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Thursday, June 4 2020
Under The Radar: Smaller Ohio Cities Are Showing Up For Racial Justice ❤️
Columbus Donut Week is a week-long city-wide celebration of the donuts of Columbus and the people who make them, sponsored by Pure Equity Group. It takes place the week of national donut day (June 1-7) and this year we are excited to support Service! Relief Kitchen. For more details click here! 🍩🍩
Happy Thursday. Chelsea here.
If I asked you to picture the recent protests, chances are what comes to mind is a view of a large city, like downtown Columbus, Cleveland or Cincinnati. But across Ohio, much smaller communities are coming together to fight for equality and racial justice. From small rural towns to medium-sized cities, Ohioans are making it clear that we won't stand by while our fellow Americans suffer any longer.
Navigator Feature Story:
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Talking Points ❤️
Police Unions 🚨
I keep hearing again and again that the Columbus police union is a roadblock towards common-sense reform locally. Mayor Ginther seemingly doesn't believe he has the political capital to push back, probably because in Columbus, like most major cities, mayors and council members do not get elected without police union support. This article goes into that and much much more with many notes from other cities that I found absolutely wild.
(Buzzfeed News)
Further 🚨
Something I take no pleasure in saying - our mayor and police chief are getting caught in lies and half-truths. It's almost as if they are running a public relations campaign straight out of the playbook from the days before social media and cell phone cameras. The latest:
(WOSU)
Listening ❤️
I loved this tweet
People outside the city keep saying “I feel for those businesses.”
If that’s true, then....
Listen to the businesses (and owners who live in these neighborhoods) when they say “were fine, go listen to the protestors.”
— Adam Lehman (@AdamLehman)
9:38 PM • Jun 3, 2020
from Adam Lehman, co-owner of
on stores and businesses downtown:
People outside the city keep saying “I feel for those businesses.” If that’s true, then.... Listen to the businesses (and owners who live in these neighborhoods) when they say “we're fine, go listen to the protestors.”
In that spirit, here is an essay from Dionte Johnson, owner of Sole Classics, which was vandalized on Friday, May 29th.
(Complex)
Weather:
85 and partly sunny but a chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, particularly after 2 PM
Air Quality:
Moderate (Ozone)
Pollen:
Medium (Tree & Grass)
We may be socially distancing but we still can be virtually together. During the Columbus Arts Fest in Place, June 12-14, you can shop for artwork online directly from 2020 Arts Fest artists, explore our Big Local artists and performers and participate in our Arts Fest Chalk Challenge. Click here for details! 🖼🎨
Today's Photo 🤳
We've been wanting to talk about Columbus Garden School since before COVID-19 so I was happy to see this pop up in our hashtag. We still intend to do a full write hopefully soon but for now, check out their site and learn more right here:
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