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Vote Recount VS. The Media Consensus

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The impatience across much of the media is palpable. 

Recount?

Oh groan. That’s not going to change the election results. The consensus “truth” writhing just below the surface of the mainstream, eyeball-rolling disapproval of Jill Stein’s call for and financing of a presidential vote recount in Wisconsin (and perhaps in Pennsylvania and Michigan) is that the political and media consensus has already established who the next president is. Like it or not.

Community Activists to be honored at Free Press Annual Awards Ceremony

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You are invited to help us honor local community activists at the annual Free Press/Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio Awards Event. It will be held Monday, December 5, 2016 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. The location is The Hub, 1336 E. Main St., Columbus.

This year's awardees are:

Free Press "Libby" Award for Community Activism - Carolyn Harding and Greg Pace of the Columbus Community Bill of Rights

Free Press Community Volunteer Award - Calvin Hairston

Democratic Socialists Award - Michael Vinson

Bill Moss Award for Outstanding African-American Activists - Sherri and Butch Hamilton of Black Central

We will have light refreshments, music, and socializing among friends!

The HUB Community Development Corporation is a non-profit Workforce and Economic development enterprise, housed in a 15,000 sq. foot facility, whose primary responsibility is to link individuals and small businesses with viable educational, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities

The Free Press honors Greg Pace for Community Activism

Greg Pace in Columbus Community Bill of Rights shirt
Greg Pace will be the recipient of the 2016 Free Press "Libby" Award for Community Activism, sharing it with Carolyn Harding, for their work on the Columbus Community Bill of Rights. The ceremony is Monday, December 5, from 7-9pm at The Hub, 1336 E. Main St.

Greg is currently an organizer for a campaign to get a ‘community bill of rights’ on the local Columbus city ballot. The rights-based ordinance states that based on community members’ inalienable rights to pure water, clean air, safe soil, as well as other rights, the city is to ban all new fracking infrastructure, including disposal of radioactive, toxic wastes from shale wells within the city of Columbus (www.columbusbillofrights.org).

Michael Vinson honored with Eugene V. Debs Award

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Michael Vinson will be honored with the Demoratic Socialists of Central Ohio Eugene V. Debs Award for Political and Educational Advocacy on Monday, December 5, the Free Press and DSCO will honor local community activists at our 2016 Awards event from 7-9pm at The Hub, 1336 E. Main Street. 

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