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No One Is Illegal Study Group

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Sunday, March 4, 1-2:15pm
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 30 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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Run the Nazis out of Clintonville

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Saturday, March 3, 2pm
Corner of North Broadway and High Street, Clintonville
The neo-Nazi group Patriot Front posted flyers up and down Indianola recently in broad daylight. Local residents removed the flyers and they were replaced by 10pm that evening. Nazis are living and organizing in Clintonville in order to build a base. According to their rhetoric, these guys want to kill people and they're not kidding around. This is the third or fourth flyering in Clintonville in addition to those in Westerville, Worthington, Hilliard, and Dublin in the last few months. It's time to stand up and fight! 

Arab Night 2018

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Friday, March 2, 7:30-10:30pm, Ohio Union [Performance Hall], 1739 N. High St.

The Arab Student Union [ASU] is extremely excited to present Arab Night 2018!

Come out and see what makes the Arab world so unique and beautiful with a night full of live performances that will include dabke, live poetry, classic music, a fashion show, an art show, and much, much more.

Admission to Arab Night is free; however, if you want to get the best seat in the house, along with some ASU goodies, you can purchase VIP tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/arab-night-2018-tickets-42888628041. The proceeds will be donated to Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS).

This event will begin at 7:30pm sharp in the Performance Hall on the first floor of the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.

We would like to thank the following student organizations:

• Lebanese Student Organization

• Organization of Arab Students at The Ohio State University

• Syrian Student Union at The Ohio State University

Join us in making Arab Night an event to remember!

Hosted by Arab Student Union at The Ohio State University.

TAKE ACTION: Save Ohio's abortion clinics

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During the Kasich administration, Ohio has gone from 16 abortion providers to 8, and one of them needs your help immediately.   Toledo's only abortion clinic has complied with John Kasich's demands, but Capital Care Network needs one more thing: the Ohio Department of Health must restore their license.   In 2014, in a politically-motivated effort to obstruct abortion access, John Kasich's Department of Health used medically unnecessary regulations to revoke the license for Capital Care Network. A legal battle ensued. Last week, ProMedica signed a transfer agreement with Capital Care. The signed transfer agreement satisfies Kasich's medically unnecessary demands.

14 days in … a blind fucking rage

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The week of February 12th, 2018 will forever be remembered as the week when 17 people were gunned down in a Florida high school.

Let that sink in.

17 students and teachers were murdered, along with many more injured, at their school.

As they all went about their peaceful day, a 19-year-old pile of human filth opened fire with an AR-15 assault rifle, a firearm originally designed to slaughter commies in Vietnam. He bought the gun easily and completely legally despite making it exceedingly clear he should not be anywhere near a weapon of any kind. His online activity included bragging about killing animals, making far-right political comments, and saying he wanted to become famous for a mass shooting. The local sheriff’s office and the FBI were aware of the vile maggot’s mental instability and threat to others. The entire tragedy, along with every one before it, was avoidable. However, with the lack of political action and the biased ramblings of numerous public figures, more will not be.

Working People's Day of Action - Columbus

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Saturday, February 24, 10:30am-1pm
Ohio Statehouse
ON FEBRUARY 24, join us for a national Day of Action in Columbus and cities across the country to show support for strong unions. We will join thousands of working people and our allies to stand up for our right to organize and to show how strong unions benefit all of us. Strong unions play a vital role in the fight for equitable pay, affordable health care, quality public schools, and making sure the future is secure for everyone. It’s time to end a system that’s rigged against working people.

Now wealthy special interests and ideological extremists want to rig the system further through a Supreme Court case called Janus v. AFSCME Council 31. This case is another attempt to limit the power of working people by weakening unions that give workers a powerful voice in advocating for themselves, and in OEA’s case, the students that we serve, their families and their communities.

Just as we proved in overturning Senate Bill 5, when we join forces and stick together, WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE! 

Cooking Party for Street Medic Trainees

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Friday, February 23, 5pm
The Midden, 379 Chittenden Ave.
Lets cook and drink and party!
Central Ohio Street Medic Collective (COSMC) provides first aid at protests and in the community. They’re holding a 20 hour training for new medics which Food Not Bombs has agreed to provide lunch for on the 24th and 25th. We’re expecting to feed 40-50 people. Come out and help us make something tasty (or just to hang out if you want)!

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