Meet Farah Farah from our first ever Summer Internship Development Program!
Our Fall Semester application deadline is coming up on Monday, August 16th! Apply at bit.ly/internwithcairohio.
As an organization that protects the civil liberties of American Muslims, we want to empower young Americans with the necessary skills to make a difference.
Contact Amina Barhumi at abarhumi@cair.com | 614-763-6557 for questions or interest.
Visit our intern page here.
Join CAIR-Ohio’s rapid response redistricting mobilization group to receive real-time updates on the official redistricting process. We need to be ready to mobilize: attend public hearings, present testimony, and make our voices heard!
Redistricting directly impacts the voting power of the Muslim community. Help us ensure Ohio Muslims are not left out, split up or ignored.
Click here to learn more about redistricting in Ohio.
For questions, contact CAIR-Ohio Policy Director Tala Dahbour: tdahbour@cair.com | 614-401-2920.
Join us for some food and learn how redistricting impacts the Muslim community. Help us fight against gerrymandering from 12-2PM on Saturday, Aug. 14th at Midpointe Library West Chester!
Redistricting directly impacts the voting power of the Muslim community. Help us ensure Ohio Muslims are not left out, split up or ignored. Lunch will be provided! Draw your map = get a free meal!
RSVP on Facebook here: https://fb.me/e/1UTQAARUWl
(COLUMBUS, OHIO 08/4/2021) – On Tuesday, July 27, Thursday, July 29, and Wednesday, August 4, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) spoke at Fair Maps Town Halls across the state. CAIR-Ohio representatives advocated for equal districts that fairly represent Muslim communities in Ohio.
Amina Wase, a CAIR-Ohio intern who lives in Centerville and is educating her community about redistricting, spoke on her perspective as a Muslim American at the Dayton Town Hall. Specifically, Wase pointed out that her fellow Muslim community members who live five minutes east of her home are not represented in the same district as her despite their shared experiences.
(COLUMBUS, OHIO 07/11/2021) – On Sunday, July 11, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) hosted a virtual record sealing clinic to help those with a prior criminal history through the record sealing application process. The July clinic is a part of a monthly program which will continue into the remainder of the year.
The stigma around a prior criminal conviction can be a barrier to accessing essential resources such as employment, housing, education, licensing, and credit. This means individuals who have already gone through the criminal justice system are further punished because of their limited access to opportunities that will help them move forward in their lives. However, eligible candidates may apply for their records to be sealed. If granted, record sealing will remove the applicant’s criminal record from public view. This means they may fill out subsequent employment, housing, and other applications as if the sealed record does not exist.
Bring your friends, enjoy good food and fight against gerrymandered districts from 6-8PM on Wednesday, Aug. 11th at Dayton Mercy Society!
Redistricting directly impacts the voting power of the Muslim community. Help us ensure Ohio Muslims are not left out, split up or ignored. We’ll have a food truck on site. Draw your map = get a free meal!
CAIR-Ohio’s Fall Internship Application is NOW OPEN!!!
As an organization that protects the civil liberties of American Muslims, we want to empower young Americans with the necessary skills to make a difference.
Apply today at bit.ly/internwithcairohio!
For more information email or call CAIR-Ohio Outreach Director Amina Barhumi: abarhumi@cair.com | 614-763-6557
(CINCINNATI, OHIO 07/29/2021) – On Thursday, July 22, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) testified before the Ohio Citizens’ Redistricting Commission (OCRC) to advocate for equal districts that fairly represent the Muslim community.
Redistricting – the drawing of new state and congressional district maps – directly impacts the voting power of the Muslim community. Ohio is one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation, ensuring that district maps favor politicians instead of voters. That often means purposefully splitting up communities into different districts to dilute their political power. Furthermore, the public has been left in the dark about this process for far too long.
It is critical Ohio Muslims are not left out, split up, or ignored. That’s why CAIR-Ohio has been advocating for fair maps and educating and mobilizing the Muslim community.
On Thursday, June 17th, CAIR-Ohio Summer Interns toured the Ohio Statehouse, a National Historic Landmark and where lawmaking in the the state of Ohio takes place. ??
Meet our interns here: cair-ohio.com/meet-our-interns ✨
Our Fall Semester application window will open at the end of July. Contact Amina Barhumi at abarhumi@cair.com 614-763-6557 for questions or interest.
Redistricting directly impacts the voting power of the Muslim community. Help us ensure Ohio Muslims are not left out, split up, or ignored. Make your voice heard during Ohio’s critical redistricting process.
Submit testimony for the upcoming virtual public hearing on redistricting on August 12th! We want to hear from you!
Curious what redistricting is and how gerrymandering impacts our vote? Join Equal Districts at their Fair Maps Town Hall in your area! Sign up here!
CAIR-Ohio is a proud member of the Equal Districts Coalition. Be there to make sure your voice is heard!
CAIR-Ohio will be hosting their Cincinnati and Dayton Annual Banquet on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 4PM. Join us at the Manor House Event Center in Mason, OH where we will be welcoming our keynote speaker, Dr. Yasir Qadhi.
Click here to RSVP on Facebook.
Hope to see you there and stay tuned for more details!
(COLUMBUS, OHIO 07/22/2021) – On Friday, July 16, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) congratulates the first 12-person Summer Internship Development Program cohort on their completion of the six-week long career-oriented intensive.
CAIR-Ohio interns worked across departments on policy research, advocacy, redistricting, and educator resources projects. Additionally, interns received over 10 trainings including accommodations, know your rights, legislative advocacy, redistricting, media, how to run a political campaign, critical race theory and more. A portion of the program included participation in legislative meetings, conducting mock press conferences, and executing their designed events.
(COLUMBUS, OHIO 7/15/2021) – On Saturday, July 10, 2021, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) hosted a mapmaking workshop to advocate for equal districts that fairly represent the Muslim community.
CAIR-Ohio hosted more than 80 central Ohio community members to create maps representing the perspectives of Muslim residents on a mapmaking software called Districtr. The community maps allow citizens to tell their own stories and demonstrate to official map drawers why and how communities should be kept together.
(COLUMBUS, OH – 7/14/2021) – On Thursday, July 14, 2021, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) joined the Council Residential Districting Commission (CDRC) Meeting for New Americans. The meeting was held at Ohio Family Health at Capital Park at 5:30 p.m. and was also open to Columbus residents through live online participation on social media.
The meeting was part of a robust districting process that will create nine districts in the city of Columbus, which will then coincide with nine elected City Council members. The city began its districting effort at the end of 2020, and it will carry through the end of 2021. The CDRC, made up of five community members, are tasked with submitting three maps by the end of 2021, which will eventually be voted on by the Columbus City Council. Throughout this process, the CDRC has been hosting regular public meetings to hear from community members and leaders about how the lines should be drawn, and issues of concern.