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The Nobel Committee Is Doing Better

The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize was right not to give the prize to Greta Thunberg, who deserves the highest prizes available, but not one created to fund the work of abolishing war and militaries. That cause ought to be central to the work of protecting the climate, but it is not. The question of why no young person working to abolish war is given access to television networks ought to be raised.

 

The vision that Bertha von Suttner and Alfred Nobel had for the peace prize — the promotion of fraternity between nations, the advancement of disarmament and arms control and the holding and promotion of peace congresses — has not yet been fully grasped by the committee, but it is making progress.

24-hour Hunger Strike

Details about the event and photo of the speaker

Monday, October 14, 8:00 AM – Tuesday, October 15, 8:00 AM

Traveling Mercies: Ohio Journey of Hope Send-Off Celebration

Details about the event and Rev. Sullivan

Sunday, October 13, 2019, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

MONO/POLY THEATER REVIEW

Relationships are like apparel in that one size does not fit all. For centuries in American patriarchal society marriages were between one male and one female, and this heterosexual norm was widely expected to be the standard in premarital romances, too. Of course, just as the customary view as to whether straight people could have sex outside of marriage has shifted the entire notion of gender and more has radically changed over the years.

 

Enter writer/director Brian Reynolds, who tackles the notions of these altering societal norms by injecting how sexual partnerships and marriage are evolving into his subversive take on romantic comedy (complete with “cute meets”) in Mono/Poly. The title is clever as it refers to not only the real estate board game but to the idea that monogamy is a form of monopoly in the sense of ownership.

 

Human Violence: Pervasive, Multi-dimensional and Extinction-threatening

 

Violence is pervasive throughout human society and it has a vast range of manifestations. Moreover, some of these manifestations – particularly the threat of nuclear war (which might start regionally), the climate catastrophe and the ongoing ecological devastation, as well as geoengineering and the deployment of 5G – threaten imminent human extinction if not contained. Separately from these extinction-threatening manifestations, however, violence occurs in a huge range of other contexts denying many people the freedom, human rights and opportunities necessary for a meaningful life. Moreover, human violence is now driving 200 species of life on Earth to extinction daily with another 1,000,000 species under threat.

 

Free Press Second Saturday Salon

Black woman in green dress

Saturday, October 12, 6:30-11pm
1021 E. Broad St., Columbus
Parking in side driveway, on street or rear parking lot
Free, no RSVP required.
614-253-2571, colsfreepress@gmail.com

Come to network and socialize with progressive friends with refreshments, live music and a presentation by Dr. Bridget Williams and Emilie Ramach.

Dr. Williams is the owner of Green Harvest Heath, a Medical Cannabis clinic with offices in Pickerington as well as Broadview Heights, Ohio. Green Harvest Health is the only Medical Cannabis clinic in Ohio with life and wellness coaching incorporated into the practice. Dr. Williams brings nearly 20 years of experience in Family and Occupational Medicine from The Cleveland Clinic and training in life and wellness coaching to her practice. Her practice provides comprehensive and affordable care for the metropolitan Columbus and Cleveland areas with a satellite office in Cincinnati. She is also an administrator and teaching faculty member at the Cleveland School of Cannabis.

The Joker and how we treat the mentally ill

Movie poster from Joker movie with Joker outside leaning back with arms spread wide

“What do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society who abandons him and treats him like trash?” asks Joker. Directed by Todd Philips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Joker was a sweaty and melancholy telling of how Batman’s most iconic nemesis came to be. We’re not here for spoilers though, although I strongly recommend the reader to go and find the punchline of this joke. Too often in reality we see mentally ill loners being abandoned and treated like trash.

Free Press Second Saturday Salon October 12 - 6:30pm

Saturday, October 12, 6:30-11pm
1021 E. Broad St., Columbus

Parking inside driveway, on street or rear parking lot
Free, no RSVP required.
614-253-2571, colsfreepress@gmail.com
columbusfreepress.org
Come to network and socialize with progressive friends with refreshments, live music and a presentation by Dr. Bridget Williams and Emilie Ramach.

The Journey of Hope... From Violence to Healing

People marching with signs that say Abolish the Death Penalty and Stop Executions

The Journey is led by those directly impacted by the death penalty, including the wrongfully convicted, the families of death row inmates, and murder victim family members. The events this Saturday are a chance to hear their stories and energize the movement. This comes at a crucial time, as leaders including the Governor, House Speaker, and others have signaled discomfort with the death penalty.

Book Review: Loving You, Thinking of You, Don’t Forget to Pray: Letters to My Son in Prison by Jacqueline L. Jackson

Book cover of book

It must have been somewhat difficult to grow up as the namesake of one of the most prominent and controversial human rights leader in American history, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., and his wife, Jacqueline Brown. Yet the younger Jackson followed in his father’s footsteps, graduating magna cum laude from North Carolina A & T University, earning an MA at the Chicago Theological Seminary. After attending Georgetown University Law Center, he transferred to the University of Illinois College of Law in 1993, where he finished a semester early, but declined to take the bar exam.

A career in politics was all but certain, and in 1996 he ran for the United States Congress in the 2nd Congressional District, which includes part of the infamous South Side and Southland, a collection of southeast suburbs; Jackson’s wife, Sandi, was elected an alderman to the Chicago City Council, representing the 7th ward in 2007. The Jacksons’ future political aspects looked bright; he was often touted as a future mayor of Chicago or a United States senator. Some even spoke of the possibility that he would be the first African American president. They were Chicago’s black Camelot.

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