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Protest outside Wendy's headquarters during the company's 2016 shareholder meeting
30 May 2016
Farmworker allies tell Wendy’s: You do the right thing, we’ll end the boycott
Steve Palm-Houser

Over 50 years ago, the TV documentary Harvest of Shame brought a national spotlight on the town of Immokalee, Florida and the exploitation of...

19 May 2016
White allies #SayHerName to end state violence against black women, girls, and femmes
Steve Palm-Houser

On May 19 demonstrators gathered at the Ohio Statehouse and the North Market to raise awareness of the forms of violence experienced by black women, girls,...

On May 3 citizens from across the state gathered at the Ohio Capitol to testify against HB 476, bipartisan legislation that would block state contracts for those who support Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against the state of Israel.
04 May 2016
Palestine supporters testify against anti-BDS bill
Steve Palm-Houser

On Wednesday, May 3 supporters of Palestine from across the state testified before the Ohio House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee in...

Before an April 20 Climate Lobby Day organized by Ohio Interfaith Power and Light, faith communities gathered for a rally on the Statehouse steps to call for an end to the freeze on Ohio's green energy standards.
26 April 2016
Extending green energy freeze is wrong for Ohio
Steve Palm-Houser

Nearly 200 people of faith gathered on the Statehouse steps last Wednesday to call for an end to the freeze on green energy standards in Ohio. But it seems...

On April 21 students and workers held a rally outside the office of OSU president Michael Drake to demand an end to the university's efforts to privatize its workforce and energy system.
25 April 2016
Students, union members call on Ohio State to #StopTheSellout
Steve Palm-Houser

Since the April 6 occupation of Bricker Hall, a coalition of student...

Newly-elected members of the Franklin County Democratic Party Central Committee assembled outside Ohio Democratic Headquarters on April 20.
22 April 2016
New Dem Central Committee members want reforms; party establishment calls for ‘unity’
Steve Palm-Houser

The air crackled with anticipation on Wednesday evening as newly-elected members of the Franklin County Democratic Party (FCDP) Central Committee gathered...

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