theatre Festival

The Columbus Black Theatre Festival (CBTF) celebrates its 10th Anniversary this July 9th and 10th in Central Ohio. The theme this year is Speaking Truth That Heals. Mine 4 God Productions (M4GP) kicks off our tenth year of bringing the Columbus…

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Historical photo of Free Press at Comfest

Bus Stile Activities: Comfest

Comfest returned this year. Comfest celebrated a 50 year anniversary last weekend.

Comfest began in 1972 as a community concert founded with a group of political activists, artists, craftspeople, local business owners, musicians, and plenty…

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The Open Shelter Expands Mission at New Location

The need has not been greater to help the homeless, especially during the pandemic and recent clearing of homeless camps, such as the one at Heer Park on the City’s far South Side. With rents rising, and the cost of living going up due to…

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Harvey J Graff

Busting Myths: The Columbus Way versus the rights of Columbus residents

Part Four (of Four)

Residents’ lack of basic rights (cont’d.)

Public safety

The right to public health and a clean environment for healthy living, which I explored in Part Three, is inseparable from freedom from dangerous…

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Community
Sat May9 9:00 am
Worthington Green on the Green

Experience Worthington

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Protest/Rally
Sat May9 9:30 am
Hilliard Pop-Up Protest
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Community
Sat May9 11:00 am
Feminist Reading Group.