Meeting

The Big Idea: Childcare is essential to families, employers, and the regional economy. CMC dives into the latest Action for Children survey—the only ongoing study of its kind in Ohio—to unpack what local providers are experiencing and what trends will shape the future of childcare in Central Ohio.   

The Experts: Introductory remarks by Tasha Booker, CEO, Action for Children.

Join us for a dynamic and unapologetic deep dive into the roots and impact of African enslavement—told through the lens of African people themselves. This experience will trace the development of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, with a focus on the United States, while centering Africa’s resistance and the enduring struggle for freedom, self-determination, and the dismantling of colonial slave economies.

The $60 million HB6 bribery scandal revealed how far utility monopolies would go to protect their profits. But that scheme was just the tip of the iceberg. For decades, utilities have used their government-sanctioned monopoly status to jack up rates to please their Wall Street shareholders. All with the blessing of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

It’s being reported that ICE’s next target will be the small community of Springfield, Ohio. Does that town sound familiar? That’s because it’s the same town that JD Vance and Donald Trump used to spread lies about Haitian immigrants in 2024. ICE is going to come after Springfield’s community of 15,000 Haitian immigrants, including thousands of children.

Uncover your town’s solar rules, and learn how to plan a constituent meeting with municipal staff. Make rooftop and plug-in solar power easy, fast, and affordable locally!

Help bring the solar revolution home. Join Bill McKibben and the Third Act Team to discover how to take action in your hometown in the next phase of this campaign.

We invite you to join and support a powerful, community-led event

The People’s State of Our Schools: A Community-Led Town Hall on Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM at the Maroon Culture Lab (formerly the Pythian Theatre).

For too long, decisions about our schools have been made without the voices of the families, educators, and neighborhoods most impacted. This gathering is an opportunity for us to come together, reflect on the history and impact of school closures in Columbus City Schools, and build momentum around a better path forward.

Room B, UA Library, Tremont Branch (2800 Tremont Rd).

Write a brief message to remind people why Jon Husted should be fired! We have other postcards, too.We have postcards and addresses.

Showing Up For Racial Justice and Central Ohio Work Center are collaborating on training canvassers to approach businesses (mostly immigrant-owned businesses) to give them material and inform them about their 4th Amendment rights and how to protect their employees from ICE. Location and zoom link available upon registration. 

The Democracy in Columbus Campaign is focused on bringing real representative government to Columbus City Council.

Through this Campaign, we are developing a City Charter Amendment to end Columbus’ at-large voting system for Council seats, ensuring Columbus neighborhoods can actually elect the people they want to represent them and fight for their interests.

Sponsored by DSA

Join the Campaign here

Michel Gobat joins the Mershon Center to discuss his recent paper exploring the role that Latinos played in one of the oldest US political traditions: anti-imperialism. In both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the anti-imperialist movement was most often concerned with US intervention in Latin America— arguably the world region most deeply marked by US hegemonic aspirations. Yet Latino participation in the US anti-imperialist movement remains little studied.