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Get involved in Central Ohio Worker Center in 2018!

Several people smiling and standing in rows facing the camera with their fists in the air

The COWC has a bold vision for 2018 that includes: placing immigrant workers in good jobs, stopping deportations, advancing a wage theft ordinance, and much more. If you share our vision for social justice in Columbus, we would love for you to join one of our three working groups.

·         The Immigrant Justice Committee (IJC) advances immigrant rights values, and is involved in providing trainings, creating deportation defense campaigns, and supporting coalition building throughout Ohio.

·         The Worker Justice Committee (WJC) advances worker rights values, and is involved in building a relationship with the labor movement, processing wage theft cases, connecting immigrants and non-unionized workers to fair jobs, and more.

DREAM Act Vigil December 19! Support Needed

Many people posing in rows outside wearing winter clothes holding signs that say Live Will Win, Refugees Welcome, Justice, Ohio is my Home, Solidarity, Organize, and a woman in front on her knees with a fist in the air

Tuesday, December 19, 5pm
URGENT! This is the last week to push for a clean Dream Act. We need your help to coordinate and advertise a vigil led by COWC Board Member and DACA recipient Jessica Camacho and other DACA/immigrant leaders to be held tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 5pm. Please get involved in one of the following ways. Please watch our Facebook page for more information. If you would like to volunteer with rapid organizing, please notify Austin Kocher ASAP (ackocher@gmail.com, 614-381-8583).

Free Self-Care Art Night & Potluck Public

White background with lot of rainbow colored dots all over it and the words in black Self-care paint night and some paintbrushes below in a variety of colors and a little yellow star to the left with a happy face

Sunday, Dec. 17, 6-9pm
Art Outside the Lines, 485 E. Livingston Ave.
Hosted by Central Ohio Street Medic Collective - COSMC
There will be plenty of activities happening simultaneously throughout the night. Wander about and enjoy yourself. Stop in for a few minutes or few hours!
Absolutely free but bring a dish or snack if you would like. BYOB
Activities: 
You can do a self directed paint project that will be provided by the instructor OR paint/create what you want! 
Creative clay station (air dry clay to take home)
Games-board and card games, bring your favorite! 
90's cartoon theater 
Voluntary supportive discussion sessions that are activist/organizer centered:
-Burning out
-Coping with anxiety and depression 
-Making activism inclusive to those with disabilities 
Sponsored by Columbus Citizens for Police Review

Care for the Land, Serve the People Rally

Words USFS motto: Caring for the land and serving people" They are doing neither join us 12-14-2017 and tell them to do their job. #Keep Wayne Wild against a background of trees and a cliff

Thursday, December 14, 2-4pm
13700 U.S. 33, Nelsonville Ohio
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One year ago the Bureau of Land Management began auctioning off public land in Wayne National Forest to gas and oil companies for unconventional fracking. The fracked gas from these wells will feed into Energy Transfer Partners' Rover Pipeline, which is currently under construction, and will go under the Ohio River and through Wayne National Forest's Proclamation Boundary. These industrial threats put the beautiful forest we love and the natural resources we depend on at risk.

On December 14th the fourth auction will be held, despite continued public outcry. The US Forest Service can stop the leasing of this land, but decision makers have refused to act.

On the day of the auction grassroots groups and other concerned forest lovers will gather at the Athens Ranger Station to tell Forest Supervisor Tony Scardina and other decision makers to do their job and protect the forest!

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