On Monday, Common Cause and OH12 members delivered a 2,326 petition signatures to Senator Portman's office calling for a fair, honest, and transparent impeachment trial. You can still sign the petition HERE.
Meanwhile, stayed tuned for breaking news about an impeachment rally at Portman's to be held the evening before the Senate votes. That may come pretty soon. We will email you with info as soon as we have it.
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Our weekly list of Things You Can Do.
VOTEFWD.ORG
Vote Forward has a campaign in Ohio targeting "traditionally under-represented registered voters in Ohio who we believe are unlikely to move soon, and unlikely to vote." The letter you write now will be stored and mailed in October, close to Election Day. There are more than 76,000 letters to write! Click on the heading to find out more.
ELECTION PROTECTION
Ohio's primary is set for March 17, St. Patrick's Day. This is going to cause significant Election Day Voting disruptions, particularly in Cleveland (closed/reassigned polling places, transportation difficulties, drunken confusion, leprechauns). The Election Protection Coalition (including Common Cause, LWV, All Voting is Local, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, and the NAACP) are gearing up to deploy trained volunteers to polling places in Cleveland on Primary day, 3/17. If you are willing to travel, or know folks in Cleveland who might be interested, please sign up at the link or forward as needed. You can also sign up for November Election Protection locally.
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Upcoming Events
Click on the links for more information. Please share, as always. The mini OH12 icon indicates the event is being hosted or co-hosted by OH12 or one of our subgroups.
 Wednesday, 1/15: January Postcard Party & Happy Hour, 6-8pm, Roosters, 3370 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus. Join us as we write to registered progressive voters who have moved but haven't updated their voting address. We'll also chat about upcoming opportunities to register voters and other activities. We'll be in the back room of Roosters and will have plenty of postcards, stamps, and markers. We just need you to help us write!
Thursday, 1/16: Thursday Action Group, 4-7pm, Ohio Union at Ohio State, 1739 N High St, Columbus. Instead of meeting at noon, as we usually do, we hope you’ll sign up for a two-hour shift at the OSU Activity Fair to be held at the Ohio Union (indoors!) between 4 and 7 p.m. A few slots are still available. For details and to sign up, click HERE. If you’ve never done voter registration with Indivisible before, you’ll be partnered with an experienced person, and will learn how to do VR in the process."
Thursday, 1/16: OSU Activity Fair Voter Registration, 4-7pm, Ohio Union. Come register voters with us at the spring student activities fair. This event is indoors! Stay for as little or as long as you like. All materials supplied and will be available at the event. If you have not done VR before, come a few minutes early for training, or attend one of the training events 1/5 or 1/12. Please sign up at THIS LINK.
Thursday, 1/16: Third Thursday Film Showing, 7-9pm, GMP Local 244, 350 Hudson Ave, Newark. Hosted by The Freedom School of Licking county. "Part 1: “Kochland”: How David Koch Helped Build an Empire to Shape U.S. Politics & Thwart Climate Action. Following the death of billionaire David Koch, this film looks at how he and his brother Charles Koch transformed the American economy and political system, from funding climate change deniers to fighting organized labor."
Saturday, 1/18: Prairie Township Food Pantry, 9-11am, 123 Inah Ave, Columbus.
Saturday, 1/18: Delaware County Women's March with Special Guest Alaina Shearer, 9:45am-noon, 117 N Union St, Delaware. Hosted by Alaina 2020 and Rachael Morocco For Ohio. "We are so excited to bring the Women's March to Delaware County! If you love standing up for equal pay, women's healthcare, paid family leave and other women's rights issues, but can't make it to DC this year, join us right here at home! We will be stepping off at the new Delaware County Courthouse at 10 am and walking down Sandusky to the Bicentennial Park Gazebo. Stick around to hear from our Special Guest speakers, Congressional Candidate for OH-12 Alaina Shearer, State Senate District 16 Candidate Crystal Lett and State House District 67 Candidate Rachael Morocco after the march. Parking is available on N Union St. or S Sandusky. All women and allies welcome!"
Saturday, 1/18: Westerville Women's March 2020 with Indivisible Westerville, Noon-1pm, 21 S. State St., Westerville. Three years of marching, training, organizing, and building power – it’s all been leading up to this. In 2020, we have a chance to finish what we started three years ago and remove Trump from office. If you’re ready to join millions of women and allies on the streets, sign up to join our sister action on January 18, 2020. While thousands march and put their bodies on the line in D.C., we need millions of people to rise up together in cities and towns across the country on January 18th to show that our resistance against Trump is strong in every corner of the country. RSVP now for the #WomensMarch2020.
Saturday, 1/18: Data 101 With Indivisible Westerville, 2-4pm, Westerville Public Library, 126 S State St, Westerville. Join us to learn more about how campaigns make use of data to target voters and how volunteers put it to use! This will be a great event for Indivisible members looking for a "look behind the curtain" of data and for group leaders looking to put data to better use.
Monday, 1/20: MLK Day OH12 Voter Registration Activity, 7:30am-6pm, numerous events/times and locations.
Tuesday, 1/21: Melt Stigma: Easton, 11am-10pm, Melt Bar and Grilled, Easton Gateway, 4206 Worth Ave, Columbus. Hosted by NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. "Join us for Melt Stigma, with the hope of raising money, combating inaccurate abortion rhetoric & engaging Ohioans to get involved in our movement! 20% of the entire day's sales (with this flyer) will be money donated to NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. The flyer MUST be presented (physically or digitally) to have your meal count towards the fundraiser. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio will be in attendance from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Join us at that time for merch handouts, direct action opportunities & information about the work we do!"
Thursday, 1/23: Melt Stigma: Short North, 11am-10pm, Melt Bar and Grilled, 840 N High St, Columbus. Hosted by NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. "Join us for Melt Stigma, with the hope of raising money, combating inaccurate abortion rhetoric & engaging Ohioans to get involved in our movement! 20% of the entire day's sales (with this flyer) will be money donated to NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. The flyer MUST be presented (physically or digitally) to have your meal count towards the fundraiser. NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio will be in attendance from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Join us at that time for merch handouts, direct action opportunities & information about the work we do!"
Saturday, 1/25: Ohio Poor People's Campaign State Convening 2020, 10am-4pm, 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus. "The Ohio and National Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival has exciting and important activities that are happening and coming up. Among these are: • The national Mobilizing, Organizing, Registering and Educating (MORE) that will be coming to Dayton with Campaign co-chairs Rev. Theoharris, and Rev, Barber on April 23, 2020; • The Mass People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington that will be happening June 20, 2020; • An upcoming ecological devastation tour of southeast Ohio; • A variety of local and statewide issues that are and will be addressed as well as how to mobilize your community for the PPC movement. RSVP HERE. Carpool Link HERE."
Saturday, 1/25: Voter Registration Training & Live Practice Session, 3:30-4:30pm, CML Shepard Branch, 850 N. Nelson Rd, Columbus. Come learn to register voters then go out to practice!
Sunday, 2/2: Voter Registration Training & Live Practice Session, 1:30-3:00pm, CML Barnett Branch, 3434 E Livingston Rd, Columbus. Come learn to register voters then go out to practice!
Thursday, 2/6: A Look at Ohio's Sunshine Laws With Indivisible Westerville, 7-9pm, Westerville Public Library, 126 S State St, Westerville. Did you know? You can write a request for information – whether it's budgets, police reports, policies, emails, or bail schedules – and in many cases the governmental agency is required by law to hand it over! Public records laws are an invaluable tool for activists. Don't let them go unused. They apply to both state and local agencies, including jails, city councils, school boards, and the prison system. Join us to hear from Gary Daniels of ACLU Ohio to learn more about how these laws can help you in your activism.
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Thanks for all you do!
Mia, Sara, and the OH12 Team
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