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Sunday, Sept. 27, 5pm
Sponsored by the Ohio Poor People's Campaign. Followed by discussion. Register online here: https://bit.ly/OHPPCFILMNIGHT.
Saturday, September 26, 2020, 8:00 PM
Here is my story, my vision of a possible future. I encourage you to think about and write down YOUR vision for the future. How would you create the future if it could be any way you liked? We can create a future utopia if we focus our thoughts, energy and passion on it. And work for change now.
And so it began: the SHIFT, the change, the transformation that we all created together. It is precious and powerful, peaceful and strong.
The new matriarchy is a return to the rule of women, the mothers, nurturers and healers. After millennia of men making a mess of the world, women were going to put things right. Women’s priorities are to provide the basic necessities of life: food, shelter and love.
On September 15, Mayor Ginther held a small press conference on the findings of an investigation by law firm Baker-Hostetler into allegations of misconduct by Columbus police officers. The results found CPD’s internal policy wanting for reform, but still did not live up to expectations.
This summer, as the nation reacted en masse to the gruesome police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters found themselves not just speaking out against police brutality, but actively experiencing it as cities across the country attempted to quell the uprisings by force. In Columbus, as videos of police officers tear-gassing peaceful crowds filled social media, the city government struggled to respond.
Save The Supreme Court
Friday, Sept 25, 12 noon
37 W Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215
Facebook Event
We need to show Congress that there is broad resistance to Trump’s agenda. Join us. Let’s celebrate RBG and send a message to Sen Portman that we are here and will not stop. Bring a rose. Hosted by Ohio District 15 Indivisible
Thursday, September 24, 5pm
Ohio Statehouse
No justice no peace stand together rally and march together peacefully and safe for Breonna Taylor.
Earlier this week Lakewood, just west of Cleveland, became the first city in Ohio to pass a resolution supporting an Essential Workers Bill of Rights, as part of a new national campaign to deliver better treatment and pay to all “essential workers.” Today, Toledo did the same – both with unanimous votes.
There is no word from Columbus City Council whether it will consider a similar resolution. Several major cities have also passed resolutions supporting an Essential Workers Bill of Rights, as New York City Council did back in April. The bill has not passed as of yet though.
A national Essential Workers Bill of Rights was proposed earlier this year by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, which seeks to protect frontline workers by requiring employers to provide personal protective equipment, robust hazard pay, and provide 14 days of paid sick leave, among other proposals. The bill has stalled in the Senate, however.
Dear Editor,
As COVID-19 continues its spread, one thing is clear: Ohio and the nation need paid family and medical leave.
As a mother of two, this need was front and center for me after the birth of my second daughter Ellie. Home alone with Ellie a week after giving birth, I became so sick that I couldn’t get out of bed. I had no way to take care of her, let alone myself. My husband and parents had either exhausted their paid leave and vacation time or simply had none. Things escalated when I had to go back to the hospital for treatment, forcing my husband to come home from his job to help get me there.
During that time I felt so alone, frightened and frustrated. I was told by well meaning people — who couldn’t help because they had no time off left — to just stay in bed all day. That’s a fine option for someone who has adequate assistance at home, but I had a newborn and myself to care for alone. How was I supposed to eat if I couldn’t make it downstairs to get food? How was she supposed to eat?
