URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL SWOEA MEMBERS:
Tonight the OEA Region 5 Coordinating Council (R5CC) suspended business as usual. In response to Senate Bill 5 (SB5) and other pending legislation in Ohio’s Statehouse, the R5CC declared a state of crisis to address the dangers presented by this legislation.
Our first action was to form a crisis committee with the goals to inform members what’s at risk in the pending legislation and to engage members to avert this crisis. We pledged that we would wake up every morning asking ourselves, “What can I do today to solve this crisis?” and to ask all OEA members to join us.
In conjunction with the R5CC, SWOEA asks all locals to also form a crisis committee to address SB5 and other anti-public education legislation. Through various means, we will be asking all members to help.
Today, we ask you to ask members to go to https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=7ed63c4978e84786b84aab68fe982ed3&URL=http%3a%2f%2faces.ohea.org to become an OEA Cyber Lobbying Ace. OEA’s password protected program allows OEA members to obtain information on these critical issues. From that site we ask you to email your Ohio Senator your concerns about SB5.
We will be in contact very often as the issues facing us are complex and appear to be on a fast track in the legislature. We will be doing everything in our power to support your efforts to mobilize your members.
If it is at all possible, please consider attending hearings on SB5 at the Ohio Statehouse. Proponent testimony will be held on February 15, 2011 at 2:30 pm and Opponent testimony will be held on February 17, 2011 at 10 am.
If you have questions or concerns please contact me at (513) 594-7129 or https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx
Calling all members to action,
Richard C. Packert
SWOEA, President
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