The “Building the Black Agenda” event January 23 used the term African Diaspora... “the disbursement of African peoples from their homelands through the Transatlantic Slave Trades between 1500s to the 1800s.” About 60 people attended the event at the Downtown Columbus Library – young and old, male and female, predominantly Black. The gathering was organized by the Columbus African Council, hosted by Kimberly Brazwell and Dr. Mathew Welmont.

The event was a series of monthly discussions that have been occurring monthly since summer 2019 addressing the African Diaspora. They are the brainchild of Dontavius Jarrells, founder of the Columbus African Council. Topics include Black Mental Health, Restorative Justice, Birthing While Black, Breathing while Black, Building the Black Agenda and more.

The question “Why don’t we have a Black Agenda?” garnered the most interest for discussion. After breaking into groups, participants discussed the focus question, and shared results with the collective. 

Sunday, Feb. 2, noon
High Street at 15th Avenue
Come out and protest with the Students for Justice Palestine at Ohio State in rejection to Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s Deal Of the century.

According to its website, “Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s mission is
to enrich and connect our community through intimate and
transformative musical experiences which exemplify and foster artistic
excellence, education and innovation.” Based on its Jan. 17 Baroque
Brass III performance at The Huntington, which included works by
Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell, Scarlatti, Bach, etc., lucky listeners could add,
to coin a term, “transport-ative” to LACO’s mission statement. In that
the ensemble’s conservatory-trained players transport world weary
audiences far from the workaday domain of routine daily existence,
with all its cares and woes, to a more serendipitous, sonorous higher
realm of bliss.
The evening opened with a quartet enticing German composer Johann
Melchior Molter’s serene 1696 “Symphony in C Major” out of their
brass instruments, setting the stage, so to speak, of a tranquil night
with an exceedingly peaceful six minutes. The four musicians - three
men, one woman - clad in elegant black outfits, played horns and

Satire by comedian Mona Shaikh and Ed Rampell-

The Evangelical magazine Christianity Today's editor rebuked the president in a December op-ed entitled "Trump Should Be Removed From Office."   In the interests of equal time we give the devil his due with an editorial response from a periodical on the other side of the fiery aisle:

Trump Should Reign for 1,000 Years

In our founding parchments, Lucifer explains that Satanism Tonight Dispatches will help diabolical Satanists interpret one-sided fake news in a manner that reflects their deep, utter lack of faith. The impeachment of Donald Trump is a significant event in the story of our Lake of Fire. It requires ranting and raving. And if anybody knows about witch-hunts, it’s us!

A new freely downloadable book

I would like to announce the publication of a book, which deals with the world's failure to adequately address the existential danger of catastrophic climate change. The book consists mainly of book chapters and articles that I have previously published, although a considerable amount of new material has been added. It can be freely downloaded and circulated from the following link:

http://eacpe.org/app/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Climate-Change-Means-Lifestyle-Change-John-Scales-Avery.pdf

Greta Thunberg's speeches at Davos, 2020

Speaking fearlessly to billionaires and heads of state like a new Joan of Arc, Greta said:

“One year ago I came to Davos and told you that our house is on fire. I said I wanted you to panic. I've been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do. But don't worry. It's fine. Trust me, I've done this before and I assure you it doesn't lead to anything.