CSU Students Against Marshall- SAM

CSU Students Against Marshall- SAM You supported the CSU-Law Students and the name of our law school changed 11/17/22. Thank you!

We are so grateful and humbled to the many strong community organizations, and the individual leaders within them that r...
11/26/2022

We are so grateful and humbled to the many strong community organizations, and the individual leaders within them that reached out to us, wrote letters, made calls, and offered support, time, and mentorship to the students of Cleveland State University Law School during this campaign.

Special thanks to the The National Action Network who brought national attention to this issue via the vast network and ...
11/26/2022

Special thanks to the The National Action Network who brought national attention to this issue via the vast network and voice of Rev. Al Sharpton.

Particular thanks to Dr. Marcia McCoy, proud alumna, and President of the Greater CLE Chapter who organized a rally of support outside of the CSU College of Law attended by State Senator Nina Turner and created a platform for Black students' and racial minority student's voices to be heard.

We are endlessly grateful.

In 1963 around 1,000 children skipped classes and participated in a children’s civil rights march through downtown Birmi...
11/26/2022

In 1963 around 1,000 children skipped classes and participated in a children’s civil rights march through downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

They were met with Birmingham Police lines, arrested, and carried off to jail in school buses. Over the next days, it is estimated that near 3,000 children in total participated in the “Children’s Crusade”, as images of them being beaten by police, attacked by police dogs, and blasted by high-pressure fire hoses triggered outrage around the world.

President JFK’s U.S. Department of Justice had to intercede for the attack on protesters to end, and the event moved him to express support for the Civil Rights Act of 1994.

Ms. Julia Rogers, a Cleveland local, was one of these national heroes. She honored the students of Cleveland State University Law School with her time and energy towards this campaign.

Thank you to the Cuyahoga County Council President Pernel Jones Jr., Vice President Cheryl Stephens, Councilwoman Yvonne...
11/26/2022

Thank you to the Cuyahoga County Council President Pernel Jones Jr., Vice President Cheryl Stephens, Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell, Councilman Dale Miller, Councilwoman Sunny Simon, Councilwoman Meredith Turner, and Cleveland City Council for unanimously passing Resolution 25-2022 sponsored by City Councilman Kevin Conwell, urging CSU to Remove Marshall.

Additionally, we’d like to thank former state Senator Nina Turner and the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus.

In July 2020, there were three law schools in the nation who were named after the brutal slave trader, Chief Justice Joh...
11/26/2022

In July 2020, there were three law schools in the nation who were named after the brutal slave trader, Chief Justice John Marshall. During the wake of the largest racial uprisings our country has ever known, they were called upon to act in the name of justice and equity on behalf of their students, and remove the name.

Only one school remains:

Hanna Kassis, is a Cleveland lawyer and an alumni of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, which he successf...
11/26/2022

Hanna Kassis, is a Cleveland lawyer and an alumni of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, which he successfully lobbied in 2021 to drop the name “John Marshall” which preceded its name.

Kassis began his petition calling on all 18 schools in the country, including three law schools, to remove the honorific “John Marshall” from their name in 2020 during the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

You can sign it here https://www.change.org/p/rename-john-marshall

Thank you to the following community members for being early supporters of this campaign:
11/26/2022

Thank you to the following community members for being early supporters of this campaign:

Thank you to our CSU|Law peers, particularly those who made the effort to write bold statements of solidarity.Thank you ...
11/26/2022

Thank you to our CSU|Law peers, particularly those who made the effort to write bold statements of solidarity.

Thank you to our CSU peers for seeing the value of community by standing with your fellow students.

Students Against Marshall is relieved that finally, after nearly 3 years, two CSU Presidents, two investigative committe...
11/17/2022

Students Against Marshall is relieved that finally, after nearly 3 years, two CSU Presidents, two investigative committees, and however many man-hours and taxpayer dollars were spent on this issue, the CSU Board of Trustees has decided to listen to students.

We, the future alumni, donors, and leaders of Cleveland and Ohio, have been ignored while the Board callously graduated two classes with a slave owner on their diplomas.

We are grateful for this progress but are realistic about the amount of work Cleveland State University must do to repair its relationship with its students of color and their allies, and root out the many systemic prejudices that exist within this institution.

Thank you Senator Turner for embracing history and for supporting transformative justice in action at the CSU-Law School...
11/16/2022

Thank you Senator Turner for embracing history and for supporting transformative justice in action at the CSU-Law School.

Congrats to our graduating friends in the 2022 class! We are excited for you and cheers to a job well done :)See you aft...
04/28/2022

Congrats to our graduating friends in the 2022 class! We are excited for you and cheers to a job well done :)

See you after final exams!

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