Join us in forming a human chain along High Street from Route 161 in Worthington to downtown Columbus, delivering the message that WE STAND UNITED in support of these fundamental values:
We DEFEND the rights of the millions of law-abiding immigrants who fill vital roles in our economy and make America a richer, stronger nation
We OPPOSE the creation of concentration camps within the United States and the rendering of immigrants to internment camps in other countries
We DEFEND U.S. international aid that has saved more than 90 million lives worldwide
We OPPOSE the loss of health insurance through Medicaid and Obamacare for 17 million Americans
We DEFEND the Veterans Administration that helps fulfill our promise to take care of those who have sacrificed for all of us
We OPPOSE reductions in SNAP benefits that could affect 22 million families
We DEFEND research and policies designed to combat climate change
We OPPOSE the gutting of staff and funding at FEMA, the National Weather Service, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Post Office and other public agencies that provide essential services to Americans
We DEFEND Medicare and Social Security programs so many older Americans depend upon
We OPPOSE dismantling the Department of Education and the imposition of government-mandated restrictions on topics that can be taught in our colleges and universities
We DEFEND science-based policies and expertise within the Department of Health and Human Services that have helped protect Americans against infectious diseases
We OPPOSE tax cuts that overwhelmingly favor the rich while adding more than $3 trillion to our national debt
We DEFEND the democratic principles that have defined the United States of America for 249 years!
This will be our final opportunity for a major summer protest before the new school year begins, and we want to make it huge! We will need thousands of people to line the sidewalk all the way from Worthington through Beechwold, Clintonville, the University District and the Short North. Look for more details next week, and make your plan now to be a part of Hands Along High Street Aug. 9!