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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=630 style='width:472.5pt;margin-left:.5in;background:#00457C'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=100 height=100 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Description: Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=628 style='width:471.0pt;background:white'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Dear HASHEEN,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Over 3,000 OEA members joined 10,000 - 15,000 Ohioans at the Statehouse today to rally against Senate Bill 5. Your commitment to public education is making a difference, and your calls, emails and presence at the Statehouse is getting the attention of our elected officials. Despite the challenging weather, educators came to Columbus after school from all over Ohio. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Rallies and public demonstrations are just one part of the effort to make our voices heard in opposition to this bill. OEA members have sent over 37,000 constituent emails to their elected officials and hundreds of members turned out to events in Dayton, Youngstown and Columbus in the past two days. Hundreds, if not thousands, of OEA members are joining other working people in Canton right now to demonstrate against these anti-education, anti-student and anti-jobs efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Tomorrow, armed with the public support and momentum that we saw today at the Statehouse, we must re-double our efforts to make sure our State Senators know how many Ohioans are opposed to this bill. <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The best way to do that is through our Educator Connector phone line, at 888-907-7309.</span></strong> This service connects you directly to the State Senator who represents you, allowing all OEA members to call one number and be connected to their elected official. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>We need you to call tomorrow and get 3 other OEA members to call 888-907-7309 too</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>. Every day, more and more OEA members are getting involved in this effort, and parents, neighbors and friends are joining in too. You’ve taken action to protect our schools and students, and now we need your help to ensure more members take action too. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>To keep our momentum building, please contact at least 3 of your closest colleagues and make sure they call 888-907-7309 tomorrow.</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> Together, we can raise our voices and make clear the broad and passionate opposition to this bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Please continue to contact your legislators and <a href="http://aces.ohea.org/site/R?i=ffepPWY1Gp44cRoeZBKlgA.." target="_blank" title="SB5 - Collective Bargaining - Update">urge them to oppose Senate Bill 5.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CBD338.2B98E1E0" alt="Description: Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=630 style='width:472.5pt;margin-left:.5in;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://aces.ohea.org/site/R?i=JD4Vrt9TO3lsvGFDRnu62w.." target="_blank"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Description: Image removed by sender. 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