The Ohio Co-Conspirators in Ending Oppression (CIEO) is a subcommittee of the Statewide Anti-Oppression Committee, comprised of individuals working in various survivor/victim services capacities in Ohio’s five regions. As beneficiaries of white privilege, members strive to honor our responsibility to dismantle racism and intersecting forms of oppression. It is on us, not Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), to actively work against white supremacy.

Join us for our upcoming 2023 Monthly Working Meetings where we will continue working towards our 2023 goals and objectives.

Please note, these meetings are for Working Group or Core Members only. To learn more about becoming a working group member, visit www.oaesv.org.cieo

If you would like the meeting links re-sent to you, please email Becca Getson, bgetson@oaesv.org or Jenn Eidemiller, jeidemiller@oaesv.org.

This Black History month, we join you in grief and rage as Tyre Nichols and many more were murdered by police. We encourage you to rededicate yourself to the struggle to end racist policing and police violence within criminal legal systems that we often collaborate with or work alongside within the anti-violence fields. As well as celebrate, honor and uplift the lives, and joy of Black communities.

Take Action! Keep Going

To Do:

• Donate to the Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund set up by his mother to support his family.
• Read the statement Movement for Black Lives on the Police Murder of Tyre Nichols.
• Support and donate to groups organizing against racist policing in your local communities
• Make a monthly donation to support the Women of Color Caucus

To Attend:

• 2/10/23 Interrupting Anti-Blackness In The Movement To End Gender Based Violence
• 2/16/23 SpeakOut Virtual Event: Angela Davis and Stacey Patton in Conversation
• 2/23/23 Uncomfortable Conversations: Holding Space for Discussions on Racism
• YWCA's Racial Justice Challenge
• Online Anti-Oppression Training from the Anti-Oppression Committee

To Read:

• Black Lives Matter at School
• Understanding this current moment: The Intersections of Policing and the calls for Defunding the Police - YWCA Columbus
• Bringing Black Queer and Trans Activism to the Forefront
• Honoring our History: Leaders in the Anti-Sexual Violence Movement

Please share this email to friends, peers or colleagues. Do you have a resource or item to include in an upcoming CIEO Newsletter? Please email to jeidemiller@oaesv.org