Kareem Jones

Friday, August 14, 2020, 12:00 - 2:00 PM
This rally is sponsored by a surviving family member of Kareem Jones who was murdered by CPD in 2017.  Location:  Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus. 
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Want to support the Black Lives Matter movement AND bring home some rad local art? The Vanderelli Room will be hosting an open-air silent auction on Friday, September, 11th from 5pm to 8:30pm!
Facebook Event All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Black Lives Matter Foundation Inc. We are currently looking for artists, vendors, volunteers, and professionals to donate items and time. If you have anything to offer, please message us; we would love to include you in the auction! The silent auction will mainly feature unique pieces of art, generously donated by local artists and vendors. This is a special chance for you to support a good cause, promote local artists, and go home with something you love. Here’s how the auction will work:
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Can’t Believe It’s Vegan is a fabulous 100% vegan option for your quarantine home delivery service throughout the greater Columbus Metropolitan area of fresh, delicious, healthy food. They are a breakfast and lunch catering service that provides nutritionally dense, flavor-rich breakfast and lunchtime meals such as Belgian Waffles with pecans or walnuts with sweet potato hash browns, Bagel with Garlic Mushrooms and Cream Cheeze, Chickpea Pasta Alfredo, Burrito Bowl with jasmine rice, black beans, mixed onions, cilantro sweet corn salsa, “meat” crumbles, lettuce and pepper jack cheese, or Buddha Bowl with jasmine rice, chopped tomatoes, black beans, BBQ jackfruit, avocado, and sriracha mayo and many more delectable options on their website. They also offer “Family Pans” on four of their menu items that serve small (4-6) for $49.95 to Large serving (8-10) for $89.95, which is great for business meetings.

See website for menu and pricing.

$20 minimum order.

Text 941-266-0056 to order

Breakfast orders must be placed by 8pm the day before your order

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Throughout 2020, I keep reaching the same political conclusion about the Republican Party, at both a national and state level. Even though this year has felt like 1918, 1968, 1998 and 2008 combined, it’s pretty wild how many crises the Republicans in D.C. and Ohio have weathered since the year began. Not surprisingly, it seems like even 2020 is finally starting to take a toll on the ol’ Party of Lincoln.

Consider that when 2019 rolled over, President Donald Trump had already been impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives and was about to face trial in the Senate. Not only did the impeachment process irreparably divide the country, but Republicans found themselves divided on how the rule of law should apply to The Teflon Don. Some conservatives like Rep. Justin Amash (L-MI) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) felt Trump’s actions were worthy of impeachment, which naturally earned them their due condemnation from their conservative counterparts and right wing media. Nonetheless, the cracks were beginning to form in the GOP’s foundation -- and it was only January.

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Thursday, August 13, 2020, 4:45-5:15
Ohio Statehouse

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Canton, OH – The Wooster Daily Record’s three-part series on COVID outbreaks in Ohio protein processing plants shows that Ohioans continue to benefit from the hard work of immigrants and native-born meat packers, while employers fail to provide for their health, safety, and financial stability. (See also, “Farmworker advocates press state for health and safety mandates,” Fremont News-Messenger).

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Mayor Ginther and the City of Columbus have launched at least two independent investigations into the Columbus Division of Police, and the Mayor recently pronounced that “holding bad cops accountable is critical so we may support the vast majority of officers who are committed to keeping our neighborhoods safe.”

But according to several Columbus police officers, the greater problem within the Columbus Police Division is not a few bad apples, but a group of high-ranking white commanding officers.

These officers of lower rank who spoke to the Free Press refer to this high-ranking group of commanding officers who are Caucasian as the “corrupt regime” or the “cabal.”

They all agreed this “clique” has a vice grip on how the department is run and how it polices Columbus. None of the officers who spoke with the Free Press for this story allowed us to use their names out of fear of losing their job.

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Wednesday, August 12, 6-8pm

Register: https://bit.ly/PPVOPhonebank

The path to victory starts with you. While organizing looks different during COVID, phone banking digitally gives us the opportunity to build power across our state and cast a wide community net.

November isn't the end of our work, it's just the beginning.

No worries if you haven't been on a phone bank before! We'll make sure you're trained up and ready to roll before we move to make calls! Calling voters is an awesome way to share why this election matters to you and encourage them to join us in this fight. 

Willie Phoenix
ABOUT THE APART TOGETHER CONCERT SERIES:

This FREE series will stream 30-minute sets daily at 7pm from diverse, local artists on the CAPA Facebook page, offering viewers the chance to experience the wealth of local talent that calls Columbus home and providing performers the opportunity to earn an income while venues are closed. View the full series lineup here → https://bit.ly/2RXrI26

Donna Mogavero
Thursday, August 13, 7-10pm
Acoustic singer/songwriter Donna Mogavero will be joined by two members of her band—Jack Burgess on bass and Dave Fowler on drums—to perform original music from her upcoming CD, a couple classic originals, and a brand-new song, plus a couple cover tunes.

Sean Carney
Friday, August 14, 7-10pm
A third-generation professional musician, Columbus-born blues guitarist Sean Carney will perform a set of ‘50s-influenced Chicago electric blues music including several selections by Robert Johnson as interpreted by Robert Lockwood, Jr. and Tom Waits.

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If so, here's a run-down of what happened and how you can be involved next time!

We had some guitar-strumming music by our friend Tom Over, thank you Tom!

Lynn Tramonte of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance spoke about that group and the hideous circumstances of how immigrants are treated in Ohio. It was noted by attendee Judge Terri Jamison that four Ohio counties have contracts for ICE detentions: Butler, Geauga, Morrow and Seneca Counties. More information on how you can support their efforts is below. 

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