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Request for Proposals: Strategic Visioning Consultant
UPDATE 3/6/25: Due to overwhelming response, we are no longer accepting submissions at this time. Thank you for your interest! Please contact bhumika.patel@opawl.org with any questions. OPAWL – Building AAPI Feminist Leadership is seeking proposals from experienced...
“We Refuse To Be Intimidated”: OPAWL and Asian Law Caucus Decry Ohio Voter Suppression Tactics, Double Down on Supporting AANHPI Communities to Cast Their Ballot
Black or white, Native or newcomer, Asian or Latino, Ohioans are worthy of having a say in the decisions that impact our lives. That’s why we see Ohio voters showing up in record numbers this November 5th election, despite continuing hurdles to cast our vote. ...
OPAWL Decries Attempts by Ohio Secretary of State to Block Our Freedom to Vote
Most of us, no matter our race, ethnicity, origin, or the language we speak, want America to be a place where freedom is for everyone, where we all have an equal say, and that we the people decide who governs in our name. On Election Day, when eligible voters show up...
OPAWL stands with Haitian immigrants in Ohio
We are greatly disturbed by the racist, xenophobic, and false narratives about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio that were amplified by political candidates and elected officials this week. OPAWL - Building AAPI Feminist Leadership denounces these baseless...
OPAWL Solidarity Statement with Palestine
OPAWL stands in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. As a power-building Asian American and Pacific Islander organization whose communities have survived the violence of imperialism, colonization, forced migration, and displacement, OPAWL stands in solidarity with...
OPAWL Statement of Support for Tokyo Foods & Condemnation of Race-Based Hate
Trigger warning: gun violence, racism On Sunday, January 22nd, a man fired at least a dozen rounds from a .40 caliber Glock handgun into the front windows of Tokyo Foods. Tokyo Foods was deliberately targeted by the shooter, telling police he was the "President of...
OPAWL Statement after Monterey Park, Moon Bay Shootings
OPAWL Statement Content warning: gun violence, hate violence, racism, patriarchal violence Our hearts are profoundly heavy after a week of violence and loss. OPAWL stands in solidarity with the Monterey Park community after a mass shooting during Saturday’s Lunar New...
OPAWL Statement on Midwest Hate Incidents
Content warning: physical assault, hate violence, racism OPAWL sends our love, support and solidarity from Ohio to the local AAPI communities grieving the recent racially motivated attack in our neighboring state of Indiana. We are sickened and devastated to see...
OPAWL statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we are outraged but remain determined. Even though we anticipated this reversal, the decision shook us to our core. Abortion bans and restrictions disproportionately criminalize and disproportionately...
Job Posting: Operations Manager
OPAWL is a grassroots membership-based community that organizes for social justice and elevates the voices, visibility, and progressive leadership of Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and nonbinary people in Ohio. By co-creating an organized and...