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“It is a basic right to learn in a building that is not 95 degrees. I never had that all four of my years in high school, but I did have an armed officer every single day of the year.”
The 72-hour deadline given by numerous students, alumni, parents, teachers, activist groups and OSU academic departments to Columbus City Schools (CCS) to end its partnership with Columbus Police passed over the weekend, but CCS leadership has not offered an exact answer yet.
Unlike the quick decision the Minneapolis Public School board took in removing police or School Resource Officers (SROs) from its city schools, a definitive response from CCS may not be forthcoming anytime soon, as suggested in a joint statement given by Superintendent/CEO Dr. Talisa Dixon and CCS Board President Jennifer Adair.
“We hear you, and we are listening. We agree it’s an appropriate issue for discussion. We are committed to working tirelessly for change in our schools and in our community,” stated Dixon and Adair’s statement.
A new analysis from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance shows that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Morrow County Correctional Facility failed to follow its own Infectious Disease Control Program (IDCP), as well as the National Detention Standards (NDS) required in its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Because of this, the Morrow County Correctional Facility is now the first county jail in Ohio, and the first ICE detention center in the United States, to be 100% COVID-positive.
Sunday, June 7, 1-9m
Ohio Statehouse
Bring your signs as we rally, march and pray for our city.
Saturday, June 6, 11am-5pm
241 E. Town St.
Visual art, comedy, spoken word, dance, mindfulness and community. Revolution's No Joke is an artistic protest for the community, dedicated to bringing unity to individuals, organizations and activists through a grassroots movement. They do this by keeping the communinty safe, distributing accurate information and organized protests and events.
Please donate:
Cashapp - $mj4us
Venmo - @mj4us
Paypal: revolutionsnojoke@gmail.com
Saturday, June 6, 11am-5pm
241 E. Town St.
Visual art, comedy, spoken word, dance, mindfulness and community. Revolution's No Joke is an artistic protest for the community, dedicated to bringing unity to individuals, organizations and activists through a grassroots movement. They do this by keeping the communinty safe, distributing accurate information and organized protests and events.
Please donate:
Cashapp - $mj4us
Venmo - @mj4us
Paypal: revolutionsnojoke@gmail.com
The march began Wednesday, June 3 with a rally at 12:00 noon at the north end of the Kingsdale Shopping Center in Upper Arlington, a six-minute walk north of where I live. At about 12:40 p.m., following the rally [that had included several speakers], the group of thousands marched, on the streets, through several neighborhoods of Upper Arlington [including a section of the historic "Old Arlington" neighborhood south of Lane Ave.] and eventually returned to the Kingsdale Shopping Center.
In the wee hours last Saturday morning, Columbus Police discussed using deadly force against anti-police brutality demonstrators.
Columbus Police Lieutenant and SWAT Commander Paul Ohl wrote a summary to Deputy Chief D.C. Becker requesting expanded guidelines on the use of “deadly force” in Columbus on May 30, following four days of downtown area anti-police brutality demonstrations.
Ohl ended his report to Becker noting: “If a counter-sniper is required to stop that deadly threat, I would be glad to deploy those resources.” Ohl’s report revealed the presence of “six counter-snipers” who “occupy overwatch positions at HQ, Short North area, and Broad and Front areas.”
In Ohl’s assessment, the Columbus Police “Field forces” were too large and ineffective in controlling protesters. Ohl wrote: “There was a total lack of coordination with regard to operation.”
Ohl has worked for the Columbus Police since 1989. He suggested to Becker that, “Dispersal orders should be given three times after a plan for non-compliance is in place. If the orders are disregarded, as many arrests as possible should be made. There’s no substitute for decisive action.”
Saturday, June 6, 10am
Meet at Drexel and Broad
March to the Statehouse in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
*masks required.