Action Alerts
Friday, October 27, 12noon, Ohio Statehouse
Please join us as we rally for our Ohio state parks, climate, and democracy, on Friday, October 27, at 12noon, at the Ohio Statehouse, West Plaza, on the steps facing High Street.
This rally will bring together a diverse coalition of environmental, faith, health, and democracy groups to tell our state legislators — and the commission that will decide the fate of our beloved state parks and wildlife areas — that we the people own the public land and democracy in Ohio, and we want to see it protected, not fracked.
We have an incredible lineup of speakers that you will not want to miss, including:
• David Pepper, Ohio author, attorney, and democracy activist
• Robert Brecha, director of sustainability at University of Dayton
• Catherine Turcer, Ohio director for Common Cause
• Jess Grim, Ohio co-coordinator for Third Act
• Judy Comeau-Hart, director of Faith Communities Together
• Molly Jo Stanley, Ohio Environmental Council
• Joe Blanda, Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Randi Pokladnik, Save Ohio Parks
Thursday, October 26th at 6pm
Suszanne M. Scharer Room, Ohio Union
1739 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210, Ohio State University
Teach-in with Palestinian Provost's Fellow, Dr. Bayan Abusneineh, on contextualizing Gaza, Palestine and its history.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Staff from US Together and Community Refugee and Immigration Services will discuss their efforts to help individuals and families join new communities, including those resettling in Worthington, and share ways to help.
Location: Old Worthington Library, 820 N. High St., Worthington.
Please join me in calling and emailing your representatives and senators daily. Ask for an immediate ceasefire.
Ask representatives to cosponsor H.Res. 786 calling for immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestine.
The phone numbers and email forms can be found on each member’s website.
Below are some quick messages you can send:
From the Rebuilding Alliance: Open Call for Immediate Ceasefire: Urge Elected Officials to Sign 0n
Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent Lives. Take action here.
Sunday, October 22, 2023, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
A coalition is hosting a protest event at the Ohio Statehouse asking all Ohioans and supporters to walk with us for accountability. Time is a factor!
Whether we’re Black or white, Latino or Asian, Indigenous or newcomer, we want our families to be healthy and whole. All of us value the opportunity to live in safe neighborhoods, where kids and young people enjoy the freedom to grow in peace and pursue their goals. We know what keeps us safe: living in communities where people of every color and background have fair wages, great schools, and affordable healthcare, where we address problems with research-proven solutions like supporting our community instead of funding ever more militarized police.
Location: Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus.
Saturday, October 21, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Online event, all attendees will receive a meeting invite
Register
2023 has been the hottest year in history. Extreme weather events, rising temperatures and economic uncertainty have created a large migration of people from the world's mid-latitudes to the northern regions.
But the global north is also suffering the effects of climate change. Food and water issues continue to arise as people deal with drought in the American West, while insurance companies refuse to insure homes in areas prone to flooding and fire.
Friday, October 20, 3:30-5pm
311 Denney Hall, Ohio State University
What is the extent of the environmental crisis in India? What would it take bring communal harmony? How can we build solidarity between movements and people?
Join us for a talk and discussion with Rohit Prajapati, a lifelong environmental and social justice activist, and a member of the Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti and People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL).
Rohit Prajapati is an environmental and social justice activist based in Gujarat, India. He is a founding member of the Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti, a grassroots environmental group and a member People’s Union for Civil Liberties. Rohit works at the intersection of ecological-social-labor movements to create a broad-based environmental justice movement in India.
This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the South Asian Studies Initiative and the Humanities Institute.
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Thursday, October 19, 6:30PM
Columbus Main Library, 96 S. Grant, downtown
Discussing: crime, property taxes, tax abatements, affordable housing, homelessness.
Sponsored by the Blockwatch Members Coalition
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 7:00 PM.
Roger is the co-founder of The Planet Project that brings together people and organizations from everywhere who share a planetary perspective, and who want to work together to co-create a positive future in which all people can thrive and contribute, while existing in harmony with the living planetary systems.
Tuesday, October 17, 1012, 7:00 PM
On November 7, Ohioans will head to the polls to vote on Issue 1, an amendment that would restore abortion rights in Ohio and put an end to an extreme abortion ban. Join the ACLU for a special virtual event to learn about what’s at stake and how you can help in these crucial last few weeks.
This amendment is about making sure Ohioans — not the government — have the power to make personal decisions during pregnancy, including abortion.
Voting Yes on Issue 1 puts Ohioans back in charge of their personal medical decisions and stops Ohio’s extreme abortion ban.