Fourth CommUnity Iftar & Fundraiser
Friday, March 21 · 6:30 - 8pm
Location to be sent after reservation
We, at MY Project USA, invite you to join us for a special CommUnity Iftar & Fundraiser to foster Kinship and Strengthen our Village to Protect & Empower the most vulnerable in our community. Calling on community leaders, elected officials, interfaith and corporate leaders to join hands for a collaborative & transformative action.
Hands off the Post Office rally and national day of action
Thursday, March 20 11am-2pm
Ohio Statehouse
Main Post Office, 850 Twin Rivers Dr.
For 250 years, the U.S. Postal Service has been a public, self-funded agency that processes, sorts, and delivers essential mail to every address, no matter where you live. In the U.S., postal correspondence remains one of the most secure and resilient forms of communication.
The USPS we all rely on for our letters, medications and parcels, has come under threat. On February 20, the Washington Post reported that the President would issue an Executive Order firing the postal Board of Governors, the Postmaster General and placing the USPS under the control of the Commerce Department and its billionaire Secretary Howard Lutnick. These efforts have since been confirmed by the President, in an effort to take us one step closer to privatization.
Ohio students march to save higher education—Governor DeWine called on to be hero
On Wednesday, March 19, over 1000 Ohio State students and community allies marched from The Ohio State University to the Ohio Statehouse to protest Senate Bill 1, dubbed the "Higher Education Destruction Act." The bill threatens to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, restrict academic freedom, and impose political interference in higher education institutions. Students are calling on Governor Mike DeWine to veto this bill and protect the future of Ohio’s universities.
The march began with a statewide walkout at noon and culminated in a rally at the McKinley Statue outside the Statehouse.
“Senate Bill 1 is an attack on students’ futures. We will not let our voices be silenced as lawmakers prioritize politics over education.” - Clara Conover, Lead Organizer, Ohio Student Association
“This bill jeopardizes everything that makes higher education a space for growth and opportunity. We are urging Governor DeWine to stand with students and veto SB 1. We’ve submitted over 1,700 testimonies opposing this bill. It’s clear: Ohio’s students reject SB 1.” - Sydney Ball, Budget Fellow, Ohio Student Association
Solar News This Week - March 18, 2025
EPA cancels grants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has terminated grant agreements totaling $20 billion. The grants were issued under the Biden administration to form a Green Bank program, designed to finance clean energy and climate friendly projects.
The idea was to create a nationwide version of government backed and nonprofit green banks that are currently operating in 17 states. The law gave the EPA $27 billion to grant to states, tribes, nonprofit groups and public private consortiums.
Those grantees in turn can lend or grant funds to projects or initiatives across the country while bringing in private sector lenders or financial backers to try and multiply the effects of this money.
In April of 2024, the EPA picked eight coalitions to receive the funds.
Convincing “Tech Bros” to move to Columbus could mean big changes for the South Side
The South Side of Columbus – often forgotten and maligned by the rest of Central Ohio – could someday be transformed by two massive mixed-use developments with their developers seeking greater density (building higher) with little to no parking. One at the Great Southern Shopping Center, after it is bulldozed, and the other across South High St. from “The Fort,” which is near the State Route 104 on-ramps and a few miles from German Village.
New cartoon
The Health Issues of Nukes, Lithium & Solar Panels
We open GREEP Zoom #216 with a deep dive into the horrors of our border patrols targeting tourists with horrendous torture and mistreatment.
We then explore health impacts of nuclear power reactors on nearby downwind communities.
The great JOE MANGANO of the Radiation & Public Health Project updates us on the multi-decade attempts to construct a data base on cancer rates & trends near nuclear power plants.
Three Mile Island film-maker JILL MURPHY LONG reports on her horrifying experiences with cancer survivors from around the notoriously stricken nuke.
Safe energy pioneer KARL GROSSMAN tells of his ground-breaking media contacts on the radiation issue.
Moss Landing resident BRIAN ROEDER gives us a terrifying reports on the lethal fallout from the lithium fire that “clobbered” downwind victims.
With a report from SARAH AMINOFF we hear of the devastating impact on food production from the Moss Landing lithium fire.
From scientist MADELAINE ADAMCZESKI raises core issues about the lack of regulation & safety standards at lithium battery centers.
Students and community members and leaders march to save higher education in Ohio
On Wednesday, March 19th, the Ohio Student Association is marching from the Ohio State University to the Ohio Statehouse while the House votes to pass Senate Bill 1, the Higher Education Destruction Act. We call on DeWine to Stand Up for Students: Veto SB 1.
WHO: Ohio State Students and higher education allies
WHAT: We are marching from The Ohio State University to the Ohio Statehouse while our elected representatives in the House vote to pass Senate Bill 1. Students call on Gov. DeWine to do the right thing: Stand Up for Students. Veto the bill.
WHEN + WHERE: Wednesday, March 19, the Ohio State University → the Ohio Statehouse
March 19 - Protest Ohio Senate Bill 1, The Higher Education Destruction Act
Wednesday, March 19, 1:30pm, Ohio Statehouse
Block off your calendar for this coming Wednesday, 3-19-2025. We need you in Columbus.
The Higher Education Destruction Act (Ohio S.B. 1) is scheduled to pass out of the Ohio legislature that day. We need a huge Statehouse presence.
You can march to the Statehouse from The Ohio State University (leaving from the intersection of 15th Ave. and N. High St. at 1pm) _or_ meet us outside of the Statehouse [near the McKinley statue] at 1:30pm.
This protest will last as long as the Ohio House is debating the Higher Education Destruction Act (S.B. 1).
Please come if you can. We need as many people in Columbus as possible on Wednesday.
Hosted by Honesty for Ohio Education.
50/50/one statement in reponse to Trump rescinding Biden’s presidential pardons
The United States of America—the 50501 Movement is calling for the immediate impeachment and conviction of President Donald J Trump for the high crime of abuse of power. The 50501 movement will continue to stand up for the Constitution and for American democracy, even when our own government refuses to.
TRUMP’S ABUSE OF POWER
At 12:35 AM ET on March 17th, President Donald Trump made a post on Truth Social “declaring” the reversal and voiding of all pardons made by former President Joe Biden, including four members of the January 6th investigation committee. This action isn’t only an attack on the former president; it is a direct assault on the rule of law in our country and a chilling escalation of political persecution.