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Good afternoon Friend,
Our Crime with DeWine campaign released another
video on Tuesday. From kitchen tables to city streets,
everyone has one question on their mind: Why does Governor Mike Dewine still take
money from corrupt utility companies?
We won’t stop
until we get answers
Even after the corruption was
exposed in 2020, Ohio’s elected leaders didn’t fully investigate or
fix the problem. The ongoing scandal is that we still
don't know where the bribery money came from. Did FirstEnergy use
ratepayer money to fund the bribes? Where was the oversight? Why was
this permissible?
In theory, elected representatives can be removed from office
if enough voters are unhappy with their performance. But
gerrymandering has made it difficult for voters to hold politicians
accountable.
That's why we’re proud to join nine Ohio advocacy organizations in
filing an amicus brief at the Ohio Supreme Court in
opposition of the partisan gerrymandered congressional maps passed by
the Ohio Redistricting Commission.
Mark your
calendars!
Next Tuesday at 11:30am, Representative Casey Weinstein and
Representative Juanita Brent will offer testimony in support
of the Energy Jobs And
Justice Act, which would invest in
equitable clean energy jobs, reduce our emissions and hold utilities
accountable.
Watch it live on Black Environmental Leader's facebook page.
Akron renames park in honor of our former Akron Program
Director Rich Swirsky
Rich Swirsky, our former Program Director
and Akron city councilman, was honored last weekend with a park dedicated
in Highland Square to his honor.
Rich's son David Swirsky said his father loved
helping people and operated on the principle of tikkun olam, roughly
translated as “repair the world” or “heal the world.”
His actions as councilman, teacher and program
director for Ohio Citizen Action reflected his commitment to make the
world a better place. His memory is a blessing to us all.
Tikkun Olam,
Ohio
Citizen
Action
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