Action Alerts
Sunday, October 27, 2019, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Join us in remembering the plight and resilience of the Kashmiri people. Sponsored by CAIR. Location: 233 Civic Center Dr., Columbus 43215. Facebook.
Saturday, October 26, 11am-12noon, Washington Gladden Social Justice Park, northeast corner of E. Broad St. and Cleveland Ave.
The 200th birthday of the Rev. Dr. James Preston Poindexter, Columbus abolitionist and civil rights leader, will be celebrated on Saturday, October 26, from 11am to 12noon in the new Washington Gladden Social Justice Park on E. Broad St. at Cleveland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
The celebration, which will be held on his actual birthday, will include speakers, music, and light refreshments. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held next door in First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St.
Rev. Poindexter, who died in 1907, was an exceptional religious, political, and social justice leader in Columbus during the 19th century. He was an abolitionist, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and a lifelong advocate for civil and voting rights for African-Americans. He was pastor of the Anti-Slavery Baptist Church, and later, Second Baptist Church, and was a member of Columbus City Council and the Columbus Board of Education.
Friday, October 25, 5-10pm
Lincoln Theater, 769 Long St.
Empower. Connect. Build.
Our goal is to highlight the unique and creative lives of this diverse neighborhood and show how their experiences connect to national and global narratives and solutions.
Get tickets at www.tedxklb.org/
Tuesday, October 22, 9:45am-12pm
Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square
Join us Tuesday, October 22 in the Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid committee (South Hearing Room) for the third hearing on two anti-abortion bills - SB 155 and SB 208. The hearing is set to begin at 10:00 am
RSVP HERE - http://bit.ly/SB155SB208
Sunday, October 20, 2-3:30pm
Parsons Library, 1113 Parsons Ave.
Hosted by Columbus Club, Communist Party USA, The Anna Hass Morgan Club and Communist Party of Ohio, CPUSA. Political discussion, report on Ohio's denial of LGBTQ rights. Meeting Room 3.
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Join Socialist Alternative for a discussion on how we can unite against corporate politics, build independent political power, and fight for demands that working people need like rent control and a Green New Deal! Featured Speakers: Ali Smith from Liliana Baiman's city council campaign, Ellie Hamrick, Athens Revolutionary Socialists city council candidate in Athens, OH, Jenny Craig, West Virginia Teacher & President of WVEA Ohio County Local (via video) and Amanda Ponomarenko, from Socialist Alternative. With a live musical performance by The Counterfeiters! Location: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and University Center, 30 W. Woodruff Ave., Columbus 43210. Facebook.
Friday, October 18, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Many of you have been closely watching the debate on House Bill 6, legislation passed in July, which would place a charge on the bill of every ratepayer in Ohio to bailout two struggling nuclear plants and two of the region’s oldest, dirtiest coal plants. As if that were not enough, the legislation also guts the state’s successful renewable energy and efficiency standards that we have all fought so hard to defend over the last decade. If enough signatures are collected to get this issue on the ballot, the referendum effort keeps the law from going into effect until after Ohioans cast their votes in November 2020. Location:Land Grant Brewing Company 424 W. Town St. Columbus, OH 43215.
Thurs, October 17, 8-10pm
Vista Worthington, 7349 Worthington Galena Rd.
As the Ohio Legislature grapples with the question of how the state conducts executions—or perhaps if they should occur at all—come for the latest updates and hear stories of those who have experienced the issue first-hand. Featuring: Murder victim family members Chris Castillo and George White, and death row exoneree Shujaa Graham . Visit www.journeyofhope.org/ohio-journey for full event listing.