Thursday, November 11, 7:00 PM EST via Zoom
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Sundance, Executive Director of Cleveland American Indian Movement (AIM), will present a brief history of the Native experience in Ohio since contact with white colonizers, and a brief description of the Land Back Movement.

Did you know the Cuyahoga River was never ceded by indigenous people; the east bank was taken in the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, while the west bank was taken in the Treaties of Fort Industry in 1805.

How do we unite to create a more just and sustainable vision for the future? What are the possible next steps?

Presentation to be followed by a live Q&A

We republish this article from 2015. US Army veteran Gena Smith (pictured above) served in Iraq as an intelligence specialist and experience combat many times during her year-long deployment. She is also a victim of Military Sexual Trauma or MST. She currently resides in Seattle.

A few days after the Nov. 2 election, the New York Times published a vehement editorial calling for the Democratic Party to adopt “moderate” positions and avoid seeking “progressive policies at the expense of bipartisan ideas.” It was a statement by the Times editorial board, which the newspaper describes as “a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.”

The editorial certainly reflected “longstanding values” -- since the Times has recycled them for decades in its relentless attacks on the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

**  The Times editorial board began its polemic by calling for the party to “return” to “moderate policies.”

Translation: Stick to corporate-friendly policies of the sort that we applauded during 16 years of the Clinton and Obama presidencies.

This week we are calling the following Ohio House Energy and Natural Resource Committee Members. Please help us track the number of phone calls being made by responding with the word “Done” to info@benohio.org when you have completed your calls.

Call House Energy and Natural Resource Committee Member O'Brien, (614) 466-5358 (Ask him to Vote No on HB282), then Committee Member Reidel, (614) 644-5091 (Ask him to Vote No on HB 282), then Committee Member Wiggman, (614) 466-1474  (Ask him to Vote No on HB 282)

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Monday, November 8, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Losing a loved one to violence is unspeakably painful; the death penalty only prolongs this pain for the families of victims. This powerful discussion features Melinda Dawson and Jonathan Mann, both of whom lost loved ones to murder and still vehemently oppose the death penalty.

This event is co-sponsored by the Human Rights Center at the University of Dayton.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Ohioans to Stop Executions.