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Protest/Rally

Saturday, March 24, 11am, West Bank Park [south of COSI], 303 W. Main St.

Not one more. We cannot allow one more child to be shot at school. We cannot allow one more teacher to make a choice to jump in front of a firing assault rifle to save the lives of students. We cannot allow one more family to wait for a call or text that never comes. Our schools are unsafe. Our children and teachers are dying. We must make it our top priority to save these lives.

Saturday, February 24, 10:30am-2:30pm, Ohio Statehouse

Mark your calendars to participate in the Working People’s Day of Action on Saturday, February 24 at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. We will be begin gathering at the Statehouse at 10:30am; the rally starts at 12noon. This rally is part of a National Day of Action being held in ten cities across the U.S. to fight back against attacks on workers.

Hosted by We Are Ohio.

Tuesday, March 27, 4:15-6:15pm, St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St.

“As all of the priests of the Columbus Diocese gather for the annual Chrism Mass, we will pray for the inclusion of those who are excluded.”

“We are called to love those who our church excludes; called to pray and act publicly on behalf of others. We have family and friends excluded from priesthood, marriage, communion, or a voice in the church. Come on behalf of the excluded, or on behalf of your children and their children. We have signs for you or make your own.”

Thursday, December 14, 2pm-4pm, Wayne National Forest Headquarters, 13700 U.S. 33, Nelsonville, OH 45764

Grassroots environmental organizations have come together to organize a rally urging the U.S. Forest Service to protect the Wayne National Forest from invasive and unnecessary gas development on the day of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM)’s fourth auction of Wayne National Forest parcels to gas and oil companies.

Tuesday, October 31, 12-1pm, outside of U.S. Senator Rob Portman’s Columbus office, 37 W. Broad St., Ste. 300

Join us to send a clear message to Congress that Ohioans reject the Republican tax reform plan.

#NotOnePenny in tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations at the expense of Ohio’s working families!

No Taxation Legislation Without Representation.

Friday, November 10, 6:30-9pm, Ohio Statehouse

On November 10, 2016, 3,000 wonderful, diverse, and loving people came together to show Columbus and the rest of the world that Love Trumps Hate. It’s now been a year since Trump has been elected as President and it’s only getting worse. He’s targeted immigrants, Black Lives Matter, the LBGT community, women, and many others since becoming President. Join Stop Trump Columbus on November 10, 2017 to prove that love trumps hate.

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.”

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.

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