OSU Students Sit-In for Grassy Narrows campaign!
Submitted by KateyL on Tue, 2008-02-12 14:15.
UPDATES from RAN and OSU Students:
Just this morning students at Ohio State began a sit-in to demand ethical standards for the purchase of wood and paper. The members Free The Planet, a student group on campus, vow to stay until President Gordon Gee signs an agreement to stop the University from buying wood products obtained from Indigenous conflict areas and to include more recycled content in paper and lumber used on campus.
"We’re in contact with the five inside. We’re also in touch with a group of more than two dozen of their supporters rallying outside the President’s office. Police are reportedly on the scene, but have not indicated any intent to arrest at this point."
Gee is there, but is refusing to meet with the five students from Free The Planet. The rally has ended outside, but supporters are waiting outside the building - ready to support the five students should they be forced out of the building by police.
Free The Planet is scheduled to meet with University administration on Thursday to finalize OSU’s forest resources policy, the students inside Gee’s office are demanding that Gee sign a memorandum of understanding that will ensure that OSU commit to a strong policy on Thursday which would include OSU refusing to purchase copy paper that is sourced from Grassy Narrows - at OSU that means OfficeMax brand paper.
Support the students by signing on to their petition. Free The Planet is also asking supporters to call the President’s office to encourage him to sign the agreement:
President Gordon E. Gee, The Ohio State University - (614) 292-2424.
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