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War is fairly well known for killing, injuring, traumatizing, destroying, and rendering homeless. It's somewhat well known for diverting massive resources from urgent needs, preventing global cooperation on pressing emergencies, damaging the environment, eroding civil liberties, justifying government secrecy, corroding culture, fueling bigotry, weakening the rule of law, and risking nuclear apocalypse. In a few corners it's known for being counterproductive on its own terms, endangering those it claims to protect.

I sometimes think we fail to properly appreciate another ill effect of war, namely what it does to people's ability to think straight. For example, here are some opinions I've heard in recent days:

Russia cannot be at fault because NATO started it.

NATO cannot be at fault because Russia has an awful government.

To suggest that more than one entity could be blameworthy on the same planet requires claiming that they are each exactly equally at fault.

Nonviolent noncooperation with invasions and occupations has proven itself very powerful but people shouldn't actually try it.

Bison

Suday, February 27. 1pm
Battelle Darby Nature Center, 1415 Darby Creek Dr, Galloway 43119
What do we do with the bison in the winter? Come for a 2-mile hike to see the bison in their winter pasture and learn about their adaptations for cold weather.

People with protest signs

Take Action. From Amnesty International: Take Action for Human Rights. End Apartheid Against Palestinians by the Government of Israel. Take action: Send your letter directly to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett now

Details about event

Saturday, March 5, 12pm
Ohio Statehouse
An open mic rally outside the Ohio Statehouse organized by the Queer Teen Activist Collective 614. This rally comes as a response to heightened anti-trans youth sentiment and political action in Ohio and across the US, including the movement of HB454 into committee in the Ohio Statehouse. Too often are queer youth spoken over or unheard, so we are providing a space for those voices to be heard loud and clear by all.
Facebook link: https://fb.me/e/35Gfu8EgG.

 
Morgan Harper

Thursday, February 25, 7:30pm, Jimmy V’s Grill & Pub, 1788 W. Fifth Ave.

Note: we have had to reschedule this event at the 11th hour. See this site for further information; we are confirmed for Thursday, February 25, at 7:30pm.

You are invited to a “Meet and Greet” with Morgan Harper, Democratic Candidate for the United States Senate, which is the seat being vacated by Rob Portman. The first challenge will be the primary where Ms. Harper will run against Tim Ryan, who is endorsed by the conservative side of the Ohio Democratic Party. This is a semi-public event organized by myself and is not affiliated with any other organization except Morgan Harper for Senate.

Expect a diverse group of attendees, including pharmacists, atheists, and political activists associated with the Columbus Free Press. Special guests for the event will be Bob Fitrakis and Suzanne Patzer, well known for their activism. Learn more about Ms. Harper by checking out her website here.

Harvey Graff

The combined promotions of what is effectively a nondebate over critical race theory and the 1620, 1776, and 1836 “projects” of alternative, anti-factual, and literally white-washed American history lead to rants and screeds from attention-seeking, wannabe presidential candidates and other Republican politicians. Unsurprisingly, they begin by echoing the “former guy.” (See Donald J.

Harvey Graff

The combined promotions of what is effectively a nondebate over critical race theory and the 1620, 1776, and 1836 “projects” of alternative, anti-factual, and literally white-washed American history lead to rants and screeds from attention-seeking, wannabe presidential candidates and other Republican politicians. Unsurprisingly, they begin by echoing the “former guy.” (See Donald J.

 

When Nelson Mandela was freed from his Robben Island prison on February 11, 1991, my family, friends and neighbors followed the event with keen interest as they gathered in the living room of my old home in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip. 

 

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