Action Alerts
Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
This will be an open meeting for the community to learn about our work in 2018 as well as to discuss our work in 2019. Location: Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave., Columbus 43214. For more information contact centralohioworker@gmail.com.
Monday, January 28, 7am
St. Sephen's Episcopal Church, 30 West Woodruff
Wright State Faculty are striking against the administration’s failure to negotiate with their union, AAUP, which represents them.
Wright State Administration, claiming financial woes (which were caused by the administration itself), is trying to attack the organizing rights and other benefits of the faculty.
The Administration has carried out a campaign of smears against the union, and lies to mislead the student body to prevent solidarity from growing.
However, the faculty are struggling, and they deserve our full support. Solidarity on the picket line will be essential support for them in their strike.
We will be organizing carpools to get to the pickets in Dayton (1 hour drive) in the morning Monday with plans to return to Columbus by noon. We will be meeting for pickup at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Parking Lot at 7 AM Monday.
If you can give rides, please contact us. It would be much appreciated.
The U.S. is orchestrating a coup in Venezuela that is likely to lead to bloodshed — even civil war. Instead of meddling the internal affairs of another country, the U.S. should be supporting peaceful dialogue facilitated by mediators such as Mexico, Uruguay, and the Pope. We have seen, and are seeing now at the U.S.-Mexico border, the effects of past U.S. backed coups in Latin America — Guatemala in 1953, Chile in 1973, Honduras in 2009. It always turns out disastrous for the people.
Send a message now to the Democrats in Congress that they must not stay silent. So far only Senator Sanders and Representatives Khanna, Gabbard, Ocasio-Cortez, Lee, and Omar have spoken out and some — such as Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Adam Schiff—have actually supported Trump. Tell the Democrats to follow Senator Sanders and Representatives Khanna, Gabbard, Ocasio-Cortez, Lee, and Omar and call for peaceful dialogue. The coup attempt must be condemned.
Friday, January 25, 4pm
St. James Tavern, 1057 N. 4th St.
Roe V Wade was ruled on by the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 1973. The court ruled 7-2 that unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion is unconstitutional. Here we are in the year 2019 and a woman's right to choose is being threatened in almost every state in the country, including and especially in Ohio with the threat of the Heartbeat Bill popping up constantly and the Method Ban passing. St James Tavern trusts women and supports their right to choose medical decisions needed for their own bodies. Join us for Happy Hour on Friday to raise money for Women Have Options. Michelle will be behind the bar and donating all of her tips plus 20% of the bar sales to WHO. Any donations over $10 will get you a copy of the Men of St James 2019 CALENDAR because you should be rewarded for supporting women and their right to choose!
January 24, 2019, 1:30 – 2:45 PM
Provost's Discovery Themes Lecture with Mary Robinson
One of the world's most respected advocates for climate justice and Ireland's first woman President, Mary Robinson leads the Mary Robinson Foundation—Climate Justice, a center for thought leadership, education and advocacy for the poor and disempowered in the world that are disproportionately threatened by climate change. Her new book, Climate Justice, has received glowing reviews from former world leaders and the environmental and human rights community.
Barack Obama, awarding Robinson the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, praised her as an “advocate for the forgotten and the ignored,” noting that she has “not only shone a light on human suffering, but illuminated a better future for our world.” Mary Robinson first rose to international prominence as President of Ireland from 1990-97. She is widely regarded as a groundbreaking and transformational leader who elevated the public role of the Irish presidency, helping to shape modern Ireland in a period of rapid and unprecedented economic growth.
The Police Officers for Equal Rights (POER) host the annual Free MLK breakfast
Monday, January 21, 8-10am Breakfast, 10am-12pm - Program
First AME Zion Church, 873 Bryden Rd.
Breakfast is free, keynote speaker: Ohio House Rep. Bernadine Kennedy Kent (25th district)
All are welcome.
Saturday, January 19, 11am
Social Justice Park, Cleveland Avenue nd Broad Street
Sponsored by Women's March on Washington-Ohio Chapter and Women's March
Thursday, January 17, -6:30pm
John Glenn International Airport (Columbus airport), 4600 International Gateway
Show your support for government workers being impacted by the Trump shutdown.
Air traffic controllers, safety inspectors, scientists, TSA agents, our Coast Guard, Park Service and many other working citizens are being forced to work without pay or are furloughed due to Trump's shutdown over his racist monument.
Due to security issues this will be a "flash" event. Please make banners or signs that can be kept folded in a pocket and remain covert until rally starts. Cloth would be ideal.
It is likely we will be asked to leave. However, it is harder for them to ask a large group to leave, hence the "flash" nature.
We lend our peaceful nonviolent support to our government workers. Perhaps we will catch Representatives Stivers and Beatty on their home flights and have opportunity to ask them directly to end this shutdown.