Monday, June 30 - Thursday, July 3, 2025, 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 60,000 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 medicine and medical treatment, 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 against the Palestinian people. And yet the U.S. government is actively supporting the Israeli military as it wreaks devastation on the over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza. Israel broke the fragile ceasefire agreement reached in January 2025 and has made clear its intention of ethnically cleansing Palestinians. Three months of a total blockade of everything necessary for life has brought Palestinians in Gaza to the brink of famine, already causing the deliberate death by starvation of many. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and B'Tselem have declared that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza. More and more people are questioning their governments' support for Israel's genocide because of the pressure being exerted by our movements, and Israel is becoming increasingly isolated as a result. We continue to come together as a political community to take action to end the genocide for as long as it takes. Join us as we take collective action to demand an arms embargo on Israel, an immediate end to the genocide, a lasting ceasefire and an end to Israeli siege, apartheid, occupation, and oppression of Palestinians. All are welcome. All are needed. Register here.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 5:00 PM. Still We Rise: Defying Political Repression and the Spirit of Solidarity. Join us for a webinar where movement lawyers, activists, and writers will discuss how the Palestine solidarity movement, immigration justice organizing, and indigenous and environmental rights movements are deeply intertwined — and how repressive tactics used against one movement are often tested and expanded to target others. Together, we’ll also uplift the stories of resilience and solidarity that continue to inspire action and build collective power in the face of criminalization, surveillance, and state violence. Palestine Legal. More information and registration here.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 1:00 PM. Journalists reporting from the frontlines of Israel’s Wars. On June 13, the Israeli military began its attack on Iran, throwing the region, and all of those who live there, into further turmoil and devastation. The U.S. followed suit, fueling fears of broader war. Now, with a fragile ceasefire in place and political theater obfuscating what is unfolding on the ground, many are left wondering what comes next. More information and registration here.
Monday, June 30,
2025, 8:00 PM. Pride, Power, Protest: Fighting Back After Medina v.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.
As Pride month comes to a close, it's more important than ever that we
defend reproductive freedom for everybody no matter who they are,
where they live, or who they love. Especially because in a devastating decision
in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, the Supreme
Court greenlit South Carolina’s decision to block Medicaid recipients from
choosing their trusted health care provider—like Planned Parenthood—simply
because they also provide abortion care. This is not just an attack on Planned
Parenthood. This is an attack on the people who rely on Medicaid,
especially those already facing barriers to care—including Black, Latina/x,
Indigenous, AANHPI, and LGBTQIA+ communities, immigrants, people with
disabilities, and those living in rural areas. And it will impact reproductive
health care across the country. This fight isn’t over—and we need
you with us. We’re organizing, we’re building power, and we’re fighting back at
every level to defend the freedom to access care, no matter who you are or
where you live. Sign up to join us today for an empowering storytelling event
and learn more about what we are doing next—because we'll never give up
and we'll never back down. Registration and more information here.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 12:00 PM. Europe in Crisis and its Implications for Peace. In the midst of tectonic and dangerous geopolitical change, Europe and the NATO nations are becoming warfare, not welfare states. This will be consolidated in this month's NATO summit. Caught between Trump shocks, the Ukraine War, and the Russia/China quasi alliance, Europe is in the midst of war, turmoil, and massive remilitarization. In addition to increasing the danger of war, massive cuts in social welfare spending provide openings for renewed European fascism. France, Germany, Britain, and Poland are pressing military collaboration and creation of a new European Union military within and potentially independent from NATO as anti-Russian fervor takes hold. Germany's massive rearmament adds to anxiety in Paris as well as in Moscow. And incidents in the Baltic Sea could lead to escalating – even nuclear - conflict. To help our movements respond, Massachusetts Peace Action and CPDCS have organized this webinar featuring Kate Hudson and Reiner Braun. More information and registration here.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 5:00 PM. Still We Rise: Defying Political Repression and the Spirit of Solidarity. Join Palestine Legal for a webinar where movement lawyers, activists, and writers will discuss how the Palestine solidarity movement, immigration justice organizing, and indigenous and environmental rights movements are deeply intertwined — and how repressive tactics used against one movement are often tested and expanded to target others. Together, we’ll also uplift the stories of resilience and solidarity that continue to inspire action and build collective power in the face of criminalization, surveillance, and state violence. More information and registration here.
Monday, June 30, 2025, 6:00 PM. Grassroots Election Protection Coalition/ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY. Register here.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 11:00 AM. KUMI Now. Weekly updates on Gaza and the West Bank. Register here.
Tuesday, July 1, 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, July 1, 2025, 4:30 – 5:30 PM. Support Veterans Rush Hour Rally. Join Indivisible Central Ohio’s and Veteran’s for Peace Central Ohio weekly 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.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 12:00 PM. Addressing Criminalization and Carcerality in Palestine and the United States: A Conversation with Defense for Children International – Palestine. Join Social Work for Palestine, the Network to Advance Abolitionist Social Work, and the USA-Palestine Mental Health Network for a 90-minute webinar discussing the experiences of criminalization experienced by Palestinian youth, adolescents, and adults in conversation with abolitionist social work in the United States. This webinar will feature Miranda Cleland from Defense for Children International - Palestine in conversation with Brianna Suslovic, MSW. Register here.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 3:00 – 4:00 PM. The Encampments (Living Room Edition). Join Watermelon Pictures and the US Campaign for Palestinian Right in hosting your own living room screening of The Encampments in light of the launch of Watermelon+, a new streaming platform amplifying bold voices from marginalized and underrepresented communities. Register for the online training here.
July 3 – 6, 2025. Socialism 2025. Location: Chicago. More information here. Register to attend virtual sessions here.
Friday, July 4, 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.
Friday, July 4, 2025, 12:00 – 4:00 PM. 50501 Rally for Democracy. Location: Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capital Square.
Saturday, July 5, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM. Weekly Rally for Peace. Location: East North Broadway and High St., Columbus.
Saturday, July 5, 2025, 1:00 PM. Virtual Meetup with the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability. Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh. All meetups were recorded and you can view the archive of past meetups’ slides and recordings, especially if you are located in a time zone that prohibited you from attending. ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6106562489.
Sunday, July 6, 2025, 4:00 PM. PDA Sunday Progressive Town Hall. Join us every Sunday as we discuss how we combat Trumpists/MAGA and Project 2025 with progressive policy positions and progressive candidates, and continue the struggle for peace around the world, and safety for our endangered communities at home. Progressive Democrats of America. Register here.
Sunday, July 6, 2025,
11:00 AM. African Liberation, The Struggle Against Colonialism and for
Palestine"
with Chairman Omali Yeshitela. Omali Yeshitela is an
American political activist and author. He is a co-founder and current chairman
of the African People's Socialist Party (formed in 1972) which leads the Uhuru
Movement. Yeshitela has advocated for reparations as a "People's
Advocate" at the First International Tribunal on Reparations to Black
People in the U.S., held in Brooklyn, New York, in 1982. Community Church of
Boston. Join on YouTube or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 813 5181 3462.
Sunday, July 6, 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.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 5:30 PM. Clintonville Area Progressives Meeting. Come out to hang with friends and neighbors. We'll have petitions to sign and information on upcoming actions/elections. Location: El Vaquero,3230 Olentangy River Road, on the patio.
Wednesday, July 9, 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, July 10, 2025, 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Columbus Veterans for Peace Meeting. Location: Columbus Metropolitan Library, Northside Branch, 1423 N. High St.
Thursday, July 10, 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.
Sunday, July 13, 2025, 12:00 PM. The Gazafication of the West Bank with Diana Buttu. Diana Buttu is a lawyer who previously served as a legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team and was part of the team that assisted in the successful litigation of the Wall before the International Court of Justice. She frequently comments on Palestine for international news media outlets such as CNN and BBC; is a political analyst for Al Jazeera International and is a regular contributor to The Middle East magazine. She maintains a law practice in Palestine, focusing on international human rights law. Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council. Register here.
Tuesday, July 15, 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.
Sunday, July 20, 2025, 3:00 PM. Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon: Rooted in Sumud: Palestinian Nonviolent Resistance. Narratives about the Palestinian struggle for liberation often focus on armed resistance. What this overlooks, however, is Palestinians’ rich legacy of nonviolent civil resistance, from mass demonstrations, strikes and boycotts; to art, literature, journalism, and poetry–let alone daily acts of unarmed resistance while surviving while under occupation, bombardment and siege. Our panelists will discuss the long history and efficacy of Palestinian unarmed civil resistance. We will also examine the limitations of the oft-used dichotomy of “violence versus nonviolence,” while interrogating questions such as: who determines the terms of what is meant by nonviolence, and whose violence is too often considered legitimate? Through this discussion, we will broaden notions of struggle for freedom and peace, while uplifting the sumud of the Palestinian people. After you register, you will immediately get an Approved response - BUT then look in your email for an email From: Zoom with the word "Confirmation" at the end of the subject line...there you'll find the link and password to watch the film in advance of the Salon event. More information and registration here.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 7:30 – 9:00 PM. July Banned Book Club: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness is a groundbreaking account of the modern criminal justice system and how it has created a new caste-like system that has resulted in the imprisonment of millions of Black Americans and making them second-class citizens. This book has been banned in prison systems in North Carolina and New Jersey and later allowed after the ACLU protested the bans.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 12:00 PM. Presbyterian Advocacy Hour. For such a time as this! Standing in the Gap! Each month we dive deeply into the areas of concern and help provide the knowledge and resources you need to take effective and focused action. This month: Israel/Palestine. Hear directly from: Muna Nassar - a Palestinian Christian leader bringing the voices of our partners on the ground and sharing their hopes for working in solidarity with U.S. Christians to end this devastating war. Peter Beinart – a leading Jewish political commentator, journalist, and professor reflecting on the current crisis and helping us distinguish between antisemitism and legitimate critique of Israeli policies. Noushin Framke – a Presbyterian elder and leader in the Palestine Justice Network lifting up the church’s historic commitment to peace and justice in the region. Register here.
May 16- 28, 2026, Third Act Ohio's Great Ohio Climate March. The march will begin in Athens, Ohio, which has a long history of citizen activism promoting renewable energy and fighting the fossil fuel industry's exploitation of the region. The group will trek from there to Salt Fork State Park, Ohio's first state park to be fracked, and end at the Columbus statehouse, where participants will engage in a Legislature Day with lawmakers to explain what they saw and learned from communities along the march; urge them to phase out fossil fuels and quickly ramp up renewable energy; and persuade them to pass legislation to ban fracking under Ohio public lands. Third Act Ohio is a subsidiary of Third Act, the national nonprofit for people over 60 years old determined to change the world for the better by harnessing generational power to safeguard our climate and democracy. At the end of the march, the group will attempt to persuade lawmakers to pass laws to mitigate the predicted worst effects of climate change. If you have questions about the Great Ohio Climate March, contact Mary Beth Naim, co-facilitator of Third Act Ohio. at mbmcnaim35@gmail.com or (440) 525-6856. Save Ohio Parks, the 501(c)4 organization dedicated to educating Ohioans about the health, environmental and planet harms of fracking, is the event's first sponsor.