Action Alerts

Saturday, July 12, 6:30-11pm
Pat Marida's house, 1710 Doresetshire Rd. , Columbus
Facebook Event

This event is free and open to the public. Some refreshments will be provided; potluck dishes are welcome; BYOB; bring a lawn chair.

Our speaker Chikako will speak on “Project 2025 and Managing Socio-Political Stress: Community and Personal Empowerment.”

Data from the American Psychological Association to understand the impact of sociopolitical stress on mental and physical health will be presented. The data and ongoing study groups provide practical tools to build resilience and restore balance.

The following discussion will focus on the participants to (1.) identify their personal stress triggers, set boundaries with political information, and to (2.) engage in respectful dialogue during politically charged situations.

While Florida's GOP sells "Alligator Alcatraz" merch, real people are suffering.

Here's what we've heard in just the first week since it's been opened: The facility has flooded. Massive swarms of mosquitoes fill the air. Detainees report that there are maggots in their food, the lights are on 24/7, and they're being denied basic medical care, showers, and religious rights. Its remote location makes legal and family visits nearly impossible – isolating detainees even further from the outside world.

This sounds less like a government facility and more like something out of a dystopian horror story. Our government is sending a clear message that they don't care about human dignity – and they won't even allow government officials to conduct unannounced oversight into this potential human rights violation.

Long-time Columbus “trucker country” band The Sovines are playing a special show at Cafe Bourbon Street, Thursday July 10 in support of community radio station WCRS. Joining them on the bill are Bee Humana and Closet Mix.

The Sovines formed in 1995 when a friend suggested to Bob Starker and Matthew Benz that they should form a band to play country truck driving songs and call themselves “the Sovines,” after famed country singer Red Sovine. It might have been said in jest, but Starker and Benz ran with it. With bass player Ed Mann and drummer Pete English (and later Gene Brodeur on drums), the Sovines took their revved-up take on truck-driving songs, punky rock n’ roll, country ballads and roots rock on the road and in the studio, through five albums and a lot of shows. This show will mark their first live appearance in over three years.

One Big Beautiful Bill Signed into Law

The Republican budget reconciliation bill that recently passed both the House and Senate will end all incentive programs and tax credits for the wind and solar industry by the end of 2027.

Commercial and utility scale solar projects already permitted must be completed and placed in service by December 31, 2027 in order to qualify for the 30 percent tax incentive.

Alternatively, if a project has not yet been permitted and it begins construction within one year of the enactment of this bill, then they will have four years to complete that project to qualify for the tax credits. 

The bill also eliminates all residential solar tax incentives that are completed after December 31 of this year.

House Rejects Foreign Entity of Concern (FOEC) Restrictions

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.