The stories we live make headlines.
Check out how our movement is showing up in the news and lifting the voices of those impacted by criminalization across Ohio.
2024
October 9: Highland Press | Advocacy organizations hold event to assist Ohioans impacted by debt-related driver’s license suspensions; say legislation could provide relief
August 22: The Marshall Project | Promises, Promises. Where’s the Surveillance Committee?
May 19: Truthout | Formerly Incarcerated People Face “Forever Punishment” in Collateral Sanctions
2023
November 14: Cleveland.com | How Cleveland’s 17 wards voted on the People’s Budget
October 22: Cleveland.com | Issue 38 - putting schools and streets over stadiums: Fred Ward
2022
October 13: The Land | Former teen mom Linda Howard mothers young mothers, builds political power
2021
January 27: The Guardian | Ohio nearly purged 10,000 voters who ended up casting 2020 ballots
January 18: Columbus Dispatch | Column: A demand for democracy and accountability
2020
December 15: How Ohio’s Racial Justice Movement Won Big At The Ballot Box
November 2: Truthout | Instead of Chasing “Swing Voters,” Ohio Organizers Push to Expand Electorate
September 17: The Nation | The US Safety Net Is Degrading by Design
July 2: WOSU | Ohio Advocates Call For Unemployment Compensation System Reforms
July 1: The Guardian | Could Daytons’ Black Voters Turn Ohio Blue?
May 13: The New York Times Opinion | Michelle Alexander: Let Our People Go
April 23: Bloomberg Government | Driving Around Gains Popularity As Virus-Era Protest Vehicle
April 15: Loveland Magazine | Civil Rights Groups: Vote By Mail Improvements Needed For Ohioans
March 18: Mahoning Matters | Mutual aid: Valley residents can care for each other
February 21: City Beat | Candidate Forum for County Offices Sets Focus on Justice System Reforms
2019
May 24: National Review | This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism
March 3: East Liverpool Review | KSU Professor Selected for National Leadership Program
February 20: Xavier Newswire | Alternative Breaks Panel Talks Faith and Justice
February 12: ideastream | After Cuyahoga Jail Report, Where Do Bail Reform Talks Stand?
January 27: Record-Courier | Local Award Winners Named by NASW
January 8: ideastream | Demonstrators Protest Cuyahoga County Jail Conditions
2018
October 22: The Enquirer | Gap Between the Super-rich, Everyone Else Is Widening
January 14: KentWired | Ohio Organizing Collaborative Proposes New Ballot Initiative
January 14: Columbus Dispatch | Martin Luther King’s Legacy Inspires Today’s Activism
2017
December 10: New York Times | Under Trump, E.P.A. Has Slowed Actions Against Polluters
September 21: WKBN | Study Links High Manganese Levels in East Liverpool with IQ Scores
September 19: Columbus Dispatch | Protesters Take Over Columbus Council Meeting for Nearly 2 Hours
July 23: WLWT | Hundreds Gather for Sam DuBose Rally in Downtown Cincinnati
July 17: Columbus Dispatch | Collaborative Helps Organize Community and Social Policy Activists
July 8: WLWT | March for Sam Blocks Streets, Businesses in Over the Rhine
July 8: WKBN | Health Care Protester: ‘I’m scared...it’s going to kill a lot of people’
July 7: Toledo Blade | Local Faith Leaders Cite Seniors, Poor, Ask Portman Not to Budge
January 18: Cincinnati CityBeat | Faith Communities Join Sanctuary Movement in Cincinnati