4/25/19

Demonstrations and Protests

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Meagan Hall | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

About 40 demonstrators marched around campus Oct. 19, 2019, during the seventh annual F--k Rape Culture demonstration. They made demands to the university that included harsher punishments for sexual assault perpetrators.



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Emilee Chinn | PHOTO EDITOR

(From left) Cody Shanklin, Hannah Burke and Mallory Golski stand in front of the crowd of demonstrators during the "It's On Us, Bobcats" rally against sexual assault on College Green on Sep. 27, 2018. The rally was held in response to a series of reports of rape and sexual imposition that have been reported to the Ohio University Police Department and Athens Police Department since August 25.





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Elizarni, a doctoral student studying educational leadership, participates in a candlelight vigil at the 2018 Interfaith Peace Walk. About 100 OU students and Athens Residents were at the 9/11 peace walk, which honored people who died during the terrorist attacks.





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Meagan Hall | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Sally Sugar, an Ohio University alumna, cries during a speaker at a demonstration outside of Cutler Hall. The demonstration was held after the unexpected dismissal of delfin bautista, the LGBT Center Director. bautista will remain on paid administrative leave until June 30, 2019. The LGTB center will continue operations during this time.





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Emilee Chinn | PHOTO EDITOR

delfin bautista, who uses they/them pronouns and does not capitalize letters in their name, speaks to about 60 people after they were removed as the director of the LGBT Center. Members of the group, which included Ohio University students, faculty and Athens residents, spoke about bautista’s impact and criticized the university’s unexpected and hasty decision to remove bautista from their position.





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Hannah Ruhoff | PHOTO EDITOR

Junior Jordyn Zimmerman lights President Duane Nellis's candle during a candlelight vigil on Oct. 29, 2018 held in honor of the victims of the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.





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