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Our next Central Ohio meeting will be held Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00 PM on Zoom.
Please register in advance here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/G6uOmcnlSgqfcuBlS4ofTA
After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link. This registration will also place the meeting on your calendar as a recurring event for the first Tuesday of every month, so you’ll be set for future Central Ohio meetings as well.
At our February meeting, we introduced four proposed task forces to help guide our 2026 work:
- Oil & Gas Land Management Commission “Rapid Response”
- Legislative Advocacy
- Community Outreach (Fairs & Festivals)
- Education
How did you choose to spend your Monday night?
Hopefully, you were one of over a hundred people who attended a meeting sponsored by “Our City, Our Say” at 1890 East Main Street, the new-ish and very impressive Center of Entrepreneurial Development or COED, with a focus on supporting Black entrepreneurs.
Our City, Our Say is fighting an uphill battle against Columbus City Hall to bring real democracy to your city. In Columbus, we have a rigged system, designed by those currently in office to ensure that big money and a small group of people control the future of our city. Different groups have tried, and failed, to sponsor a ballot initiative to force change (three that I can remember).
What’s the goal of Our City, Our Say?
Emergency action - protest the illegal war in Iran.
Monday, March 2, 5pm.
Federal building, 200 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215
On Saturday, February 28, while most Americans slept, Donald Trump illegally bombed Iran without congressional approval. At least 100 school children were murdered in the attack. Many others died as well.
Monday, March 2, 6pm
COED, 1890 E Main St, Columbus, OH 43205
Join us for a community meeting to talk about how we can build a system where every neighborhood and vote matters in Columbus.
Sunday, March 1, 1-3:30pm
Parsons Branch Library, 1113 Parsons Ave.
Join in the community conversation: What comes next in the fight against the AI war machine in central Ohio.
Jordan McLaughlin has lived in Columbus 15 years. He saved up money while renting and made the decision to buy a house. “I put in bids that were well above the asking price, but just kept getting beat by others making all cash offers without any inspection.”
“The average family can’t compete against private equity. It made me angry.”
Welcome to Columbus; where private equity now owns about 20 percent (over 7000) single-family homes.
Not because they want to make your city better, but because they rent them back to families to make a profit. This isn’t news. Private equity has quietly been buying up single family homes across the country.
The goal for private equity is to own everything.
But now, Jordan and others have decided to do something about it.
Yesterday, the Ohio House passed SB 63, which will ban Ranked Choice Voting in Ohio and punish communities that try to use it.
Thursday, February 26, 2026 - 18:00
Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse
Hosted by Green Columbus
Join Green Columbus on February 26th at Studio 35 with SWACO and Trash Party for a screening of Wall-E and a discussion afterwards about waste reduction, litter clean-up initiatives, and how folks can get involved locally!