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Liberalism's Communications Problem

Liberals in the United States are relatively educated, yet extremely inarticulate when it comes to Trump, his budget proposal, or the U.S. military.

Stop the rollback of renewal energy standards

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After just two hearings and only one opportunity for public testimony, the Ohio House is rushing to pass HB114, legislation to roll back Ohio's renewable energy and efficiency standards. The proposal represents the fifth attempt by opponents of renewable energy and efficiency standards to roll back the bipartisan 2008 legislation, the most recent of which was vetoed by Governor Kasich.   The legislation threatens not only our environment and climate, but also Ohio's advanced energy industry. Some facts to consider:

    LOS ANGELES WOMEN’S THEATRE FESTIVAL Review

    There was something delightfully refreshing about the March 23 champagne gala at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood that kicked off the 24th annual Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival. This brainchild of LAWTF co-founder and President Adilah Barnes places groups that the entertainment community often overlooks or downplays front and center, where they belong: The female of the species, with a special (although not exclusive) emphasis on women of color. In particular, as program notes state, “multicultural and multidisciplinary solo performers from around the globe.”

     

    Boycott Wendys! Vigil & Parade for Human Rights

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    Saturday, March 26, 2017
    1:00 PM. Gather at Goodale Park, 120 W Goodale St. Columbus, OH
    COLUMBUS! What are we hungry for?
    From March 20 to 26, Columbus community members will be holding a week of action in support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Return to Human Rights Tour spreading the word about the Wendy's boycott, which arrives in Columbus on March 24. 
    The major highlight of their entire tour will be the Parade for Human Rights - parading down High St from Goodale Park to OSU's campus on Sunday, March 26th at 1pm. Join us! 
    As thousands prepare to coalesce in Columbus, we are building our local fight against human rights abuses and corporate ownership of our city. More than ever, we need a movement for human rights that fights for justice for all people.

    Grand Jury Decides Not To Indict Or Deliver #JusticeForHenryGreen

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    A grand jury decided that the actions of Officer Jason Bare and Officer Zachary Rosen were reasonable in the shooting death of Henry Green in a secret process that is replicated across the nation. According to witnesses, on June 6, 2016, between 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm, the plain clothes officers rolled up suddenly on Green in an unmarked vehicle with out-of-state plates and tinted windows without identifying themselves. Along with his friend, he was walking to his aunt’s house – just 2 doors away from the shooting. According to Republican prosecutor Ron O’Brien, the grand jury heard from 20 witnesses with varying accounts of what transpired.

    BUILDING THE WALL Theatre Review

    [NOTE: This review contains PLOT SPOILERS.]

     

    The response to Trump and his polices are flying fast and furious from the creative community. Only two months into his presidency and Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright Robert Schenkkan’s Building the Wall imagines Trump’s plans to “solve” the “problem” of the millions of undocumented immigrants living in America in this world premiere ripped from the proverbial headlines. ​

     

    The entire one act two-hander takes place in the visiting room of a prison where Gloria (Judith Moreland), an African American history professor, has received hard-to-get permission to interview Rick (Bo Foxworth), a Caucasian, tattooed inmate in an orange uniform. (I guess orange really is the new Black!) The play opens with lots of back and forth: will he/won’t he? talk about what sounds like a heinous crime Rick has been convicted of and may face the death sentence for.

     

    March 25 events

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    Protect & Protest: Health and Safety Workshop #2
    Saturday, March 25, 12-2pm
    1021 E. Broad St.
    Facebook Event

    First in Ohio Ballot Initiative: Right to a Healthy Climate in Bowling Green

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    Bowling Green, OH:  The Bowling Green Climate Protectors coalition announced today they are gathering signatures to place their Community Rights to a Healthy Environment and Livable Climate City Charter Amendment on the November 2017 ballot. The measure is the first of its kind in the state. Similar measures are being advanced in Spokane, WA, and Lafayette, CO. Each community is fighting fossil fuel activities.

    The Bowling Green amendment was drafted by Bowling Green students and City residents, working with the assistance of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF). The student-resident coalition formed when Spectra Energy Corporation requested an easement from the City for the Nexus pipeline to cut through City limits. Community members crowded City Council meetings, urging their representatives to deny the easement. While the easement was not granted, residents learned the pipeline would pass under the Maumee River, threatening the City’s drinking water source and located perilously close to the Bowling Green Fault.

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