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Eat Fruit, Not Friends

Sunday, March 24th 4-6pm

Portia's Cafe 4428 Indianola Ave.

Wanna try something different and tap into your creative side? It's like "wine and canvas", but with snacks from Portia's Cafe instead! Cheyenne Dodge from Iris Rain Studios…

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Ohio Fails to Reverse Improper Communication Restriction for Prison Strike Leader.

Last fall the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) put prisoner-rights activist Siddique Abdullah Hasan on severe communication restrictions in a Serious Misconduct Panel (SMP) hearing that included a number of clear…

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Socialist feminists occupy Riffe Center, call out Governor DeWine on International Women’s Day

On March 8 the Cincinnati Socialist Feminists coalition and allies from Columbus decided to send Ohio Governor Mike DeWine a message for International Women’s Day. A dozen women and men attempted to access DeWine’s upper-floor office at the…

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When the Klan comes to town, Dayton is for whites only

Many people hear the name “Ku Klux Klan” and think of the deep South and unreconstructed neo-confederates riding at night with support from the city fathers and some obese caricature of a sheriff. That image is a convenient alibi of denial for…

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This Weeks Events

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Protest/Rally
Sat Apr4 9:30 am
Hilliard Pop-Up Protest
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Meeting
Sat Apr4 11:00 am
Central Ohio Cannabis Social Equity Forum and Panel Discussion
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Protest/Rally
Sat Apr4 12:00 pm
Delaware's Recurring Saturday Protest