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Wright State University (WSU) teachers returned Monday morning at 9am to the picket line for the second week one day after Ohio’s State Employment Relations Board (SERB) rejected the university’s claim that the strike is unlawful. In a rare Sunday meeting, SERB found “the strike is authorized.” The next day by 9:30am 75 strikers had already assembled at the university’s main entrance.
The American Association of University Professors-Wright State University (AAUP-WSU) Contract Administration Officer Professor Noeleen McIlvenna, who has acted as the de facto communications director for the strike campaign said last week people “were feeling a little nervous” to be seen supporting the strike. Support grew throughout last week as people saw others were participating. “Once the SERB declared it bogus the last fear is gone. Now it feels like the world is supporting us,” McIlvenna said.
Monday, January 28, 7am
St. Sephen's Episcopal Church, 30 West Woodruff
Wright State Faculty are striking against the administration’s failure to negotiate with their union, AAUP, which represents them.
Wright State Administration, claiming financial woes (which were caused by the administration itself), is trying to attack the organizing rights and other benefits of the faculty.
The Administration has carried out a campaign of smears against the union, and lies to mislead the student body to prevent solidarity from growing.
However, the faculty are struggling, and they deserve our full support. Solidarity on the picket line will be essential support for them in their strike.
We will be organizing carpools to get to the pickets in Dayton (1 hour drive) in the morning Monday with plans to return to Columbus by noon. We will be meeting for pickup at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Parking Lot at 7 AM Monday.
If you can give rides, please contact us. It would be much appreciated.
Stan & Ollie is an entertaining story for all viewers, but it’s a special treat for anyone who’s seen old Laurel and Hardy flicks. Besides being physically transformed to look like these iconic comedians, stars John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan do a great job of incorporating the pair’s mannerism into their portrayals.
Reilly’s Oliver Hardy is especially spot-on, right down to his eye-rolling exasperation at his friend’s antics. Coogan’s Stan Laurel is slightly less recognizable, but that’s partly because he’s revealed to be the duo’s leader, the hard-working guy who creates their routines and arranges their business deals. It seems the real-life Laurel had little in common with the simpleton he played in films and onstage.
Screenwriter Jeff Pope bases the story on an actual tour Laurel and Hardy undertook in the UK in 1953, a few years after their cinematic career had faded to black.
The U.S. is orchestrating a coup in Venezuela that is likely to lead to bloodshed — even civil war. Instead of meddling the internal affairs of another country, the U.S. should be supporting peaceful dialogue facilitated by mediators such as Mexico, Uruguay, and the Pope. We have seen, and are seeing now at the U.S.-Mexico border, the effects of past U.S. backed coups in Latin America — Guatemala in 1953, Chile in 1973, Honduras in 2009. It always turns out disastrous for the people.
Send a message now to the Democrats in Congress that they must not stay silent. So far only Senator Sanders and Representatives Khanna, Gabbard, Ocasio-Cortez, Lee, and Omar have spoken out and some — such as Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Adam Schiff—have actually supported Trump. Tell the Democrats to follow Senator Sanders and Representatives Khanna, Gabbard, Ocasio-Cortez, Lee, and Omar and call for peaceful dialogue. The coup attempt must be condemned.
Friday, January 25, 4pm
St. James Tavern, 1057 N. 4th St.
Roe V Wade was ruled on by the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 1973. The court ruled 7-2 that unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion is unconstitutional. Here we are in the year 2019 and a woman's right to choose is being threatened in almost every state in the country, including and especially in Ohio with the threat of the Heartbeat Bill popping up constantly and the Method Ban passing. St James Tavern trusts women and supports their right to choose medical decisions needed for their own bodies. Join us for Happy Hour on Friday to raise money for Women Have Options. Michelle will be behind the bar and donating all of her tips plus 20% of the bar sales to WHO. Any donations over $10 will get you a copy of the Men of St James 2019 CALENDAR because you should be rewarded for supporting women and their right to choose!
January 24, 2019, 1:30 – 2:45 PM
Provost's Discovery Themes Lecture with Mary Robinson
One of the world's most respected advocates for climate justice and Ireland's first woman President, Mary Robinson leads the Mary Robinson Foundation—Climate Justice, a center for thought leadership, education and advocacy for the poor and disempowered in the world that are disproportionately threatened by climate change. Her new book, Climate Justice, has received glowing reviews from former world leaders and the environmental and human rights community.
Barack Obama, awarding Robinson the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, praised her as an “advocate for the forgotten and the ignored,” noting that she has “not only shone a light on human suffering, but illuminated a better future for our world.” Mary Robinson first rose to international prominence as President of Ireland from 1990-97. She is widely regarded as a groundbreaking and transformational leader who elevated the public role of the Irish presidency, helping to shape modern Ireland in a period of rapid and unprecedented economic growth.
Accepting applications through Thursday, February 21, 7:30 p.m. ET
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) seeks clinicians who want to serve the nation’s underserved rural, urban and tribal communities.
Kaleidoscope Youth Center (KYC) is excited to announce that we are now directly serving and supporting homeless and housing insecure LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults with the introduction of three new housing programs! Since 1994, KYC has worked in partnership with young people in Central Ohio to provide safe and affirming spaces for LGBTQIA+ young people in our drop-in center, in the schools, and in the community. Over the last year, KYC, in partnership with other local organizations, has worked to prevent and end youth homelessness through coordinated community planning.
