Action for Racial Justice - Portage/Summit -Ohio

Portage County Voters:

Many of the local races in the Republican Party are being contested by candidates backed by Sheriff Zuchowski.

If you haven't seen what the Sheriff has been up to, check out these articles:

https://theportager.com/for-the-first-time-county-commissioners-are-denying-sheriff-zuchowskis-funding-requests/

https://theportager.com/courts-take-up-dispute-between-cities-and-county-over-disbanded-drug-task-force-money/

https://theportager.com/letter-to-the-editor-the-sheriffs-annual-report-was-a-campaign-brochure/

Letter to the editor: The sheriff’s annual report was a campaign brochure Editor’s note: The Portager publishes letters to the editor from the community. The opinions expressed are published not because they necessarily reflect those of the publication but because we feel they contribute meaningfully to the local discourse on matters of public interest.

To make way for the Innerbelt in the late 1960s, city officials had been seizing property through eminent domain and offering a small amount of cash to homeowners for relocation purposes. The payouts, which frequently were contested by homeowners, were often not enough to purchase new homes.

The failed Akron Innerbelt drove decades of racial inequity. Can the damage be repaired? The mistakes of the past are guiding discussions about the future of a 30-acre decommissioned stretch of the Innerbelt in the heart of Akron.

Here is an opportunity to support the Portage County NAACP. With the increase in local anti-racist activism they need funds for:

-A Professional Grade Zoom account for the Portage County NAACP chapter
-Equipment and supplies for local peaceful protests, such as a megaphone, signs, and SWAG.
-Design and printing of materials for local Get Out the Vote efforts in the Black community

Any surplus funds will go to the NAACP chapter in Portage County for future initiatives in partnership with local collaborators.

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