Action Alerts

The Ides of Trump postcard mailing campaign

Envelope addressed to The President and in parentheses (For Now)

Wednesday, March 16 all day
Nation-wide
On March 15th, 2017 each of us will mail the White House a postcard that publicly expresses our vocal opposition to the new president. And we, in vast numbers, from all corners of the world, will overwhelm Washington with the President’s unpopularity and our opinions of his agenda. We will show the man, the media, and the politicians how vast our numbers are and we will bury the White House post office in pink slips, all informing the President that he’s fired!

Each of us — every protester from every march, each Congress calling citizen, every boycotter, volunteer, donor, and petition signer — will write a single postcard and put them all in the mail on the same day, March 15th, 2017.

No alternative fact or Russian translation will explain away our record-breaking, officially-verifiable, warehouse-filling flood of fury. Hank Aaron currently holds the record for fan mail, having received 900,000 pieces in a year. We’re setting a new record: over a million pieces in a day.

Franklin County Green Party meeting

Green earth with leaves growing around it and words Green party

Tuesday, March 14, 6pm-business meeting, 7pm-public presentation
Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., room 100, parking in rear in "R" spots only
Addressing Trump's Domestic and Military Agenda
A discussion of the proposed policies and how to fight back!
Healthcare -  Bob Krasen, SPAN Ohio State Council member will discuss the Trump healthcare plan and compare it to the Single Payer Plan recently introduced in the Ohio Senate. Also discussion of immigration issues and military spending.
fcgreenparty@gmail.com
614-374-2380.

Columbus Rally For Expanded Sanctuary

Lots of people holding signs at a rally

Monday, March 13, 4:30-6:00pm
Columbus City Hall, 90 W. Broad St. 
A RALLY TO DEMAND SANCTUARY FOR ALL

Several organizations representing diverse communities within the greater Columbus area have joined together to make sure that we protect ALL people in Columbus. As we thank our Mayor Ginther and the Columbus City Council for the steps that they have taken to start the process towards making Columbus a Sanctuary City for some, we would like to ask for an Expanded Sanctuary. #ExpandSanctuaryCBUS means a #SanctuaryForAll

We demand that all marginalized groups - irrespective of their religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability and immigration status - be welcomed and provided sanctuary and safety by our City, County, and State officials. 

Activist events for March 10

Pink triangle on black background with words Silence equals death

Silence is Death
March 10 7-11pm
Vanderelli Room, 218 McDowell St., Franklinton
This neighborhood exhibition explores the social and political role of creatives to ignite change, empower the people and challenge hatred in our community.
We UNITE to celebrate OUR HUMANITY. We UNITE to take a STAND AGAINST HATE. We have the POWER to eliminate hate when we are UNITED.
All GREAT revolutions are fueled by CREATIVES.
Curated by: Alicia Jean Vanderelli, Dana Harper, and Tona Pearson
Planning committee: Dana Harper, Gaye Reissland, Heidi Madsen, Hakim Callwood, Callie King, Lisa Steward, and Lynne Bieber
Inclusion - Promenade Gallery, 400 West Rich-
Locker Room Talk - 129 Studios
The Pussy Grabs Back - The Vanderelli Room
Making America Create Again - The Idea Foundry
Make Mine America - AWL (artist wrestling league) Headquarters
Soapbox- Lundberg Industrial Arts
**20% of sales will be donated (distributed evenly) to Gladden House, Planned Parenthood, Standing Rock and the ACLU

Activist events for March 9

Cartoon with huge ship named Status Quo on ocean with Columbus City Council flag, and a bubble that says "This Ship is unsinkable -- full speed ahead!"

Kick-Off Meeting for Columbus City Council Reform Working Group
March 9 - 6:30PM
Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Library, 1600 E Long St, Columbus, OH 43203
Kick-off meeting on 2017 campaign to reform Columbus City Council. Help organize our thinking around a new campaign and strategy to victory on election day.

March is Women’s History Month: Here are events celebrating women

Pink female symbol

A Day Without A Woman: Women's March Ohio & International Women's Day Rally

March 8, 4:3-7:30pm rally, 6-9pm fundraiser
Outdoor event at the Gazebo in Goodale Park, indoor event in Goodale Shelter House, 120 W. Goodale St. 43215
Outdoor event – free. Rally will present speakers from the community, local leaders, elected officials, and a variety of food trucks

$20 donation for indoor fundraiser benefiting The RISE Project with RISE Travel will be held at the Goodale Shelter House from 6pm-8pm. This donation will help sponsor the WMW-OH Rally and includes drinks, music, snacks, a silent auction, plus raffles.

Actions include your personal contribution In Solidarity to A Day Without A Women. Attend the WMW-OH local International Women's Day Rally, get together with a group of women over breakfast or lunch at home verses a restaurant In Solidarity with underpaid workers, boycott businesses that further disenfranchise people in our society, and or strike from cleaning or cooking. What is A Day Without A Woman to you? Please Share! #HearOurVoice #WithoutAWoman #WMWOH.

How Should White People Respond to Police Violence?

Movie poster with a police officer and yellow tape, words Police Officer

Monday, March 6, 6:45pm
Northwood-High building, 2231 N. High St., parking in "R" spots in rear
We will watch the award winning film "Peace Officer" and follow up with a group discussion on the abuse of SWAT teams and how should majority white communities deal with their own experience of police violence? How can these communities find the proper way to build solidarity with other over policed and marginalized groups?
Peace Officer is a feature documentary about the increasingly militarized state of American police as told through the story of William “Dub” Lawrence, a former sheriff who established and trained his rural state’s first SWAT team only to see that same unit kill his son-in-law in a controversial standoff 30 years later. Driven by an obsessed sense of mission, Dub uses his own investigative skills to uncover the truth in this and other recent officer-involved shootings in his community while tackling larger questions about the changing face of peace officers nationwide.

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