Toledo According To Brittany Jones
February 11, 2020TCP caught up with Brittany Jones, newly elected Chair of the Urban Agriculture Alliance of Lucas County, to hear what’s sprouting in the vegetable world. As a third-year PhD student in the Spatially Integrated Social Sciences program at UT, with a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from Wayne State University, Jones grafts science and academia
After The Shift: Miners Adapt To An Industry’s Decline In Documentary, ‘After Coal’
June 27, 2017Coal has always been political. A century ago, miners were at the forefront of battles between workers and bosses in the burgeoning industrial union movement. Today, the decline of mining jobs has put coal at the forefront of a new battle— one that, on the surface, pits environmentalists against working families. Are good paying jobs
A Life of Championing Liberty: Ohio ACLU Executive Director Christine Link Retires After 27 Years
June 27, 2017For 27 years, Chris Link worked as the Executive Director at the Ohio ACLU. Recently retired, we spoke with Link about her roots as an advocate for abortion access, her work fighting the prison-industrial complex and the current fight for immigrant rights during the Trump administration. Prior to working at the ACLU, you worked for
Policing the Police: Get to know your Civilian Police Review Board
April 18, 2017A common policy goal for civil liberties advocates and Black Lives Matter organizers, a Civilian’s Police Review Board acts as an independent agency for reviewing allegations of police abuse. Toledo City Council first established such a board in 1991— but like many volunteer city boards, its tenure over the years has been dotted with
Good Growth with Tree Toledo
April 6, 2017Starting in 2015, Tree Toledo set out to get 282,213 trees planted – one for every Toledo resident – by 2020. Now in their third year, they have planted over 114,382 trees, 40% of their goal. Citizens can contact them to acquire a free seedling ready to plant. Aside from “digs” (seedlings dug and potted