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Queen City lawyer battles deadly chemical foe
DuPont ads used to boast that the company provided “Better Things for Better Living…Through Chemistry.” Dark Waters is a fact-based chronicle of one man’s efforts to prove how tragically inaccurate the slogan was.
As the film opens, Robert Bilott (a low-key Mark Ruffalo) is just settling into his new position as a partner in a Cincinnati law firm when an old acquaintance drops by. West Virginia farmer Wilbur Tennant (Bill Camp) says his cattle have been dying off in mysterious ways, and he suspects the cause is a nearby landfill operated by DuPont.
Tennant wants Bilott to intervene, but Bilott insists his background is in defending corporations, not suing them. However, he soon pays the farmer a visit that convinces him something is seriously wrong. Getting to the bottom of what that something is, and who should be held responsible, turns out to be a frustrating task that will dominate his life for years to come.
Friday, December 6, 2019, 12:00 PM
In the wake of September's strike, we have seen no change from our political leaders. On Friday, December 6th at 12 PM we will strike again, at the statehouse. Our voices cannot be silenced, we as constituents will be heard. We will not rest until we have a new green deal. Pledge your support—> https://actionnetwork.org/forms/december-6-climate-strike-2
Location: Ohio Statehouse.
For more information, contact Russell, Seal russell.1223@buckeyemail.osu.edu
In many ways, the story of the Keystone XL pipeline project reads like a true crime novel. The project has a long, sordid history that’s rife with corruption.
The Keystone XL was first proposed in September 2008, as oil companies sought to transport more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil through Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana every day. The Obama Administration repeatedly quashed the Keystone plans despite efforts to fast-track it, declaring that the project did not serve the national interest.
Faith may devastate
But in disparity or grief
Dear Lord,
My faith in you never loses ground.
And you are
My never-ceasing source of solace.
Excruciated by need and greed
We embroil ourselves in disputes.
Goodness faces ordeals every moment.
O Lord!
On bended knees
I beseech you,
Only you can bring back peace.
If none cries in paradise,
Why do we on earth
Where all your lovely creations
Strive to survive?
Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
David Shutkin is a founding member of the Center for Jewish Nonviolence (CJNV). He has been to Palestine on four occasions since 2015 and will be in Palestine with a fifth delegation this winter. He has been an anti-occupation activist since 1982. The CJNV engages in nonviolent direct action in opposition to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Their work is a form of solidarity activism as we support and collaborate with many Palestinian partner organizations such as Youth Against Settlements and the Good Shepard Coalition. We also partner with numerous Palestinian village counsels including Susya, Umm Al-Khair, and Al-Tawani, in the South Hebron Hillas and Issawiya and Batan Al-Hawa in East Jerusalem. The CJNV brings together members of organizations such as JVP, If Not Now and J Street U. David will share an overview of the CJNV, some of my back story, and discuss the successes of our most recent collaborative action in the South Hebron Hills where we encountered the violence of the IDF and seventeen people were arrested. Website:
Tuesday, December 3, 6:30-7:45pm
Linden Branch Library, 2223 Cleveland Ave.
Join us and learn about #RepYourBlock2020.
Our vision for Franklin County is simple: we want all people to have a voice in the decisions that impact our lives. For too long, a wealthy and powerful few have made decisions for our communities, and the Franklin County Democratic Part has done nothing to stop them. When we elect a new majority to the Central Committee, we can make the big-”D” Democratic Party more little-”d” democratic.
If you’d like to learn more about running as a candidate in your ward or volunteering for the movement, come join us on Tuesday, December 3rd from 6:30 - 7:45 pm at the Columbus Library, Linden Branch (2223 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH 43211).
Please RSVP here:
Sunday, December 1, 6pm
Panera Bread, 300 W. Lane Ave.
Join us for our next Labor Working Group meeting. We'll plan our next labor discussion group event, discuss the latest right wing attack on Ohio's public sector unions, and more.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
David Shutkin is a founding member of the Center for Jewish Nonviolence (CJNV). He has been to Palestine on four occasions since 2015 and will be in Palestine with a fifth delegation this winter. He has been an anti-occupation activist since 1982. The CJNV engages in nonviolent direct action in opposition to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Their work is a form of solidarity activism as we support and collaborate with many Palestinian partner organizations such as Youth Against Settlements and the Good Shepard Coalition. We also partner with numerous Palestinian village counsels including Susya, Umm Al-Khair, and Al-Tawani, in the South Hebron Hillas and Issawiya and Batan Al-Hawa in East Jerusalem. The CJNV brings together members of organizations such as JVP, If Not Now and J Street U. David will share an overview of the CJNV, some of my back story, and discuss the successes of our most recent collaborative action in the South Hebron Hills where we encountered the violence of the IDF and seventeen people were arrested. Website: