Action Alerts

Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center, 420 N James Rd, Columbus
Join Indivisible Central Ohio’s and Veteran’s for Peace Central Ohio weekly Rush-Hour Resistance Rally to protest the cuts to the VA and support veterans!

Registration (plus more info about the location & parking) HERE.

One of Ohio’s most common stigmas is that our drivers are amongst the worst in the nation.

And while data shows that the state’s motor vehicle deaths per capita are relatively low compared to the rest of the country, the empirical issue stems from a gradual increase in vehicular violence since 2013.

When an actually progressive candidate wins a primary and excites people who might become loyal supporters of the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party's so-called leaders tend to put their efforts into undermining or defeating their own candidate and potential.

Take Action Here

Background:
>> Common Dreams: Zohran Mamdani's Battle Against the Billionaire Class and Democratic Establishment Is Just Beginning
>> C-SPAN: Jeff Cohen on the Future of the Democratic Party

Sunday, July 6, 2025, 5-7pm
Global Gallery, 3535 N High St, Columbus, OH
In these challenging and chaotic times, we need the power of music now more than ever to make sense of and to heal the world from all that is currently happening. Come to this monthly meeting of the Social Action Song Swap (SASS for short). Join host JOANIE CALEM as she shares classic and original songs of Justice, Peace and ACTION! This event is OPEN to any musician who wishes to share their songs and vision! Bring yourself, bring a song, bring those who yearn for a better, just world. There is still hope!!! 

Saturday: July 5th 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Sunday: July 6th 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
*Doors open ½ hour before each performance time.
Tickets: Early Bird: $10.00 At Door: $15.00 Youth (10 to 16)* At Door Only $5.00
Ticket Link: www.mine4godproductions.com
For more information on group rates or questions www.mine4godproductionsllc@aol.com

The Fourth of July offers a grand teachable moment for educators, especially progressive ones. As an assignment for my summer sociology classes, I would typically have students read Frederick Douglas’ “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”; listen to Paul Robeson sing “Ballad for Americans”; and ask them to identify what a citizen’s duty is as explicitly mentioned in the Declaration of Independence. This assignment would likely get me reprimanded, if not fired, today. Yet the liberating truth revealed in these works is more vital today than ever.

The world-renowned Doo Dah Parade is returning to the streets of Columbus on July 4, 2025, Rain date July 3rd. The 42nd Annual celebration of Liberty and Lunacy Freedom of Speech through Humor will be satirizing the world LIVE from the Fabulous Short North starting at 1 p.m.

The world needs a good laugh or two. Doo Dah Parade Disorganizers are unplanning for a groups of marchers to wind their way through Victorian Village and along High Street in Short North.  Overseeing it all will be Doo Dah Less-Than-Grand Marshal:  NBC4 News Queen Colleen Marshall.

Disorganizers also emphasize that the best way to experience Doo Dah is to be IN the parade. Get your humor out and create a memorable entry! No registration is necessary; all you have to do is show up. Line up for parade participants begins at Noon on Park Street (Enter from Goodale.) 

Friday, July 4, 12-4pm
Ohio Statehouse, Broad and High Streets, downtown Columbus

This Fourth of July, we're reclaiming America's promise; Freedom for all! Justice for all! NO KINGS! What started as a local protest is now a nationwide movement. This isn't about left vs. right; this is about the people vs. power unchecked. No more leaders above the law. No more silence when rights are stripped away. No more fear, manipulation, or false patriotism. From coast to coast, city streets to small towns, we're raising our voices: Against authoritarianism, corrupt leadership, racism, xenophobia, and injustice. For the rights of immigrants, workers, families, and everyday Americans For truth, transparency, and equality under the Constitution.

WHO'S INVITED? Everyone who believes in liberty - true liberty, not just the brand sold during election season.

This is for the silenced. The forgotten. The rising generation. This is for YOU.

WE ARE NOT BACKING DOWN! We are not celebrating freedom while people are still in cages. We are not pledging allegiance to leaders who want to rule rather than serve. We are not staying quiet when justice is on the line.

The U.S. Senate just passed their version of Donald Trump’s government spending megabill — and it’s a disaster for our climate and our communities.

Tax breaks for billionaires? Check.

Shredding the social safety net? Check.

Gutting climate and clean energy progress, while expanding fossil fuel extraction? Check, check, and check.

We can’t let this bad bill move another step. And there’s a chance it won’t — it barely squeaked by in the Senate in a 50-51 vote. We can stop it before it gets to Trump’s desk. But your House Representative needs to hear from you NOW, Suzanne.

Tell your House Rep.: Vote NO on the disastrous Trump megabill.

We’re reaching out with an urgent request to stand with Ohio libraries in protecting free and open access to information for all members of our community.

A new law passed in the state budget (House Bill 96) today includes a harmful, expensive and unnecessary requirement that public libraries move any materials related to sexual orientation or gender identity to areas not primarily visible to anyone under 18.

Why This Matters