Thursday September 3, 2020

4:00 pm - 5:15

Columbus, Ohio 

For the fourth time we gather to protest the Senate leaving town for their August vacation without passing a Covid-relief package. An unprecedented number of people have lost their jobs, and the number who have fallen ill and died is staggering. What this crisis makes clear is that our communities need an economic foundation- a home, cash payments for necessities, health care, childcare, and other services to safely weather the long lasting impacts of this pandemic. We know that if we do not act now millions more will lose their jobs, fall ill, and lose a roof over their heads as the pandemic continues to unfold. We are here today to tell Senators Portman and McConnell to join Senate Democrats at the table and work out a compromise in good faith. 

As the Senate returns from recess we ask that any final relief package include state and local government assistance, hazard pay for essential workers, $600-per-week unemployment payment extension unit January 31, 2020, and $1200 stimulus checks up to $6000 per family. There must also be funding for the Postal Service, Coronavirus testing, as well as election prep and security. Any final package must include bold and inclusive solutions that direct relief to those most impacted.

Protest Details 

At 4 pm we will start at both locations: East High School parking lot, 1500 E. Broad St., 43205 or Whetstone Community Center parking lot, 3909 North High St., 43214. Then we will caravan downtown at 4:30 to circle the Statehouse for 30 minutes. All those without cars gather in protest outside Senator Portman’s office at 37 West Broad. Create signs for your car or come without and we can provide. Masks and safe-distancing mandatory.

Current cosponsors: Ohio Families For Covid Relief, Yes We Can: Columbus Working Families, Our Revolution-Ohio, Our Revolution-Central Ohio, Our Revolution-Southwest Ohio, Columbus Stand Up, Bexley Progressives, The Anna Hass Morgan Club, Progressive Peace Coalition, and the Ohio Organizing Collaborative.

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