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Tuesday, April 29, 7pm
this on-line event requires advance registration

Don Bryant will be speaking about his recent trip to the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability and his local activities for peace and justice in the Middle East. Don was born in 1956 in Maumee, Ohio. In 1980, Don woke up to community activism after attending his first rally, the tenth commemoration of the May 4 shootings of Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard. He then joined a local campaign, Save Our State from Radioactive Waste (SOS). The campaign was a success in halting the US Department of Energy from storing nuclear waste in the salt mines under Lake Erie. During the 1980s, He joined the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. In 2002, when anti-Muslim bias was rising, Don joined with members of Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice to co-found the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network. He joined the Cleveland Peace Action (CPA) Board of Directors in 2016 and serves as co-chair of the CPA Middle East Committee. Don is now CPA Board president.

Sunday, April 27, 11am-7pm, Scioto Audubon Metro Park, 400 W. Whittier St.

Join us for Earth Day Columbus 2025! This year, we will be hosting the event at Scioto Audubon Metro Park on Sunday, April 27 from 11am to 7pm. Come on down to check out all the incredible vendors, educational programming, food trucks, music, and more! Last year, our Earth Day celebration saw about 10,000 community members.

Hosted by Green Columbus, Keep Columbus Beautiful, and Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks.

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Saturday, April 26, 7-9pm
Just North United Church of Christ, 2040 W. Henderson Rd.

Mark your calendars for “Voices of Freedom: A Concert for Immigrant Justice” on April 26, 7-9pm. The concert will benefit Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) and will feature the musical talents of the Sirens and Jesse Powers.

Tickets are a $25 suggested donation. Visit justnorthucc.org to order your tickets today!

Silent auction begins at 6pm.

Hosted by Just North UCC.

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Has any Ohio citizen-led amendment worked this hard, overcome so many hurdles, and faced such disingenuous opposition from their own state government to get its constitutional amendment in front of voters?

“No,” Cynthia Brown said bluntly to the Free Press. Brown is the energy and leadership behind the Ohio Coalition To End Qualified Immunity.

Wen it comes to changing the policy which shields Ohio law enforcement from civil litigation after violating the civil rights of those they’ve sworn to protect, the Ohio Coalition To End Qualified Immunity (OCTEQI) always knew the challenge would be daunting. Afterall, they were up against the GOP-besieged executive offices of the Ohio Statehouse, which rejected their amendment nine times, making them re-start the process from the beginning each and every time.

Columbus Women’s Chorus, central Ohio’s only feminist chorus, will continue celebrating its 35th year with the world premiere of a commissioned work Dance the Wind, with music by Assistant Artistic Director / Accompanist Sheena Phillips and lyrics by soprano Bobbie Brooks. The Artistic Director is Lisa Springer.

The chorus will perform a wide variety of contemporary music, from folk to classical to blues, with new repertoire plus favorites chosen by members of the chorus, now 80 singers strong.

Due to a sold out concert last November, there will be two shows this spring.

Saturday May 3 and Sunday May 4
First Unitarian Universalist Church
93 W. Weisheimer Rd. in the Clintonville neighborhood

Doors open at 6:30pm for both concerts, which will begin promptly at 7:00.
The venue is handicap accessible and the concerts will be interpreted for the hearing impaired.

About half of all waters in the United States are too polluted for swimming, fishing, or drinking. 

That, according to advocates, is why we need the Great Lakes and State Waters Bill of Rights, a new law which was introduced into the New York legislature by Assemblyman Patrick Burke (District 142) on March 19th.

Sunday, April 27, 11am-7pm
Scioto Audubon Metro Park, 400 W Whittier St, Columbus, OH 43215

Celebrate making a difference in the environment in Central Ohio at the Earth Day Columbus Celebration presented by Green Columbus. This free, family-friendly event is zero-waste and brings together fun and opportunities to learn more about and support a green Central Ohio community.

Donation-Based Yoga Class with Zen Yoga 10am-10:45am, Performance Dogs of Ohio 12:30pm, 2pm, 3:30pm, Children’s Activities 11am-5pm , Bands, Vendors, Food Trucks & Beverages: 11am-7pm

We need some extra volunteer help to keep things running smoothly throughout the day!

Tasks during your volunteer shift may include:

As the Circuit Courts and Supreme Court are increasingly called upon to correct immigration injustices, people are starting to realize that the U.S. immigration courts do not operate with independence and fairness.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 6:00 PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Hilltop Branch Library, 511 Hague Ave., room 1, Columbus. 

Columbus neighborhood historians and environmentalists you are invited! Will discuss effect of LinkUs on historic buildings and on the environment along the proposed corridors. Required public notice about federally required historic review and environmental impacts were not mentioned to public in numerous meetings citywide.  Adverse effects on environment and historical buildings bus were not advertised. COTA/City were selling the project to the public for a “yes” vote November 2024.

Please RSVP to communityimprovement614@gmail.com by April 20 at 5:00 PM.