Description: Members gathered around a table during a meeting of the Central Ohio Green Party, taken for the Columbus Free Press. The group appears to be in a church basement or similar space--a donation box labeled "TLCW Stewardship Box" is visible along the back wall and an altar is seen on a low stage to the right. The Green Party operates at local, state and national levels in support of the environmental movement and a variety of other progressive causes. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F12_05
Subjects: Political parties; Political clubs; Environmental movement; Social movements;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Keith Gowdy, Treasurer for the Central Ohio Green Party, speaks to fellow party members during a meeting in this photograph from the Columbus Free Press. The Green Party operates at local, state and national levels in support of the environmental movement and a variety of other progressive causes. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F12_04
Subjects: Political parties; Political clubs; Environmental movement; Social movements;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a rusted barrel along the bank of the Olentangy River in downtown Columbus, Ohio, photographed for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F12_06
Subjects: Environmental movement; Social issues; Pollution; Olentangy River (Ohio); Rivers--Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. It shows a small crowd gathered in Columbus for an anti-nuclear power rally. Two hanging banners read, "No Nukes Under the Sun," and "Stop Nuclear Power - Support C.A.R.E." The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B03F08_02
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Social movements; Demonstrations; Environmental movement;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. It shows a group marching somewhere in Ohio for an anti-nuclear power rally with a cooling tower visible in the background. Various signs carried by demonstrators read, "CG+E Can't Meter the Sun," "CEI Breeds Folly," "No Nukes Is Good Nukes," and "Michigan Say No to Nukes." The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B03F08_01
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Social movements; Demonstrations; Environmental movement;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph showing Alan Michael Schwarzwalder, a two-term Democratic Ohio senator, during a large rally at the Ohio Statehouse grounds in downtown Columbus, Ohio, from the Columbus Citizen-Journal Collection. Participants carry signs against nuclear arms proliferation, with many holding signs identifying the Ohio county that they represent. A table appears to be piled with collected petitions or other documents. Schwarzwalder was in office from 1977-1985, and was interested in labor and social justice issues. After his terms in the senate, he left Columbus for a couple of decades before moving back, serving as chief of staff for Mayor Michael B. Coleman and later heading up the city's Environmental Stewardship Office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B16F13_01_01
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Protests and protestors; Demonstrations; Environmental movement
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)