Action Alerts

Sunday, November 7, 5pm, The Boat House Restaurant at Confluence Park, 679 W. Spring St.

Please join us for an inspirational evening with elected officials, interfaith and community leaders, and our youth leaders, as we gather to support and celebrate Columbus youth and families.

During the last seven years, MY Project USA has become a mainstream Muslim social services and civic engagement organization. We are working hand in hand with our interfaith and social justice partners to bring prosperity and hope to the under-served communities in Columbus. At our annual banquet, we will celebrate our accomplishments. We will also re-energize our base and will raise money to continue and grow our work to the next level. Please join us and bring your family and friends with you.

The proceeds of this dinner:

• will be used to protect and empower Columbus needy and under-served families,

• will help launch and grow initiatives to address hunger, poverty, family violence, drugs, gangs, human trafficking, and many other issues that need our urgent attention,

Saturday, November 06, 12:00 PM
Ohio Statehouse
Gathering in front of the Ohio Statehouse by the William McKinnley statue. We gather to support the urgency of the UN climate negotiations by 200 countries in Glasgow,UK. We urge the Ohio General Assembly to adopt clean energy standards and get to net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Bring banners and signs (no sign poles permitted). We will march around the Statehouse and hand out information about COP 26 and paths to a sustainable future. Social distancing necessary or wear a mask.
https://actionnetwork.org/events/columbus-global-day-of-action-for-climate-justice-6th-nov?fbclid=IwAR2rPCqknLFVtHtWreS9oF5teG8V74dz4I2tdm6aCd-IFxgghGHzBzaR3mY

Register for this event
To be held Saturday, November 6, 12-12:45pm
Meet here: parking lot on North 4th Street, between Long and Spring Streets, (set your GPS for 144 North 4th Street, and look for the Medicare for All signs at the entrance)

Wednesday, November 3, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Too often, district attorneys say they’re thinking of victims’ family members when they announce that they’re seeking the death penalty in murder cases. But are they, really?

Aba Gayle, Mattie Scott, and Robert “Renny” Cushing, three victims’ family members, discuss why they oppose the death penalty, despite the pain and anger that they felt when their loved ones were killed. All three have devoted their lives to abolishing capital punishment, channeling their pain and anguish into ending the cycle of violence. As Mattie says, “It’s time to stop the killing and start the healing.”

Humanity is failing to stop the climate crisis. It's now beyond urgent -- the planet is screaming for help.

Right now world leaders are meeting for historic climate talks -- but pledges without real action won't cut it anymore. We need bold, visionary leaders to finally do what's needed to pull us back from the abyss.

I'll be at the talks with inspiring youth leaders like Vanessa Nakate and Dominika Lasota. We'll personally meet dozens of governments -- it's the perfect opportunity to deliver a giant call for urgent action. Join us now: add your name with one click and pass this on.

It can feel incredibly hard to keep hope alive in the face of inaction. But my hope lies in people -- in the millions of us who are rising to save the future. It lies in our marches, in our dogged determination to keep fighting, and in our trembling voices as we speak truth to power. My hope is rooted in action and fueled by a love for humanity and our most beautiful earth. It's what keeps me absolutely convinced that we can do this. And we must do this. Together.

The Build Back Better agenda is supposed to be a game-changer to transition the country to renewable energy and off of fossil fuels by 2035. Yet the Build Back Better Act includes $30 billion of infrastructure spending on subsidies for aging, uneconomical nuclear power plants. This would be a costly, counterproductive, job-killing mistake. Speak up and demand that leaders in Washington take action towards a just transition to a 100% renewable energy future - carbon-free and nuclear-free. We’ve come so far in demanding real climate action instead of the false promises of nuclear power that only enrich corrupt corporations while leaving frontline communities behind. And the good news is that we’ve been winning! Over the last six months, the nuclear bailout proposal has been cut back from as much as $200 billion to about $35 billion.  Now, we have to get it cut completely. It has never been a more important time for you to tell your elected leaders to cut wasteful, corrupt nuclear bailouts in the Build Back Better Act.

Saturday, October 30, 6:30pm
Brothers Drake Meadery, 26 E 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201

October 29, 2021, 1:00 PM
OSU’s Bricker Hall (190 N Oval Mall building 001, Columbus, OH 43210)
Just ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, a coalition of U.S. youth climate advocacy organizations will kick off a campaign to end fossil fuel expansion by 2022 by targeting financers of the fossil fuel industry. Columbus organizers are joining in on a national day of action by calling on The Ohio State University’s President and Board of Trustees to completely divest from all fossil fuel projects immediately and reinvest in renewable energy. A coalition of students and Columbus community members will rally in front of OSU President Johnson’s office to take a stand against Ohio State’s investment in the climate crisis. Ohio Climate Youth for Climate Justice is a youth-led movement organizing radical action to address the climate crisis with the focus and urgency that the issue deserves.

Thursdaym Octobetr 28, 7-8:30PM
Zoom
Join the Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists as we discuss and apply revolutionary ideas.
This week, we will be meeting on zoom from 7:00-8:30pm, where we will be collaborating with Cincinnati Socialists to discuss housing and reproductive rights. Hope to see you there!

Tuesday, October 27, 5:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The OEC [Ohio Environmental Council] Emerging Leaders Council [ELC] invites renters to engage with us and our partners about how to live sustainably and advocate for equitable living conditions as a renter. Being a renter may make a person feel like they don’t have control over their living environment. However, there are some actionable steps the renter community can take to take back some control!

Join the ELC on October 27 at 5:30pm to hear from advocates and experts from Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO), Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO), Simply Living, Ohio Student Association, 3 Tree, and GreenSpot.

Following presentations on issues pertaining to sustainability and housing, ELC members and our partners will host different breakout rooms to debrief, discuss, and hear thoughts about each of the topics presented. At the end of the event, you’ll leave with actionable steps that you can use to push your home toward sustainability while also knowing what you can do to make progress for the environment and your community.