Protest/Rally

Tuesday, May 23, 8-11am, One Dave Thomas Blvd., Dublin, OH

Join us on May 23 for a major action outside of Wendy’s annual shareholder meeting!

Wendy’s believes that it can deceive shareholders and consumers with its façade of “corporate social responsibility.” Join us to reveal the truth about the Wendy’s supply chain and to remind shareholders that we are committed to #BoycottWendys until Wendy’s joins the Fair Food Program!

Friday, May 19, 6-9pm, Douglas Elementary School [now closed] yard, 43 S. Douglass St. [immediately west of the intersection of S. 18th St. and Madison Ave.]

The Grand Jury will be convening this Friday [May 18] to decide whether or not the officer who had killed Tyre King on September 14 should have to face an open trial. We are not expecting justice. Prosecutor Ron O’Brien has never held the Columbus Police Department accountable for a lethal shooting so we are expecting the system to fail the community once again.

Saturday, May 6, 3pm, Franklin Park, 1755 E. Broad St.

Our communities are in crisis and we don’t all share the burden equally. While wages are down for everyone, Black and Latino workers still make less than white workers. Because our neighborhoods are increasingly segregated by race and class, and because of racial disparities in policing and sentencing, Black Americans are imprisoned at nearly six times the rate of white Americans. Across the country — and right here in Ohio — Black men, women, and children are killed by police with few if any repercussions.

Monday, April 10, 8pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 E. Oakland Park Ave.

Maribel Trujillo Diaz, an Ohio mother of four and local Catholic lay leader, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week; they plan to deport her tonight at 2am.

Although Maribel has lived in the United States for the last 15 years, raised four U.S.-born children, and maintains employment with a legal work permit, ICE has now marked her as “priority” for removal. Tearing families apart is morally wrong and does not make our communities safer.

Saturday, April 8, 5-7pm, Ohio Statehouse

Saturday, April 29, Washington, DC

On September 21, 2014, the Peoples Climate Movement organized the historic Peoples Climate March on the eve of the United Nations Climate Summit. As heads of state from around the world gathered, 400,000 people from every walk of life marched through the streets of New York City demanding bold and urgent action of the global climate crisis.

Saturday, April 22, morning, downtown Columbus [starting near the Ohio Statehouse]

Columbus March for Science is an adamantly nonpartisan group made up of scientists, educators, and science enthusiasts who have joined to represent Columbus in the globally coordinated Marches for Science. We include people of all backgrounds and beliefs, united by a love of science and a conviction that science has an important role to play in public life.

Science is the foundation of our modern life and economy. We believe that:

Tuesday, April 11, 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.”

Sunday, April 2, 2-4pm, beginning at Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.

This event will begin at 2pm at Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.; we will then march to the Ohio Supreme Court Building [near the large metal gavel], 65 S. Front St.

Guiding Principles:

1. We believe that all people in Ohio should be free to practice their faith without fear of discrimination, intimidation, or reprisal.

2. We believe that multiple religions can coexist peacefully in Ohio and contribute to the common good.

Thursday, March 23, 12noon-1pm, Columbus State Community College [near the Christopher Columbus statue], 550 E. Spring St.