Action Alerts
Sunday, August 25, 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Location: Northern Lights Branch of Columbus Metropolitan Library, 4093 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2.
Register HERE.
Saturday, August 24, 1-5pm
Whetstone Park of Roses Shelter House, 3901 N. High St.
The first Columbus ArborFest, a celebration of the trees, plants, waterways, animals, and insects of Columbus, will be held at Whetstone Park this summer on Saturday, August 24 from 1pm to 5pm. The festival is free to attend and will feature live music, food trucks, local exhibitors, a native plant sale, and activities for adults and children alike.
Use this link to learn more about this event.
Hosted by Clintonville GreenSpot and Green Columbus.
Saturday, August 24, 1-5pm, Seafarer’s International Union, 2800 S. High St.
Join the Central Ohio Worker Center and NP [Nicholas Pasquarello] Immigration for the annual celebration honoring the life of Rubén Castilla Herrera! Every year, we gather to celebrate Rubén’s life and his lasting impact on the community on his birthday; August 24. The event will also be a fundraiser for the Central Ohio Worker Center.
Link to Fundraiser: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/annual-celebration-ruben-castilla-herrera-cowc-fundraiser.
All are welcome, including those who were not able to meet Rubén before he passed in 2019. This annual event serves as a place for such people to learn more about Rubén and feel his presence.
Food, made-from-scratch jugos (beverages), and cake will be provided. Parking will be provided on-site. Unfortunately, the building is not handicap accessible.
Indivisible Central Ohio Thursday Action Group Meeting
Thursday, August 22, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Please join Indivisible Central Ohio for a Zoom with ALL THREE Democratic candidates for Ohio Supreme Court: Justice Donnelly, Justice Stewart, and Judge Forbes!
Zoom call HERE.
Wednesday, August 21, 7:30pm
The Go Go bar, 987 N. Fourth St.
The Central Ohio chapter of RESULTS invites you to a Bingo Drag Show at The Go Go bar in Columbus on August 21 for an evening of fun in a supportive and inclusive environment! Please join us to learn more about our advocacy with RESULTS and help us to raise money to support the lifesaving work that we do.
Where: The Go Go bar, 987 N. Fourth St.
Cost: There is no charge to enter, play trivia, or attend the drag performances. Bingo, 50/50 raffle, and beverages available for purchase, and a food truck will be onsite. Gifts to RESULTS at the event or on this web page are tax-deductible and are deeply appreciated!
RSVP: Kindly write Ginnie Vogts at gvogts43@gmail.com if you can join us.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 7:30 PM
Join the zoom meeting here.
The purpose of this zoom is to enable members and allies to make BDS-type divestment and investment decisions. This occurs, as always, on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, August 20th at 7:30pm EST. Sloane Ortel (She/her), Chief Investment Officer for Ethical Capital Investment Collaborative will present on how one can invest ethically. She is also available to present follow-up trainings and zooms, and to review investment portfolios.
Monday, August 19, 2024, 7:00 PM
Register here.
You’ve likely already heard that the Ohio Ballot Board – chaired by Sec. of State Frank LaRose– approved inaccurate, confusing, and misleading ballot language for the Citizens Not Politicians amendment, November 2024’s Issue 1.
September is National Sickle Cell Month, and the Faith Thomas Foundation is excited to announce that we will be celebrating our 11th Annual Red Diamond Gala (RDG). The evening will include Hors d’oeuvre, program, dinner, silent auction, cash bar and music.
The Red Diamond Gala (RDG) will be held on Friday, September 13, 2024, at Creekside Conference and Event Center located at 101 Mill St #300, Gahanna, OH 43230.
Our theme this year is “The Gift of Life.”
This is a fundraising event that will raise awareness of sickle cell disease and to help us improve upon the quality of care and programs provided to sickle cell patients.
This event will benefit The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC) – James, Nationwide Children Hospital, and the Faith Thomas Foundation.
Registration closes on Saturday, September 7, 2024.
You can purchase your tickets online at,
Saturday Aug 17, 7pm
Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
Topic of effective and peaceful communication. Julie Hart from Ohio Dominican will lead a workshop on non-violent communication starting at 7 pm.
A live music bill featuring creative instriumental & electronic music- courtesy of local non-profit Fuse Factory, will follow around 9 pm. No fee for the workshop, but donations are welcomed to cover our costs and if you plan to stick around for the entire music program, there is a suggested donation. Light snacks and beverages will be served.
Old First is at the corner of Bryden and Ohio, and there is ample parking available on Bryden. Hope to see a lot of you out for this!
Thursday, August 15, 2024, 3:00 PM
Webinar
You’ve probably heard about Project 2025 – which produced a 900+-page compendium of extremist proposals put out by the right-wing Heritage Foundation (although the head of the project left the Heritage Foundation after Project 2025 proved intensely unpopular). So why should you know about these plans? Because they have been developed by many with connections to the former Trump Administration and are similar to certain proposals before Congress now. Whoever wins the election, these proposals to shrink human needs programs may emerge – and we have to be ready.