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Urgent action item from Ohio Nuclear Free Network: To have Ohio included in the pending U.S. RECA legislation for 2026, calls and emails are needed by June 10!
Please call US Rep. Dave Taylor next week – Ask him to reach out to Rep. Moylan to promote Ohio being included in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act! Taylor’s DC office number is (202) 225-3164.
RECA proponents have been working with him, and he and his aide Josh Millard are taking note. Pressure is needed now! After making the call, please email Rep. Taylor’s office: Josh Millard: josh.mlllard@mail.house.gov.
Talking points for call and email:
Dear Josh,
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The most blatantly evil thing happening in Ohio right now is flying almost completely under the radar.
If you’re lucky enough to avoid far-right social media, you’ve probably missed it entirely. But it’s about to become incredibly important, so we need to discuss it.
Earlier this month, far-right blog the Daily Wire announced they had “uncovered” massive amounts of Medicaid “fraud” in Ohio, committed almost entirely by the Somali community and immigrants throughout the state (convenient, right?).
ACTION ALERT! Here's a chance to speak out about data centers in Ohio (but it's a short window, so please take action today and tomorrow morning)!
House Select Committee on Data Centers, Mon., June 1, 12 p.m., Senate Finance Hearing Room. Agenda: General public testimony will be heard!
All testimony - proponent/opponent/interested party – is welcome. Submit testimony and witness information by Sun., May 31 at 12 p.m. through the committee’s website: https://www.ohiohouse.gov/committees/select-committee-on-data-centers/meetings/cmte_h_data_centers_1_2026-06-01-1200_1349. Indicate on the witness information form whether you will be providing in-person or written-only testimony.
Select Committee co-chairs:
Adam Holmes, co-chair - 614-644-6014; rep97@ohiohouse.gov
Sunday, May 31, 12-8pm
Makoy Center, 5462 N. Center St., Hilliard, OH 43026
Learn, Organize, Resist: Lessons from the Palestine Movement in Ohio
Join Baladna: Palestine Society of Columbus in a full day of activities for the entire family honoring the Nakba's 78th year. Our commemoration honors the longstanding Palestinian community of Central Ohio and invites others to join us in learning more about Palestine with sessions ranging from education and advocacy to calligraphy, embroidery, poetry, dabka and so much more! This full day commemoration includes craft stations, a bazaar, food trucks, and is designed for the entire family.
The full day event is free; however, tickets are needed for the calligraphy workshop and for the Evening of Traditions closing session.
Join the No Anduril group at @baladnapsc’s Palestine Day on May 31, in Columbus, where we’ll discuss Israel Bonds, the divestment movement in Ohio, and other anti-war organizing efforts across the State, including @noap.ohio’s campaign against the new Anduril plant.
Butler County Jail - May 30 (3pm)
Please join Butler County Immigrant Justice, the Task Force on United Methodist Immigration Ministries of Ohio, the Interfaith Center at Miami University, Ignite Peace, the Amos Project’s Black Women’s Health Initiative, the Coalition for Concerned Citizens, and the Miami Valley Immigration Coalition for a peaceful interfaith prayer vigil from 3-5pm on May 30. We will stand in solidarity with people held in ICE detention in the Butler County Jail and throughout the United States, with signs and candles. Find us on the sidewalk and public space outside the Butler County Jail (705 Hanover Street, Hamilton).
In addition to the core demands outlined above, we are calling for in-person/contact visitation for clergy seeking to care for ICE detainees in the Butler County Jail.
Ohioans are ready for change- join the fight for a socialist future!
In Columbus, we’re sick of our taxes funding endless wars abroad, rising costs pricing us out, bosses treating us with indignity, and do-nothing politicians who don’t hear our demands. If you’re craving a future to be excited about, come volunteer with us!
⏰ Friday, May 29th, at 5:30pm
📍The Columbus Liberation Center, 1004 Parsons Ave.
🔥 Bring your fighting spirit
Thursday, May 28, 2026 - 5:45pm
Whetstone Branch Library, 3909 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214
Simply Living will present Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? on Thursday, May 28th at 5:45 pm, at the Columbus Public Library’s Whetstone Branch, .
A discussion about the film and about environmental issues generally will follow the showing! There is no admission fee or suggested donation, but registration is requested so we know how many to expect.
Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is an award-winning documentary film that investigates multiple angles of colony collapse disorder. It explores the historical and contemporary relationship between bees and humans, and features interviews with Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk, Vandana Shiva, Hugh Wilson, Michael Thiele, May Berenbaum, Carlo Petrini, and Raj Patel.
The Great Ohio Climate March is designed to educate the public on the impacts of fracking under Ohio’s public lands, the climate crisis, and the benefits of renewable energy.
Thursday, May 28: Meet the march on its final day at 9:45 a.m. at Wolfe Park, 105 Park Dr., Columbus. Bring walking shoes, loud voices for chants, climate protest signs and banners for the 2.8 mile walk down Broad Street to the Ohio statehouse. A noon rally follows, with activists, elected officials, scientists and singer/musicians. From 2 to 4 p.m., Third Act Ohio will host Lobby Day.
Columbus Rally – Final Event
Thursday May 28
Noon-1:30pm
1 Capitol Sq, Columbus, OH
The Great Ohio Climate March will come to an end at the Statehouse in Columbus with a rally and celebration. Speakers and entertainers will include activists, elected officials, scientists and singer/musicians. The rally will follow the 2.8 mile walk down Broad Street, which all are encouraged to join. Following the rally we will be visiting our state legislators and their staff to lobby for climate action.
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New analysis from Innovation Ohio shows that many of Ohio's major data center projects will line the pockets of Vivek Ramaswamy.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s financial disclosure reveals a personal investment portfolio that includes every part of the data center supply chain: chip manufacturers, hardware suppliers, real estate developers, tech companies that operate the facilities, and more. He’s also heavily invested in the AI and Cryptocurrency companies that depend on data centers. As governor, Ramaswamy would oversee JobsOhio, which provides data centers generous incentives to be built here; and the Ohio Power Siting Board and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), which regulate the industry.