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“A Slap in the Face” — Rights of Nature Advocates Silenced at the United Nations

Sign saying Politicians, mainstream media, just well dressed criminals

Dozens of activists for the rights of nature who traveled to the United Nations to participate in a high-level meeting were unexpectedly barred from speaking on April 22nd, Earth Day, due to a supposed “security breach.” 

The attendees, each of whom was personally invited by the Bolivian Foreign Minister, had previously been cleared by UN security personnel and issued access passes. Many had traveled thousands of miles — coming from Brazil, Poland, Canada, the UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Colombia — to attend the meeting. 

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Here's what happened at the 2025 May Free Press Second Saturday Salon

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Watch video of salon here.

Free Press Board member Mark Stansbery opened the session, mentioning it's the Columbus Free Press May Day version of the Second Saturday Salon, focusing on immigrant and worker rights. He noted recent events like May Day protests and anniversaries of Kent State and Jackson State.

Bob Krasen of Healthcare For All Ohioans announced a new initiative by Columbus Community Bill of Rights to contest state pre-emption through a city charter amendment, with signature gathering to begin at Comfest June 27-29.

DOGE froze their payments – now 300+ Ohio childcare providers will close their doors Monday

Kids playing at childcare center

Day Without Child Care Statehouse Rally
Monday, May 12,
WHO: Ohio Organizing Collaborative, 1000 providers, parents, advocates, and children
WHEN: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm ET
WHERE: Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Sq, Columbus, OH 43215
RSVP: https://act.communitychangeaction.org/a/ceo-project-dwocc-statehouse-rally

77 years after Nakba, Israel's message to Palestinians: Surrender, leave, or die!

Families walking down a road with all their belongings

In the 1930s and 40s, many Jews escaped persecution in Europe by sailing to Palestine for safety. Palestinians treated them then with open hearts but later the Jewish refugees took arms and attacked Palestinians by committing massacres to drive them out of their lands. 

Each year on May 14, Israel celebrates Independence Day and Palestinians commemorate Nakba Day (catastrophe in Arabic). Prior to 1948, Israel has never existed on the map. Israel was planted in the heart of the Arab world by Western imperial powers. I still have a picture of my village taken by a New York Times photographer on May 14, being erased by Jewish terror groups. My village was totally flattened, the only remaining part left intact was part of the village mosque. My village name al-Sumayriyya- السميريه , Akka District, is located about 6 North of Akka and 6 miles south of the Lebanese borders. 

2025 Nakba Commemoration

Details about event

Sunday, May 11, 12-8pm
Makoy Center, 5462 Center St, Hilliard, OH 43026

This is an all day event with indoor sessions (see agenda) and outdoor activities, traditional games, craft stations, and so much more. A Baladna bazaar and silent auction will also be ongoing throught the day. This event commemorates the 77th year of Nakba, uniting our Central Ohio community and providing varied sessions on culture, heritage, hisory, advocay, education and more. All welcome. 

Agenda

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM
Welcome and Kids Music Performance

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
From Awareness to Action: Empowering Ourselves (Advocacy Panel)

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Dabka Performance

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Voices in Palestine

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaking of Home: Poems and Stories for Palestine

The Hands Off Movement Will End the Trump/Musk Coup — and more!

SIgns from a rally

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The Hands Off demonstrations are different. They are an early warning signal that, as one pundit put it, “Americans have freedom in our DNA” and they are proving it by taking to the streets with their homemade signs.

Greep Zoom 222 - Fascist Attacks On Judges & A Mayor * Cinco De Mayo * Winning Eco-Battles

We start with “Kidnapping the Rubicon” from our Poet Laureate MIMI GERMAN.

The duly elected MAYOR HEIDE LAMBERT of Waldport, Oregon has been arrested by a fascist city council in an attempted coup; the activist progressive Mayor shares her amazing tale as we hear her plans to get re-instated.

Our co-convenor MIKE HERSH assures us all that the fight-back will inspire deep regrets among the Trumpist attackers.

LAProgressive.com editor-publishers SHARON KYLE & DICK PRICE give us the scoop on the Trump attack against Wisconsin Judge Hanna Dugan and many others like her who are standing up for actual justice & the law.  Such judges, says Kyle, have been subjected to DOXing and other forms of Nazi-style attacks.

Emmy-winning documentarian DAVID SALTMAN explains the key elements to maintaining a lawful society.

Climate activist DIANE CAMERON talks about defeating a new highway proposed for Maryland.

Green campaigner MARGARET SCHOAP OF US-PIRG expands on the great grassroots work happening in Maryland to preserve what’s left of the state.

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Free Press May 2025 Second Saturday Salon

Details about event

This is a Zoom/Facebook event salon Saturday, May 10 from 7-8pm

Our theme is: Resistance in May

Speakers:
Lynn Tramonte -Ohio Immigrant Alliance
Theresa Hice-Formille - American Association of University Professors and Springfield Neighbors United
Mazen Rasoul - Immigration lawyer

Including:
Post-primary election discussion
Workers rights
Immigrant rights
Joining the fight against this administration

Questions or if you have an announcement about your event or group, let us know here: colsfreepress@gmail.com

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