The Ohio Advocate

12/02/2024

Check out Samaria Rice pregame interview on cbs right before the super-bowl game.

31/01/2024

06/09/2023

🤔What is "Semana de Siesta"?

✨It is a week-long celebration dedicated to honoring Hispanic Heritage Month through a unique blend of mindful events, cultural exploration, resilience workshops, and restful experiences.

🌼This vibrant and enriching program has been thoughtfully crafted to foster a deeper connection to our Hispanic roots, celebrate our collective resilience, and provide rejuvenating moments of rest and mindfulness.

📣STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!

🤔¿Qué es Semana de Siesta?

✨Es una celebración de una semana dedicada a honrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana a través de una combinación única de eventos que incluyen exploración cultural, talleres de resiliencia y experiencias de descanso.

🌼Este programa vibrante y enriquecedor ha sido cuidadosamente diseñado para fomentar una conexión profunda con nuestras raíces hispanas, celebrar nuestra resiliencia colectiva y brindar momentos rejuvenecedores de descanso.

📣¡ESTÉN ATENTOS PARA MÁS INFORMACIÓN!

06/09/2023

06/09/2023

09/07/2023

27/06/2023

Ohio's opioid settlement story gets sadder and sadder.

25/06/2023

Akron's Week of Action is almost here🔥

help support the events by donating funds to $ServeThePeopleAkron on CashApp or on PayPal

Schedule:

1️⃣ June 27: A Celebration of Jayland's Life Community Cookout + Vigil

👉4pm, Summit Lake Park, 380 W Crosier St

🌭 we're requesting frozen meat + food + drink donations. DM us to help!

2️⃣ June 28: Walker Wednesday

👉 8:30am-4pm Pack the Municipal Court to support Freedom Fighters, 217 S High St (DM us for court details)

👉 5:30pm Pack City Hall for the Civilian Oversight Review Board meeting - demand they vote for investigatory and subpoena power! 166 S High St

🍕 food provided throughout the day

3️⃣ June 29: People's Press Conference

👉 4pm, First Congregational Church, 292 E Market St

🎤 listen to protestors tell their stories from interactions with police this year

4️⃣ June 30: Field Day Friday

👉 4pm Stoner-Hawkins Park, 1201 S Hawkins Ave

🏈 Kickball, flag football and other kid-friendly outdoor games

5️⃣ July 1: Movie Night

👉 8pm, Joy Park, 825 Fuller St

🍿 Popcorn and snow cones provided, bring your own blanket or lawn chair

6️⃣ July 2: Day of Mutual Aid

👉 4pm Grace Park, STP Serve, 323 Park St

🥪 bring food to distribute and share

7️⃣ July 3: All Call to City Hall

👉 6pm meet outside City Hall, 166 S High St, 7pm meeting begins

📝 give public comment about justice for lives lost to police, no new police station, and other topics

8️⃣ July 4: Unity in the Community Block Party + March

👉 4pm Block Party, Boone St, 8pm Unity March

🌭 contribute frozen meats, drinks, sides and other cookout items

DM us with any questions or if you want to donate money, food, or volunteer!

11/06/2023

During today's show, Matt and Justin mentioned doing a bonus segment at the end, reminiscing about the past stories they've covered, the feature interviews the team did, and their contribution to news and opinion in Ohio politics. Here's that segment.

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11/06/2023

In this bonus extended segment of this week's episode, Matt and Justin reminisce about the past stories they've covered, the feature interviews the team did, and their contribution to news and opinion in Ohio politics. They reflect on the past, and look towards the future.

11/06/2023

This week's episode is now live, and it contains a special announcement. This week, we say farewell. Matt and Justin announce their decision to take a hiatus from the show, what it means to them, and what the future of The Ohio Advocate holds.

We made sure to include some news and a feature for this show though, too! Matt and Justin give another update on August Issue 1, the Republican power grab aimed at keeping power out of the hands of Ohio voters, instead giving it to the legislature. They also discuss a bill introduced by Ohio Republicans that would eliminate sales tax on all sales of guns and ammo in the state.

Matt interviews Raven Cruz Loaiza, the Mediation Response Coordinator at Dayton's Mediation Response Unit. The MRU is an organization that handles non-violent 911 calls, sending a mediator instead of an armed officer to help defuse the situation. They discuss how the unit is able to work both alongside and separate from Dayton's police force, and the success they've seen over the year plus that they've been operating.

Music has been provided by Danimal Sound.

Listen to The Ohio Advocate on Spotify. The Ohio Advocate, a grassroots progressive radio show broadcasting each Sunday at 11am on FM 97.7/AM 1570 in the Youngstown-Warren area.

10/06/2023

We have some important news to share with all of our listeners. After tomorrow's episode, we will be taking a hiatus from the show. None of us here are taking this decision lightly, but we need to do it for the health of our staff.

Matt and Justin will talk about the decision in-depth during tomorrow's episode, so please tune in if you want to know the details behind our decision. We expect our hiatus to last through the summer. Sometime in August or September, we'll post updates to our social media regarding the future state of the show, and where we go from there.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everybody who has listened over the past year. We couldn't have done this without all of you ❤️

04/06/2023

As mentioned during today's show, here's where you can search for the locations that Cleveland Food Bank is providing free meals for children this summer

Find Food Near Me The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is proud to partner with more than 1000 programs and agencies in Northeast Ohio Use the interactive map to find your nearest food pantry or hot meal site or contact our Help Center at 2167382067 to locate additional free local resourcesnbspWhile...

04/06/2023

This week's episode is now streaming! In it, Matt and Justin discuss a new bill moving through the statehouse that discriminates against transgender people, and they give an update on August Issue 1, which would take power away from Ohio's voters and give it to the legislature. They also talk about a bipartisan bill would legalize ma*****na in Ohio, and the Cleveland Food Bank's plan to provide free meals to children all summer long.

Music provided by Danimal Sound.

‎News · 2023

28/05/2023

This week's episode of The Ohio Advocate is available now! In it, Matt and Justin talk about a newly introduced bill in the Ohio House of Representatives that would establish universal healthcare in Ohio. They also discuss changes to the state budget that would expand the free lunch program for school kids, the Ohio Senate passing the DATA act, and how last year's cash bail constitutional amendment has thrown the whole pretrial release system into jeopardy.

Music has been provided by Danimal Sound.

‎News · 2023

22/05/2023

Have you ever wondered where the music on our podcast came from? Well, it came from the very talented artist Danimal Sound! Check out their page, or their Bandcamp at the link below.

9 track album

21/05/2023

We're back from our break! This week's episode is now streaming on all major podcasting apps. In it, Matt and Justin discuss the City of Cleveland's plan to provide paid parental leave to all its employees, activists' plan to derail the Republicans' plan to take power away from the people of Ohio, the US Supreme Court recognizing a transgender person's correct pronouns for the first time, and unlikely allies teaming up to take on the companies who are dumping toxic fracking waste water.

Music has been provided by Danimal Sound.

Listen to The Ohio Advocate on Spotify. The Ohio Advocate, a grassroots progressive radio show broadcasting each Sunday at 11am on FM 97.7/AM 1570 in the Youngstown-Warren area.