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American soldiers found the Concentration Camps. The Holocaust. Everyone learned about the Holocaust for a reason. Our government built the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court. It prosecuted NAZI's at Nuremberg. Never again, we said. The word “antisemite” had meaning.

Since America and Europe still did not want Jews, the Western powers after WWII gave them land occupied by Palestinians. This resulted in Nakba, which was when the surviving Jews were sent to Palestine in 1947, supplied with weapons, in order to steal the land. This was based on claiming some bullshit about God or religion giving them the rights to steal the land, the homes, the olive trees. Jews labeled themselves as victims and granted themselves the privilege of victimizing others.

Sunday, November 17, 1pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch] [Rm. 1-B], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Are you interested in building a better world through collective action? Then this program is for you!

Unlike many of our prior political education initiatives, this one is focused on sharpening our collective strategic analysis — our ability to create campaigns capable of articulating a clear vision for the future, identifying the strategy and tactics most likely to deliver a victory, and adapting to changing political-economic conditions.

The program will meet twice monthly: once, for a discussion of a reading or readings, and second, for a “field trip” to a local site of struggle. Readings will focus on current or recent political campaigns and field trips will introduce participants to concrete sites of struggle within Columbus and invite them to strategize about how to win.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America].

From 2020 to 2022, indigenous people infected with the COVID-19 virus died at a rate more than double that of Mexico’s general population, an epidemiological study revealed.

Epidemiologist Oswaldo Medina Gómez analyzed the statistics of the Epidemiological Surveillance System for Respiratory Diseases, finding that “clinical conditions and conditions of vulnerability due to social deficiencies” were the main causes for which 9.8% of indigenous people with positive cases died, “in contrast to 4.6% among the non-indigenous population.”

The impact among men was greater than among women, noted Dr. Medina Gómez and his co-author Jordi Josué Medina Vallegas in an article published on October 22 in Ciencia y Salud Colectiva titled Social Inequalities in COVID-19 Mortality among Indigenous Peoples of Mexico.

Saturday, November 16, no0n
Studio 35, 3055 Indianola Ave, Columbus, OH 43202

In anticipation of the holiday shopping season, for November we are screening several short films about the pitfalls of unfettered consumerism.

Forget Shorter Showers - A video adaptation of the famous essay of the same name by Derrick Jensen.

Consumerism and the Limits to Imagination - A video essay by Justin Lewis on how capitalism has become unsustainable.

The Shitthropocene - A humorous, thought-provoking anthropological exploration of humanity’s consumption habits. *As the title suggests, please note this film contains some graphic language. We think the message is not just appropriate but necessary for all audiences. However, use your best judgment before bringing children.*

Like almost all of our screenings, this will be a matinee showing. Our host again is the historic Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse. Tickets are available now through their site. Doors will open at 11:30am, so come early to support a great local business if you want to have lunch before the films start.