Protest/Rally

Take a Knee, Stand With Kaepernick

Saturday, October 28, 1-4pm, beginning immediately west of the intersection of N. High St. and E. 15th Ave. [east of the Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St.]; and then marching to the OSU Stadium, 411 Woody Hayes Dr.

On October 16, Shelley Meyer [wife of OSU football coach Urban Meyer] made it very clear that she does not support Colin Kaepernick and his fight against police brutality towards People Of Color.

When 10TV news posted a tweet about Kaepernick having filed grievances against the NFL, she responded, “What-ever. He made his choices.”

Harvest without Violence: Boycott Wendy’s Protest!

Monday, October 23, 4-6pm, Wendy’s Dublin headquarters, 1 Dave Thomas Blvd., Dublin, Ohio

Join Ohio Fair Food, Ohio State Student/Farmworker Alliance, and Columbus-area allies in welcoming the powerful farmworker women leaders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers! The CIW Women’s Group will be traveling to the heart of the Wendy’s Boycott to request a meeting with top decision-makers — CEO Todd Penegor and Chief Communications Officer Liliana Esposito — to share their powerful stories and to demand that Wendy’s do its part to end sexual violence in the fields.

Execution Protest

Wednesday, October 18, 9:30-10:30am, on High St. in front of the Ohio Statehouse; and outside of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, 1724 Ohio Rte. 728, Lucasville, Ohio (contact info@otse.org for car pool info)

Plan now to be present at the execution protests from 9:30am to 10:30am on execution days: September 13, October 18, and November 15.

Contact: Ohioans to Stop Executions, 614-560-0654 or info@otse.org

Rally Against Graham-Cassidy Bill

Tuesday, September 26, 12noon-1pm, outside of U.S. Senator Rob Portman’s Columbus office, 37 W. Broad St., Ste. 300

The Senate’s latest iteration of Trumpcare is equally as bad as prior bills and is gaining steam. They may be close to the 50 votes needed but Portman has yet to weigh in. This is our chance to kill Trumpcare for good because any ACA [Affordable Care Act] repeal/reform effort must be voted on before 9/30. If Portman’s a yes, millions may lose their coverage. Please show up and bring a friend!! Zombie attire optional.

Protect Black Families: Columbus City Council Meeting

Monday, September 18, 4:30-7pm, Columbus City Hall, 90 W. Broad St.

Join us at Columbus City Hall to hear Columbus City Council and the Columbus Police Department respond to demands delivered — and questions about — Columbus Police killings: Trae Darson (20) in 2006; Deaunte Bell (25) in 2015; Henry Green (23) in 2016; Kawme Patrick (25) in 2016; Tyre King (13) in 2016; Jaron Thomas (36) in 2017; Kareem Ali Nadir Jones (30) in 2017; Columbus Police brutality recorded on video: DeMarko Anderson (26) in 2017; and Timothy Davis (31) in 2017.

March to Confront White Supremacy: Charlottesville to Washington D.C.

Monday, August 28 to Wednesday, September 6, Charlottesville, Virginia to Washington D.C.

We are marching from Charlottesville to Washington D.C. to demonstrate our commitment to confronting white supremacy wherever it is found. It’s clear that we can no longer wait for Donald Trump or any elected official to face reality and lead. We are coming together to reckon with America’s long history of white supremacy so that we can begin to heal the wounds of our nation.

Stop ETP [Energy Transfer Partners] / Save Wayne National Forest Rally

Friday, September 8, 3-5pm, John W. Bricker Federal Building, 200 N. High St.

Join us in Columbus on September 8 to rally against Energy Transfer Partners and the next lease auction of Wayne National Forest land to oil and gas companies.

The next Bureau of Land Management lease auction of Wayne National Forest to gas and oil companies will be September 21; ETP’s disastrous Rover Pipeline, which has already destroyed an Ohio wetland area just in its construction phase and goes through private land within WNF’s acquisition boundary, is set to be operational by November.

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