Monday, November 14, 6am; to Tuesday, November 15, 3pm, Ohio Department of Education, 25 S. Front St.

The Ohio State Board of Education’s Executive Committee has scheduled another meeting on the morning of November 14 to discuss, amend, and possibly vote to send to the larger committee for a vote the resolution supporting discrimination against transgender and gender-diverse kids. The vote might happen during the meeting on November 15. Details will follow as we get updated.

We will be out on the sidewalk again with sidewalk chalk, protest signs, and streaming the meetings; just to let the Committee Members know that we’re still here, and we’re going to keep being here. There will also be sitting in the meeting room and the overflow room. We can go in and out of the building if we need to stay warm; make sure to bring ID to enter the building.

There is no public testimony again during these meetings, but e-mail addresses and petitions can be found in the Honesty for Ohio Education posts that will be shared here.

The theme of the salon was “The Impact of the 2022 Elections: Local, National and International.” It was available live on Zoom and Facebook Live.

Link to salon video

Saturday, November 12, 7pm
Zoom
Facebook Event

Theme:
The Impact of the 2022 Elections: Local, National and International

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906590837
Meeting ID: 839 06

Let's gather for a couple hours on the second Saturday night of each month from 7-8:00pm Eastern Time on Zoom.

Featuring
Medea Benjamin of Code Pink
Morgan Harper, Columbus Stand Up
Carolyn Harding, Columbus Community Bill of Rights
Lynn Tramonte, Ohio Immigrant Alliance

If you have any announcements for the
progressive community, contact us:
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Homebound Entrepreneurs Against DeWines laments Election Day victories by Mike and Pat DeWine, plans to stay active during their second terms

As the general election season finally wraps up, the anti-DeWine PAC Homebound Entrepreneurs Against DeWines has announced that while they lament the recent victories of Governor Mike DeWine and his son –– Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine –– the group has vowed to keep holding the DeWines accountable.

With just around $3,000, the PAC’s quirky content reached hundreds of thousands of voters during the course of Ohio’s primary and general elections this year. Its ads were seen by over 4,000 Fox News viewers, 30,000 YouTube users and heard by over 40,000 talk radio listeners, all while its online content reached over 34,000 people on Facebook and over 312,000 on Twitter.

NORML Appalachia of Ohio and Sensible Movement Coalition added Corning, Kent, Laurelville, Rushville & Shawnee to the list of Sensible Cities in Ohio. This makes a total of 36 communities including Toledo, Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. With these communities no longer tied to archaic Marijuana Laws, local law enforcement can now concentrate on legitimate criminal concerns. 

Don Keeney, Executive Director from NORML Appalachia of Ohio stated, “another election cycle, where Ohioians exercise their right to Home Rule. It’s a great feeling to guide them on a true path of democracy, the way it was intended. We’re seven years into the process and close to three million citizens, in 36 cities, towns & villages have been freed from Ohio’s oppressive laws. We will continue with our goals, one community at a time.” 

Any citizen of Ohio can initiate the process of placing the Sensible Marihuana Initiative on the Ballot, in their community, by simply contacting NORML Appalachia of Ohio.