Saturday, December 15, 2018, 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Join Columbus Socialist Alternative, Columbus DSA, OSU YDSA, and International Socialist Organization - Columbus (ISO) for our first ever socialist feminist movie night! We'll be watching the drama Norma Rae, which follows the struggle of a factory worker from a small town in North Carolina who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works after the health of her and her co-workers is compromised. We'll watch the movie together, eat some popcorn, and have some brief discussion! Location: It Looks Like It’s Open, 13 E. Tulane Rd., Columbus 43202. Facebook.
State Representative Bernadine Kennedy Kent’s House Bill 137 that passed through the House unanimously and the amended version passed through the Senate 78 to two, now heads to the desk of Governor John Kasich for his signature. Ohio’s children will now have an added layer of protection, and Ohio will now join the rest of the nation’s states in making peace officers mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect.
Friday, December 14, 2018, 6:00 – 11:00 PM.
Join the COWC Board, volunteers, and supporters for our second annual holiday happy hour at Hey Hey Bar & Grill, and let's celebrate the work we've accomplished and the relationships we've made in 2018. All are welcome. Location: Hey Hey Bar and Grill, 361 Whittier St., Columbus 43206. Facebook.
From the Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence: Governor Kasich needs your support to veto HB 228 – the Stand Your Ground Gun Legislation: Although he is saying he doesn't like the bill as passed - (see the Cinci Enquirer) - we need to let him know that we are counting on him to veto it. He needs to veto it this week. At the end of a session there are many bills that will need his approval or veto.
It’s the phrase “border security” that freezes my soul every time I hear it uttered, every time I see it in print — so simplistically obvious, the equivalent of keeping your door locked. Did you ever have your cellphone swiped? If you’re careless about this, you’ll pay the price.
“Investigators on research teams should discontinue the research if, in their judgement, the outcome of the research might turn out to be harmful to the individual.” --- An interpretation of the Declaration of Helsinki: Recommendations for Conduct of Clinical Research
"It is not an acceptable excuse to say: 'I was just following my superior's orders.'" – Principle IV of the Nuremburg Principles
“When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof. The process of applying the precautionary principle must be open, informed and democratic and must include potentially-affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action.” – Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle, Jan. 1998
While it is now very late in the life cycle of homo sapiens, with extinction now due to consign us to Earth’s fossil record – see ‘Will humans be extinct by 2026?’ – I would like to make a belated pitch for the importance of the human individual and why nurturing each individual’s uniqueness is so important even if it is now probably too late.
‘Why are you writing about this?’ you might ask, adding that many people accept that each one of us is unique, important and deserves the opportunities and support necessary to live a fulfilling life according to our own culture and choices. It is just the sexists, racists, bigots (religious and otherwise), upper class, governments, corporations, members of the global elite, and some other categories of people, as well as many organizations, particularly those that are violent, that do not.
Toledo, OH: At a meeting held on Monday, December 10, to certify the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) to the special election ballot in February, the Lucas County Board of Elections instead received a written protest which will be the subject of a contested hearing on December 20. A Columbus law firm filed the challenge on behalf of Josh Abernathy of 247 Plymouth Street, Toledo, to keep the LEBOR off the ballot. The Columbus firm, McTigue and Colombo LLC has represented corporate, labor and governmental clients in other cities, including Columbus and Bowling Green, in attempts to keep citizen initiatives off ballots.
The basis for the protest is that the Board of Elections and Ohio Supreme Court already decided this matter and the BOE cannot vote on it a second time. However both the BOE and the Ohio Supreme Court decided that another Toledo citizen initiative, “Keep the Jail Downtown”, could not go on the ballot, but Toledo City Council ordered that measure to be placed on the ballot for the February special election, and faced no ballot protest.
