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Take Action to Support the Nuclear Ban Treaty! Honduras has become the 50th country to ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This means that the treaty has reached the number needed to go into effect. This will start on January 2022 according to the United Nations. 122 countries out of the 193-member UN General Assembly have expressed support and 84 have signed the treaty. Write your representatives and tell them to support this effort! According to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres this development, “represents a meaningful commitment towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons.” But this is only the beginning. Countries with nuclear weapons, including the United States, Russia, and China, have shown opposition to the treaty which aims to destroy all nuclear weapons and ban new ones. The countries that possess nuclear weapons, the US, Russia, the UK, China, France, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel have not signed the treaty. Changing perspectives in nuclear countries is incredibly important in the movement for nuclear disarmament. Citizens and residents of nuclear powers need to use their voices to support the elimination of these dangerous weapons. Tell your representatives that you want them to push for the United States to join the treaty!
Events and Meetings:
Monday, April 21 – Thursday, April 24, 3:00 PM. Jewish Voice for Peace Power Half-Hour. Now into the second year of genocide in Gaza, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and outrage. There are no words to describe the devastating pain of the past year in which the Israeli military has killed over 48000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 20,000 children. We know these numbers are not accurate - thousands more are being found under the rubble and so many more will perish due to lack of treatment, medicine, food, water and shelter. The International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court have both declared that Israel must stop the genocidal acts being committed on the Palestinian people. And the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza threatening the fragile ceasefire agreement. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and B'Tselem have declared that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza. We continue to come together as a political community in our daily half-hour to take action for the 15 months and going forward we will continue Monday through Thursday. Join us as we take collective action to demand an arms embargo to Israel, immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians and Lebanon. Register here.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 12:00 Noon. Kumi Now. Kumi Now is an online gathering every with a guest activist on the ground exploring issues of critical relevance to the Palestinian people and how you can get involved. Register here.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 1:00 – 1:30 PM. Episcopal Church Immigration Updates. Due to the number of executive orders, immigration raids, and other policy changes, Episcopal Migration Ministries is scheduling weekly immigration calls. EMM will share updates and resources and will be joined by the Office of Government Relations and the Chief Legal Officer. Spanish interpretation will be available. Register here.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 4:30 PM. Gathering Voices with Phyllis Bennis. Phyllis Bennis is a prominent activist, writer, scholar, and commentator whose work centers primarily on the Middle East and particularly Israel-Palestine. A staunch and consistent critic of Israel, this Spring, she released a book on the origins of the October 7th attacks, contextualizing them in the 70 plus years of occupation Palestinians have experienced. We cannot wait to share a rich conversation about this book, and more broadly about how we can work toward peace through our many, varied, and beautiful faith traditions. Fellowship of Reconciliation. Register here.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 4:30 – 5:30 PM. Support Veterans Rush Hour Rally. Join Indivisible Central Ohio’s Rush-Hour Resistance Rally to protest the cuts to the VA and support veterans! Location: Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center, 420 N James Rd, Columbus. Registration (plus more info about the location & parking) HERE.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 7:00 – 8:15 PM. Stop the Save Act. The House has passed the dangerous SAVE Act, but the fight isn’t over. It’s time to move together. Join us for a national movement call to break down what’s at stake, connect the dots between federal and state-level threats, and ignite collective action as we shift our focus to the Senate. This is a moment for grassroots leaders, organizers, and advocates nationwide to unite in solidarity, sharpen our messaging, and launch coordinated voter education and resistance efforts. We’ll hear updates from policy experts and frontline organizers, and we’ll leave with the tools, strategy, and hope needed to take bold action in defense of our democracy. More information and registration here.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 1:00 PM. 100 Years of Silence Reclamation of History (Part 2): Healing Next Generations. “100 Years of Silence” is a project spearheaded by Ute community leaders, storytellers, and artists that aims to enhance cultural understanding and encourage community dialogue by breaking the silence around the “Allen Canyon Ute Incarceration of 1923” where members of the Ute Tribe -- men, women, and children -- were incarcerated in barbed wire cages and removed from their traditional Ute land in the Bears Ears area of southeastern Utah. Join Native Organizers Alliance and Ute community leaders for part two of this powerful presentation on resilience and reclamation as we learn how the Ute community is healing from past traumas. Register here.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 7:00 PM. Sharing Our Stories - Peace Ambassadors. Worthington Interfaith Neighbors’ exciting Peace Ambassadors program will be the focus of Sharing Our Stories this month. Program leaders Jan Elliott, Janet George. and Kathy Moore will discuss the impact this group of high school students have had on Worthington’s third grade students each year since 2018. Experience the program as third graders do, as a group from the Peace Ambassadors presents skits that they use to impart their SHINE message. All are welcome. There is no charge for this event. Location: Old Worthington Library, 820 High St., Worthington.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 6:00 PM. Community Improvement 614 meeting! Columbus neighborhood historians and environmentalists you are invited! Will discuss effect of LinkUs on historic buildings and on the environment along the proposed corridors. Required public notice about federally required historic review and environmental impacts were not mentioned to public in numerous meetings citywide. Adverse effects on environment and historical buildings bus were not advertised. COTA/City were selling the project to the public for a “yes” vote November 2024. Please RSVP to communityimprovement614@gmail.com by April 20 at 5:00 PM. Location: Columbus Metropolitan Library, Hilltop Branch Library, 511 Hague Ave., room 1, Columbus.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:30 – 1:30 PM. Wednesdays at Bernie's - Columbus office protest. Location: 200 N. High St., Columbus. More information and registration here.
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 10:00 – 10:30 AM. Churches for Middle East Peace Weekly Briefing. Please join us on Zoom for a weekly briefing on current news regarding the Hamas and Israel War. You will hear from CMEP Staff and other experts. Register here.
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 8:00 PM. A Night with the Experts: Plutonium Skies: The Hidden Health Fallout From Nuclear Power. Jill Murphy Long's anti-nuclear perspective originated with her personal experience living near the 1979 meltdown at Three Mile Island, and her resulting brain tumor in 2012 and thyroid cancer in 2023. Long will speak from personal experience and her extensive research about the hidden health fallout from nuclear power. The atomic industry is sustained by a massive public relations machine which uses semantic tricks, including misusing words, to confuse radiation victims as to the cause of their illnesses. For eight decades, they have repeatedly discounted and denied accurate medical diagnoses for both civilians and military personnel. In cases of low-level radiation, like that surrounding nuclear power plants, the latent period for disease can be long, so industry and government intentionally obfuscate the fact that many illnesses originate with radiation. After the world’s first commercial nuclear reactor meltdown, the same powers neglected distributing potassium iodide pills for emergencies for fear it will clue people in to the dangers of nuclear. Today, the dark truths of nuclear power are concealed by billionaires seeking their own profits without any concern for the planet and its biota. Register here.
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:30 PM. Veterans For Peace's Democracy & Peace Working Group for this important 4-part webinar series cosponsored by Move to Amend. Each session will start with Why we need the "We the People" Amendment, a 4-minute video narrated by Peter Coyote. April 24: Discuss Our Corporate Elite and the Constitution, AIPAC's War on Democracy, Bring Back the Corporate Death Penalty, and where to go from here? Join us to see how different, joyful and more successful our work would be in a democracy...and how a little fire prevention will reduce the number of fires we have to fight! For more information, contact Mike Ferner at mike@veteransforpeace.org. Register here.
Thursday, April 24,
2025, 2:00 PM. Ohio Faith in Public Life: A Call for Resistance. As people of faith, we are called to stand
courageously for justice, compassion, and the dignity of all people. In
response to this administration's unprecedented attacks on the immigrant
members of our communities, faith leaders have been steadily rising up and
building a network through Faith in Public Life across Ohio to resist. In
this critical moment, we're coming together to take action and affirm our
commitment to resist unjust policies that harm, criminalize, or marginalize
immigrant communities. Please join us to demonstrate our support for immigrant
families and individuals. Together, we will refuse to comply in advance with
injustice, offer spiritual and material support, and rise in solidarity to
protect the dignity of all.
Location: 404 E. Broad St.
Columbus 43214. Please RSVP here.
Thursday, April 24, 2024, 3:00 PM. Defending Basic Needs Programs: Important New Poll to Guide Effective Messages. Please join the Coalition for Human Needs for a webinar on to learn about recent analysis commissioned by the Center for American Progress and prepared by Hart Research on behalf of an alliance working to protect health care, food assistance, and other basics for people who need support including Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Center for Law and Social Policy, Coalition on Human Needs, Community Change, and National Women’s Law Center among other partners. Attendees of the webinar will learn key findings and messages to help you defend basic needs programs, including strategies for supporting Medicaid, SNAP, housing, and other federal programs serving low-income people in the face of proposed cutbacks. When Congress returns on April 28 from its 2-week recess, they will be working to make basic needs program cuts. The experienced analysts at Hart Research have information we need to fight back. Register here.
Thursday, April 24, 2024, 6:00 PM. Genocide Gentry: The Institutional Connections to Weapons. Join Action Center on Race & the Economy, Adalah Justice Project, and LittleSis for a webinar about our Genocide Gentry research, which demonstrates the wide reach and influence that the weapons industry has on our cultural and educational institutions. The project looks at the current CEOs and board members of six major weapons companies and maps out their connections to cultural and higher education institutions. This webinar will present the research and methodology to inspire participants to investigate their own institutional connections to genocide. We will also discuss how to leverage this type of research to drive meaningful change in our communities, hold institutions accountable, and stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Together, we can dismantle the power of the genocide gentry. Register here.
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 10:00 AM. Washington Targets Dissent: Repression from the Academy to the Streets. The Trump Administration's policies toward universities and protestors have been characterized as the biggest assault on civil liberties in the United States since the Second Red Scare or the era of McCarthyism. Some of the nation's most esteemed universities have been targeted by the administration with punitive measures aimed at forcing changes that would gut their academic freedom. Students who protested Israeli policies and American support for the war on Gaza have been summarily detained by masked agents and disappeared. Arab Center Washington DC is convening a webinar panel of experts to discuss this and will seek to address several questions. Register for the webinar here.
Friday, April 25, 2025, 6:30 PM. The New Immigration Policy Landscape: California’s Role. Please join California Attorney General Rob Bonta for a conversation with UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy’s Faculty Co-Director Ahilan Arulanantham on Friday, April 25 at 3:30 pm Pacific Time. California has long been a leader in advancing immigrants' rights and protecting against harsh federal enforcement. The first 100 days of the second Trump administration have put California's commitment to the test. During this conversation, Attorney General Bonta and Professor Arulanantham will discuss the state's role in responding to federal policies, proactive steps the state can take to protect all of its residents, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy. Register here.
Friday, April 25, 2025, 12:00 PM. Action Hours Cease Fire Now. Join AFSC staff every Friday to hear updates from Gaza. Then, take action with us as we contact Congress and call for a permanent cease-fire, arms embargo on Israel, and humanitarian access for Gaza. Our elected officials need to keep hearing from us! For over a year, AFSC’s team in Gaza has provided food, water, and other life-saving aid to hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians. Register here.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM. Weekly Rally for Peace. Location: East North Broadway and High St., Columbus.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 4:30 – 5:30 PM. Rally to Protest Musk and the Power Grab. Every Saturday. Join us to rally in support of democracy and against the coup engineered by Musk and Trump! Bring a sign and a friend! Location: Tesla Dealership sidewalk, 4099 Easton Loop W, Columbus, OH 43219. Register here.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 10:00 AM. Healthcare Stories from Healthcare Providers. Doctors’ stories that have shaped their outlook on universal healthcare A panel of approximately 4 doctors or other health care providers to relate some personal incidents that have shaped the way they feel about our health care system. Healthcare for All Ohioans. Register here. Facebook Event.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Benefit Concert. Voices of Freedom: A Concert for Immigrant Justice. Silent Auction and Concert featuring Sirens and Jesse Powers. Funds raised will benefit Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS). Location: North Congregational UCC, 2040 Henderson Rd., Columbus.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 12:00 PM. Dr. Sami Al-Arian on the Holocaust of Gaza. Dr. Sami Al-Arian's parents became refugees in Gaza after being forced to leave their homes in 1948. Sami Al-Arian became a university professor in the US but was targeted and imprisoned by the US government for his activism. Eventually, Prof. Al-Arian agreed to be deported to Turkey to save his family the cost and stress of continuing to fight the federal government in court. (His story is documented in the film USA vs Al-Arian). Prof. Al-Arian was honored with Community Church of Boston’s annual Sacco & Vanzetti award in 2022. The format of the April 26 event will feature a talk delivered by Dr. Al-Arian, followed by a Q&A session. Register here.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 5:30 – 8:30 PM. Hybrid Event begins at 6:30 PM. Courage to Resist: Commemorating 50 Years Since Vietnam. This hybrid event begins with a conversation with AFSC's Archivist Don Davis and an opportunity to catch up with old and new friends and continues featuring former AFSC staff member Claudia Krich. Claudia and her husband, Keith Brinton, were co-directors of the AFSC Quang Ngai program from March 1973 until July 1975. In her new book Those Who Stayed, she offers a firsthand account of the collapse of the South Vietnamese government and the beginning of the new Provisional Revolutionary Government. More information and registration here.
Saturday, April 26, 2024, 1:00 PM. Kwibuka31. Ohio Rwandan Community and Ohio Holocaust & Genocide Memorial & Education Commission invite join us for a meaning event honoring the victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Location: OSU, Sullivant Hall 220, 1813 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio. Contacts: Ferdinard Muriyesu 312-866-9079 and Kirenga John 937-397-0335. For more information about Kwibuka and survivors in the USA, visit www.ibukausa.org.
Sunday, April 27, 2025, 7:00 PM. Repairing the Social Fabric in an Age of Misinformation. We are living through a period of tremendous changes to our information ecosystem, resulting in growing concerns about misinformation and its effect on our society. While dominant discourse frames this issue as one mainly of false belief and exclusively affecting the other side (which varies depending on your affiliation), this is misinformation in itself. This webinar, led by Nick Rabb, will complicate the concept of misinformation, show how it affects us all regardless of political orientation, and share strategies we all can use to mend its damage to our social fabric. The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security. Register here.
Sunday, April 27, 2025, 12:30 – 2:15 PM. Creation’s Stewards. Celebrate Earth Day with family fun and climate action at the Washington Gladden Social Justice Park. The free event, “Creation’s Stewards,” will start at 12:30 p.m. with a local food truck and with students from the Columbus College of Art & Design helping children create sidewalk chalk art – a way to get kids involved in environmental creativity. A program will begin at 1 p.m. with speakers addressing local issues of environmental sustainability and growing the city’s tree canopy. Parking without charge will be available adjacent to the park for those attending the event. Named for the Columbus pastor who was a national leader in the Social Gospel movement of the late 19th century, the Washington Gladden Social Justice Park is the nation’s first park devoted to social justice. On its Pathway of Justice, the park has dozens of guide stones engraved with inspiring quotes from social justice champions. The park also displays the unique sculpture, “Our Single Garment of Destiny,” inspired by the metaphor used by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his Letter from Birmingham Jail. Location: Gladden Social Justice Park. The corner of East Broad Street and Cleveland Avenue, Columbus 43215.
Sunday, April 27, 2025, 2:00 – 3:30 PM. Who Do We Welcome? Community and Refugee and Immigration Services April Presentation. Join us for an informational presentation about immigration statuses, new communities we serve in Columbus, CRIS's mission, and the important work we do! This training will be held in person and online. Register here.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 7:00 PM. Conversation with Don Bryant. Jewish Voice for Peace Central Ohio will be meeting on zoom with Cleveland peace activist Don Bryant. Don will be speaking about his recent trip to the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability and his local activities for peace and justice in the Middle East. Don was born 1956 in Maumee, Ohio. In 1980, Don woke up to community activism after attending his first rally, the tenth commemoration of the May 4 shootings of Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard. He then joined a local campaign, Save Our State from Radioactive Waste (SOS). The campaign was a success in halting the US Department of Energy from storing nuclear waste in the salt mines under Lake Erie. In the 1980s He joined the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. In 2002, when anti-Muslim bias was rising, Don joined with members of Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice to cofound the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network. He joined the Cleveland Peace Action (CPA) Board of Directors in 2016 and serves as co-chair of the CPA Middle East Committee. Don is now CPA Board president. Register for the zoom meeting here. Facebook Event.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM. Virtual Delegation: Birzeit. Join Eyewitness Palestine for a virtual tour of Birzeit, the vibrant Palestinian city of higher learning with ancient beauty. This virtual tour will be followed with a discussion and Q&A. Register here.
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 4:30 – 7:00 PM. National Day of Action Fight for Public Education. Educators, workers, families, students. Protest, picket, protect one and all. Ohio Education Association and other unions. Location: Ohio Statehouse.
Sunday, May 4, 2025, 11:00 AM. Palestine, and Washington, D. C.: The Politics of Genocide with Jill Stein & Miko Peled. Jill Stein is a Harvard-educated doctor, a pioneering environmental health advocate, and an organizer for people, planet, and peace. She has helped lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, injustice, and pollution, to promote healthy communities, and to revitalize democracy. She has helped win victories in campaign finance reform, racially-just redistricting, and the clean-up of incinerators, coal plants, and other toxic threats. She was a principal organizer for the Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet, and Peace over Profit. Miko Peled is an author, writer, speaker, and human rights activist living in the United States. He is considered by many to be one of the clearest voices calling for justice in Palestine, support of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) and the creation of a single democracy with equal rights in all of historic Palestine. He is the founding director of the Palestine House of Freedom in Washington, D. C. Educated in Jerusalem, Japan and the United States, Peled is also an accomplished professional martial artist. For 23 years, Peled ran a martial arts school that was dedicated to teaching leadership skills and non-violent conflict resolution through martial arts. Community Church of Boston. Join on YouTube or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 813 5181 3462.
Sunday, May 4, 2023, 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Redbird Books to Prisoners. We collect, pack, and send books to Ohio prisoners every 1st and 3rd Sunday. Location: Thirdhand Bike Coop, 979 East 5th Ave, Columbus. Please wear a mask, and please don't park in front of the building.
Monday, May 5, 2025, 5:00 PM. Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY. Weekly zoom meeting. Register here.
Wednesday, May 7, 2015, 6:00 PM. Franklinton Area Neighbors Meet Up! Presentations: ODOT Clear Cut 2024 & Reforesting 2025 - Esther DeBusk, Synopsis of OSU Capstone project & ongoing community efforts. Green Columbus - Shelly Douglas, Westside Tree Plantings, Earth Day Projects Recap. Sustainable Columbus - Grayson R. Hart, Climate Action Plan Implementation Manager, What it is and how will it be applied in Franklinton. Franklinton issues, Bellows Ave. School. See you there! Location: 777 W. State St., Columbus.
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 7:00 PM. Rematriating Stolen Land and Bringing History and Culture Forward: Indigenous Reparations 2025. What can indigenous solidarity allies and activists do to help redress centuries of injury and loss to tribal peoples? Giving voice to Indigenous speakers and groups from here in Massachusetts, this webinar will explore the current forms of reparative justice and specific actions people can take in support. Speakers include Melissa Ferretti of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, Tia M. Pocknett from the Weetumuw School, and Katherine Harrelson from the Community Land and Water Coalition. Ticket donations will go toward honorariums for our speakers. Massachusetts Peace Action. Register here.
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 8:30 – 9:30 PM. Monthly Volunteer Call. Join us for our monthly volunteer call! Learn what’s happening at Greenpeace USA and how we'll be hitting the ground running in 2025 taking action for the climate and the right to protest. Register here.
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Immigration Concert. Phil Hart and friends will once again bring you songs, slides, and poems covering the history of immigration in the US. The concert seeks to educate, entertain, and raise funds for our Refuge Apartment and future needs for those undocumented folks living in the church for sanctuary. We will continue our theme of God’s Love Knows No Borders. The concert is open to all people, and the recommended donation is $15 each. You are encouraged to bring kids, friends, co-workers and neighbors. For more information contact Julie or Phil Hart at juliephart@gmail.com. Location: Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave, Columbus 43214.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30). Clintonville Area Progressives May Meeting. The legislators will discuss their work on the state budget and are available to take any questions you have. Slated to attend are Minority Leader Allison Russo, State Representative Ismail Mohamed, State Representative Anita Somani, State Senator Bill DeMora, and State Senator Hearcel Craig. We look forward to seeing you on May 13! Location: Whetstone Library, 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 6:00 PM. Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle. Join Fair Districts leaders and volunteers for a monthly meeting. Every second Wednesday. Register here.
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1:00 PM. Virtual 2025 Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony. Register today for the 2025 Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony. Please note that a link to join the Ceremony will be shared 24 hours before the event. Register here.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 8:00 PM. Third Tuesdays: Protect, Resist, and Build with AFSC. Are you looking for ways to support your community while advocating for lasting social change? Join the American Friends Service Committee monthly webinar series every third Tuesday of the month. You'll hear directly from AFSC staff and partners and learn concrete ways we can all take action for migrant rights, economic justice, and peace. Register here.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1:00 PM. The Russo-Ukrainian War, Diplomacy, and the Peace Movement.
So much for President Trump's boast that he would end the Ukraine War in a day! Despite what passes for diplomacy in Riyadh, Moscow, and Kyiv to end the war and create a new European security order in Europe, the war, its killing, and destruction go on. Join Professor Richard Sakwa, among the leading authorities on Ukraine and Russia to delve deeper into understanding the war, diplomacy, and peace movement priorities in this continuing dangerous time. Massachusetts Peace Action. Register here.
July 3 – 6, 2025. Socialism 2025. Location: Chicago. More information here.