Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition Archives

 

NWOPC Alert: Presentation by Dr. Ovamir Anjum: The Beginnings of Ummatic Revival in Gaza - Saturday, Feb. 22nd @ 6pm AMCC - see flyer for info

February 21st 2025 MDT

NWOPC Alert: Protest 4 Palestine -> Sunday Feb 23rd 3pm @ Main & Wooster in Bowling Green - see flyer

February 21st 2025 MDT

Trump Cuts Protections for Haitians, Putting Them on Track for Deportation - The New York Times

February 20th 2025 MDT

The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, signed an order revoking an extension of temporary protected status for Haitians in the United States.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York TimesBy Hamed AleazizReporting from WashingtonFeb. 20, 2025, 3:01 p.m. ET The Trump administration on Thursday cut protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States, putting them on track to be targeted for deportation this summer, according to government documents and an official with the Department of Homeland Securi ...Continue Reading

Farm workers, community members demand change

February 19th 2025 MDT

https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/toledo/news/2025/02/15/farm-worker-immigration-?cid=app_share&fbclid=IwY2xjawIi0hJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWcRwbCcLnVACcsmF1gBOLsYFV-V-4m4ncpK8O6pmN2grIa8eqe41fQA3g_aem_OSvP7BPwonH8IN8xlwtcIQ ...Continue Reading

NWOPC IMPORTANT: Press Release 2.17.25 for today's 1 Govt Center protest at 1pm. SEE YOU THERE!

February 17th 2025 MDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2025 Susan Kuehn, Convenor                                                                             &n ...Continue Reading

Fw: REMINDER: NWOPC ANNOUNCEMENT: Presidents Day Protest Against Trump Administration! Feb 17th @ 1 Government Center 1pm - SEE SLOGANS & BRING SIGNS - circulate WIDELY!

February 16th 2025 MDT

Dear Friends, Hope to see many (most) of you tomorrow with Signs - we're expecting high numbers to join us from other organizations! Please bundle up good!!!  Metered parking is FREE - Yeah! -----Forwarded Message-----From: <smkuehn@PROTECTED>Sent: Feb 13, 2025 12:11 PMTo: Susan Kuehn <smkuehn@PROTECTED>Subject: REMINDER: NWOPC ANNOUNCEMENT: Presidents Day Protest Against Trump Administration! Feb 17th @ 1 Government Center 1pm - SEE SLOGANS & BRING SIGNS - circulate WIDELY! Dear Friends, ...Continue Reading

NWOPC Urgent Message: !POSTPONED due to weather conditions! - > Voices of Palestinian Women During Genocide - see flyer and circulate

February 16th 2025 MDT

Fwd: Former Guantánamo Detainees in Kazakhstan Face Imminent Forced Deportation and Escalating Threats

February 15th 2025 MDT

Mansoor was himself a Guantanamo detainee. He works tirelessly on behalf of fellow detainees who have found themselves in precarious situations agter release with no support from the United States, of course. He asks what can be done for these two men?---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Mansoor Adayfi <mr.mansoor.adayfi@PROTECTED>Date: Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 3:17 PMSubject: Former Guantánamo Detainees in Kazakhstan Face Imminent Forced Deportation and Escalating ThreatsTo: Close Guantanamo Coalit ...Continue Reading

Re: Bill to make IHRA definition of anti-semitism Ohio introduced in Genl Assembly

February 14th 2025 MDT

  The answer to your first question, Cindy, is yes. Riot is a felony where five people or more combine to commit a misdemeanor. Something like locking down to a door to block entrance on a college campus. If the purpose was to protest the Genocide, then it's riot, enhanced by unconstitutionally-determined, "antisemitism." That makes it a higher grade felony than it would otherwise be.   Yes, Judaism is being equated with Zionism. That's what the IHRA definition does.   If passed, the n ...Continue Reading

Re: Bill to make IHRA definition of anti-semitism Ohio introduced in Genl Assembly

February 14th 2025 MDT

That opening paragraph of the bill is a bit vague. What does it mean by "rioting" to intimidate people based on their race, religion, ethnicity, etc.? Is protesting in favor of Palestine and Palestinians to be construed as a "riot" (an intimidation) against Zionists/Israelis?  Zionism isn't a religion--it's a political ideology. Are they changing the definition of Judaism to equate it with Zionism? Cindy*From:* Terry Lodge tjlodge50@PROTECTED [Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition] <peacelist@PROTE ...Continue Reading
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