Everybody Knows with Dr. Bob and Dan-o
The Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio Auction closes on April 1, 2007 at 12:59 AM, Eastern Daylight Time. If you've got your heart set on a special item... you still have time to win!
Check Out These Great Buys... You can still bid on any of the special items in our auction catalog right up to the final seconds of this exciting event. Every tick of the clock brings us closer to the finish line. This may be your last chance to win that special item or to grab a great bargain. So don't miss out... BID NOW!
Spread the Word! Remind your friends the end is almost here! Just Refer your Friends so they have the chance to offer their support and get some great last-minute deals.
Don't Forget: Every bid supports the work we do at Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio! Auction
Check Out These Great Buys... You can still bid on any of the special items in our auction catalog right up to the final seconds of this exciting event. Every tick of the clock brings us closer to the finish line. This may be your last chance to win that special item or to grab a great bargain. So don't miss out... BID NOW!
Spread the Word! Remind your friends the end is almost here! Just Refer your Friends so they have the chance to offer their support and get some great last-minute deals.
Don't Forget: Every bid supports the work we do at Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio! Auction
This will be quick. We're almost out of time. If you have a fax or a phone and ten minutes, your democracy needs you. At 10:00 tomorrow (Thursday 3/29) , the well-meaning, but misinformed members of the House Adminstration Committee will be marking up Rush Holt's HR. 811. This bill is called the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007. Many many election integrity activists and groups have serious problems with the bill. It cannot, it must not pass as it stands.
All you have to do, is print up the Thirteen Issues with the Holt Bill and fax it to the congressional offices in the column on the right. If you can't fax, call. Please, please, do something.
13 ISSUES with the HOLT BILL
"Hacking Democracy" on DVD See it and Weep
Read "Cheated!" - the graphic novel about Ohio 2004, that illustrates the true events
All you have to do, is print up the Thirteen Issues with the Holt Bill and fax it to the congressional offices in the column on the right. If you can't fax, call. Please, please, do something.
13 ISSUES with the HOLT BILL
"Hacking Democracy" on DVD See it and Weep
Read "Cheated!" - the graphic novel about Ohio 2004, that illustrates the true events
Lobby your Ohio legislators on March 22, The Ohio Patient Action Network (OPAN) Ohio Patient Network - an MPP grantee - will hold a lobby day to generate support for medical marijuana legislation. Please join medical marijuana patients and health care advocates at the Statehouse in Columbus on Wednesday, March 22, to urge your legislators to sponsor medical marijuana legislation.
There are many new legislators in Columbus who are not familiar with medical marijuana, so we need to educate them about it. The most effective way to educate legislators is to meet with them personally.
If you are interested in participating in this vital lobbying effort, please contact Brandy Zink by e-mailing bzink@ohiopatient.net for details. If you or someone you know is suffering from a debilitating condition or if you are a medical professional, a member of law enforcement, or a public official, your presence during the lobby day could be tremendously influential.
Please remember to dress and act professionally; we want to engage legislators, not alienate them.
There are many new legislators in Columbus who are not familiar with medical marijuana, so we need to educate them about it. The most effective way to educate legislators is to meet with them personally.
If you are interested in participating in this vital lobbying effort, please contact Brandy Zink by e-mailing bzink@ohiopatient.net for details. If you or someone you know is suffering from a debilitating condition or if you are a medical professional, a member of law enforcement, or a public official, your presence during the lobby day could be tremendously influential.
Please remember to dress and act professionally; we want to engage legislators, not alienate them.
The Free Press Radio Project needs your contribution. The Free Press has recently acquired a building permit for a radio translator. We need to raise $5,000 by March 26 to translate the FM signal from the local LPFM channel. This is possible with your help. Currently Columbus is without progressive and alternative radio. Your contribution can make the difference between rightwing reactionary radio and a principled and unwavering voice that stands for human rights and social justice. Go to Online Store
Next week the Governor will release his first budget and the Family Coverage Coalition and
Voices for Ohio's Children and the Coalition for Affordable Healthcare in Ohio are all
collaborating on finding stories of people who would benefit from raising parents' coverage to
100% of the federal poverty level, raising children's eligibility to 300% of the federal poverty
level, parents and children already benefiting from Medicaid, people who are employed, but can't
access coverage and the very poor, chronically ill who have been unable to enroll in Disability
Medical Assistance, We need these stories as soon as possible! The media will be looking for
persons in these categories when the budget is announced next week (3/15) and we will need to
prepare people for legislative testimony which will start shortly after the budget is released.
Email Kathleen Gmeiner, kgmeiner@columbus.rr.com, or call her at (614) 443-2845 to receive more information and the submission form.
Email Kathleen Gmeiner, kgmeiner@columbus.rr.com, or call her at (614) 443-2845 to receive more information and the submission form.
Yesterday, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced a bill to stop the war from escalating into Iran. His bill would prohibit President Bush from spending money for military operations in Iran without the consent of Congress. With Congress already struggling to get us out of the mess in Iraq, the president is edging us closer to war with Iran. We can't risk a repeat. Can you call your senators, Sens. Voinovich and Brown, and tell them to follow Webb's lead and support his bill on Iran?
Senator George Voinovich
Phone: 202-224-3353
Senator Sherrod Brown
Phone: 202-224-2315
Then, please report your call by clicking here:
Report your call
When you call, be polite but firm and speak from the heart. You can say something like "I am calling to ask the senator to support Sen. Webb's bill requiring congressional approval for military action in Iran, because..."
Senator George Voinovich
Phone: 202-224-3353
Senator Sherrod Brown
Phone: 202-224-2315
Then, please report your call by clicking here:
Report your call
When you call, be polite but firm and speak from the heart. You can say something like "I am calling to ask the senator to support Sen. Webb's bill requiring congressional approval for military action in Iran, because..."
Tell Your Representative to Support HRes 121! Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA) has reintroduced his resolution on "Protecting the Human Rights of Comfort Women" House Resolution 121 denounces Japan's sexual enslavement of Asian and Pacific Island women during World War II and demands that the Japanese government apologize and accept historical responsibility. Urge your representative to co-sponsor this resolution, and to support it should it come to a vote. The sexual slavery system was widely practiced by the Japanese military in countries it occupied during World War II.
February 20 marked the 65th anniversary of Japan's invasion of then Portuguese Timor in 1942. Approximately 40,000 East Timorese were killed during the three-year Japanese occupation, and about one thousand Timorese women were enslaved by the Japanese military, of whom at least thirteen are still alive.
In a recent statement, the Japan Coalition for East Timor called on their government to extend an "official apology to the victims as soon as possible" and should consult with the victims on compensation.
February 20 marked the 65th anniversary of Japan's invasion of then Portuguese Timor in 1942. Approximately 40,000 East Timorese were killed during the three-year Japanese occupation, and about one thousand Timorese women were enslaved by the Japanese military, of whom at least thirteen are still alive.
In a recent statement, the Japan Coalition for East Timor called on their government to extend an "official apology to the victims as soon as possible" and should consult with the victims on compensation.
Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (CUADP) Celebrating 160 Years Without Death Penalty
With judicial, legislative or executive moratoriums on executions in place in at least eight states, March 1st, 2007, International Death Penalty Abolition Day, brings with it not only a celebration of the past but an indicator of the future. The death penalty in the United States is on its way out.
Executions have been suspended, literally, from coast to coast, as Florida and California grapple with the question of how to prevent botched lethal injection executions. Other states have joined them in suspending executions: Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee. Indeed, more than one third of the nation's approximately 3,350 people on death rows across the U.S. are in states where a moratorium exists on carrying out the death penalty.
Abolition Day 2007 is the 160th anniversary of the date in 1847 when the State of Michigan officially became the first English-speaking territory in the world to abolish the death penalty.
With judicial, legislative or executive moratoriums on executions in place in at least eight states, March 1st, 2007, International Death Penalty Abolition Day, brings with it not only a celebration of the past but an indicator of the future. The death penalty in the United States is on its way out.
Executions have been suspended, literally, from coast to coast, as Florida and California grapple with the question of how to prevent botched lethal injection executions. Other states have joined them in suspending executions: Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee. Indeed, more than one third of the nation's approximately 3,350 people on death rows across the U.S. are in states where a moratorium exists on carrying out the death penalty.
Abolition Day 2007 is the 160th anniversary of the date in 1847 when the State of Michigan officially became the first English-speaking territory in the world to abolish the death penalty.
Education Guide Training Set for March. Stratford Ecological Center are looking for dedicated volunteers for Spring Education Guides to lead a small groups of children on adventures around our farm and nature preserve. Christa Hein, Education Director, will take you through the steps of becoming a Stratford Ed Guide. This is a two-part training.
Part I - March 1st OR 2nd (9:00am-1:00pm)
Part II - March 8th OR 9th (9:00am-1:00pm)
We are looking for 30-40 volunteers for Ed Guides on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. No experience necessary. Contact Jane at 740-363-2548 or SECVolunteer@aol.com
Location: Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Road, Delaware, OH 43015 (located just south of Delaware, OH, west of the junction of State Routes 23 and 315.
Part I - March 1st OR 2nd (9:00am-1:00pm)
Part II - March 8th OR 9th (9:00am-1:00pm)
We are looking for 30-40 volunteers for Ed Guides on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings. No experience necessary. Contact Jane at 740-363-2548 or SECVolunteer@aol.com
Location: Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Road, Delaware, OH 43015 (located just south of Delaware, OH, west of the junction of State Routes 23 and 315.
Right now, the House is debating the resolution against escalation in Iraq. While this is an important first step, we know that it's going to take more than non-binding resolutions to stop the surge and bring the war to an end. We've signed petitions, held rallies, and made phone calls -- now it's time to get face to face with Congress to hold them accountable to Iraq.
On Tuesday, February 20th, everyday people will be meeting with Representatives at their district offices to tell them that we expect them to act now to start bringing our troops home. Will you set up a meeting with Representative Patrick Tiberi?
Congressional contacts
It's a lot easier than it sounds. Click here to get all the information you need to start setting up a meeting with your Representative about Iraq.
Representatives will be home from Washington all next week and it's the perfect time to start talking to them about the next steps in Iraq. Congress has the power to stop the escalation once and for all and it's up to us to hold them accountable.
On Tuesday, February 20th, everyday people will be meeting with Representatives at their district offices to tell them that we expect them to act now to start bringing our troops home. Will you set up a meeting with Representative Patrick Tiberi?
Congressional contacts
It's a lot easier than it sounds. Click here to get all the information you need to start setting up a meeting with your Representative about Iraq.
Representatives will be home from Washington all next week and it's the perfect time to start talking to them about the next steps in Iraq. Congress has the power to stop the escalation once and for all and it's up to us to hold them accountable.