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I never really thought of Florida as part of the South. Today, the backbone of the Sunshine State is tourism, and it’s well known for its beaches, theme parks, and retirees. But it is the southernmost contiguous state in the country, and borders on two of the most racist states in America–Alabama and Georgia. Like the rest of the region, Florida was rigidly segregated and could be and often was a dangerous place for a black person.
Monday, December 23, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Please join us. We need 9 people to hold our banners! And distribute literature about the Campaign for HR 2407 Children in Military Detention. More information: bit.ly/2Qp5vbf. Optional join us for lunch in Worthington.
Location: the northwest corner of 161 and North High, Worthington.
Whenever there's an election in the United States, qualified voters are denied the right to vote because they haven't jumped through the hoops necessary to register.
Meanwhile, thousands of volunteers toil endless hours on a task that need not exist at all: registering voters.
But in 16 states, plus Washington D.C., registration is now automatic. There's no reason that Ohio can't be next to join this list: Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia.
Does your city council, state legislator, or even your senator have an understanding of cybersecurity? What about all the people who work for them?
There’s a chance that the people running your local, state, and even federal government don’t share a core understanding of the principles of cybersecurity, and that’s not okay. Over the past decade, the private sector has made it clear that cybersecurity isn’t impossible when organizations are willing to invest money and human resources into the fight.
Government employees’ sense of security doesn’t just impact their ability to create and uphold regulations. It also impacts their ability to keep your data — and even your family — safe. Moreover, the people (their bosses) think it’s important. According to a survey completed at the 2018 Black Hat conference, 88% of people believe that all government officials need a core understanding of cybersecurity, whether they draft legislation or not.
Thursday, December 19, 6-7pm
Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square, 125 E. Broad St.
This annual Memorial Service will honor and remember people who have experienced homelessness who have passed away during the course of the year. Please join us to honor their lives with words and music of inspiration.
Sponsored by Columbus Coalition for the Homeless.
#RepYourBlock2020 today submitted petitions for over 70 candidates for the Franklin County Democratic Party’s Central Committee. The candidates come from all walks of life and represent a diversity of views and aspirations for what our county and Democratic party can become.
"The Franklin County Democratic Party has lacked accountability to our neighborhoods,” said Anna Siriano, candidate for Central Committee on the West Side. “We are committed to making politics more accessible and lifting up the concerns of our neighbors.
Candidates running with #RepYourBlock2020 are committed to a democratic decision-making process. They pledge to be open, transparent, collaborative, and focused on those who will be most impacted by their decisions.
The Franklin County Democratic Party Central Committee makes decisions for the party. The Central Committee’s primary function is to determine which candidates are on the “sample ballot.” Every four years, primary voters elect up to 152 people all across the county to serve as a ward representative on the Franklin County Democratic Party Central Committee.
During the impeachment vote on CNN, there is plenty of the standard mainstream corporate media pablum arguing that an election is being overturned. – stating that the will of the people is being subverted by impeaching Trump.
The exact opposite is true. In the 2016 presidential election, Trump lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. Three Million Votes. He only became president because of the historically racist electoral college which favors white rural America.
Also, the only reason Trump won with the electoral college was the mass purging of black, Latino. and poor voters in urban areas (read: Democratic strongholds).
Trump’s “victories” in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania were contradicted by the best evidence supplied by the exit polls.
The U.S. House of Representatives is embracing the will of the majority, as opposed to an authoritarian oligarch pandering to white supremacy and extreme nationalism.
The chart above shows the margin that Trump lost the popular vote compared to other presidents who lost the popular vote but won the electoral college vote.
Wednesday, December 18, 5pm
Legal Aid Society of Columbus, 1108 City Park Ave.
Volunteer lawyers will be available to screen you for record-sealing eligibility or Certificates of Qualification for Employment.
Registration will end at 6.
Approximately 1500 people lined High Street at Graceland Shopping Center in support of the Impeachment of Donald Trump on Tuesday Dec 17th. It was one of many actions held around the country. People lined both sides of the street, from Bob Evans on the north to the Goodyear location on the south. More than 200,000 people gathered at events in every state. There was a second local event in Westerville. Of course, the crowd was peaceful but annimated. Cars honked in support throughout the event.