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The impatience across much of the media is palpable.
Recount?
Oh groan. That’s not going to change the election results. The consensus “truth” writhing just below the surface of the mainstream, eyeball-rolling disapproval of Jill Stein’s call for and financing of a presidential vote recount in Wisconsin (and perhaps in Pennsylvania and Michigan) is that the political and media consensus has already established who the next president is. Like it or not.
You are invited to help us honor local community activists at the annual Free Press/Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio Awards Event. It will be held Monday, December 5, 2016 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. The location is The Hub, 1336 E. Main St., Columbus.
This year's awardees are:
Free Press "Libby" Award for Community Activism - Carolyn Harding and Greg Pace of the Columbus Community Bill of Rights
Free Press Community Volunteer Award - Calvin Hairston
Democratic Socialists Award - Michael Vinson
Bill Moss Award for Outstanding African-American Activists - Sherri and Butch Hamilton of Black Central
We will have light refreshments, music, and socializing among friends!
The HUB Community Development Corporation is a non-profit Workforce and Economic development enterprise, housed in a 15,000 sq. foot facility, whose primary responsibility is to link individuals and small businesses with viable educational, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities
Greg is currently an organizer for a campaign to get a ‘community bill of rights’ on the local Columbus city ballot. The rights-based ordinance states that based on community members’ inalienable rights to pure water, clean air, safe soil, as well as other rights, the city is to ban all new fracking infrastructure, including disposal of radioactive, toxic wastes from shale wells within the city of Columbus (www.columbusbillofrights.org).
Michael Vinson will be honored with the Demoratic Socialists of Central Ohio Eugene V. Debs Award for Political and Educational Advocacy on Monday, December 5, the Free Press and DSCO will honor local community activists at our 2016 Awards event from 7-9pm at The Hub, 1336 E. Main Street.
Join the march and rally, from Goodale Park (Short North Columbus, Ohio) to Ohio Statehouse (Broad and High Streets).
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On Monday, December 5, the Free Press and DSCO will honor local community activists at our 2016 Awards event from 7-9pm at The Hub, 1336 E. Main St. One of the awards is a commemorative award in memory of Bill Moss, longtime independent School Board member, activist, radio DJ and music producer. The awardees of the Bill Moss Award for Outstanding African American Activists are Sherri and Lawrence "Butch" Hamilton III.
When Butch and Sherri are passionate about an issue, they take action. In 2009, they built a website dedicated to highlighting injustice in Haiti, caused by foreign nations. In 2012 they launched goblackcentral.com to counteract the mainstream media narrative on issues affecting people of African descent. In addition to the website, BLACK CENTRAL™ hosted several independent film screening events and panel discussions that focused on mass incarceration, health & wellness, and economic empowerment.
Joan Brunwasser: Welcome to OpEdNews, Bob. The 2016 election has come and gone. What, if anything, is there to talk about now?
Bob Fitrakis: The big news is that Jill Stein’s Green Party presidential campaign is asking for a recount of the votes in three states, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. All of these states are significantly outside the margin of error from the unadjusted exit poll numbers contrasted to the reported vote count. I am acting as an of-counsel attorney, pro bono, for the Stein campaign. I believe this is a historically important effort due to the lack of transparency in our elections, that allow private, for-profit, partisan companies to program our computerized voting machines and central tabulators.
JB: Agreed. How did Stein decide to do this action? It’s unusual, to say the least. Can you give us some background, please?
On Monday, December 5, the Free Press and DSCO will honor local community activists at our 2016 Awards event from 7-9pm at The Hub, 1336 E. Main St. One of the two "Libby" awardees is Carolyn Harding. Join the Facebook event here.
Carolyn Harding is a grassroots activist committed to protecting our water, air, and soil for the sake of all life on this planet. Locally, she is an organizer with RadioactiveWasteAlert.org and the Columbus Community Bill of Rights (ColumbusBillofRights.org). Statewide, she works in alliance with other committed activists and organizations focused on clean water, air, soil, and community rights. She is familiar with the intransigent, corporate culture at Columbus City Council, the Ohio State House, the Governor’s administration, and national political parties, and is now certain that it is up to us to make the shift to sustainable energy and agriculture. She is committed to social, racial, economic and environmental justice, as they are all linked and must be given top priority as we work for Pure Water, Clean Air & Safe Soil.
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Tell then to stop using water cannons and other weaposn against people of Standing Rock.
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ND National Guard: 701-333-2000
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