Action Alerts
Saturday, January 22, 2018, 7-9pm
Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
Central Ohioans for Peace Meeting. Speaker Julie Hart, Pathways to Peace. Julie Hart will speak about her book Pathways to Pacifism and Antiwar Activism among U.S. Veterans: the Role of Moral Identity in personal transformation. Details to follow. For questions about Central Ohioans for Peace, please send email to: cohioansforpeace@gmail.com.
House Bill 81 and Senate Bill 40 are companion bills in the Ohio General Assembly which will prohibit the execution of defendants with certain narrowly defined severe mental illnesses.
Sat, Jan. 20, 10:30-1:30
Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St.
2017 has been a year of women's movements – from the historic Women's March on Jan. 21 to the bravery of the #MeToo Silence Breakers. Let's carry this strength of women's resistance into 2018!
Join Socialist Alternative and the Women's March Ohio – Columbus Region at the Greater Columbus Convention Center to hear speakers on the battle facing us in 2018 – the midterm elections are coming up, and the political establishment doesn't want you to vote!
Come and hear speakers who fight against sexual assault, harassment, and inequities in the work place. We will also share information on gerrymandering, voting rights, and organizing disenfranchised communities for the Midterm Elections on November 6th, 2018.
On December 6th, HB 440, the Ohio Health Security Act, was introduced to the Ohio House by Representatives Teresa Fedor and Bernadine Kennedy Kent.
Today we received the notice of the first hearing of this bill, the Sponsor’s Hearing, on Wednesday, January 24th at 10:00 am. The hearing will take place in the Statehouse in Room 116.
The hearing will be conducted by the Insurance committee. The members of the committee are: Thomas Brinkman (R), Chair, Michael Henne (R), Vice Chair, John Boccieri (D), Michael Ashford (D), Kristin Boggs (D), Andrew Brenner (R), Bill Dean (R), Anne Gonzales (R), Glenn Holmes (D), Larry Householder (R), Stephen Huffman (R), Sarah LaTourette (R), Wes Rutherford (R).
We need to have as many people as possible show up for this hearing. We need to fill the room and spill out into the hallway. The members of the committee need to know that we are serious and that we can show up in large numbers. As Representative Fedor said to us,
Thursday, January 18, 2018, 6:00 – 8:00 PM.
Come on out to our first meeting of the year! We will be going over plans for the #BlackPride4's weeklong trial (which starts February 5) and discussing proposals for Community Pride. The library and room are wheelchair accessible. Please message us if you need any accommodations such as an interpreter or childcare. Location: Columbus Metropolitan Library, Parsons Branch, meeting room 3, 1113 Parsons Avenue, Columbus 43206.
Facebook Event
Wednesday, January 17
Kucinich4Ohio: Announcement
2:45-4:45pm
Ground floor, Ohio Statehouse, Broad and High Streets
Come show your support for Dennis Kucinich as he announces his run for Governor of Ohio.
Meet on the Ground Floor of the Statehouse, Thomas Worthington Center, at 2:45. We will have signs to hold.
Dreamers of Columbus Art Display
5-8pm
Third Way Cafe, 3058 W. Broad St.
Columbus artists Olga Pavlovska, Sahar Fadaian, and Leticia Wiggins are previewing their new work that showcases portraits and stories of local Dreamers.
Also know as DACA recipients, Dreamers are the sons and daughters of undocumented immigrants in America who have grown up going to school with us, graduating college with us, and now work with us, but don't have citizenship.
Their fate is currently being debated in Washington, D.C. and will most likely be decided January 19th. Please come to show your support for these brave individuals and learn how you can get more involved.
This event is free to the public. Locally Roasted Coffee is available for a $2 cover charge.
Tuesday, Jan 16, 7-9pm
Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
Over the past few months we have witnessed two things: 1) the cruelty of the Trump administration’s efforts to deport immigrant families and 2) how those immigrant families are leading our movement by resisting Trump’s deportation agenda.
While many localities, like Columbus, Ohio, have made proclamations that no local resources will be used to enforce federal immigration law, the reality is that ICE continues to terrorize and separate families like Edith Espinal’s.
On October 10, 2017, Edith, a mother of three, was ordered to leave the country. She courageously made the decision to fight her deportation by entering sanctuary. Edith’s case is one of a handful of other cases where immigrant families have taken up sanctuary across the country.
We invite you to join us to hear from Edith and others living in Sanctuary who are leading the sanctuary movement.
The conversation will include:
Sunday, January 14, 2018, 2pm
Scores of students, community members and people of faith from over 20 campuses across nation will join together with congregation and community members to demonstrate at the Wendy’s located at 2004 N. High St. The protest is a culmination of a weekend of student strategizing alongside the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to further engage their communities and campuses in the Wendy’s Boycott during 2018.
What: Demonstration to call on Wendy’s to sign the CIW’s Fair Food Program and for OSU to cut their contract with the fast food giant.
Where: Wendy’s located at 2004 N High St
When: Sunday, January 14 at 2 PM
Saturday, Jan. 13, 6:30-11pm
1021 E. Broad St., Columbus (parking in rear, east side door)
Join progressive friends for food, drink, and great music.
Presentation on the year of cannabis in Ohio.
Contact: colsfreepress@gmail.com or 614-253-2571