States Consider Calling Back Nat'l Guards from Iraq

Featured Events this week:

Ongoing – Through August 15^th, 2008.  The Puffin Foundations Does ArtSpace, at Northwood ARTSpace.  LAWS OF WAR/LAWLESS WARS.

Saturday, July 12^th, 2008, 6:30 PM – Midnight.  Free Press/Green Education Fund

Second Saturday Salon.

Thursday, July 17, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00 PM.  Columbus Green Drinks – Green Investing.

July 19^th, 2008, 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM.   WCRS LP-FM BENEFIT SHOW.

Details on these and other events below.

Events/Meetings

Ongoing – Through August 15^th, 2008.  The Puffin Foundations Does ArtSpace, Opening Reception at Northwood ARTSpace.  LAWS OF WAR/LAWLESS WARS.

Location:  Northwood-High Building 2231 N. High St. Room 100

Always Free and  Everyone Welcome Fridays 3-8

And GALLERY HOP SATURDAYS TOO!

Featuring: 

·         Photographs by DOROTHY LANGE & ANSEL ADAMS depicting the Wartime Internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans.

·         Poems From Guantanamo: “The Detainees Speak”

·         My Tour of Duty Photos of Guantanamo by KARL SCHAAB

·         Painter of True Life Atrocities - ERIC HUMPHRIES

Join Together in the Exploration of Race Prejudice, War Hysteria And the Failure of Political Leadership in Our Times.

Pizza and Movie Nights:

Friday July 11^th  Snow Falling on Cedars @ 6:00 p.m.

Friday July 18^th  The Road to Guantanamo @ 6:00 p.m.

Friday July 25^th Poetry Jam  Readings from Poems from Guantanamo and Open Mic

Saturday August 2^nd Speaker Eva Hashiguchi will give her oral history of her internment as a 16 year old Japanese-American citizen following the bombing of Pearl Harbor @ 3 pm

Followed by Pizza and a Movie Faces of the Past, Voices of the Present @ 4 pm

Friday August 8^th From a Silk Cocoon @ 6:00 p.m.

Friday August 15^th  Franz Kafka’s The Trial by Orson Wells (1962) @ 6:00 p.m.

Inquiries answered at puffinoh@columbus.rr.com or call 223-1055

*Check your local newspaper’s weekly calendar listings and listen to your Community Radio Station 98.3FM and 102.1FM for calendar details or check the website at universitydistrict.org under ARTSpace

Saturday, July 12, 2008.  AIDS Walk Central Ohio.  Registration 8am, Kick-off 9am. AIDSWalk Central Ohio is the largest HIV/AIDS awareness event in the Franklin County area. The mission of AIDSWalk Central Ohio is to raise awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS Service Organizations through education and promotional activities leading up to the walk and through participation of walkers and volunteers in a safe, fun, educational event.   Location: Franklin Park Conservatory, Phone: 614-340-6770, Email: aidswalk@catf.net  Website: www.aidswalkcentralohio.org

Saturday, July 12^th, 2008, 6:30 PM – Midnight.  Free Press/Green Education Fund Second Saturday Salon.  Join other progressives for an evening of socializing, food, drink, and interesting presentations.  Location:  Free Press Office, 1000 E. Main St., parking in rear or next door at the Salvation Army, 253-2571, truth@freepress.org.

Monday, July 14, 2008, at 7:00 PM.  Central Ohioans for Peace Meeting.  The program focus for July is the lingering effects of colonialism in various parts of the world, the new shape of colonialism through America’s empire-building policies, and the role of religion in spreading empires throughout history.  All meetings (unless noted) at Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.  Directions can be found at http://www.ColumbusMennonite.org/streetmap.htm  For more information, see www.centralohioansforpeace.org

Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 6-7:00 PM. Meet Simply Living.  A one-hour introduction to Simply Living, sharing our history, vision and programs. Come and learn more about how you might participate. Refreshments provided.  Location: the Simply Living office, 2929 N. High St. Please RSVP to Ben, 447-0296 or ben@simplyliving.org.

Thursday, July 17th, 2008, 6:05 PM.  Faith, Labor, Peace Coalition Meeting.  Discussion of petitioning and strategy to promote a Columbus City Council and Franklin County Commissioners resolutions to the end the war on Iraq.  Location:  Progress Ohio Office, 251 S. 3^rd St., Columbus.  For more information, contact dougsftc@yahoo.com

Thursday, July 17, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00 PM.  Columbus Green Drinks – Program on Green Investing.  Columbus Green Drinks will host a program on green investing. CGD, a chapter of Green Drinks International, is a monthly informal drinks and socialization gathering for people who are interested in "greening" our planet.  Location:   Surly Girl Saloon, 1126 N. High St. CGD, a chapter of Green Drinks International, is a monthly informal drinks and socialization gathering for people who are interested in keeping our planet “green”. 

Friday, July 18, 2008, 9:00 – 11:00 PM.  Night Hike at Dawes Arboretum.  Location:  on Ohio Rt. 13, five miles south of Newark and 3 miles north of I-70, Exit 132.   Meet at the Visitors Center Deck. Kids and adults are welcome to attend the hike through collections, woodlands and trails. 

July 19^th, 2008, 4:00 PM – 2:00 AM.  (Family Friendly 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM). WCRS LP-FM BENEFIT SHOW.   Money collected at the door will go toward operations and  equipment, and raise awareness about this great community asset. Location:   Ruby Tuesday's 1978 Summit St. (not the restaurant chain) Iuka
City Columbus, Ohio http://www.myspace.com/rubytuesdaylive
4-9 PM - Musical Grab Bag of Short Sets by a plethora of local artists:  Brian Harnetty, Mark Van Fleet, Kevin Gaier, Tom Derwent, Daducah, Derek DiCenzo, Barry Chern, Adam Smith- Of Dead Sea
fame, Queen Mae and the Bells, American Jobs, Raga Muffin.
10 PM -2 AM playing standard sets: Raven w/ full band- 1st show since 1974, Couch Forts, Necropolis, Crime + Punishment
All female DJ's spinning records on the patio
Food prepared by uber-chefs Loyal and Emily and Adam F- (of Taco Ninja infamy)
Ingredients donated by Whole Foods Market of Upper Arlington
$5 suggested donation to get in and $5 to eat
Emcee-at-large: Wacky Jim Maneri
Contacts: Adam Fleischer blumpkinboy2001@yahoo.com or
myspace.com/musicologie
Zach Henkel zachhenkel@hotmail.com or wcrsfm.org

WCRS LP-FM is a non-commercial, listener-supported community radio station serving Central Ohioans, providing quality programming to:
• Promote personal and civic responsibility, informed action and thoughtful living;
• Challenge cultural and intellectual assumptions;
• Celebrate local cultures;
• Air alternative points of view and facilitate understanding through dialogue;
• Foster community empowerment and participation.
WCRS is REAL COMMUNITY RADIO in Central Ohio.
Volunteer-run, listener supported, non-commerical radio.
Be our friend on facebook and myspace today!
WCRSFM.ORG
447-0296 x103
Always looking for volunteers!

Sunday, July 20^th, 2008, 12:30-2:00 PM.  Sunday Afternoon Garden Concert at Dawes Arboretum.  Location:  on Ohio Rt. 13, five miles south of Newark and 3 miles north of I-70, Exit 132.  Stroll through the All Seasons Garden while listening to the Lyric String Quartet. From 12:30-2 pm at the Central Grounds. Bring a lawn chair or blanket if desired.  In case of rain, the concert will move to the Visitors Center. 

Sunday, July 20, 2008, 1:00-2:30 PM.  Ohio Mushroom Society Meeting and Public Display at Dawes Arboretum.  Location: on Ohio Rt. 13, five miles south of Newark and 3 miles north of I-70, Exit 132. At the Zand Education Center from 1-2:30 pm. Join Walt Sturgeon of the Ohio Mushroom Society for an indoors presentation on Ohio’s fungi.  If conditions are appropriate, join Walt in the field for mushroom hunting. Cost is $8. Please make a reservation at 740-323-2355 or <information@dawesarb.org>. 

Monday, July 21, 2008, at 7:00 PM. Central Ohioans for Peace Meeting.  The program focus for July is the lingering effects of colonialism in various parts of the world, the new shape of colonialism through America’s empire-building policies, and the role of religion in spreading empires throughout history.  All meetings (unless noted) at Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.  Directions can be found at http://www.ColumbusMennonite.org/streetmap.htm  For more information, see www.centralohioansforpeace.org

Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 7:30 PM.  Free Press Free Film Night.  “Oil, Smoke and Mirrors.”  Sponsored by Central Ohio Green Education Fund and the Drexel East.   Location:  Drexel East Theater, 2254 Main St., Bexley.  For more information, 253-2571 or  truth@freepress.org

Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 6-7:00 PM.  Defining Green Business.  The local chapter of the Sierra Club is working on a Columbus "green" pages--a catalogue highlighting Columbus' eco-friendly, progressive, and locally-owned businesses. Nathaniel Grossman and MacKenzie Bailey of S.C. will conduct a focus group to find out where you shop and how you define a green business. Please bring your suggestions and ideas--your input will help us create the green pages. Thank you! Location:  2929 N. High St.

Saturday, July 26, 2008, 1-4:00 PM.  Butterflies! at Dawes Arboretum.   Location:  on Ohio Rt. 13, five miles south of Newark and 3 miles north of I-70, Exit 132.  Join Jim Davidson, Ohio Lepidopterist vice president, for a slide program on common butterflies and skippers in Ohio. Learn ID, habitat requirements and which plants entice which butterflies and skippers. From 1-4 pm, $10.  Please make a reservation at 740-323-2355 or <information@dawesarb.org>. 

Saturday, July 26, 2008, 2-6:00 PM.  Canning Green Beans at Stratford Ecological Center.   Location: at 3083 Liberty Rd. outside Delaware. Gain the confidence to preserve from your garden or local farmer’s market by canning with others.  You’ll leave with jars full of the harvest.  Cost is $15/family, pre-pay by reservation only. Contact Christa at 740-363-2548 <treebeing@aol.com> or visit <www.StratfordEcologicalCenter.org>.

Monday, July 28, 2008, 12 noon (for 1 hour).  Ohio Council on Fair Trade meeting.  Location:  Ohio AFL-CIO, 395 E. Broad Street in downtown Columbus.  For more information or to be added to the OCFT mail list, contact:  Khansen@695online.com or OHFairTrade@yahoo.com.   

Monday, July 28, 2008, at 7:00 PM.  Central Ohioans for Peace Meeting.   The program focus for July is the lingering effects of colonialism in various parts of the world, the new shape of colonialism through America’s empire-building policies, and the role of religion in spreading empires throughout history.  All meetings (unless noted) at Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.  Directions can be found at http://www.ColumbusMennonite.org/streetmap.htm  For more information, see www.centralohioansforpeace.org

7-29-2008 through 8-6-2008. Nuclear Free Future Walk.  This event will start at the City Center Mall in Columbus Ohio on the corner of E. Rich St. and S. High St 8:00 AM Sunday July 29th and will end at Horse shoe Mound Park in Portsmouth Ohio on the 4th of August. On the 5th we will caravan to Knoxville TN and on the Morning of the 6th participate in the ceremony at the Y12 plant in Oakridge TN.  Sponsored by Footprints for Peace. 

DESCRIPTION:
July 29th - Day 1 - Columbus to the intersection of us 23 and Duval Rd (13.3 miles).  Head south on High St follow High St until it turns into us 23; follow 23 to the intersection of 23 and Duval Road.
July 30 - Day 2 - Intersection of us 23 and Duval Rd to Circleville Ohio (12.2 Miles) Route 23 south. 
July 31st - Day 3 - Circleville Ohio to the intersection of  US 23 and 207 13.1 Miles Route 23 south. 
August 1st - Day 4 - Intersection of us 23 and 207 to the intersection of us 23 and Mt Tabor Rd (13 miles) Take the OH-159/Bridge St/US-23-BL ramp to US-35 W/Kingston
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Chillicothe/Bridge St/Washington C H and merge onto N Bridge St/OH-159 S/US-23-BL S  Continue to follow N Bridge St/US-23-BL S
Turn right to merge onto OH-104 S/US-23 S
August 2nd - Day 5 - Intersection 23 and Mt Tabor rd to Piketon (13 miles) Route 23 south
August 3rd - Day 6 - Piketon to Lucasville (13.3 miles) Route 23 south
August 4th - Day 7 - Lucasville to Horse Shoe Mound (10.7 miles) Route 23 south
August 5th - Day 8 - Caravan to Knoxville
August 6th - Day 9 - Ceremony Oakridge TN
If anyone is located near any of these areas and would like to host a overnight for us we only need a place to camp 4 to 6 tents please contact Jim at jim@footprintsforpeace.net or call 513-403-2765.  You can join the Nuclear Free Future Walk for a few hours a day or the whole week.

Thursday-Sunday, July 31-August 3, 2008.   Family Camp at Stratford Ecological Center (for families with children 8 years and older). Thurs. 10-4, Fri. 10 am through Sunday 11:30 pm. Take part in Earth-connecting games and activities and become involved in life on the farm.  This camp is focused around connecting parent and child with each other, with their senses, and with Earth’s rhythms. We’ll camp under the stars at Stratford’s pond.  $300 for parent and child.  $100 for each additional family member. $100 deposit is required. Contact Christa at 740-363-2548 <treebeing@aol.com> or visit <www.StratfordEcologicalCenter.org>.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 6:30-8:00 PM.  Green Families at Stratford Ecological Center.  Location:  3083 Liberty Rd. outside Delaware.  Bring a picnic for an evening of fun and games with people interested  in simplicity, green living, and conscious parenting.  Green Families meets on first Tuesdays and costs $20/family/year. First visit is free. Please RVSP to Christa at 740-363-2548 <treebeing@aol.com> or visit <www.StratfordEcologicalCenter.org>.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 5-9:00 PM.  Canning Tomatoes at Stratford Ecological Center.   Location: at 3083 Liberty Rd. outside Delaware. Gain the confidence to preserve from your garden or local farmer’s market by canning with others.  You’ll leave with jars full of the harvest.  Cost is $15/family, pre-pay by reservation only. Contact Christa at 740-363-2548 <treebeing@aol.com> or visit <www.StratfordEcologicalCenter.org>.

Wednesday, August 6^th, 2008, 7:30 PM.  Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration.   Never Again!  From Hiroshima/Nagasaki to Tehran.  Location:  Battelle Memorial Riverfront Park.  For more information, 252-9522.

Saturday, August 9, 2008.  Wild Ones Field Trip.   Meet at 10 am for a garden tour at David and Patricia Marsolo’s home, 1068 Hepplewhite St. in Westerville. The standard-sized suburban yard includes a vegetable garden, propagation areas, glass sunroon, wildlife hedge and 2 small ponds. Wild Ones promotes biodiversity by landscaping with native plants.

Saturday, August 9^th, 2008, 6:30 PM – Midnight.  Free Press/Green Education Fund Second Saturday Salon.  Join other progressives for an evening of socializing, food, drink, and interesting presentations.  Location:  Free Press Office, 1000 E. Main St., parking in rear or next door at the Salvation Army, 253-2571, truth@freepress.org.

Monday, August 11, 2008, 7:00 – 9:00 PM.  Central Ohio Green Party Meeting.  Location:  Northside Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library - 1423 North High Street - Columbus, Ohio 43201. This is one block north of King and High.  For more information, contact dgibson6@columbus.rr.com or http://www.myspace.com/centralohiogreenparty

Thursday, August 21, 2008.  Columbus Green Drinks.  Erin Miller from MORPC will host the movie Air—The Search for One Clean Breath at the Arena Grand Theater, 175 W. Nationwide Blvd.  Social gathering at 6 pm, movie at 7.  CGD, a chapter of Green Drinks International, is a monthly informal drinks and socialization gathering for people who are interested in keeping our planet “green”. 

Saturday, August 23, 2008, Noon – 1:00 PM.  Demonstration Against the War in Iraq and For NO War on Iran.  Free WCW burning globe posters; WCW no war on Iran posters will be distributed.  Location:  Corner of North Broadway and High Street.  Volunteers needed to wear orange jumpsuits and hold latest WCW ‘No Torture” banners.  Sponsored by Columbus Chapter of World Can’t Wait.  Contact the chapter organizer at vargo.che@hotmail.com

Monday, August 25, 2008, 12 noon (for 1 hour).  Ohio Council on Fair Trade meeting.  Location:  Ohio AFL-CIO, 395 E. Broad Street in downtown Columbus.  For more information or to be added to the OCFT mail list, contact:  Khansen@695online.com or OHFairTrade@yahoo.com. 

Tuesday, August  26, 2008, 7:30 PM.  Free Press Free Film Night. Film – TBA.  Sponsored by Central Ohio Green Education Fund and the Drexel East.   Location:  Drexel East Theater, 2254 Main St., Bexley.  For more information, 253-2571 or  truth@freepress.org

Saturday, September 13^th, 2008, 6:30 PM – Midnight.  Free Press/Green Education Fund Second Saturday Salon.  Join other progressives for an evening of socializing, food, drink, and interesting presentations.  Location:  Free Press Office, 1000 E. Main St., parking in rear or next door at the Salvation Army, 253-2571, truth@freepress.org.

Monday, September 22, 2008, 12 noon (for 1 hour).  Ohio Council on Fair Trade meeting.  Location:  Ohio AFL-CIO, 395 E. Broad Street in downtown Columbus.  For more information or to be added to the OCFT mail list, contact:  Khansen@695online.com or OHFairTrade@yahoo.com. 

Tuesday, September  23, 2008, 7:30 PM.  Free Press Free Film Night. Film – TBA.  Sponsored by Central Ohio Green Education Fund and the Drexel East.   Location:  Drexel East Theater, 2254 Main St., Bexley.  For more information, 253-2571 or  truth@freepress.org

Thursday, September 25^th, 2008, 7:00-8:30 PM.  Film showing:  Michael Franti’s “I Know I’m Not Alone.” (run time, 86 minutes).  Armed with an acoutstic guitar and a video camera, musician Michael Franti will take you on a musical journey through war and occupation in Iraq, Israel, and Palestine.  Along the way he will share his music with families, doctors, musicians, soldiers and everyday people who in turn reveal to him the often overlooked juman cost of war.  You can view a video featuring Yell Fire! By Michael Franti and Spearhead at www.columbuswcw. Org.  Location:  meeting room at the Whetstone Library, 3909 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio.  This event is hosted by the Columbus chapter of World Can’t Wait, www.columbuswcw.org.  This event is free and open to the public (donations accepted).  For more information, contact vargo.che@hotmail.com  

September 26^th – 28^th, 2008.  Free Press Election Protection Conference.  Organizing conference features Mark Crispin Miller, specaker, author of “Loser Take All,” films “Free For All” and Dorothy Fadiman’s newly edited film, both featuring central Ohio’s stolen 2004 election, how to “Video the Vote,” prevent voter registration purging, and be an Election Day observer.  Location TBA.  For more information, contact truth@freepress.org

October 2, 2008, Chris Awards Election protection organizing event, film “How Ohio Pulled it Off.”  Location:  Studio 35.  To get involved:  253-2571 or truth@freepress.org.  Co-sponsored by Central Ohio Green Education Fund. 

Monday, October  27, 2008, 12 noon (for 1 hour).  Ohio Council on Fair Trade meeting.  Location:  Ohio AFL-CIO, 395 E. Broad Street in downtown Columbus.  For more information or to be added to the OCFT mail list, contact:  Khansen@695online.com or OHFairTrade@yahoo.com. 

November 24, 2008, 12 noon (for 1 hour).  Ohio Council on Fair Trade meeting.  Location:  Ohio AFL-CIO, 395 E. Broad Street in downtown Columbus.  For more information or to be added to the OCFT mail list, contact:  Khansen@695online.com or OHFairTrade@yahoo.com.