MEDIA AVAILABILITY: OH Faith Leaders Call on Mayor Ginther to Keep Columbus Safe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT
Michelle Nealy, mnealy@faithinpubliclife.org, (202) 735-7123
Dan Clark, dclark@faithinpubliclife.org, (614) 648-3663
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: OH Faith Leaders Call on Mayor Ginther to Keep Columbus Safe
Columbus, OH — On Wednesday, June 5th at 3 p.m., faith and community leaders will gather at City Hall for to provide comments during a community forum on Columbus Community Safety Advisory Commission. Faith and community leaders will call on the Mayor to make the Columbus Police Department more equitable and efficient at keeping everyone in every neighborhood safe. The Community Safety Commission, created because of community pressure, is nearing the end of its term. They are holding a meeting to receive public comments on June 5th.
In November 2017, Mayor Ginther presented an overhauled safety strategy for Columbus, among greater commitments to crisis intervention training and implicit bias training, a Community Safety Commission was created. Faith in Public Life’s board member, Pastor Jason Ridley, is on this commission. They will publish a report by the end of summer.
WHAT:
Faith and community leaders to provide comments during a community forum on Columbus Community Safety Advisory Commission.
WHEN:
Wednesday, June 5th at 3:00 p.m.
WHERE:
City Hall
90 W Broad St
Columbus, OH 43215
WHO:
Rev. Kate Shaner, First Community Church
Tarunjit Butalia, Interfaith Association of Central Ohio
Rev. Dr. Susan Smith, Crazy Faith Ministries and Ohio Poor People’s Campaign
Rev. Gini Lohamnn Bauman, St. John’s United Church of Christ
Paisha Thomas, Hunger Network in Ohio and Yes We Can Columbus
Rabbi Jessica Shimberg, Sukkat Shalom
Pastor Brian Williams, Hope City Church
Amanda Hayes, First Unitarian Universalist Church
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