{"id":3468,"date":"2015-11-16T15:40:26","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T15:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/njfac.org\/?page_id=3468"},"modified":"2015-11-16T15:50:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T15:50:49","slug":"ohio-town-meetings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/ohio-town-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec. 4-5 Ohio Town Meetings on Jobs for All, featuring Rep. John Conyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Conyers2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3499 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Conyers2.jpg\" alt=\"Conyers2\" width=\"499\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Conyers2.jpg 499w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Conyers2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Conyers2-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>U.S. Congressman John Conyers is coming to Ohio in conjunction with the <strong>Jobs for All National 2015\/16 Tour<\/strong>. \u00a0The Town Hall meetings will feature testimony on the impact of long-term unemployment and poverty on the Dayton community.\u00a0 There will be presentations on job creation, health care, raising the minimum wage, and other important issues. The primary goal is to elevate the jobs issue to national prominence.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Conyers is the Dean of the U.S. Congress, and the first African American to serve in this capacity.\u00a0 He represents the Detroit, Michigan area and has been a strong voice for progressive ideas including job creation with his introduction of HR 1000 and healthcare with HR 676. He is also co-chair of the Full Employment Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently two meetings planned in Ohio:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Columbus, OH \u00a0&#8212; Friday, December 4, 2015 at 6:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><strong>Gathering at 6 pm,\u00a0Program at 6:45 pm<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><strong>Trinity Baptist Church<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>461 Saint Clair Avenue<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><strong><strong>Columbus, Ohio 43203<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Dayton, OH &#8212; Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 10 am<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>UTS<\/strong> <strong>Center for Urban Ministry<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>1516 Salem Ave.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Dayton, OH 45406<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Flyers are posted below.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact:\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Logan Martinez, Outreach Coordinator,\u00a0The National Jobs for All Coalition \/ Jobs for All Network,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.njfac.org\/\" class=\"blc-broken-link\" data-blc-broken=\"1\">www.njfac.org<\/a> \u00a0\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.putamericatowork.net\/\">www.PutAmericaToWork.net<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0(937) 260-2591, loganmartinez2u [at] yahoo [dot] com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TownHallPoster2-1.docx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3451 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Columbus2.jpg\" alt=\"Columbus2\" width=\"557\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Columbus2.jpg 557w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Columbus2-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Town-Hall-FLYER-Columbus-copy-4-.docx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3450 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Columbus1.jpg\" alt=\"Columbus1\" width=\"559\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Columbus1.jpg 559w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Columbus1-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Town-Hall-FLYER-Dayton-5-1.docx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3448 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Dayton1.jpg\" alt=\"Dayton1\" width=\"567\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Dayton1.jpg 567w, https:\/\/njfac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Dayton1-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Congressman John Conyers is coming to Ohio in conjunction with the Jobs for All National 2015\/16 Tour. \u00a0The Town Hall meetings will feature testimony on the impact of long-term unemployment and poverty on the Dayton community.\u00a0 There will be presentations on job creation, health care, raising the minimum wage, and other important issues. The&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/njfac.org\/index.php\/ohio-town-meetings\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dec. 4-5 Ohio Town Meetings on Jobs for All, featuring Rep. 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