Action Alerts
Monday, December 7, 3pm, 1308 Mt. Vernon Ave. [east of the intersection with N. Champion Ave.]
On December 7 at 3pm, the family of Julius E. Tate will gather in front of 1308 Mt. Vernon Ave. [east of the intersection with N. Champion Ave.] where an electric pole has been decorated in his honor.
It has been two years since the murder of young Julius at the hands of Columbus Police.
According to Columbus Police, Julius’ death was the result of a sting operation gone wrong. An autopsy report released to the media by the Franklin County Coroner’s Office claims that Julius was shot once each in the head and in the chest and three times in the abdomen. This information contradicts the official autopsy given to Jamita Malone, Julius’ mother.
Amidst all of the protest being held after the Presidential election that had just taken place, Julius’ family wants to make sure that his story is known and that his murderers are held accountable.
December 6 - 12, 2020
A Virtual Conference on the Death Penalty
Featuring live/interactive on-line Panel Discussions or events each day. (Additional information is here.)
Five federal executions are scheduled between December 10 (international Human Rights Day) and January 15 (Martin Luther King Jr's birthday), and more could be scheduled. Please join us for a series of on-line panel discussions about this unprecedented federal execution spree and state of the death penalty in the United States today.
To register for this event, click the green TICKETS button in the upper right corner of the registration page.
Saturday, December 5, 12-6pm
299 King Avenue
In coordination with the Dennison Place Neighborhood Association, the Short North Block Watch is asking residents to donate extra food to give back to the NNEMAP Food Pantry this season. (www.nnemappantry.org)
The family of Julius E. Tate will gather on North Champion Avenue and Mt. Vernon Avenue on December 7th at 3 pm to commemorate and raise awareness of Julius’s untimely death at the hands and guns of Columbus police. It will be his death’s second anniversary, and a utility pole on this corner has been decorated in his honor.
According to Columbus police, Julius’ death was the result of a sting operation to apprehend an armed robber who was doing swap-and-sell meetings. Questions linger, however, regarding Julius’s actions before his death. Even so, the sting should have been handled in a way so not to kill the teenager.
Police in plain clothes claim Julius pulled a gun on them, and then a sharpshooter in hiding fired. But Julius’s girlfriend claims he was unarmed, testimony she gave in a sworn affidavit. Days later the girlfriend, Masonique Saunders, was charged in connection with his killing.
At the time, Saunders’s mother told WBNS 10TV the charge was an attempt to silence her. Masonique is currently serving a three-year sentence in state prison after taking a plea deal.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
https://www.meetup.com/Simply-Living-Central-Ohio-Meetup/events/274665091/
Tuesday, December 1 - Giving Tuesday
1DivineLine2Health provides care to the sick who have no access to healthcare via a line of compassionate messengers who deliver healing to victims of human & drug trafficking and injustices locally and globally.
Please support our mission to end human trafficking and spread love to our community.
Monday, November 30, 8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Politics is more than just elections: it’s about building power for the working class using whatever tools we have available. Join Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America] for a brief introduction to how we think about building and taking power for working people.
The DSA 101 series is designed to give an introduction to the organization to new members as well as to refresh existing members. Sessions are generally 45-60 minutes and include time to get to know fellow members, so come ready to talk!
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America].
