Local
Monday, Sept 17, 4pm
Columbus City Hall, 90 w. Broad St.
Donna Dalton was trapped and killed by an Off Duty Police Officer in Columbus, Ohio on August 23rd during an unreported "Prostitution Sting"
Please join Donna Daltons Family as they Speak to city council on Monday in hopes to bring awareness and justice to Donnas case. City officials have yet to speak on Donnas case and so far has refused to say her name or bring any awareness to it.
We will gather outside to make sure all friends, family and Community members that support Donna are present and then we will head into City Hall for the City Council Meeting which starts promptly at 5. Speakers for Donna will start around 6/6:30. If you want to sign up to speak in front of City Council you must sign up during the day before the meeting.
A seat in the meeting isn't guaranteed but we respectfully ask that the dalton family is the first to speak and be seated.
This isn't a rally or a protest. We ask that you please be respectful to all parties involved. Any media requests about Donna can be made to the Dalton family.
Originally posted at: https://www.iqsdirectory.com/resources/the-drones-are-coming-the-drones-are-coming/
The world was formally introduced to the concept of “drones” through the use of unmanned, remote-control airplanes used in tactical military missions around the turn of the 21st Century. It seemed like science fiction, and much of how they worked was shrouded in controversial secrecy.
It wasn’t long until the first consumer drones hit the market, replacing spy photography gear or weapons with consumer-grade cameras that fit on tiny helicopter-looking contraptions that fly using a standalone remote control or a connected app via smartphones.
9/8/18 - 10/27/18
Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Angela Meleca Gallery
144 E. State St., Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 340-6997
Curated by Jason Simon
With Leni D. Anderson, Mary Jo Bole, Moyra Davey, Richard Fletcher, Chester Himes, Bill Horrigan, Masumi Hyashi, William E. Jones, Logan Rollins & the 511 Jazz Ensemble, Jason Simon
If you are a regular reader of my soon-to-be Pulitzer Prize winning work, you probably think the title this week refers to the usual procrastination and intransigence of our politicians. Surprisingly, they’ve all been saying plenty and actually doing a little. As you have probably noticed from the soul-destroying, joy-sucking, garment-rending hole in your life, it is me who has been missing.
On Friday, September 14th, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the peoples’ arguments that the Franklin County Board of Elections (BOE) had violated the rights of the people to legislate directly by initiative and sided with the BOE to keep the Columbus Community Bill of Rights off the November ballot. The proposed ordinance, if enacted, would assert resident’s rights to clean water, air, and soil and ban oil & gas extraction infrastructure, particularly regarding radioactive, toxic waste disposals in the city of Columbus as a violation of those rights.
The court arbitrarily determined that the municipality and the people of Columbus do not have the same rights that the cities and people of Youngstown and Bowling Green have in placing initiatives on the ballot. After precedents set by the court’s own decisions for these cities, the Ohio high court reversed logic in Columbus and stated that municipalities do not have the rights to create new causes of action, based upon statements by a member of the Franklin County Board of Elections and reiterated by two citizen protesters.
Sunday, September 16, 4:30-6:30pm, Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St.
“Breathe Free,” the Columbus Crossing Borders documentary, is a powerful and beautiful film that spotlights the stories of refugees and the art exhibit that has been inspired by those stories. Through the lens of filmmaker Doug Swift, we meet several courageous people who have fled war, terror, and devastation. We are introduced to the dedicated souls who offer them comfort, support, and advocacy despite the backlash of unease and restless fear surrounding U.S. border issues. And we ultimately learn how 34 artists came to create a humanitarian project based on the timeless plight of forced migration.
View the film trailer here.
Hosted by Columbus Crossing Borders Project.
I’m a member of the Central Ohio chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace. JVP was founded in 1996 to further the cause of peace in the middle-east. I’ve been asked to write about the ongoing Boycott-Divest-and-Sanction, or more simply, BDS movement, that has been in the news for quite a while, and how it affects your 1st Amendment rights.
So, I’d like to ask: Were aware of BDS before today?
BDS didn't really appear on most folk's radar until about 2 years ago, however, it's origins are found in the controversial behavior of the State of Israel regarding the Palestinian people that live under Israeli control. BDS is the peaceful response of the Palestinian population of Israel/Palestine to the abuse they have suffered, and continue to suffer, at the hands of the Israeli government. BDS is non-violence and free speech in a single package that is designed to regain basic human rights, legal standing, freedom, and respect, for the Palestinian people living in Israel/Palestine.
Urgent: Please write or call Senators to urge them to advocate and vote against his confirmation. The likely order of effectiveness:
Two Republican Senators are considering not voting for Kavanaugh because he is against women’s health issues: Susan Collins phone 202-224-2523, Fax 202-224-2693 and Lisa Murkowski phone 202-224-6665, Fax 202-224-5301.
Three Democratic Senators from red states are considering voting for him because they are afraid of not getting reelected: Heidi Heitkamp North Dakota phone 202-224-2043, Fax 202-226-7776, Joe Donnell Indiana phone 202-224-4834, Fax 202-224-5011 and Joe Manchin III West Virginia phone 202-224-3944, Fax 202-228-0002.
The other Democratic Senators will vote against Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
Also write or call Senators Rob Portman who helped Kavanaugh rehearse for the hearings in the Judiciary Committee phone 202-224-3353, Fax 202-224-9075.