Action Alerts
Essential workers in the Central Ohio region will go on strike for health protections and workplace reform on May 1st. Workers will be picketing and car parading outside of the CMH1 Amazon Fulfillment Center in Etna, Ohio (11999 National Rd SW, Etna, OH 43062). The action will take place from 9:15 AM to 11 PM.Parking will be available in a church just outside the facility at-10 first Ave SW Etha, OH 43062.
Columbus, Ohio - This May Day, Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart, Target, Walmart and FedEx workers throughout the nation will be walking out of work to call attention to workplace safety and issues during COVID. As a coalition of “essential workers” across different companies, we all agree that our employers are putting their profits before our lives, as they continue to amass incalculable amounts of wealth while our lives are put at risk daily. Although our organization’s share varying demands for workplace reform, we all share the common platform for essential health protections as well as sick and hazard pay.
From Monday, April 27th, 2020 at noon EST to Monday, May 4th, 2020 at noon EST, #CitizenMiriam will be hosting an Online Silent Auction Benefiting Miriam Vargas. Folks with marginalized identities are often hurt the most in any crisis, and this is certainly true of the coronavirus pandemic. While many of us are experiencing social isolation and restricted movement for the first time, Miriam Vargas has been in sanctuary lock down at First English Lutheran Church for more than 670 days. Further, if she seeks urgent medical attention, she risks deportation.
Call your US Senators and Representative to demand that they work to ensure safe, secure elections during the COVID-19 Outbreak. We want to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and voting by mail is a good way to do it.
Senator Portman: (202) 224-3353, (614) 469-6774
Senator Brown: (202) 224-2315, (614) 469-2083
Rep. Balderson (202) 225-5355; (614) 523-2555 (OH12)
Rep Steve Stivers (202) 225-2015:(614) 771-4968 (OH15)
Rep. Beatty (202) 225-4324; (614) 220-0003 (OH3)
Background HERE (from Indivisible) on a plan from Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Friday, April 24, 11am-1pm
Caravan of cars, vehicles only and practice social distancing
It’s a comforting thought, to think the law is on your side. For 50 years, environmentalists in the United States have celebrated Earth Day tomarkthe anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. They celebrate the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, the Clean Water, and the Endangered Species acts.
But, there is a catch.
The laws celebrated during Earth Day have failed to guard against mass species die-offs, the climate crisis, deadly air pollution, the corporatization of freshwater, and the largest loss of biodiversity in human history. The planet is on the verge of ecological collapse.
These environmental laws may have won narrow battles. But they are decisively losing the war.
“Environmental protection” is no more than an illusion that functions to permit and regulate harms to nature. It legalizes pollution.
April 22, Earth Day - 7:20 - 9:00 pm EST
Ohio State University is trying to build a new fracked gas plant, right on campus in Columbus. Ohioans have overwhelmingly expressed a shared desire for a future powered by renewable energy that will create 21st century jobs, reduce the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and pollutants into our water. And Mayor Ginther recently announced a plan to transition the City of Columbus to 100% renewable energy by 2022. OSU’s new plant would be at odds with Columbus' plans, and the community's wishes.
Make your voice heard by sending a comment to the Ohio Power Siting Board, letting them know why you want them to reject this proposal.
Live online digital film festival - through April 19.
Now celebrating its 68th year, the festival introduces Central Ohio to the best independent filmmakers from around the world, this year you can attend from the comfort of your home. Unlike physical film festivals where you need to rush to get a good seat, CIF+AF Digital Film Festival is delivered entirely online. Your seat can't get much better than this. Select a few films, an entire film block, or an ALL ACCESS PASS!
It’s up to you! With over 100 filmmakers, the films you want to watch are just a click away: Our selected filmmakers will be screening their films over a 5-day period. If you have a genre that you would love to see, we've got you covered.
Follow your selected film blocks for exclusive screenings completely online: Choose the topics you'd like to follow and we'll keep you up to date with its content, viewing times and pricing.
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 6:00 - 7:30 PM.
Join us for our monthly Immigrant Justice Committee meeting! This will be a zoom call, please email us for the link/phone number at centralohioworkercenter@gmail.com. The Immigration Justice Committee is responsible for advancing the immigrant rights mission of the organization by proposing projects, policy statements, and inter-organizational relationships to the board for approval, and for providing ongoing up-to-date information about opportunities for COWC. Brittnee Pankey Qualls will do a presentation on how COVID-19 is affecting the immigrant/refugee population in Central Ohio.
Join us for the Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon on Zoom.
Facebook Event
night from 7-9pm on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/222255972
Meeting ID: 222 255 972
Presentations by Bob Fitrakis on elections, Esther Flores on her nonprofit 1DivineLive4Health and Torin Jacobs on helping our neighbors in need.