Protest Unfair Prison Conditions and Parole Practices
Friday, September 7, 11am-1pm, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, 770 W. Broad St.
We will be protesting unfair prison conditions along with unfair and cruel parole practices.
We are working towards fairness and respect in our prison system. We want a safe place for inmates and staff alike. We are working on parole reform. Please join us.
Hosted by Fair Treatment Reform and Reentry.
Pig Roast Against Prison Slavery
Tuesday, September 4, 6-8pm, Franklin County Municipal Court, 373 S. High St.
Come out to the Pig Roast Against Prison Slavery, a solidarity event with the #August21 National Prison Strike!
This event will be a community gathering outside of the Franklin County Municipal Court where there will be:
• Food and drinks available for all in the area
The Official Animal Rights March [Columbus, Ohio]
Saturday, September 1, 11am, Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House, 3055 Indianola Ave.
The Official Animal Rights March is an annual march founded by the U.K. animal rights organisation Surge. The march began in London in 2016 with 2,500 vegans; in 2017, the march doubled to 5,000 vegans marching for animal liberation through London. In 2018, we’re bringing The Official Animal Rights March to Columbus, Ohio to spread the message of animal liberation across the globe.
Vigil for Robert Van Hook [Columbus]
Wednesday, July 18, 9:30-10:30am, Ohio Statehouse
Tomorrow [Wednesday, July 18], the State of Ohio is set to execute Robert Van Hook at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville. Ohioans To Stop Executions [OTSE] will be gathering outside that prison as well as in front of the Statehouse in downtown Columbus.
See our calendar for a full list of gatherings across the state.
Ohio Rally to Abolish ICE
Monday, July 9, 9-11am, Ohio Statehouse
ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] is not just tearing apart families of undocumented people at the border. Here in Ohio, that agency is actively working to target, harass, and criminalize immigrants, directly furthering the Trump regime’s cruel white nationalist agenda.
On Monday, July 9, at 9am, we will rally to #aboliceICE outside the Ohio Statehouse.
Bring signs, bring friends, bring family.
“Columbus Families Belong Together” rally
Saturday, June 30, 10am, Ohio Statehouse
Join us by protesting the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane anti-immigrant policy, which has separated thousands of immigrant children from their parents in recent weeks. Rallies will take place across the nation today.
Ohio Women of Faith Cry Out: Keep Families Together
Wednesday, June 27, 2-3pm, First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St.
Join women of faith crying out for justice for families experiencing immoral and inhumane treatment at the border. The atrocities committed by our government are growing more barbaric by the day, and we must resist!
Rally to Keep Families Together: A Call to Action
Wednesday, June 20, 11am-1pm, outside of the LeVeque Tower [the location of an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office], 50 W. Broad St.
Separating families is inhumane and immoral; we cannot be silent and complicit. Our government has instituted a policy of separating children from their parents at our borders. This is inhumane and immoral and calls for action now!
Welcome Mike Pence: Big LGBTQ Dance Party
Friday, June 15, 2-5pm, outside of the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel, 50 N. Third St.
Mike Pence will be coming to Columbus on June 15, the first day of Pride! Help welcome him with a Big LGBTQ Dance Party!
Confirmed DJs and Drag Queens:
• Virginia West
• Sable Coate
• Kiley Dash West
• Amanda Sue
• Gretta Goodbottom
• Eris Gray
• Roxy Nicole
• Selena T. West
• Bianca Debonair
• D.J. Moxy
• D.J. Etl
Shareholder Meeting Action: Boycott Wendy’s!
Tuesday, June 5, 9am-12noon, Wendy’s Dublin headquarters, 1 Dave Thomas Blvd., Dublin, Ohio
Look us in the eye, Wendy’s! Join scores of farmworker women, men, and their allies for a major protest outside of Wendy’s annual shareholder meeting . . . #BoycottWendys.