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Response to Joint Solidarity Statement from AJC Cleveland, ADL Cleveland, and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland
It has been brought to our attention that a Stop Asian Hate event co-sponsored by OPAWL earlier this year received a joint solidarity statement from the American Jewish Committee (AJC Cleveland), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL Cleveland), and the Jewish Federation of...
Letter to VP Harris: Pass a Pathway to Citizenship
September 30, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris The White House Office of the Vice President 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20050 Dear Vice President Harris: You have a unique historic opportunity to help enact legislation that creates a...
Press Release: OPAWL and MAAIN on Senate Parliamentarian’s Recommendation on Path to Citizenship
Contacts: Jona Hilario, OPAWL | Columbus, OH 614-787-2979, jona.hilario@opawl.org Kevin Hsia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago, IL 773-271-0899 x258, khsia@advancingjustice-chicago.org Montha Chum, MN8 | St. Paul, MN Montha@releasemn8.org Jasmine Rivera,...
Facilitation for Liberation Fellowship (Apply by 9/12)
OPAWL’s Facilitation for Liberation Fellowship is a political education training series rooted in principles of political education and popular education, which are anti-oppressive approaches to raising consciousness in our communities. This training is designed for...
Job Posting: Membership Organizer
OPAWL is a grassroots community that organizes for social justice and elevates the voices, visibility, and progressive leadership of Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women, nonbinary, and trans people in Ohio. By co-creating an organized and...
Request for Proposals: Photography + Videography Storytelling Services
OPAWL is hiring creatives for our upcoming storytelling campaign, Love Has No Borders: A call for justice in our immigration system! OPAWL is seeking photographers and videographers to capture the stories of Asian, Black, and Latinx community members who will be...
Call to Action: Show up to Ensure Ohio Invests in Asian/AAPI Communities
Call to Action: Show up to Ensure Ohio Invests in AAPI Communities We need your help to keep pushing forward the solutions uplifted in OPAWL’s recent statewide letter campaign to Governor DeWine and state lawmakers! Words are important, but words are not enough. We...
Ohio Statewide Sign-On: Stand with the AAPI community against hate
Ohio Statewide Sign-On: Stand with the AAPI community against hate We can all fight back against anti-Asian racism by showing our support for a statewide Ohio letter to Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio State Legislature. OPAWL is asking our communities, partners, and...
Joint Statement Calling for Immediate and Deep Investments to Address the Root Causes of Racial Violence
OPAWL joins organizations across the nation to release a statement responding to the resurgence in COVID-19 related racist violence. SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 17, 2021) — As a national network of local and national Asian American organizations and individuals that...
Announcing Dear World: the Podcast!
OPAWL is excited to announce the launch of our podcast! Those who were familiar with OPAWL Cincinnati's open-mic storytelling events before the pandemic will recognize Dear World, which has been reimagined into podcast/radio show form and is co-hosted by Balpreet Kaur...