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The $60 million HB6 bribery scandal revealed how far utility monopolies would go to protect their profits. But that scheme was just the tip of the iceberg. For decades, utilities have used their government-sanctioned monopoly status to jack up rates to please their Wall Street shareholders. All with the blessing of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

It’s being reported that ICE’s next target will be the small community of Springfield, Ohio. Does that town sound familiar? That’s because it’s the same town that JD Vance and Donald Trump used to spread lies about Haitian immigrants in 2024. ICE is going to come after Springfield’s community of 15,000 Haitian immigrants, including thousands of children.

We invite you to join and support a powerful, community-led event

The People’s State of Our Schools: A Community-Led Town Hall on Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM at the Maroon Culture Lab (formerly the Pythian Theatre).

For too long, decisions about our schools have been made without the voices of the families, educators, and neighborhoods most impacted. This gathering is an opportunity for us to come together, reflect on the history and impact of school closures in Columbus City Schools, and build momentum around a better path forward.

Michel Gobat joins the Mershon Center to discuss his recent paper exploring the role that Latinos played in one of the oldest US political traditions: anti-imperialism. In both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the anti-imperialist movement was most often concerned with US intervention in Latin America— arguably the world region most deeply marked by US hegemonic aspirations. Yet Latino participation in the US anti-imperialist movement remains little studied.

Join the OSU Center for Ethnic Studies for a teach-in webinar about ICE to learn about our rights and actions we can take as a community. 

With César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the OSU Moritz College of Law and Emily Brown, Assistant Clinical Professor (OSU College of Law) and Director of the Moritz Immigration Clinic. 

This event is free, open to the public and welcoming to everyone.