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September 17 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm 
Taft's Brewpourium, 440 W Broad St, Columbus, OH

Transit Columbus is hosting a series of happy hour panel discussions with city and COTA leadership to dig deeper into upcoming transit and mobility initiatives and what they mean for residents of central Ohio.

We have over 20,000 signers on our petition against gas suffocation executions, but so far as we can tell, you are not one of them. 

The Ohio Fair Courts Alliance is partnering with a great group of organizations to host a candidate forum, RESET: Political Discourse for a New Generation. This dynamic event is focused on engaging the youth in meaningful conversations about politics. It’s for all ages but highly encouraged for those 25 years of age and under.

Saturday, September 14, 5:30-8:30pm, Lincoln Cafe, 740 E. Long St.

Let’s get together in person for a Salon at the Lincoln Cafe!

We will discuss the upcoming elections with former congressional candidate Morgan Harper from Columbus Stand Up!, Sandy Bolzenius of Move to Amend, and Anita Waters of the Communist Party USA.

Some refreshments will be provided by the Lincoln Cafe.

This event is free and open to the public.

Parking will be available in a parking lot on the east side of the building.

Hosted by The Columbus Free Press.

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Background

The Ohio Coalition to End Qualified Immunity (OCTEQI) has been actively working to place a constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot to end qualified immunity for government officials. This summer their efforts have faced significant legal hurdles, primarily centered around the case of Cynthia Brown vs. Dave Yost, the Ohio Attorney General. Brown is director for the OCTEQI, her leadership inspired by her 30-year-old nephew Kareem Ali Nadir Jones who in 2017 was approached by Columbus police for no good reason, shot in the back and killed.

The Petition Process

Friday, September 13, 2024, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
The Good Market, Franklinton Arts District, 400 W. Rich St., Columbus
As of May 30, 2024, we have moved into our new era: We were Pro-Choice Ohio. We are now Abortion Forward.  It has been our honor to work with you, fighting to protect abortion access in Ohio. It takes all of us to ensure abortion access is a reality in our state. 

Come help us introduce the next chapter of our organization, and the next steps in the fight for abortion access in Ohio at The Good Market in Franklinton!  Not able to table? Come say hi and pick up some new swag and materials anyways – we'd love to see you!

When my dad moved to southwest Ohio in the early 1970s, the Dayton-Springfield area’s second city was home to over 80,000 people. When I was growing up nearby in the 1990s, it was 70,000. Today, it’s less than 60,000.

Springfield’s decline looks like an awful lot of Rust Belt cities and towns. And behind those numbers is a lot of human suffering.

Corporations engineered trade deals that made it cheaper to move jobs abroad, where they could pay workers less and pollute more with impunity. As the region’s secure blue collar jobs dried up, so did the local tax base — and as union membership dwindled, so did social cohesion.

Young people sought greener pastures elsewhere while those who remained nursed resentments, battled a flood of opioids, and gritted their teeth through empty promises from politicians.

This article first appeard on Reel Time with Richard.

A good fireworks show begins with a “wow” and ends with a “WOW,” filling the space in between with enough peaks to fuel our anticipation. MJ: The Musical, based on the life of Michael Jackson, follows that formula almost exactly.

The action has barely begun when the title character (an amazing Jamaal Fields-Green) launches into an MTV-worthy rendition of the Jackson classic “Whip It.” Then, nearly 2½ hours later, the show is only minutes from its finale when it delivers the song-and-dance number we’ve all been waiting for: “Thriller.”

And by the way: When I say “delivers,” imagine the word being followed by multiple exclamation points. The number is so over-the-top astounding that it alone would nearly justify the original Broadway production’s Tonys for choreography (Christopher Wheeldon, who also directs), lighting design (Natasha Katz) and sound design (Gareth Owen).

Thursday, September 12, 5:30pm
Mortiz College of Law, Ohio State University, Drinko Hall, 55 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
We’re urging everyone to join Moritz Law SJP and SJP at OSU at the Moritz Law School for a protest to continue the fight for Palestine. 
Then, join us at 7 PM for a screening of the film “Concerning Violence” which gives a penetrating look into anti-colonial movements with reference to Frantz Fanon’s classic writings! Meet us in Enarson Classroom Building room 240, or online at tinyurl.com/CORSmeeting

The fllowing is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Director of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. Share at bit.ly/HaitianOhioans

Dear neighbors, we see you. We love you. We respect and celebrate you. We are honored that you chose to make Ohio your home, the place where you could find safety, earn a living, establish yourself, and take care of your family.

Unfortunately, Ohio is home to irresponsible elected officials who are attempting to cling to power in the midst of a changing United States. They will say and do anything to stay on top, no matter who they hurt. But they do not represent the views of everyone in Ohio — not by a long shot.