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Event for Pepper March 3, 2010

published by admin on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 22:29

Wednesday, March 3
6:00 PM
Event for David Pepper candidate for State Auditor

Hosts: Mayor Coleman, John O'Grady, and Andy Ginther


Venue at Smith Brothers
580 N. 4th St.
Columbus, OH 4321
 

Celeste to Discuss Autism Insurance Bill

published by admin on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 22:29

The Autism Speaks student chapter at The Ohio State University will host Rep. Ted Celeste and advocate Doug Krinksy for a discussion of a bill to ensure insurance coverage for autism and a review of autism advocacy in Columbus. The meeting will be held Friday, March 6, at 5 p.m. in 167 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Ave., on the Columbus campus. HB 8 would require private health insurance companies to cover the screening, diagnosis, testing and treatment of autism. The meeting is open and free to the public. Public parking is available after 4 p.m.

Democratic Women's Caucus March 2

published by admin on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 22:29

Tuesday March 2
5:30-7 p.m.
The Central Ohio Democratic Women's Caucus Meeting
Location: Ohio Democratic Party, 340 East Fulton St, Columbus, Ohio 43215


General meeting for all Central Ohio democratic women. Meet with women candidates and ODWC Executive Director Erin Upchurch. Plans for the statewide conference will be discussed.

Keena M. Smith,Chair, Central OH Democratic Women's Caucus.........CODWC is on-line @ Facebook

Women's Lobbying Day

published by admin on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 22:29

Strong Women, Strong Voices: A Women's Lobbying Day

Tuesday, April 12
12:30 p.m. program
(Optional fundraiser 5-7 p.m.)
Renaissance Columbus Hotel, 50 North 3rd Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Ohio Gov. Kasich and GOP legislators have taken off with a full-fledged anti-women agenda – from women’s health to voting rights to public education and other issues important to Ohio's middle class. Make your voice in opposition heard!

Meanwhile, our Democratic women in government have fought for a pro-women and pro-family agenda. Make your voice in support heard!

Hosts: Women of the Ohio House and Senate Democratic Caucuses and the Ohio Democratic Party.

RSVP

ODP Legacy Dinner - Saturday, March 19, 2011

published by admin on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 22:29
Ohio Democratic Party Legacy Dinner
Honoring Governor Ted Strickland
Saturday, March 19
Columbus Renaissance, 50 N. Third St., Columbus 43215
 
5 p.m. Private reception
6 p.m. General reception
6:30 p.m. Dinner and program
 
$1,000 Individual Sponsor
$500 Host
$75 Dinner Ticket
 
Contact: Melissa Hedden, melissahedden@me.com or 614-481-9455
 

 

Celeste's District Dialogue on Issue 1 April 29, 2010

published by admin on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 22:29
District Dialogue on Issue 1 (Ohio Third Frontier funding)
April 29, 2010 - 7 pm
Edison Middle School
1240 Oakland Ave. (map)

Join Rep. Ted Celeste and John Griffin from the Ohio Department of Development at this open town hall meeting on the Ohio Third Frontier ballot issue. Ask questions, share your thoughts, and make your voice heard.

Issue 1 is a statewide ballot measure that would authorize renewal and continuation of the highly successful Ohio Third Frontier (OTF) program. OTF is a bipartisan visionary public-private partnership that has created 55,000 permanent jobs since 2002.

Governor Strickland Portrait Unveiling

published by admin on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 21:45
UAPA newsletter logo
The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board and The Ohio Historical Society honor
Ted Strickland
Ohio's 68th Governor
with the official unveiling of the
Strickland Gubernatorial Portrait
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
3 p.m.
Ohio Statehouse Atrium
A reception will follow the program in the Ohio Statehouse Grande Rotunda
Please rsvp to Susie Long at longsusi@gmail.com or 614/404-3043

SB5 repeal drive needs you!

published by admin on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 22:11

Upper Arlington Progressive Action newsletter logo

April 20, 2011 uaprogressiveaction.com

SB5 repeal is under way. Grab a petition!

Join us for the drive to repeal SB5. We are collecting signatures to ensure the repeal is put on the November ballot statewide. If you are unable to walk door to door there are many other ways you can be a part of this effort. Please contact Carolyn Casper at CarolynTC3@yahoo.com for more information.

Thinking of giving this a pass? Let's review:

SB5 is introduced by a group of extremists in the Ohio Legislature to limit the bargaining power of public employees including teachers, police officers and fire fighters. The legislation would change the way public sector workers negotiate their pay, benefits, and working conditions.

In the case of safety forces, this could mean the elimination of safety equipment that might save your life. Safety forces not only need to protect the general public, they must always protect each other and need equipment such as bullet proof vests, medical equipment and other items. The folks who make the decision should be the forces that use the items, not the budget office.

Government is not like the public sector and cannot be administered in the same manner.

Teachers, fire fighters and police officers must be free to perform their duties without fear of their wages or promotions being impacted over something like stopping the governor for speeding. It is bad legislation and not in the best interest of the citizens of the State of Ohio.

Ain't my fracking problem? Think again

Votes on Ohio HB 133 and SB 108 are coming up soon. These bills would allow drilling in state parks, wilderness areas, nature preserves. John Kasich has said that drilling in the Marcellus Shale will be a "godsend" for Ohio -- a source of revenue and jobs. But what natural treasure will we lose to pay for that so-called "godsend"?

An equally compelling issue is the big push by oil companies to lease mineral rights on private property, especially along the Marcellus shale formation of eastern Ohio.

A proposal calls for a state-wide moratorium on the granting of new well permits by Ohio Department of Natural Resources until the drilling practices are proved safe. Slick-water fracking technologies are virtually unproven. They are unregulated. Oh...and ODNR Director David Mustine led a United Arab Emirates oil and gas company before becoming the protector of Ohio's natural resources.

Environmentalists/progressives face a steep uphill battle on both issues: close to home example of disaster capitalism seizing state assets in a weak economy, a clear conflict of interest on the part of both leaders.,and so much more. Contact your representatives and senators, and tell them to vote NO!

UAPA on Facebook is your place. Join us to learn, and teach!

Have you visited the UAPA Facebook page yet? Visit to find links to interesting news, essays and analysis of Ohio and national issues, upcoming local events and lively discussion. Recent posts include a Vanity Fair article about income inequality and a video that describes this week’s student activism on The Ohio State University campus.

And our social network gives you the chance to be in the center of the action, whether volunteering to fight SB 5 or adding your thoughtful comments on current affairs!

If you are on Facebook, please join us by searching for us and clicking on our page. You can also link to our Facebook page from our website. This is a great opportunity to tell us what you think and talk directly with your progressive neighbors.

Coffee & Conversation, new location!

Mark your calendars for the monthly Coffee & Conversation in a roomier location:

First Community Village Chelsea House
1800 Riverside Drive
Directions: enter at Waltham Road and follow the signs to Chelsea House
Saturday, May 7, 2011
9-10:30 a.m.
Plenty of parking! Private meeting room!

Special guest: Dennis Willard
Media and public relations consultant for the Ohio Democratic Party

Do you feel conservatives always control the narrative? Are you hoping and progressives develop a clear message for the 2012 election? Meet Dennis Willard, who will tell us how Democrats are already taking charge of the dialogue.

Please RSVP on the UAPA home page so we have enough coffee, tea and light refreshments.

HERE'S WHAT THE BULLY ON THE BUS IS UP TO

published by admin on Tue, 03/29/2011 - 22:39

The times, they are a'changin'

Lloyd Benston famously said to Dan Quayle, "Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy." And we say to John Kasich, "Governor, you are no Ted Strickland." In three short months, you have torn apart this proud state -- threatening every group that dares express an opinion that doesn't line up with your agenda.

Here's what the Bully on the Bus is up to:

Making teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses and other public employees the fall guys. Remember, immediately after the election, he said, “I am waiting for the teachers’ unions to take out full-page ads in all the major newspapers, apologizing for what they had to say about me during this campaign.” (Spingfield News-Sun) (Ironically, many union members voted GOP -- and now regret checking "Kasich" in the voting booth.)

Hiding budget cuts. Claiming to boost K-12 funding when schools actually will see cuts of 6.1 percent in the budget's first year and 4.7 percent in its second year. (Huffington Post)

Cutting programs for the poorest of the poor, vulnerable elderly, the handicapped while crowing about "protecting" the richest of the rich. As Ohio Rep. John Patrick Carney (D-Clintonville) told NBC4 in Columbus,"If they [nursing homes] are laying off 6,000 people, what are we going to do with respect to making sure the quality of care that the individual in those homes are getting?"

Taking away women's rights by banning abortions if there is evidence a fetus has a heartbeat -- which could be as early as 18 days after conception. (ABC News)

Disenfranchising voters. The Ohio Senate is considering a bill passed by the House that makes Ohio's existing requirements more stringent, blocking students, the working poor, the elderly, racial minorities, and people with disabilities -- who are twice as likely not to have the approved forms of ID. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

The list goes on. And remember, Kasich took office in January! What is ahead?

Progressives cannot take this lying down. As Ted Strickland said in a March 19 speech, It's time to fight. now -- and the next two years.

Think it won't hurt you?

Reliable sources tell UAPA that the City Council is already contemplating how to make up the approximately $110,000 less that Kasich's budget proposal will mean for Upper Arlington. Not much? Right? But what about the $2 million to $4 million annually from estate taxes that will be gone if Kasich and his cronies have their way? (Our information was confirmed in the March 27 Dispatch, " 'Hypothetically, if they both go away, what are the ways to restore our revenues?' asked Wade Steen, an Upper Arlington councilman.")

That will definitely mean an increase in INCOME TAX for each of us. What a way to take a responsibility off a priviledged group and load it onto the entire middle class! (Maybe Kasich is protecting the $500,000 in bonuses he got from Lehman Brothers.)

Remember, shortages roll downhill. When the state won't pay, cities, towns, libraries, school districts and public colleges and university students must. (And that means YOU.)

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