ICO Newsletter - 10/15/25
No Kings is Saturday! Are you signed up?
You can find events on the map HERE. Zoom in and then click on the dot to register. Start times for events in Central Ohio are as follows:
10am (Lancaster and Reynoldsburg),
11am (Cambridge, Hilliard, New Albany and Sunbury),
11:30am (London),
noon (Clintonville, Delaware, Marion, Marysville, Newark, Pickerington and Zanesville),
1pm (Bexley, Mount Vernon, Springfield and Westerville),
1:15pm (Grandview),
1:30pm (German Village)
2pm (Grove City)
Then, no matter what, come to the 4pm rally at the Statehouse!
There will also be a No Kings event at Tesla in Easton at 4:30 on Saturday, the regular Tesla protest time. Register HERE.
We could really use your help in the following ways:
Sign up to be a marshal! It’s easy and important.
We need general volunteers at the Statehouse. Sign up on the marshal form (last question) HERE.
If you don’t want to park, stand or march, join a car caravan! Sign up HERE.
Help us spread the word by sharing graphics & videos from THIS FOLDER.
Pick up flyers, posters & buttons to distribute from the porch at 437 Piedmont Rd in Columbus. We have thousands!
Bring donations to the Statehouse event (see below)
Most importantly, invite at least five friends who don’t usually attend protests!
Donate
This week donating is easy: just bring something with you to the downtown No Kings event! We will be collecting for Heer to Serve, advocates for those who are unsheltered & facing housing insecurity. Collection bins will be at the corner of High & State and also the corner of High & Broad. Needed items include:
Tents/camping supplies
Batteries
Non-perishables (with pop tops)
Water
First aid (band-aids, antibiotic ointment)
Don’t want to bring anything to the event? Donate to Heer to Serve via Venmo HERE.
Make a Sign & More
We had fun this past Saturday making rally signs at Simply Art Studios in Grandview. Join us for a second party tomorrow (Thursday) from 3-6pm to make signs to hold, and/or to help us create banners and other decorations for cars in our Car Caravans! We will have some art supplies, but feel free to bring more. Register HERE for the sign-making party, and sign up HERE to join a car caravan.
Help Spread the Word
Come out to encourage folks to show up for the No Kings protests! We’ll be on the Park Rd Bridge over I-71 Worthington/Westerville from 9:30-11am on Saturday morning, 10/18 (the morning of the protests) with a message that reads “NOKINGS.ORG TODAY!” We’ll have the message materials and flags to wave, you bring your smiles and energy! Sign up HERE. (Park in the neighborhood near 7735 Deercreek Dr., Worthington 43085 or on the other side of the bridge at the Metro Parks Headquarters at 1069 W Main St., Westerville 43081.)
This week’s Actions!
1. Urgent SAVE ACT: Submit Your Comment by October 20th
The Trump-aligned movement is attempting to bypass the Senate to push through the SAVE Act's requirements, a nationwide voter suppression effort that would require voters to submit proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. They are using the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to do it quietly and quickly.
We’ve seen policies like this restrict the freedom to vote before in states like Kansas, where tens of thousands of eligible American citizens were blocked from registering to vote simply because they didn’t have a passport or a birth certificate that matched their married name. Implementing this policy across the country would be devastating for our democracy.
Good government groups such as Common Cause, LWV, ACLU and more are looking to get 200,000 people to submit public comments opposing this change by the deadline, October 20.
Submit your comment directly HERE.
Suggested text:
I’m against requiring citizens to submit a passport, birth certificate, or other citizenship documents to register to vote! Only half of American citizens have a passport and 69 million American citizens don’t have a birth certificate with their current legal name on it, most of them women who changed their names when they got married.
2. EMAIL your GOP senators
Demand a bipartisan spending deal and remind them they own this TRUMP SHUTDOWN! Republicans are still rejecting a common-sense deal to end the shutdown and reverse MAGA healthcare cuts. Let’s stay loud to show our resolve and remind the GOP it’s on them to reopen the government. Send an email quickly HERE.
Signs of Fascism Making Waves
Our Signs of Fascism have appeared at several locations in central Ohio recently, and more events are scheduled. A video of the signs at an event posted to the Westerville Progressive Alliance’s public Facebook page has gone viral: as of yesterday morning it had 56K likes, 99K shares, and 7.2M views! Plus it’s surging on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Wow! Congrats to the organizers!
Requests for info about the signs and a copy of the files have come in from ALL over, including but not limited to the following: Elk Rapids, MI; Portland, OR; Birmingham, AL; Cincinnati, OH; Key West, FL; Sacramento, CA; Sausalito, CA; Myrtle Beach, SC; Appleton, WI; Norwich, CT; Seattle, WA; Enid, OK; Scottsdale, AZ; Boulder, CO; Waverly, OH; New Jersey; New Mexico; Massachusetts; Nevada and Germany!
Please watch and share this amazing 47-second video of the signs in action, spliced in with photographs that show examples from our current reality. It’s really good!
Candidate Cards on the Porch!
You can pick up cards for the following candidates from the porch at 437 Piedmont Rd:
Hilary Damaser for Washington Township Trustee. She works as an Assistant Attorney General and has represented the Ohio Fire Marshal for the past 24 years. She would be only the second woman to ever serve as a trustee.
Tiffany DeSilva for re-election to Dublin School Board. As the only incumbent running, her experience will be a great asset as we elect two new additional members to the board.
Possibly others? It’s a last minute rush.
Remember: If you have postcards checked out, make sure to get them back by the upcoming deadlines!
Remembering and Honoring Chrys Gee
My Project USA has an annual award recognizing a community activist who is carrying on the spirit of Chrys Gee, a beloved Indivisible member who died tragically in December 2018. You can read more and submit a nomination for the award at this link. Recipients from Indivisible include Mia Lewis, Mary Louise Hawkins, Tiffany Rumbalski, Thomas Cartwright, Mary Mynatt, Ralph Orr, Mary Klain and Debby Cooper.
Upcoming Events (Calendar view)
Wednesday, 10/15/2025: Redistricting Shenanigans: Advocating for a fair congressional map, 7:30pm via Zoom. Join Red Wine & Blue, Common Cause Ohio and the League of Women Voters Ohio for a virtual dive into the messy world of Ohio's redistricting process. We'll unpack how politicians drew the lines to protect their power instead of our voices, explore the real harm caused by split communities, and call out the tricks and traps that keep our maps unfair. Register HERE.
Thursday 10/16/2025: Sign and Car Decorating Party, 3-6pm, SimplyArt Studios, 1285 Grandview Ave, Grandview Heights. Join us to make signs for the 10/18 No Kings rallies, and/or to help us create banners and other decorations for cars in our Car Caravans! We will have some art supplies, but feel free to bring more. Register HERE.
Thursday, 10/16/2025: Posterboard, Markers, and Rulers! 6-730pm, Pickerington Main Library, 201 Opportunity Way. Come and make signs for the No Kings rally. We will have on hand some posterboard, markers, and a yardstick. Feel free to bring supplies of your very own. NO GLITTER, PLEASE.
Friday, 10/17/2025: Bill Cohen’s annual “Spirit of the ‘60’s Coffeehouse,” 7:30pm, King Avenue Methodist Church, 299 W. King at Neil in Columbus 43201. Bill Cohen and friends will lead a candlelit, musical, year-by-year journey through the era, with live and familiar 1960’s folksongs and more. Proceeds from the suggested $15 donations (at the door) will go to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective. Free parking is also available in the lots just South and West of the church.
Sunday, 10/19/2025: Postcard Party, 6-8pm, 219 W Dublin Granville Rd, Worthington. Let’s stand up for democracy while building a community via a postcard writing party. We will supply cards, snacks and drinks. Feel free to bring anything to make the postcards more fun to read with stickers or markers. For those who are able, stamps are appreciated. Register HERE.
Mondays, 10/20/2025 and 10/27/2025: End Gun Violence Community Walk, 6pm, Northern Lights Shopping Center, 3569 Cleveland Ave, Columbus. Join local Moms Demand Action members to galvanize the residents to help stop gun violence and share the resources that organizations have to help the community. Register for each date individually.
Tuesday, 10/21/2025: Testifying Tuesdays!, 6-8pm, La Matraca Mexican Grill & Cantina, 5000 Gender Rd, Canal Winchester. Join the Southeast Progressives of Franklin County for a social/political dinner, where we write to legislators or voters, or plot and plan more events, about issues we care about! Register HERE.
Wednesday, 10/22/2025: Indivisible Central Ohio In Person Member Meeting, 6:30-8pm, 1st Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus. Join other members of Indivisible Central Ohio to discuss current actions and activities and hear from you about your ideas for new actions! Register HERE. This will be the final in person meeting of 2025!
Sunday, 10/26/2025: Buckeye State Rural Presents, 7pm, via Zoom. Since 2018, Buckeye State Rural has installed more than 70 billboards during each federal election cycle. As a 527 Super PAC, BSR works with local and regional groups to establish a billboard (or more) in their area. Want to learn more? Join us for a brief overview of our past accomplishments and our plans for 2026. Register HERE.
Tuesday, 10/28/2025: ICO Social Hour, 6-8pm, Nocterra Audubon, 516 Maier Pl, Columbus. Come hang out with Indivisible friends and fellow activists. Look out for the folks in Indivisible tshirts!
Wednesday, 10/29/2025: Knowledge is Power: Poverty in Ohio, 6:30-8pm, Zaftig Brewing, 909 W 5th Ave, Columbus, OH. Join progressive learners working to discuss POVERTY IN AMERICA. Links to materials to be discussed provided on sign up, but it is not critical to complete before joining. Register HERE.
Thursday, 11/5/2025: David Pepper Live Q&A, 6-8pm, 1st Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus. Join ICO in welcoming David Pepper, author of Laboratories of Autocracy and Saving Democracy for an evening of questions and answers.
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 – PLUS we have the extra event this week on Saturday morning (see above). We have the signs and flags. You bring the manpower!
NEW AND NOTABLE PROTESTS
A group of activists have been holding “Stop the Cruelty” protests outside ICE offices. From the organizer: “The next protest will be at the ICE office at 675 Brooksedge Blvd in Westerville, Ohio, on Friday, October 17 from 12pm-1pm. This is a silent protest, although we do thank people when they're supportive. We provide the signs, which are identical and say "Stop the Cruelty." ICE security has told us that we are not allowed to park in their parking lot, saying that it is reserved for staff and “customers.” (Their word.) There is parking at the Kroger on Schrock Road and at Alum Creek Park South.”
WEEKLY RALLIES & PROTESTS
Every week there are about a dozen 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.
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 in 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, next 10/23. Sign up HERE.
Every other week at Grandview Avenue & West 5th, next 10/16. Sign up HERE.
Thursdays in Sunbury: Good Trouble Thursdays, 5-6pm, on the square, Old Sunbury Courthouse, 51 East Cherry St., Sunbury. Look for the dinosaur! Sign up HERE. (This week the rally will feature the Signs of Fascism. Sign up to hold a sign HERE.)
Saturdays in Hilliard: Hilliard Pop-Up Protest, 9:30-10:30am, Cross Creek Park
3311 Hilliard Rome Rd, Hilliard, OH. Bring signs and join us!
Saturdays in Clintonville: Weekly Pop-Up Protest, noon to 1PM, North High Street & East North Broadway Street, Columbus.Join us to protest the destruction and degradation of the Trump administration. Register HERE. (This week the rally will feature the Signs of Fascism. Sign up to hold a sign HERE.)
Saturdays in Delaware: Protest in Delaware, noon to 1 PM, corner of Sandusky and Williams, Delaware. Let’s protest together and let folks know that we are tired of all the shenanigans.
Saturdays at Easton: Fight Oligarchy- Rally Outside Easton Tesla, 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, Support Veterans Rush Hour Rally, 4:30-5:30pm, Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center, 420 N James Rd, Columbus. Join us to
to protest the cuts to the VA and support veterans! 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.
First and Third Thursdays: Say Something, Rally the Community, 4:30-5:30pm, 349 E Livingston Ave, Columbus. Join no matter what your motivation. The October 16 theme is education. Register HERE.
Mia & Linda for the Indivisible Central Ohio Team
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