POLL WORKERS NEEDED
BECOME AN PRECINCT ELECTION OFFICIAL
Hamilton County Board of Elections is looking for more poll-workers for May's Primary Election. There is currently a critical shortage of poll workers.
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS
Be a part of keeping our elections safe and fair. Sign up to be a poll worker. You take a class on how to run an election and are assigned to a polling location near your home. There's a pre-election meeting the night before and then you work the whole election day. This is a paid position that is crucial to the function of our democracy. They need workers of ALL political affiliations.
Learn more at:
votehamiltoncountyohio.gov/become-poll-worker/
OHIOANS DESERVE FAIR DISTRICTS
When public officials (of ANY party) draw legislative district maps to
only benefit their political party it hurts our democracy.
This practice is called Gerrymandering.
Learn more about the long history of this practice and what we can do to end it.
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS
Request a speaker, community mapmaker, or postcards to send to your legislators and mapmakers
Learn more at https://www.fairdistrictsohio.org
Single-Payer Action Network Ohio (SPAN Ohio)
SPAN Ohio is a coalition of individuals and organizations working together to achieve fundamental reform of the health insurance system. SPAN Ohio is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(4) organization. Donations to SPAN Ohio ARE NOT tax deductible.
Health Care for All Ohioans (HCFAO) is a 501(c)(3) public charity serving as the education arm of SPAN Ohio. Donations to HCFAO ARE tax deductible.
Learn more at https://www.spanohio.org
RACIAL JUSTICE / EQUALITY
It's been a year since we all watched the murder of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement and although the officer that knelt on his neck has been found guilty, not much else has been done to address the underlying issues that far too often lead to tragic, avoidable outcomes for Black people during interactions with the police.
We explored this topic for our June 2020 Happy Hour event, below is the presentation we shared for that virtual event. It includes organizations to follow, sample letters to write on specific legislation that's under consideration, and contains the contact info for our legislators at the local, state & federal level.
Download PDF w/ working links
Follow this link for a fairly comprehensive list of things you can do to address social justice. The article is titled "97 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice" but it's a good list for anyone who wants to part of the solution, but doesn't know where to start!