Thursdays Without Tiberi

This meeting is full, but you can contact the organizers to stay in touch. 

For the Clintonville Area Progressives (CAP) March meeting, they are welcoming 2025 candidates for Columbus City Council. Candidates will talk about their priorities, and will be on hand to take your questions. Event starts at 7pm, doors at 6:30pm.

More info here.

Learn the ins and outs of registering voters in Ohio, including recent changes to the law. Register HERE.

Event by Love on a Mission for Pride. ALL ARE WELCOME! This month we will be viewing THERE ARE THINGS TO DO, an award winning documentary about LGBTQ+ activist Urvashi Vaid. The film was part of an American LGBTQ+ Museum special screening in partnership with NewFest New York's LGBTQ+ Film Festival and received the audience award for Best Documentary Short Film. 

More info here.

More info here coming soon.

Hate has no home here.
Cincinnati is a city of resilience, strength, and above all—love. When white supremacists try to march through our streets, we don’t respond with fear. We respond with unity. We respond with music, with laughter, with art, and with joy. We come together, hand in hand, to show that the Queen City belongs to all of us—not to hate. Join us for a day of community, where we celebrate the rich diversity that makes our city strong. Bring your voices, your art, your energy. Sing, dance, and stand alongside and connect with your neighbors as we show the world that Cincinnati is a place of love, not division. Let’s drown out hate with joy. Let’s make it clear: white supremacy is not welcome here. 

More info here.
Sign up to volunteer HERE.

Please join us for an informal, catch-up meeting. We will welcome new members and have a general discussion about important Statehouse bills, personal reactions to (and stories about) the national scene, protest activity, etc., and how we are choosing to stay sane in a world turned upside down. Join the Zoom call HERE.

Join us this Thursday, March 13th to make signs to use at upcoming protests.

We'll supply all materials, including suggestions about language to use on your signs.

We'll happily accept donations of fat markers and poster/foam board to use for future events like this.

Sign up here.

The Trump Administration is running roughshod over democracy and filling their pockets with our money. Join us at the Gazebo on the Square in downtown Mansfield to shout: NO to Trump! NO to Musk! NO to the Kleptocracy!

More info here and here
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JOIN the call HERE. In this approximately two-hour presentation, Jessica Ramos from Legal Aid Society of Southwestern Ohio will discuss the legal rights that immigrants have and how they can best be used in the face of ICE enforcement. It also talks about what rights immigrant advocates and allies have in doing their work in the immigrant community.

Join us at this meeting of Westerville City Council to help build a more welcoming council. Every regular meeting of the Westerville City Council opens with a prayer, usually from Christian clergy, as an invocation. In addition to breaking down the barrier between church and state, these prayers create an unwelcoming environment for those of different denominations, other religions, or no religion at all. The Westerville City Council is considering bylaw updates, and the removal of the invocation has been proposed as one potential update. Please join us to support this change. 

We invite people to speak in support during public comments (3 minutes maximum, no. Wed to sign up in advance). More info here.

Let's call attention to their absence with a fun hunt for our missing members of Congress. We'll gather outside Moreno's office and then take a short walk through downtown Columbus handing out "missing flyers" and asking passersby if they've seen our MIA Senators.

The National American Postal Workers Union is holding rallies across the entire nation to say, “HANDS OFF the Public Postal Service!” 
More info via the Vindicator HERE. 
Official info at the American Postal Workers Union HERE.

Opus Dei is a secretive cult within the Catholic Church that is having increasing influence over not only the church but U.S. politics. Learn more from our guest speaker about how they contributed to Project 2025. Opus Dei clearly states that it does not believe in the separation of church and state but wants to see a "symbiotic relationship." Five of our six Catholic U.S. Supreme Court Justices have a connection to or are members of Opus Dei, as are William Barr, Steve Bannon, JD Vance, Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society, and many contributors to the Project 2025 document. Pope Francis has tried to put some limits on them. They have been accused of human trafficking and are quite experienced at building up financial reserves and keeping at arms' length from any controversy. They are the Catholic version of Christian Nationalists. Join us for a discussion of their involvement and share ideas on how we can minimize their influence in our world.

Celebrate Sunshine Week with Common Cause Ohio by demanding greater government transparency. During this webinar, we will talk about Ohio’s Open Meeting and Open Records laws and share how to make a public records request. Panelists include: retired reporter Alan Johnson; Fred Gittes, attorney, open government and disclosure advocate; Natalie Fahmy, president for the Ohio Radio and TV Correspondents Association at the Ohio Statehouse for the 136th General Assembly.” 

Register HERE.

From Abortion Forward. “Our monthly Ramp Up for Repro trainings will further acquaint you with political advocacy tactics, repro lingo, and help you find the best way to get involved. Every month, we'll dive into movement ecology, abortion messaging, the current landscape of abortion access, and provide next steps for you to take action! The majority of the content of this training does not change between sessions, with the exception of current events and policy updates. In an effort to create a safe and secure space for all participants to engage, these trainings are not recorded. This session is targeted towards central and southern Ohio, but you do not have to be located in this area to attend.

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Hosted by Integrated Schools Columbus Chapter + Erase the Space. “Please join us for a presentation and discussion on “Understanding Inequality in Central Ohio" with local historian Glennon Sweeney! You can view this presentation in advance to be ready to discuss at tinyurl.com/columbushistory. But regardless, you are very welcome to show up, learn, ask questions, and share thoughts! Register HERE.

Join me in protesting the Trump administration! This protest is in organized by The Mayday Coalition project.
More info.

The FREE Center is thrilled to welcome academic, feminist, and activist Loretta Ross. Ross is a cofounder of SisterSong and Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, and is one of twelve women credited with coining the phrase and framework “reproductive justice.” Learn more here.

Virtual Zoom option available as well.

he Good Neighbor training covers the basics on the current & historical context of refugees in the US, and why it is important to support our new refugee neighbors. It also details some of the local and national challenges that refugees currently face while working towards self-sufficiency and integration. The mission of the Good Neighbor Training is to increase awareness about the contributions of refugees in Central Ohio and to provide a guide to building relationships with and supporting our new American neighbors in our everyday lives. It is also the first step to becoming a volunteer with CRIS. This session is specifically for Indivisible members! Register HERE.

Let’s meet with our US Congressman, Mike Carey, so that he can have a real conversation with his constituents. We will go to his office and ask for a meeting with Carey or his staff. Bring your talking points, and we can present our concerns.

Join our Rush-Hour Resistance Rally to protest the cuts to the VA and support veterans! The Chalmers Care Center, serving veterans from a wide area, is on James Road just south of the Columbus Airport. Thousands of cars pass this location during rush hour every weekday afternoon, making this the perfect place to inform people about the crippling cuts that Trump, Musk and DOGE are making to our federal government. Registration (plus more info about the location & parking) HERE.