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No War in Ukraine! Nothing is worth risking war, much less nuclear war. No side wants war in Ukraine, and certainly not the people of Ukraine. Someone must find the courage to push back against the momentum toward war, and lead the way toward cooperation and disarmament.
We are alarmed by the increasing tensions between the nuclear-armed governments of the U.S. (and its NATO allies) and Russia and are extremely concerned about what seems to be the increasing likelihood of war.
We must raise our voices. Add your name and comments to the petition. Share it with others to sign. Then help us forward it to your elected officials.
A public relations and marketing campaign called FL4ALL announced itself in a full-page ad in the New York Times on August 3, 2021. It represents a dangerous fiction and threat to students and unsuspecting “hard working citizens,” to repeat its promotional language. The campaign’s actions follow what I declared in my 1979 book, The Literacy Myth, the exaggerated importance of literacy by itself, taken out of context. To borrow terms from the field of literacy studies, “reading” the advertisement as “written” is revealing.
Let’s look at the text. It misrepresents both literacy and economics, and is a danger to the population this corporate coalition claims to serve.
First, no reputable person says or writes “FL” for “financial literacy.” Perhaps for a football league. Second, only marketers and business corporations seeking to derive financial profits would consider promoting a flawed slogan like “FL4ALL.” In corrupting well-established public civil rights movements, such sloganeering is a shameful misappropriation. The ad proclaims that “financial literacy is a civil rights issue of this generation.”
49 years ago today, the Supreme Court recognized the constitutional right to abortion in America.
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, abortion won’t immediately become illegal. Anyone who can take time off of work and fly to California will have no problem getting reproductive healthcare. But Black and poor women will be first and worst impacted by the decision. Studies have found that Black women already have more vulnerable access to abortion, and that injustice leads to worse birth outcomes as well [1].
Black women are the most educated women in America, and yet they remain the most likely to die during childbirth and the least likely to access appropriate reproductive care. Our sisters at Black Women’s Health Imperative and Power to Decide are working to change that. Can you make a donation directly to them to recognize Roe’s anniversary?
There are no statistics that can measure the pain and sorrow of their family members and friends of these victims of violence on both sides of this conflict. What follows is just a snapshot of the human rights violations in 2021, and suggestions for actions that we can take to help bring an end to the violence for the benefit of all people in the region.
Statistics from the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs for 2021 (OCHA oPt)
Palestinian deaths - West Bank 82 (including 15 children); Gaza 264 (including 67 children)
Palestinian injuries - 17,895
Israeli deaths - 16 (including 2 children)
Israeli injuries - 158
Source: https://www.ochaopt.org/data/casualties.
There were 902 demolished building in the West Bank that displaced 1,203 people. Additionally, OCHA oPt documented that demolition of buildings resulted in the loss of livelihood for another 13,258.
According to B’Telsem, for Palestinians, this was the deadliest year since 2014.
There are no statistics that can measure the pain and sorrow of their family members and friends of these victims of violence on both sides of this conflict. What follows is just a snapshot of the human rights violations in 2021, and suggestions for actions that we can take to help bring an end to the violence for the benefit of all people in the region.
Statistics from the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs for 2021 (OCHA oPt)
Palestinian deaths - West Bank 82 (including 15 children); Gaza 264 (including 67 children)
Palestinian injuries - 17,895
Israeli deaths - 16 (including 2 children)
Israeli injuries - 158
Source: https://www.ochaopt.org/data/casualties.
Friday, January 21, 2022, 3:30 PM
Location: OSU Ohio Union facing the South Oval.
We are demanding OSU increase the minimum wage for student workers to $15 an hour and improved working conditions for student workers. For information about the Student Worker Organizing Group, contact sdsohiostate@gmail.com.
Readers viewing this essay online may no longer recognize or appreciate how important a city’s daily newspaper is. It contributes to a city’s identity. It unites its readership in shared information, which is the potential for building a community of discourse and exchange. The best newspapers provide both a constructive critical voice and a forum for responsible airing of differences among members of the local population. This is not, and has never been, the function of the Columbus Dispatch.
Since childhood, I have avidly read my city’s daily newspaper(s) and the Sunday New York Times. From college, I subscribed in every city where I lived. In retirement, I read three dailies including two national editions. I have read the Columbus Dispatch since I moved to Columbus in 2004. I have witnessed a roller-coaster of journalistic and commercial ups and downs and published opinion essays and letters to the editor.
Thursday, January 20, 6-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us as we kick off the year by celebrating your commitment to abortion access and acknowledging the passing of the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. We know we’re up against quite the fight this year and navigated relentless attacks last year. We deserve a moment to grab a drink, be in community, and look forward together.
Thursday evening will be a moment to ground ourselves in the fight we have ahead and get to know one another while we do so! A virtual happy hour, a place to connect with a new friend in this work, and a place to sign up for future actions.
Last year, we saw numerous attacks introduced at the state and local levels. Including six abortion bans, four anti-protest bills, four local anti-abortion ordinances, three anti-trans bills, two voter suppression bills, two major SCOTUS cases, and one state budget that includes attacks on abortion access and comprehensive sex ed.
Thursday, January 20, 6-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us as we kick off the year by celebrating your commitment to abortion access and acknowledging the passing of the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. We know we’re up against quite the fight this year and navigated relentless attacks last year. We deserve a moment to grab a drink, be in community, and look forward together.
Thursday evening will be a moment to ground ourselves in the fight we have ahead and get to know one another while we do so! A virtual happy hour, a place to connect with a new friend in this work, and a place to sign up for future actions.
Last year, we saw numerous attacks introduced at the state and local levels. Including six abortion bans, four anti-protest bills, four local anti-abortion ordinances, three anti-trans bills, two voter suppression bills, two major SCOTUS cases, and one state budget that includes attacks on abortion access and comprehensive sex ed.