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On Moday, Jan. 14, wear red on behalf of the California Teachers Association's #RedForEd Day of Action.Sponsored by the Ohio Education AssociationOur United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and Oakland Education Association (OEA) colleagues are facing tough contract negotiations and need our support. The struggle affects us all.
Florence, AZ – Federal workers may not be getting paid during the government shutdown, but the ICE deportation machine continues its grind. In Arizona, ICE officials are preparing a charter flight to Africa at the cost of $148,000--all to deport a handful of people, possibly as few as nine. The charter may leave Arizona tonight or sometime tomorrow.
Saturday, Jan. 12, 6:30-11pm. Whether it snows a lot or not.
1021 E. Broad St., east side door, park in front, in driveway or parking lot in back.
Come socialize and network with progressive friends! Food from Tandoori Grill and presentation by Joe Motil, candidate for Columbus City Council.
Free, no RSVP required.
614-253-2571. colsfreepress@gmail.com
Chief Jacobs is Out
So, Chief Kim Jacobs is leaving her post a few months earlier than previously expected – on February 8, 2019.
The Chief hasn’t been on the job since late October and the department has been operating under acting deputy chiefs. Officially her absence is explained by knee replacement surgery, but that didn’t stop Jacobs from showing up in full regalia at the Michigan-OSU game on November 24.
A Checkered Career
Unlike the Buckeyes, Jacobs had a really bad year.
The Department’s spokesperson was arrested on child pornography charges.
Three members of her Vice Squad were relieved of duty and in an unprecedented move, no doubt with pressure from the Columbus Safety Director Ned Pettus, Jr., Jacobs called in the FBI to investigate Columbus Vice.
A week or so prior to Vice Officer Andrew Mitchell’s controversial shooting death of Donna Dalton in his cruiser, a citizen complaint had come in against Mitchell that he was exchanging sex for rent at one of the apartments he owns.
Friday, January 11, 12-1pm
Senator Rob Porman's office, 37 W. Broad St., Suite 300
Join our union brothers and sisters of AFGE for a rally this Friday, January 11th to end the government shutdown. Every day that this government shutdown drags on, hundreds of thousands of working people are denied a paycheck and millions lose the vital government services that we deserve. Real families with very real bills are being harmed and it’s time we hold our country’s leadership accountable.
Thursday, January 10, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30 PM. Central Ohio American Promise Meeting. Please join us at our next monthly meeting. Lots to report. Many meetings with legislators. Post cards and more. Progress towards our road map and some free stuff. Please come prepared to write a post card to your Ohio state senator and state representative and maybe others.
Tuesday, January 8, 6:30pm
Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
Join us for our community action meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 6:30pm. We discuss strategies to expand Edith's community of support, and we plan actions to support of Edith in her fight against ICE to stay in Columbus. All are welcome.
Monday, Jan 7, 6-8pm
Lincoln Cafe, 740 E. Long St.
Let’s Celebrate Kent’s 2nd term and Celebrate Kent’s HB 137
becoming law to make Ohio Law Enforcement Officers
mandated reporters of child abuse as in the other 49 States.
Longtime Columbus residents understand some of the inherent causes that lead to homelessness in our community. Tax abatements for high-end real estate developments and a slowed job growth rate in 2018 mean that many middle class individuals can’t afford to live here. For those earning minimum wage or the unemployed, the threat of homelessness is very real.
In fact, families and children are among the highest at-risk populations for homelessness. According to the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), about 30 percent of the homeless serviced by various state agencies in 2017 were minors. In addition, the overall rate of homelessness increased across the state in 2018. Homelessness isn’t under control in Ohio by any means.