The city's Health Department will
administer a $760,000 grant from the state to create the Reproductive
Health Improvement Collaborative, in conjunction with University
Hospital’s Center for Women’s Health. The new initiative will try to
lessen health disparities in 19 area zip codes — mostly low-income areas
— that have high Infant Mortality Rates.
by Danny Cross
10.19.2011
Posted In: Occupy Cincinnati, Occupy Wall Street, Poverty, Police, Protests, Social Justice, Human Rights, Financial Crisis, Government, News at 12:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Occupy Cincinnati Updates 10/19
A federal judge has ordered police to stop ticketing Occupy Cincinnati protesters after the group filed a lawsuit against the city for banning people from Piatt Park when it closes. The city has already ticketed protesters approximately $25,000. J. Robert Linneman, one of the attorneys who filed the suit, according to Bloomberg Businessweek: "This case is not about the whether you agree with the political views of Occupy Cincinnati or Occupy Wall Street; it's about the right of the people to assemble in a public park and to engage in protected speech."
by Danny Cross
10.05.2011
Posted In: Government, News, Poverty, Social Justice, Labor Unions, Technology at 09:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Morning News and Stuff
Occupy Cincinnati has changed the location of its first-scheduled occupation, which will take place 11 a.m. Saturday at Lytle Park rather than Sawyer Point, due to a previously scheduled event. (The Revolutionaries are respectful of other organizations' fundraising walks.) The occupation has no scheduled end time. Several unions in New York City have endorsed the protest and plan to join it today. Here's a live stream of Day 19 in NYC.
by Danny Cross
10.04.2011
Posted In: News, Poverty, Bailout, Media Criticism, Government, Social Justice at 10:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Occupy Wall Street to Occupy Sawyer Point
Protest over corporate money in politics will take place in Cincinnati Saturday
The Occupy Wall Street movement plans to occupy Sawyer Point this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., one of several protests planned in other cities since the protest over corporate money in politics began more than three weeks ago in New York. (UPDATE: The protest has been moved to Lytle Park due to an already scheduled event at Sawyer Point.)The Cincinnati Enquirer did its usual muckraking on the subject, determining that the movement's “goals are vague” and then linking to a story quoting a member of the movement describing its goals quite succinctly:
by Danny Cross
09.20.2011
Posted In: Poverty, President Obama, Social Justice, Technology, Death Penalty, LGBT Issues at 09:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Morning News and Stuff
Do you enjoy looking at slideshows of rich people? Here's a good one, themed “Most Corrupt Members of Congress.” Guess which local Eastside representative made the list … Here's a hint: Jean Schmidt.
