Christian Picciolini:
Escaping the Hate Movement
PARMA: Christian Picciolini knows what it is like to live
with a heart filled with hate. He spent his early years immersed
in the white supremacy movement, lighting the fuse on
violent extremism.
Reported Events in the Toledo area: Spring “Save-the-Dates”
Abound
By La Prensa Staff
Feb. 20, 2019: A tough winter has led to near-hibernation for
many Latino families and organizations, but the spring social
calendar in metro Toledo will warm up hearts and minds with
plenty to do and see, while helping many good causes in the
process.
This week’s film in the
Stocker Arts Center’s Film Series
This week’s film in the Stocker Arts Center’s Film Series
on the Lorain County Community College campus. Films are
featured on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in the Hoke Theatre.
Toledo Zoo hosts Climate Change Symposium, Feb. 21
Explorer Robert Swan once said: “The greatest threat to our
planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
Mayor D. Michael Collins Blood
Drive, Feb. 20
Toledo’s annual Mayor D. Michael Collins Blood Drive will
be held Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 at the Toledo Police
Patrolman’s Association union hall, 1947 Franklin Ave. The blood
drive honors the memory of Mayor Collins, who died four years
ago - Feb. 6, 2015. The blood drive will
be
held
from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Donors may register at redcross.org.
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Consulado de México y Red Global realizan primera reunión del
año con líderes en Michigan
Por: Isabel Flores, Corresponsal La Prensa
DETROIT, MI: El pasado jueves 7 de febrero de 2019, el
Capítulo Detroit de la Red Global MX y el Consulado de México en
Detroit, realizaron un networking con líderes en Michigan,
en las oficinas del Consulado, ubicado en el 1403 de la Twelve
Mile, Rd, en Madison Heights. El propósito fue presentar
proyectos en conjunto para generar estrategias en apoyo a los
profesionistas mexicanos en Michigan e impulsar el desarrollo de
México.
The
Greyhound Connection Journal #4
By/Por Linda Alvarado-Arce
TOLEDO: Nightly, volunteers meet at the local Greyhound to
welcome and provide food, warm clothing, and other basic
supplies to migrants released from detention centers along the
southern U.S. border. The migrants are headed North to be
reunited with family or friends living in the United States.
La Conexión Greyhound
Todas las noches, en Toledo, Ohio, voluntarios se reúnen en el
Greyhound local para dar la bienvenida y proporcionar alimentos,
ropa de abrigo y otros suministros básicos a los migrantes que
salen de los centros de detención de la frontera sur de los
Estados Unidos. Los migrantes se dirigen al norte para reunirse
con familiares o amigos que viven en los Estados Unidos.
CSU
and CWRU Partner to Improve Public Transit
CLEVELAND,
February 11, 2019: The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit
Authority (GCRTA) is awarding Cleveland State University
a $500,000 grant to enhance environmental quality and efficiency
in public transit. Professors Stephen Duffy, Nigamanth
Sridhar, and Nick Zingale will be collaborating with
researchers from Case Western Reserve University via the
CWRU/CSU Internet of Things Collaborative (IOTC) on a
project titled, “Implementing On-Board Sensor and Real Time Data
Acquisition Capabilities in Transit Vehicles.”
LCCC Career Services hosts Workshops
Lorain County Community College’s Career Services
will hold free workshops on campus, including: Job Search and Networking Strategies; Job Search Marathon
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Call for Entries: 4th Annual Ode to the ZIP Code
Feb. 20, 2019: Poetry Contest seeks poems inspired by Local ZIP
Codes—your
ZIP Code does matter. It's not just an address, it's an
identity!
Teams announced for
PACT’s Kielbasa Cook-Off, Feb. 24
TOLEDO: The Polish-American Community of Toledo (PACT)
has announced that nine teams are set to compete at the 2019
Kielbasa Cook-Off to be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019,
from 1 – 6 p.m., at the St. Clement’s Community Center, 2990
Tremainsville Rd.
ProMedica opens third food clinic at ProMedica Bay Park Hospital
OREGON, Ohio, February 14, 2019: ProMedica has announced the opening of a new Food Clinic at 2751
Bay Park Dr., Suite 110E, Oregon, Ohio, inside the Medical
Office Building at ProMedica Bay Park Hospital.
Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke:
CSU receives $445,500 NIH grant to improve treatment of
atherosclerosis
CLEVELAND, February 11, 2019: Atherosclerosis, the
narrowing of the arteries due to the build-up of plaque, is a
primary cause of heart disease and stroke. Unfortunately, there
are currently few preventative treatments that can decrease or
eliminate atherosclerosis.
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