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Defend Our Future OSU Clothing Drive

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March 26-30
Ohio State University, Student Academic Services Building, 281 W Lane Ave.
Defend Our Future will be hosting a clothing drive on Ohio State's campus during the week of March 26th! Make sure to collect some old clothes while you are home and drop them off at any of the participating dorms listed below and in the flyer! All items will be donated or re-purposed sustainably to reduce the harm of textiles on the Earth. Every small action plays a big role in helping #DefendOurFuture!
Dorms to drop off clothes include:
Bowen
Drackett
Barrett
Taylor
Park-Stradley
Mack
Baker East

No One Is Illegal Study Group

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Sunday, March 25, 1-2:15pm
St. Stepehen's Episcopal Church, 83 W. Woodruff
Want to learn about the current state of the immigration struggle?

Join us in this 3-part reading and discussing "No One Is Illegal: Fighting Racism and State Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border" by Justin Akers-Chacon and Mike Davis. The book is available for purchase on Haymarket Books and other book providers, and we have copies you can get at our weekly meetings on Thursdays at 7pm, same location. We will also be sharing additional material like podcasts and short videos to each session. 

We will also have PDFs of some of the sections available:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14W08Yh4OP12kgz5_g1yzX3suznFfHa2u

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Human Trafficking Panel

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Friday, March 23, Canzani Center Screening Room [Columbus College of Art and Design], 60 Cleveland Ave.
The Turn Out with KNOW Human Trafficking, 7pm
Human trafficking is a huge problem here in Ohio, across the nation, and around the world. In this session, The Turn Out and KNOW Human Trafficking explore the harsh realities of human trafficking in our world. Join us before the screening for a reception from 6 to 7 p.m., and stick around afterward for a panel discussion on the potential..
Human rafficking Panel,  9:15-10:30pm
Film and animations can be way more than entertaining; art and design can change the world. This year, the Columbus International Film and Animation Festival is proud to showcase the work of creators who are fighting one of the biggest injustices happening in central Ohio and around the world — human trafficking. Join a passionate group of activists, artists, and educators for a dynamic discussion on the potential of art to effect social change. Free. In conjunction with Columbus International Film and Animation Festival

7 days in … a Spin

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Much of the news generated by those paid to represent us this week came in the form of the executive branch’s revolving door of staff. Some were fired, some were hired, and some are working with a guillotine blade hanging over them. As bad as the president’s cabinet and his advisors have been, it seems to be getting even worse. But we can all feel better knowing there’s a good chance the Democrats will pick up dozens of seats in November and make the country infinitesimally better.

Ohio needs paper ballots – not new voting machines

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Ohio’s decision to buy new voting machines will make the difference between hackable -- or less-hackable elections.

Let’s begin by stating the obvious: All computer voting machines can be hacked!

We remember when Ohioans witnessed their votes jumping from John Kerry to George Bush on voting machines in Youngstown during the 2004 election. Voters saw their Kerry selection disappear during the infamous “Franklin County fade” on electronic voting machines in that election as well. Ohio’s former voting machine company, Diebold admitted its system accidentally knocked 10,000 registered voters off the rolls.

Ohio’s previous Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner conducted the seminal Everest Study of Ohio’s voting machines in 2007 and found that all of them had security problems. The study concluded that: “Unfortunately, the findings in this study indicate that the computer-based voting systems in use in Ohio do not meet computer industry security standards and are susceptible to breaches of security that may jeopardize the integrity of the voting process.”

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