A Very Special Holiday - Three short plays

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A Very Special Holiday
Dec. 22-30, 2021, 6:30 PM-9:00 PM
MadLab Theatre 227 N. 3rd St. Cols. OH 43215 (Doors open 6:00 PM)

TICKET LINKS:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/35811/production/1085336
or
madlab.net/tickets

The Secret Life of Santa & Mrs. Claus
By Lynnix Marie Price
Santa and Mrs. Claus take a vacation in Hawaii and trouble follows.

Quey’s Stuffy Puppy Nose Day!
By Julie Whitney-Scott
A young boy learns the responsibilities of taking care of a pet and his close friend learns that it’s possible to have more than one friend that you love.(Based on children's book by Quentin Edwards)

That Special Joy
By Julie Whitney-Scott
Three foster group home teens are forced to host a Christmas party for three seniors and one of them doesn’t want to attend. What lessons will they all learn about loss, grief, and love?

THE REASON FOR M4GP

Omicron and Vaccine Inequality

Vaccine

Thursday, December 16, 2021, 8:00 PM

Check Out the Check List to End Tyranny

World BEYOND War, December 15, 2021

Whether or not you’re familiar (as everyone should be) with Peter Ackerman’s book and film “A Force More Powerful” about successful nonviolent activism campaigns, or his other books and films on the same theme, if you have any interest in changing the world for the better you’ll probably want to check out his short new book, The Checklist to End Tyranny. A webinar on this book would have accomplished radically more than the recent Joe Biden Democracy Summit.

The book does not address the criticism that powerful nonviolent tactics have been used to undesirable ends by the U.S. government, coopting local movements for desired overthrows. Nor does it apologize for its dubious origins in the Atlantic Council. But, obviously enough, getting hung up on this shortcoming reveals primarily the lack of seriousness in those getting hung up. A powerful tool is a powerful tool, no matter who uses it for what good or evil or unclear purposes. And nonviolent activism is the most powerful array of tools we’ve got. So, let’s use these tools for the best possible purposes!

Poisoning Ourselves with War

War spews hell in all directions. Just ask the guys at Talon Anvil, a secret U.S. “strike cell” recently exposed by the New York Times as a unit with a reputation for ignoring the rules of engagement and killing lots and lots of civilians with drone strikes as it plays war with ISIS.

Part of the problem, a source told the Times, is that “the daily demands of overseeing strike after strike seemed to erode operators’ perspective and fray their humanity.”

Current Dispute Over ICBMs Is a Quarrel Over How to Fine-Tune the Doomsday Machinery

Nuclear weapons are at the pinnacle of what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the madness of militarism.” If you’d rather not think about them, that’s understandable. But such a coping strategy has limited value. And those who are making vast profits from preparations for global annihilation are further empowered by our avoidance.

At the level of national policy, nuclear derangement is so normalized that few give it a second thought. Yet normal does not mean sane. As an epigraph to his brilliant book The Doomsday Machine, Daniel Ellsberg provides a chillingly apt quote from Friedrich Nietzsche: “Madness in individuals is something rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.”

Now, some policy technocrats for the USA’s nuclear arsenal and some advocates for arms control are locked in a heated dispute over the future of ICBMs: intercontinental ballistic missiles. It’s an argument between the “national security” establishment -- hell-bent on “modernizing” ICBMs -- and various nuclear-policy critics, who prefer to keep the current ICBMs in place. Both sides are refusing to acknowledge the profound need to get rid of them entirely.

ColumbusMediaInsider: Angels, The Devil Weigh In On 2021 Media, Politicians

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The contrast between being in touch with our better angels and being in the grip of the devil is never more pronounced than during the holidays. In that "spirit" for my year-ending column, I offer up several news items followed by an angelic response and a devilish reaction.

Item: The last four Columbus Dispatch editors held a roundtable discussion.

Angel:  What great civic-minded leaders. Medals for all of them.

Devil: One saint, two political hacks, and one lame-duck liquidator.

Item: The legislature passed a convoluted sports betting plan for Ohio that won't start for a year.

Angel: Print up lots of bet slips for Ohioans (mostly men) who follow sports more as a gambling opportunity than for the joy of watching athletic competition. It means more money for schools, too.

Devil: Ohio's plan is a sham, a greasy compromise that likely extracted big donations for Republican legislators to use to retain their seats. Not to mention that slimy provision that lets private schools get their hands on more tax money.

Help tornado victims

Tornado destruction

I’m sure you’ve heard about the devastating tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest. 60 tornadoes hit 9 states—there were 333 wind damage reports and 24 large hail reports. One tornado was on the ground for more than 220 miles. It is the greatest destruction I have seen since World War II:
https://youtu.be/BPw3KTS-nmE

These areas certainly need our help. I have compiled some links that will enable you to make donations.

This link will contribute to 17 agencies:

#76 Grassroots Election Protection Dec. 13, 2021

We start with the great JENNIFER ROBERTS, former two-term mayor of Charlotte, NC.  Jennifer is a world-class pioneer in Election Protection, green power and much more.

JENNIFER'S affiliation with the CARTER CENTER is a hugely important expansion of the reach of Election Protection and the future of our democracy.
 
She provides us with a detailed examination of many key power points relating to all we need to know about America’s balloting
 
We’re then joined by Ann Arbor’s BRIAN STEINBERG, whose grassroots fundraising and organizing has made a huge difference in outcomes in Michigan, Georgia and elsewhere.
 
Brian’s pioneer work in funding relational organizing has been extremely important, as his dissection of the use of Constitutional amendment referenda throughout the US.
 
Former Ohio organizer PAUL RYDER joins us to dissect the impact MILITARY POLICY has had on the careers of American presidents such as John Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Joe Biden.
 

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