Action Alerts
Saturday, August 6, 2022, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Celebrate the 57th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act on August 6th by standing up for democracy!
Check-in and brunch begin at 10:30 am at the Sheraton in Capitol Square. The program will begin promptly at 11:00 am with a training and voter engagement resource give-away. We will then march to the Statehouse for the rally at 1 pm.
This event is co-sponsored by Ohio Organizing Collaborative, NAACP Ohio Conference, APRI of Ohio, Ohio Unity Coalition, the Amos Project, the Ohio State Baptist Convention, our national partner Faith in Action, and our new co-sponsor The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation. Join us to uplift Black and brown voices and fight for fair, free, and equitable elections. All Ohioans deserve to have their voices heard and their votes to matter! For questions, support with transportation, or other accessibility needs, please contact us at info@ohorganizing.org.
Friday, August 5, 2022, 12:00 PM
Simply Living will be holding a First Fridays online information session about Solarize Columbus. Solar United Neighbors provides unbiased, installer-neutral support through each stage of the process of going solar. Their team ensures you understand how solar works, how it saves you money on your bills, and how it can be installed on your home.
Thursday, August 4, 6:45-9:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
“A gun-toting 83-year-old woman refuses to sell her house to the power plant next door. But despite her refusal, the plant has moved ahead with their 20-million-dollar deal to buy out most of Cheshire and bulldoze all the homes. What happened in this Ohio River town overrun by one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the world? A story of money, power, and the increasingly difficult choices we face surrounding coal and the environment, ‘Cheshire, Ohio’ makes us think twice about home.”
“Filmed over a decade, ‘Cheshire, Ohio’ follows a community devastated by coal, starting with American Electric Power’s buyout and bulldozing of this Ohio River community after exposing them to years of harmful emissions, and then returning several years later to the now almost emptied town as we follow the case of 77 plaintiffs who have filed a lawsuit against American Electric Power for not protecting them from carcinogenic chemicals at the plant’s coal ash landfill site.”
Wednesday, August 3, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
In the face of relentless attacks on abortion access and bodily autonomy, abortion pills have become even more essential.
Learn how to share information about why Self-Managed Abortion (SMA) through medication is a safe, effective, and convenient reproductive health option for those in your community.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Faith Choice Ohio.
Tuesday, August 2, 6:30am-7:30pm
Your polling site - look it up here.
This election will primarily determine who represents us in the Ohio Statehouse - state representatives and senators.
Please get out and vote today!!
Indivisible OH12/Central Ohio Welcome & Information SessionMonday,
August 1, 2022, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Join us to learn how to get the most out of our group and how we can help you make a difference. We will introduce you to Vote Forward letters & postcard campaigns; our voter registration efforts; opportunities to canvass, text, and make calls; how to make a difference even if none of these fit for you. All welcome, especially new members! Register for the zoom meeting HERE.
Sunday, July 31, August 31, and September 11, 2022, 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Are you part of a Jewish community that is looking for strategies to keep your community safe and police-free? Join SURJ Faith for a three part series, led by Jewish activists and safety experts, to prepare and train congregations to make community safety plans for the High Holy Days and beyond.
Whether you are interested in making your first safety plan or are already deeply engaged in this work, come meet fellow activists and learn hands-on skills. We encourage you to sign up with a small group from your community, if possible. The final training will be open to people of any faith who want to learn de-escalation skills to support their own congregations as well as support Jewish community safety teams. Sliding scale donation ($0-$54).
Saturday, July 30, 4-7pm
Maroon Arts Group Boxpark, 925 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Featuring stand-up comedy showcase with Nef Johnson
As the US Senate prepares to vote on next year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), take action NOW to tell your US senators to stop financing deadly police and military repression.
In El Salvador, prisoners are being denied basic human rights, including food, while journalists have recorded at least 56 people having died in custody due to violence, torture, or a lack of medical attention. There are also many instances of “forced disappearances,” where families have no information on the whereabouts of detained relatives.
Since Bukele came into office, he has dramatically expanded the size and scope of the military in direct violation of the 1992 Peace Accords, including securing a military budget higher than any point during the 12-year civil war. Despite all this, the U.S. continues arming and training the police and military as the largest foreign supporter of Salvadoran security forces.
This is an excellent, probing analysis of the US nuclear weapons program and what must be done to step back from the brink of possible nuclear war with Russia and other players in the unthinkable game. https://popularresistance.org/open-letter-to-president-biden-from-veterans-for-peace/.