Author: Stow Collaboration for Change

Laws

Tell Gov. DeWine No To Arming Teachers in Schools

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date June 7, 2022

Contributors: Becky Alexander and Rachel Jamison.

Tell Governor DeWine and your representatives "No" to Ohio House Bill 99.

Last week, the Ohio House and Senate passed House Bill 99 (HB99), which would allow teachers and staff to bring guns to school with less than 24 hours of training. Supposedly, if teachers can arm themselves, they can stop school shootings from happening, or intensifying, which is ridiculous, and dangerous to everyone involved.

If you’d like to stop Governor Mike DeWine from signing this bill into law, we’ve created a script for calling him, and telling him how you feel.

Elections

Our Picks for the May 3rd Democratic Primary

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date April 29, 2022

Contributors: Deb Wang and Rachel Jamison.

Primary Elections are important. Here are Stow Collaboration for Change’s recommendations for contested seats on the upcoming Democratic ballot.

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LGBTQ+

New, Afrocentric, LGBTQ+ Center Offers Several Upcoming Events

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date March 27, 2022

Disclaimer: The author of this post, Aaron Yeager, was an employee at Akron AIDS Collaborative, the organization that manages the Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center, at the time the post was published.

Contributors: Rachel Jamison and Aaron Yeager.

This year, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Akron AIDS Collaborative opened the Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center, in Akron, Ohio. It’s a safe space for people who identify as queer, to hang out and use services, such as a free clothing bank, designed for trans people, called Rustin’s Rack; free HIV and COVID-19 testing; case management services, for people who currently don’t have housing, or need help navigating social services, such as food stamps; and much, much more.

Board of Education

Help the Stow School District Do Better

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date November 17, 2021

Contributors: Rachel Jamison and Aaron Yeager.

We have been continuing to push the Stow-Munroe Falls school system and its Board of Education to do the right thing. Recently, a student created an anonymous Instagram account, @concernedstudentsofsmfhs, detailing some serious concerns from students at the high school about bullying, sexual assault, and mental health.

Board of Education

Geraldine Bettio’s Greatest Hits

Post author By Stow Collaboration for Change
Post date October 19, 2021

Contributors: Rachel Jamison and Aaron Yeager.

With only two weeks until the November 2nd election, we thought now would be an apt time to revisit some of Geraldine Bettio’s most callous and oblivious moments from her time on the Stow Munroe-Falls Board of Education. We urge you to read the following quotes and consider if this is someone who is fit to sit on the Board of Education (BoE) and make decisions on behalf of your children.