/tags/advocates-for-basic-legal-equality Advocates for Basic Legal Equality en-US Copyright Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:05:46 GMT /wksu-stories/2021-02-15/several-northeast-ohio-cities-set-to-consider-eviction-prevention-laws Currently, hard-off tenants have little time before landlord can file eviction. Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:05:46 GMT /wksu-stories/2021-02-15/several-northeast-ohio-cities-set-to-consider-eviction-prevention-laws Taylor Haggerty, Conor Morris/Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative /ideastream/2020-07-23/ohios-migrant-farmworkers-need-covid-19-protections-advocates-say Local advocates for migrant workers are calling for more protections against the coronavirus on Ohio’s farms. Protective measures like handwashing and social distancing are not possible under farmworkers’ current living conditions, said Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) Managing Attorney Eugenio Mollo. “The close proximity of individuals in overcrowded dwellings is of deep concern, and we need mandates to address this issue,” Mollo said. “In Ohio, many of them are living in employer-provided individual housing units without running water.” Thu, 23 Jul 2020 21:11:37 GMT /ideastream/2020-07-23/ohios-migrant-farmworkers-need-covid-19-protections-advocates-say Taylor Haggerty /news/2020-07-15/montgomery-county-jail-inmate-sues-health-department-over-covid-19-outbreak A Dayton nonprofit and an inmate of the Montgomery County jail have filed a lawsuit against the local health department seeking action against the jail's… Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:07:06 GMT /news/2020-07-15/montgomery-county-jail-inmate-sues-health-department-over-covid-19-outbreak Leila Goldstein /wyso-stories/2019-12-10/crowd-packs-meeting-as-oakwood-responds-to-report-charging-racial-bias-in-city-policing Oakwood city officials are promising to review police policies and continue a program in anti-bias training for officers. At an Oakwood City Council... Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:47:10 GMT /wyso-stories/2019-12-10/crowd-packs-meeting-as-oakwood-responds-to-report-charging-racial-bias-in-city-policing Jason Reynolds /news/2017-10-30/columbus-city-council-will-create-undocumented-immigrant-legal-fund On Monday, Columbus City Council voted to provide $185,000 to the Columbus Families Together Fund, aimed at supporting immigrants facing deportation.… Mon, 30 Oct 2017 21:23:38 GMT /news/2017-10-30/columbus-city-council-will-create-undocumented-immigrant-legal-fund