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A different justice: The HALT Fentanyl Act traffics in fear, not fact
‘We know that prohibition itself is what's causing the [overdose] crisis.’
Five years on, abolitionist zine ‘In the Belly’ continues to expand the conversation
The collective will celebrate the release of its 5-year-anniversary issue with a party at Holton Park (276 N. Eureka Ave.) from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, June 29.
Local Politics: The sentencing of former CPD officer Nicholas Duty further exposes a broken system
Duty is one in a string of CPD officers who have been charged with crimes related to sexually assaulting sex workers on the West Side.
Proposed ballot measure could provide around the clock non-police crisis intervention in Columbus
The amendment proposed by Columbus Safety Collective would establish a Division of Community Response within the Department of Health, in addition to requiring the city to allocate at least $5 million to fund these changes beginning in 2027.
Opinion Essay: Alternative crisis response is overdue in Columbus
In 2023, the members of Columbus City Council allocated $1.2 million for an alternative response program. Two years later, the program is still no closer to becoming a reality writes Chana Wiley of Columbus Safety Collective.
Local Politics: ICE at Columbus courthouses
Beyond the obvious impact on the administration of legal proceedings and the rights of court attendees, the policies currently in place at Franklin County Municipal Courthouse send a larger, more damning message about our city.
Columbus police officer fired for posting videos to YouTube
Officer Spencer Badger, who had been under internal investigation for bypassing public records to download police body camera footage for personal use, was fired by Columbus Division of Police on Tuesday.
Wrongfully convicted shine needed light on ‘The Lynched Among Us’
“When I get up there [on the stage], it’s not a character. I’m reliving everything I’ve been through, to a degree. It’s about me and my life, and my mother and father. And it’s trauma. But in the end, it’s also joy.”
Tracing the fascist roots of the Nazi demonstration in the Short North
Fascism has always found its footing in moments of societal and economic strain, mobilizing a charged middle-class to physically get the message out.
A different justice: The HALT Fentanyl Act traffics in fear, not fact
‘We know that prohibition itself is what's causing the [overdose] crisis.’
Five years on, abolitionist zine ‘In the Belly’ continues to expand the conversation
The collective will celebrate the release of its 5-year-anniversary issue with a party at Holton Park (276 N. Eureka Ave.) from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, June 29.
Local Politics: The sentencing of former CPD officer Nicholas Duty further exposes a broken system
Duty is one in a string of CPD officers who have been charged with crimes related to sexually assaulting sex workers on the West Side.
Proposed ballot measure could provide around the clock non-police crisis intervention in Columbus
The amendment proposed by Columbus Safety Collective would establish a Division of Community Response within the Department of Health, in addition to requiring the city to allocate at least $5 million to fund these changes beginning in 2027.
Opinion Essay: Alternative crisis response is overdue in Columbus
In 2023, the members of Columbus City Council allocated $1.2 million for an alternative response program. Two years later, the program is still no closer to becoming a reality writes Chana Wiley of Columbus Safety Collective.
Local Politics: ICE at Columbus courthouses
Beyond the obvious impact on the administration of legal proceedings and the rights of court attendees, the policies currently in place at Franklin County Municipal Courthouse send a larger, more damning message about our city.
Columbus police officer fired for posting videos to YouTube
Officer Spencer Badger, who had been under internal investigation for bypassing public records to download police body camera footage for personal use, was fired by Columbus Division of Police on Tuesday.
Wrongfully convicted shine needed light on ‘The Lynched Among Us’
“When I get up there [on the stage], it’s not a character. I’m reliving everything I’ve been through, to a degree. It’s about me and my life, and my mother and father. And it’s trauma. But in the end, it’s also joy.”
Tracing the fascist roots of the Nazi demonstration in the Short North
Fascism has always found its footing in moments of societal and economic strain, mobilizing a charged middle-class to physically get the message out.