ICO Newsletter - 9/10/25
Heads Up: Important Events Coming Up Soon
Indivisible Central Ohio members are always busy, and there’s always a lot going on, but we wanted to call your attention to a couple of important events coming up soon.
1. Fair Maps Day! Wednesday, Sept 17, 10:30am-12:30pm
This fall, politicians will re-draw Ohio’s congressional map (no bipartisan agreement last time around so the current map only lasted four years). Yes, our current map is gerrymandered, with 10 Republicans and only 5 Democrats when a proportional split would be 8/7 or 9/6.
Unfortunately, this round of redrawing is probably only going to make things worse. Republicans have circulated both a 12/3 map and a 13/2 map!! It’s sickening, unconstitutional, and insulting to every one of us who have been working to end gerrymandering and for fair maps for so long!
That’s why Fair Districts and Equal Districts – the two coalitions working to end gerrymandering – are coming together to kick off the redistricting season with a show of force at the Ohio Statehouse. With your help, we will be able to encircle the Statehouse with our signs and chants and demands for fair representation!
If you hate gerrymandering and care about fairness, this event is really important! Please add it to your calendar now. Register HERE.
2. Indivisible Central Ohio End of Summer Picnic, 9/20, 5-8pm
Volunteers with Indivisible Central Ohio work hard, so it's important to take time to relax and refresh. How better than at the Hoover Sailing Club with your friends and fellow activists from Indivisible Central Ohio? All are welcome to join us, even if you’re new to the group. ICO will have veggie and regular burgers and trimmings. Bring a side, salad, dessert or drink to share! BYOB. Please register HERE so we can make sure we have the right amount of supplies!
3. Save The Date: NO KINGS II on October 18!
October 18 has been set as the next day of national protest – and this one is going to be the biggest by far, both nationwide and here in central Ohio!
Central Ohio groups are coming together to put on a series of local events earlier in the day all across the region that will culminate in a rally at the Ohio Statehouse at 4pm. Indivisible Central Ohio is working on this with a dozen or more local groups, and also with 50501 Columbus.
As early as next week we should have a tentative list of locations with sign ups. For now, please circle October 18 on your calendar and start to spread the word about this important day of protest. NO KINGS IN AMERICA!!
RALLIES & PROTESTS
Every week there are rallies and protests all over central Ohio! You can follow what’s happening in the Events section of our website, indivisible central ohio.org. Also check mobilize.us/indivisiblecentralohio/ for all our Indivisible Central Ohio events.
New and Notable
Friday 9/12/2025: Protest Mike Carey at Closed Meeting for Realtors, 10:30-11:15am, Columbus REALTORS, 2700 Airport Dr, Columbus, OH. Congressman Mike Carey votes to cut Medicaid, SNAP food assistance, ACA insurance subsidies, medical research grants, foreign humanitarian aid, and much more. Ohioans will die. But while Carey meets with realtors and big donors, he won't meet with us. Since he won't come to us, we'll come to him, protesting his complicity and cowardice outside a closed meeting he is attending. Register HERE.
Saturday, 9/13/2025: Clintonville Pop-up Protest, noon, corner North Broadway and High Street. This is a weekly protest. Register HERE.
Weekly rallies
Wednesdays downtown: Wednesday Husted and Moreno Protest, 12-1pm, 200 N High St, Columbus. Senators Bernie Moreno and John Husted are supporting the fascist takeover of our democracy. Let's hold them accountable to the people and taxpayers of Ohio. Their offices are both at 200 N High St, with lots of public visibility! Register HERE.
Thursdays: Grandview Rush Hour Rally, 4:30-6pm, alternating sites, Grandview Heights. Join us in standing up for our future and protesting the Trump administration’s reckless economic policies that put profit over people.
Every other week at Grandview Avenue & U.S. RT 33, beginning 9/11. Sign up HERE.
Every other week at Grandview Avenue & West 5th, beginning 9/4. Sign up HERE.
Saturdays in Delaware: Protest in Delaware, noon to 1 PM. Let’s protest together and let folks know that we are tired of all the shenanigans.
Saturdays at Easton: Rally to Protest Musk, Oligarchs and the Power Grab! 4:30-5:30 PM, Easton Tesla Dealership. Join the weekly Tesla Takedown protest! Even driving by and giving us a supportive honk is appreciated! Register HERE.
Tuesdays in Worthington: Rush Hour Rally, 4:30-5:30pm, intersection of Route 161 and High St., Worthington. Join us to deliver our message of resistance to commuters. Organized by the Worthington Area Democratic Club and Westerville Progressive Alliance. Signup & parking info HERE.
Join the Overpass Army!
More and more highway sign protests are popping up all over Ohio. You too can join the anti-Trump fun! We are at 3 locations weekly, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Details, directions and sign up are HERE. We have the signs and flags. You bring the manpower!
This week’s Actions!
1. Take action to protect immigrants
Lately, a lot of people have been asking what they can do to protect immigrants. Indivisible national initiated a program that involves asking businesses to post signs showing their support for immigrants, and to take actions to protect their immigrant employees. Check out this post on BluSky about one person’s experience.
Here in Columbus, a team has formed to approach neighborhood businesses. They’re going to be canvassing as a group this Sunday, September 14, meeting up at 2pm at Lox Bagel Shop, 772 N. High St. If you are interested in going out with them this weekend, or even just interested in getting involved or learning more, please sign up here and you’ll be contacted by someone to get you onboarded into the team. Questions? Reply to this email.
2. Demand that ICE be barred from the courthouse
While the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas had issued new rules prohibiting immigration arrests within the courthouse grounds and courtrooms altogether, the Franklin County Municipal Court has not followed suit and had stated that they will continue to allow ICE officials in to detain and arrest people in the building. It is critical that the Municipal Court remain free of ICE so that people can take care of their day-to-day business safely. Call Franklin County Municipal Court Communications Director Jodi Andes at 614-621-9389 to say the Court must prohibit ICE from entering the Courthouse! (Note: She appreciates these calls!)
3. Tell Congress: Stop Trump's Plan to Let AI Deny Medicare Coverage
Donald Trump and Dr. Oz want to let Artificial Intelligence (AI) choose which procedures Medicare will cover for individual patients -- with AI companies being paid based on how much money they save by denying people’s coverage. This cruel ploy comes as Medicare faces an urgent funding crisis thanks to Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill. None of this “cost-saving” would be necessary if Trump and the GOP weren't driving up healthcare costs and starving our healthcare system of funds. Email Congress NOW: Demand that they stop AI-powered healthcare denials and use the upcoming funding deadline to restore healthcare.
Bonus Project: “Do The Write Thing” thank you cards!
Even though an appeals court has now determined it can stay open, send a ‘Thank You’ card to the tribe who sued and helped temporarily stop our newest internment camp in Florida from being built and operated, here is their mailing address:
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
P.O. Box 440021
Tamiami Station
FL 33194
The contact info for the judge who ruled in favor of the tribe:
U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen M Williams: williams@flsd.uscourts.gov
The environmental groups who partnered with the tribe to get the site shut down:
1. Friends of the Everglades, info@everglades.org
2. Center for Biological Diversity: center@biologicaldiversity.org
ICO Gives Back
We’re SO CLOSE to meeting our fundraising target for World Central Kitchen in Gaza: $4,702 out of $5,000 has already been raised by generous ICO members and their friends. Whether it’s $5 or 50, we’re hoping you’ll join the Indivisible Central Ohio WCK fundraiser and help us quickly reach our goal. Thank you!
Upcoming Events (Calendar view)
Wednesday, 9/10/2025: Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle, 6pm via Zoom. Join Fair Districts leaders and volunteers for a monthly meeting. Second Wednesday of the month at 6pm! This month we will be delving into what is rigged about our current congressional map and taking a closer look at “fair” maps that have been proposed instead, including the map unveiled by Democrats just this week. Register HERE.
Sunday, 9/14/2025: Rise Up and Sing Together, 7-8:30pm. Whether you sing, play an instrument, or just love the idea of connecting with like-minded people through music, join us to discover the power of singing together to build community. Location provided on registration.
Tuesday, 9/16/2025: Testifying Tuesdays, 6-8pm, La Matraca Mexican Grill & Cantina, 5000 Gender Rd, Canal Winchester. Join the Southeast Progressives of Franklin County for a monthly social/political dinner, where we write postcards to legislators or voters, or plot and plan more events, about issues we care about! Register HERE.
Tuesday, 9/16/2025, Postcards to Troy, 6-7:30pm, Pickerington Main Public Library, 201 Opportunity Way. Join us to create postcards to send to Representative Balderson. Register HERE.
Wednesday, 9/17/2025: Fair Maps Day! 10:30am-12:30pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 125 E. Broad St, Columbus. As Ohio politicians begin redrawing Ohio’s congressional map, we're coming together to remind them that the people of Ohio will never stop fighting for fair maps and fair representation! Join with voters from every Ohio Congressional District as we raise our voices in support of fair maps. If you hate gerrymandering and care about fairness, this event is really important! Please add it to your calendar now. Register HERE.
Wednesday, 9/17/2025: Hunger Network Happy Hour, 4:30-7pm, Thunderwing Brewing, 2419 Scioto Harper Drive, Columbus. Join the Hunger Network in Ohio to Network with others passionate about ending hunger, learn about HNO’s work and how you can support our effort to end hunger in Ohio! (lite refreshments will be provided, alcoholic and alcoholic drinks available for purchase.
Thursday, 9/18/2025: Redistricting 102: Testimony Training & Storytellers Workshop, 6-7pm, virtual. Join the Equal Districts Coalition for hands-on training on how to craft powerful testimony and share your story to influence the redistricting process. Register HERE.
Saturday, 9/20/2025: ICO End of Summer Picnic, 5-8pm, Hoover Sailing Club. Join your friends or meet new ones at Indivisible Central Ohio's end of summer picnic! All are welcome to join us at the beautiful Hoover Sailing Club in Westerville. BYOB. ICO will have veggie and regular burgers and trimmings. Bring a side, salad, dessert or drink to share! Please register HERE so we can make sure we have the right amount of supplies!
Sunday, 9/21/2025: Standing Shoulder to Shoulder in the Face of Racial Division, 4PM, Central Christian Church, 1504 Villa Road, Springfield. Join the Coalition of Clark County Women and a line up of excellent speakers to discuss being effective allies to our BIPOC and immigrant communities.
Sunday, 9/21/2025: Sun Day Columbus, 2:30pm, 3246 Corban Commons Drive, Columbus. Sun Day is a Global Day of Action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy and the movement to leave fossil fuels behind. More info and register HERE.
Monday, 9/22/2025: Postcards, Scrolls, and Signs... Oh, My! 11:30am-12:45pm, Troy Balderson’s Pickerington office, 12931 Stonecreek Dr. Come and ask that your voice be heard! Register HERE.
Monday, 9/22/2025: Meeting with Evict Private Equity Central Ohio, 7-8:30pm, virtual. Join ICO to learn more about the campaign by Evict Private Equity Columbus to limit private equity ownership of homes in Columbus and how to help. Register HERE.
Wednesday, 9/24/2025: In Person Indivisible Central Ohio Member Meeting, 6:30-8:30pm, 1st Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus. Register HERE.
Sunday, 9/28/2025: Postcard Party! 6-8pm, 219 W Dublin Granville Rd, Worthington, OH. Join us to stand up for democracy while building a community via a postcard writing party. We will supply cards, snacks and drinks. Stamps are always appreciated. Register HERE.
Tuesday, 9/30/2025: Knowledge is Power: Politics in Ohio, 6:30-8pm. Endeavor Brewing and Spirits, 909 W 5th Ave, Columbus, OH. Join progressive learners working to educate ourselves about the issues facing us in Ohio today. Links to materials to be discussed provided on sign up, but it is not critical to complete before joining. Register HERE.
Mia & Linda for the Indivisible Central Ohio Team
Enjoying this newsletter? Forward it to a friend!
Find us at our website indivisiblecentralohio.org. Check out our Linktree! Follow us here and on our public and closed Facebook pages to stay current with all our activities. Add our Indivisible Central Ohio Google Calendar so you can follow all our events. You can also follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, YouTube, Reddit, and Discord. Get involved by filling out our “Join us” interest form!
Update your email preferences if you need to update your email, or if you’d like to be removed from our mailing list.