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The Ohio Empowerment Coalition, a coalition of low-income people and grassroots groups united to fight for economic and social justice for the poor, is holding a Speakout for Economic Justice to End Poverty in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. To be held the weekend before Ohio's March 4 primary we are inviting all presidential candidates to hear the concerns of low-income voters on issues of jobs, housing, health care, kinship care/safety net supports and public education. The Speak Out is sponsored by many organizations, including Contact Center/Benefit Rights Advocacy Group (BRAG), OhioVOTES, Intercommunity Justice & Peace Center, Clevelanders United Against Poverty (UCAP), Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor (STOP), Sojourners, UHCAN-OH, Education Organizing Project-Cincinnati of Center for Community Change, among others. New Prospect Baptist Church, 1829 Elm St. Contact: Lynn Williams, 513-381-4242 or 1-877-862-5179 (toll-free).
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