Thousands of miles separate Uganda and Congo from the Gaza Strip, but these places are connected to Palestine in ways that traditional geopolitical analyses would fail to explain. 

On January 3, it was revealed that the far-right Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu is actively discussing proposals to expel millions of Palestinians to African countries, in exchange for a fixed price.

The 1960s has never lost its hold on America, nor has the argument about when the decade actually started. It has primarily been defined by five very tumultuous years–1963 through 1968–because of a number of events–among them, the March on Washington; five political assassinations; the war on poverty, the passage of the Civil Right Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965; America’s formal entry into the Vietnam War under Operation Rolling Thunder; and the long, hot summers during which a number of northern cities were roiled by race riots. McElvaine makes a strong case for compressing the decade into those five years.

Do you want to become more involved in ComFest?

Do you have some ideas about making ComFest even better?

Do you have questions about year-round planning for ComFest?

You’re invited to a special ComFest planning meet-up. All volunteer and community-focused for over 50 years, ComFest is stronger with your participation.

We’ll be discussing ideas for developing new revenue streams as well as improving volunteer recruitment. We’ll also be seeking ideas for improving ComFest.

Whatever your volunteering interests and level of involvement, your input and ideas are welcome.

WHEN          

Sunday, January 21 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE  

Seventh Son Brewing, 1101 N. 4th Street in Italian Village

To help with planning for the meeting, we ask that you confirm your attendance here 
https://bit.ly/ComFestRSVP

The holidays can generate more household trash, and often you aren’t sure how to dispose of it the right way. What can you do with your Christmas tree or the string lights that have finally flickered out? The leftover food you can’t eat anymore? If Santa gave you a new computer or phone, how do you dispose of the old? Is your blue recycling container so full you can’t stuff one more shipping box or ball of crumpled gift wrap in it?

The City of Columbus offers an environmentally-friendly, one-stop solution at no cost to residents: the new Refuse Collection Waste and Reuse Convenience Center at 2100 Alum Creek Dr., Columbus 43207. 

The Convenience Center, open since November, provides Columbus residents with drive-through service to sustainably dispose of, recycle or reuse a variety of items — from food scraps for composting, to furniture and clothing in good condition for reuse, to electronics and many other materials for recycling.