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CAIR-COLUMBUS HOSTS GOVERNOR’S CANDIDATE FORUM

Post author By CAIR-Ohio
Post date February 14, 2018

On Sunday, February 11^th, CAIR-Columbus hosted a Governor’s Candidate Forum at the Dublin Community Recreation Center in Dublin, Ohio.

Participants included State Senator Joe Schiavoni, former Congressman Dennis Kucinich, former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill, and former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray. The event lasted approximately 90 minutes and was attended by over 200 people. Questions focused on the opioid crises, civil rights for religious and racial minorities, women in politics, and the environment.

CAIR-Ohio Hosts Muslim Day at the Capitol Event, Lobbies Against ‘Lunch Shaming’ and Bullying

Post author By Usjid Hameed
Post date November 2, 2017

(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 11/2/17) — On Tuesday, October 31, CAIR-Ohio hosted its “Muslim Day at the Capitol” event at the Ohio Statehouse.

The event focused on empowering Ohio’s American Muslim community and advocating for legislation that would positively impact all Ohioans.

Participants attended 28 meetings with different members’ offices to discuss Senate Bill 172, The Hunger Free Students’ Bill of Rights Act, which aims to end the practice known as “lunch shaming” and for House Bill 360, the Ohio Anti-Bullying and Hazing Act, which aims to take a firm but rehabilitation-focused approach to bullying.