Action Alerts

Several veterans and other U.S. Americans are aboard the Ohwayla, one of over 50 boats that make up the Flotilla. Israel intercepted the ships last night, taking several crews hostage over the course of hours while others raced toward the shores of Gaza undeterred.

Thursday, October 2, 2025, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Auditorium, 96 South Grant Avenue Columbus, OH 43215

Join this free film screening followed by a panel and Q&A, hosted in collaboration with multiple local organizations.

Gaza: Doctors Under Attack is a 2025 documentary on doctors working during the Gaza war, detailing the killings and torture of healthcare workers and attacks on hospitals by the Israel Defense Forces. This film screening and panel addresses the healthcare infrastructure and features different healthcare professionals with lived experience in Palestine. Baladna: Palestine Society of Columbus. 

Free.  Please register here. 

Power struggles and spats within local Area Commissions are nothing new, but the events unfolding within the Clintonville Area Commission appear to be reaching a disturbing level of absurdity and alarm.

In August, Clintonville resident Will Klatt, well-known for his progressive community activism, overwhelmingly won his vote to be seated on the Clintonville Area Commission (CAC) and representing the commission’s District 3. He ran against three other candidates for an open seat and received 65 votes. The second place candidate, with the second highest number of votes, received 26 votes.

No doubt it was a victory for the many Clintonville residents worried about how out-of-control development could impact their community. To be clear, Klatt is not anti-development. But he believes development must have regulatory input from impacted neighbors.

“I ran on a platform of putting community needs before special interests,” said Klatt (pictured above with his family). “I am broadly concerned with zoning changes are prioritizing economic interests over community needs. That’s not always the case but that’s been the MO [modus operandi] for a long time.”

Wednesday, October 11, 6-8pm
GRND, Ground x Grind, 1106-1108 E. Main St., Columbus, OH 43205

Signature Drive + Info Session hosted by OFUPAC x the Columbus Safety Collective Campaign (CSCC).

We’re organizing to create a nonpolice emergency response system that serves all Columbus residents — rooted in care, anti-racism, and true community safety.

This is your chance to:

 Sign the petition
 Learn about the campaign
 Connect with neighbors
 Get involved in building a safer Columbus

We believe safety means more than policing. It means showing up for each other. It means accountability, community, and care.

Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
RSVP here.
Knowledge is Power is an inclusive and accessible group of progressive learners who are working to educate ourselves about the issues facing us today. From Central Ohio politics to climate change, we are arming ourselves with knowledge to actively work to better our world. We meet monthly all around Central Ohio to discuss a topic chosen by the group members.

We offer multiple ways to access materials for each topics, from books and articles to podcasts and documentaries– because everyone learns best in different ways! For this meeting, we will be discussing POLITICS IN OHIO. The materials are below, but will also be emailed directly to all who RSVP.

BOOK: Laboratories of Autocracy, by David Pepper (Intro, Ch. 1, and Ch. 11). PODCAST: “Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map,” on This American Life (https://www.thisamericanlife.org/784/mapmaker).   

South Side Tree Giveaway

OCT 5th, 10AM-1PM

Barack Community Center. Address: 580 E Woodrow Ave, Columbus, OH 43207

Register to volunteer here: https://www.greencbus.org/events/south-side-tree-giveaway

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Linden Tree Nursery Giveaway

OCT 12th, 8AM-2PM

Linden Tree Nursery, Address: 1142 E. 17th Avenue

Register to volunteer here: https://www.greencbus.org/events/linden-tree-nursery-giveaway

Register for YOUR free tree: https://www.greencbus.org/freetrees

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Help Green Columbus PLANT Trees!

South Side Tree Planting

OCT 18th 9AM-1PM

Address: 1128 S. 22nd St. (at the corner of S. 22nd St. and Siebert St.)

Currently, we are facing the most serious federal threat to states' abilities to set standards for a more humane, sustainable, and safe food system. You may have heard of the "EATS Act"; the newest iteration is the so-called "Save Our Bacon Act" which is trying to strip states' rights to regulate agriculture sales and trade and protect animals, farmers, and consumers. This legislation would also overturn current incredible animal welfare laws such as Prop 12 in California.

There is currently a Democrat-specific letter circulating the House that we are asking Democrat Reps to sign. The letter urges the House Agriculture Committee to reject any provision in the Farm Bill that would override state-level standards for certain agricultural products. It currently has over 160 signatures from House Democrats

The request:

Please call Joyce Beatty's office at 202-225-4324 and leave the following message with one of her staffers or voicemail:

My name is [your name] ,

Saturday, September 27, 2025,1:00 – 3:30 PM
Bicentennial Park & Ohio Statehouse

Bill 1 (HB1) and Senate Bill 88 (SB88), currently under consideration in the Ohio General Assembly, would ban individuals and businesses from owning property within a 25-mile radius of “critical infrastructure” based on national origin.

On September 27, concerned Ohioans will rally at Bicentennial Park and march to the Ohio State House to speak out against HB1 and SB88 in defense of our civil liberties, property rights, and constitutional protections.

Learn more and register here.

Saturday, September 27, noon
1423 N. High St.

We will be serving the community with a home-cooked meal on the 27th of this month. Thanks to The SOAR Initiative and A Step in the Right Direction, we will also have hygiene products and other items available.

If you would like to donate to this initiative, please use one of the following options:

- Cash App: $ramonobey
- Venmo: ramon-obey

Looking to make a difference in your community but don't know where to start? We are looking for volunteer - Facebook

In mid-September, the Ohio House of Representatives returned from summer break, hearing committees again for the first time. While their immediate focus will likely be congressional redistricting and various property tax reform proposals, we're keeping a watchful eye out for updates on several harmful anti-LGBTQ+ bills, including: 

• HB 162: The "My Child-My Chart Act" 
• HB 262: Designating "Natural Family Month"
• HB 249: The Drag Ban

The Ohio Senate will also be back from recess shortly, and in both chambers we're paying close attention to rumors about potential veto overrides of the anti-LGBTQ+ measures Governor DeWine struck from the budget in June.