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Second Saturday’s “Ask-A-Vegan” dine in

Sat, March 9, 2-4pm

Ye’s Asian Vegan Kitchen, 2469 Hilliard-Rome Rd.

Are you new to veganism or trying to move from a vegetarian or animal-based diet to a vegan one? Or, have you been vegan forever and just became aware to our Columbus…

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Breaking down the Columbus bond issues for the May 7th primary election

Columbus voters have line-item budget appropriation powers at the ballot this May. It will be split into five separate bond issues ranging in amount from $50 million to $425 million coming to a grand total of $1.03 billion for all five. The…

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A Sting, a Police Murder and a Cover-Up

This article first appears on Socialistworker.org


On December 7, the Columbus Police Department (CPD) murdered yet another Black person: 16-year-old Julius Ervin Tate Jr.


An undercover SWAT team arranged for one of its agents,…

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25 Ohio State University students, alumni, community members launch sit-in inside of President Drake’s office demanding OSU end its business relationship with Wendy’s over fast food giant’s refusal to join Fair Food Program

On March 7 at 3:15 PM, 25 members of the Ohio State University community including undergraduate and graduate students, staff , and alumni entered Bricker Hall and began a sit-in outside of President Drake’s office to demand OSU end its business…

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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
Clintonville Weekly Pop-Up Protest