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Community activists honored at annual Free Press Awards ceremony
In between dancing and singing along with protest songs and psychedelic music, Free Press readers helped honor four community activists at the November 13 Free Press Protest Fest and Awards ceremony. The event was held at Woodlands Tavern and…
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Marina Alvarenga visits Columbus to request election protection support for Salvadoran elections
The Columbus community offered Bienvenido! to Marina Alvarenga from El Salvador on November 1, 2017. Alvarenga was on a tour through the country to speak with Central American activists about the current conditions in El Salvador and her campaign…
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Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio stands in solidarity with the #BlackPride4!
JVP Central Ohio stands with the public in demanding that City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr. and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien drop ALL charges against the four people who were arrested by Columbus Police officers at Columbus Pride…
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Graduate students march on OSU Oval to #SaveGradEd from GOP tax bill
As House Republicans prepare for a vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act this week, graduate students at universities across the country are organizing mass resistance under the hashtag #SaveGradEd. Many are engaging in political struggle for the…
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