Rally
Friday, May 1, 2026 - 4:30pm
McCoy Park, 600 Stimmel Rd., Columbus, OH 43223
Billionaire Haslams are bringing a National Women's Soccer League team to Columbus – and taking $25 million from taxpayers like you! Even worse, Columbus City Council and Franklin County Commissioners are handing over McCoy Park, one of the few parks on the South Side.
Bring your family! Rally, eat, play and sign the "Our City, Our Say"" petition to reform City Council and end handouts to billionaires.
Take Action
In secret backroom deals, completely out of the public eye, Mayor Ginther and the Columbus City Council took McCoy Park away from the most underserved and under-resourced residents in the city and signed it over to the Haslam Sports Group so it can be made into a women’s soccer training facility. We are fighting back!
It’s bad enough that this was done in secret, without input from the community.
Worse that it takes away the only open green space in the area – AFTER extensive plans had been made for a complete renovation.
Most obscene of all though is the fact that it takes $50 million dollars of our hard-earned tax money ($25 million from the City of Columbus and $25 million from Franklin County) and gifts it to the billionaire-owned Haslam sports group for an entirely private enterprise.
Stand up for your neighbors and let the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), Mayor Ginther, Columbus City Council and the Franklin County Commissioners know that we are not giving up our precious public resources without a fight!