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Clintonville Area Progressives
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Progressive activism in Clintonville, Columbus, OH. Elections, direct action, voter registration.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · 11d
Happy Hour on October 14!
Taco Tuesday w/ CAP Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, Oct 14 at 5:30pm El Vaquero 3230 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43202 Special guest will be Jordan McLaughlin with Evict Private Equity Columbus. Jordan will discuss his org's efforts to curb rising housing costs by limiting big companies' ability to buy up homes in Central ohio
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · 11d
Happy Hour on October 14!
Taco Tuesday w/ CAP Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, Oct 14 at 5:30pm El Vaquero 3230 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43202 Special guest will be Jordan McLaughlin with Evict Private Equity Columbus. Jordan will discuss his org's efforts to curb rising housing costs by limiting big companies' ability to buy up homes in Central ohio
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · 11d
Happy Hour on October 14!
Taco Tuesday w/ CAP Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, Oct 14 at 5:30pm El Vaquero 3230 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43202 Special guest will be Jordan McLaughlin with Evict Private Equity Columbus. Jordan will discuss his org's efforts to curb rising housing costs by limiting big companies' ability to buy up homes in Central ohio
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · 27d
Last night's happy hour saw us welcome Columbus School Board candidate Janeece Keyes and Anthony Perry, who spoke on behalf of the campaign to pass a levy for ADAMH this fall.

Learn more about the levy here, which will fund additional addiction/mental health services share.google/wvWmnAO4RNlm...
Big group of Clintonville Area Progressives on the El Vaquero patio ADAMH levy literature next to plates of mexican food
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Aug 14
Correction on our previous post: Taco Tuesday will be Tuesday, Sept 16. See you at El Vaquero!
Taco Tuesday w/ CAP Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, September 9th: 5:30PM El Vaquero 3230 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43202 Join us for a happy hour at El Vaquero (near Riverside hospital) Meet local candidates, sign petitions, and just share some margaritas with like-minded folks
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Aug 14
Correction on our previous post: Taco Tuesday will be Tuesday, Sept 16. See you at El Vaquero!
Taco Tuesday w/ CAP Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, September 9th: 5:30PM El Vaquero 3230 Olentangy River Road Columbus, OH 43202 Join us for a happy hour at El Vaquero (near Riverside hospital) Meet local candidates, sign petitions, and just share some margaritas with like-minded folks
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Aug 6
Thanks to everyone who joined our guests Judge Jodi Thomas, Judge Carl Aveni and Judge candidate Ajmeri Hoque for a discussion on many topics, including ways to protect court attendees from violence from ICE.
Group of about 20-25 Clintonville progressives listening to Franklin Co Muni Court candidate Ajmeri Hoque Closeup of discussion with Judge Jodi Thomas and candidate Ajmeri Hoque Comments from Common Pleas Court Judge (and Clintonville resident) Carl Aveni
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Jul 14
For our August 5 meeting, we are excited to welcome the 2025 Franklin County Municipal Court candidates/incumbents.

This is a great opportunity to learn about their values, and about the workings of the Municipal Court in general.

Whetstone Library: doors at 6:30PM, program at 7:00PM.
Meet your 2025 Judicial Candidates Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, August 5th: 7:00PM Doors open at 6:30PM Whetstone Library 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 Joining us will be: Franklin Co. Muni Court Judge Jessica D'Varga Franklin Co. Muni Court Judge Jodi Thomas and Franklin Co. Muni Court Candidate Ajmeri Hoque
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Jul 14
For our August 5 meeting, we are excited to welcome the 2025 Franklin County Municipal Court candidates/incumbents.

This is a great opportunity to learn about their values, and about the workings of the Municipal Court in general.

Whetstone Library: doors at 6:30PM, program at 7:00PM.
Meet your 2025 Judicial Candidates Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, August 5th: 7:00PM Doors open at 6:30PM Whetstone Library 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 Joining us will be: Franklin Co. Muni Court Judge Jessica D'Varga Franklin Co. Muni Court Judge Jodi Thomas and Franklin Co. Muni Court Candidate Ajmeri Hoque
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Jul 8
Thank you to the friends and neighbors who joined us on the El Vaquero patio tonight.
We were particularly excited to welcome Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, State Rep Latyna Humphrey, and Columbus School Board candidates Janeece Keyes and Kimberley Mason.
August meeting info coming soon!
Folks gathered at a table on the El Vaquero patio Folks gathered at a table on the El Vaquero patio
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Jun 21
Next gathering!
(photo of street taco platter) Taco Tuesday with the Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, July 8: 5:30PM El Vaquero 3230 Olentangy River Road Come by El Vaquero on Olentangy River Road and hang with friends and neighbors. We'll have petitions to sign and info on upcoming actions/elections.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Jul 1
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Jun 21
Next gathering!
(photo of street taco platter) Taco Tuesday with the Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, July 8: 5:30PM El Vaquero 3230 Olentangy River Road Come by El Vaquero on Olentangy River Road and hang with friends and neighbors. We'll have petitions to sign and info on upcoming actions/elections.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Jun 21
Next gathering!
(photo of street taco platter) Taco Tuesday with the Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, July 8: 5:30PM El Vaquero 3230 Olentangy River Road Come by El Vaquero on Olentangy River Road and hang with friends and neighbors. We'll have petitions to sign and info on upcoming actions/elections.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · May 20
June's meeting will be our annual cookout. We hope you join us!
(banner photo of folks gathered around an outdoor table covered in food) Annual Cookout Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, June 10: 5:30PM Whetstone Park Shelter House #1 (SW of the big indoor shelter house) 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 Agenda: Join us for our annual cookout! We’ll provide hot dogs, soda, and water---bring a side dish if you would like. We are excited to welcome members of the Columbus Safety Collective, who will discuss their efforts to put measure on the ballot to establish a nonpolice emergency response system in Columbus. We’ll have CSC and anti-SB1 petitions for you to sign, and expect a few local candidates and electeds to drop by.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · May 20
June's meeting will be our annual cookout. We hope you join us!
(banner photo of folks gathered around an outdoor table covered in food) Annual Cookout Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, June 10: 5:30PM Whetstone Park Shelter House #1 (SW of the big indoor shelter house) 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 Agenda: Join us for our annual cookout! We’ll provide hot dogs, soda, and water---bring a side dish if you would like. We are excited to welcome members of the Columbus Safety Collective, who will discuss their efforts to put measure on the ballot to establish a nonpolice emergency response system in Columbus. We’ll have CSC and anti-SB1 petitions for you to sign, and expect a few local candidates and electeds to drop by.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · May 14
Thank you to the Clintonville-area state legislators who joined us to talk about the state budget and all things Ohio politics and government. We covered everything from healthcare costs to how get more Ohioans involved in politics.

Our next meeting will be our annual cookout on June 10. More soon!
(L-R) Reps Ismail Mohamed, Latyna Humphrey, Anita Somani, and Leader Allison Russo addressing the Clintonville Area Progressives in the meeting room at Whetstone Library. State Senator Bill DeMora addressing the Clintonville Area Progressives A CAP member standing to ask a question, surrounded by other members.
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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · May 12
Clintonville Area Progressives will host a State Legislative Update meeting with Central Ohio's State legislators. All are welcome to attend. The meeting will be tomorrow, Tuesday, May 13, at the Whetstone Library on N. High St. Doors open at 6:30pm. Meeting begins at 7pm.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · May 12
Thank you for spreading the word!!
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · May 12
Tomorrow! (Tuesday)
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Apr 16
For our May meeting, we are back at the library. Come and chat with your Clintonville-area state legislators.
(banner of various the state legislators) State Legislative Update Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, May 13: 7:00PM (doors at 6:30PM) Whetstone Library 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 Agenda: We are excited to welcome several Clintonville-area state legislators as our special guests. Minority Leader Allison Russo, State Reps. Ismail Mohamed and Anita Somani, and State Senators Bill DeMora and Hearcel Craig will discuss their work on the state budget, and answer any questions you have.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Apr 16
For our May meeting, we are back at the library. Come and chat with your Clintonville-area state legislators.
(banner of various the state legislators) State Legislative Update Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, May 13: 7:00PM (doors at 6:30PM) Whetstone Library 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 Agenda: We are excited to welcome several Clintonville-area state legislators as our special guests. Minority Leader Allison Russo, State Reps. Ismail Mohamed and Anita Somani, and State Senators Bill DeMora and Hearcel Craig will discuss their work on the state budget, and answer any questions you have.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Apr 16
For our May meeting, we are back at the library. Come and chat with your Clintonville-area state legislators.
(banner of various the state legislators) State Legislative Update Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, May 13: 7:00PM (doors at 6:30PM) Whetstone Library 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 Agenda: We are excited to welcome several Clintonville-area state legislators as our special guests. Minority Leader Allison Russo, State Reps. Ismail Mohamed and Anita Somani, and State Senators Bill DeMora and Hearcel Craig will discuss their work on the state budget, and answer any questions you have.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Apr 9
Thank you to all *ten* 2025 Columbus City School Board candidates for talking to our members last night.

The primary election day for this race is Tuesday, May 6, and early voting is already underway. For more info, consult the Franklin County Board of Elections website: vote.franklincountyohio.gov
2025 CCS candidates sitting in a row with Emcee Bob Shelley in front. Candidates from L/R: 1. Mounir Lynch - Health educator www.mounirforschools.com Mounir Lynch for Columbus City School Board 2. Elizabeth Caslin Turner - Senior program manager for the Ohio Department of Higher Education 3. Jermaine Kennedy - Chief program officer at Boys & Girls Club of Central Ohio 4. Teresa Hannah - Founder and family-school liaison consultant with STEPP Forward LLC www.hannahforccsboe.com 5. Kimberley Mason - Higher education partnership manager with the Ohio Bankers League Friends of Kimberley Mason 6. Janeece Keyes - Program manager with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573238107414 7. Patrick Katzenmeyer - Senior project manager at The Pizzuti Companies 8. Dr. Antoinette Miranda - former member of the State Board of Education 9. Julie Trabold - nurse, educator, and former member of the Central Ohio Care Planning Council Julie Trabold for Columbus City School Board 10. Karrie Lumpkin - claims specialist with the Ohio Attorney General's Office https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573749479863 Second photo of candidates Photo showing the audience. Roughly 55 people in total attended. Local activist Debera Diggs rising to ask a question
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Apr 7
Tomorrow!
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Mar 18
Our April 8 meeting will feature the 2025 candidates for Columbus City School Board. Our last event was so well-attended that we've moved to a slightly larger room in the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Clintonville (93 W. Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, OH 43214).
Meet Your 2025 Candidates for Columbus School Board Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, April 8: 7:00PM (doors at 6:30) First Unitarian Universalist Church 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, OH For our April meeting, we are welcoming 2025 candidates for Columbus City School Board. Candidates will talk about their priorities, and will be on hand to take your questions. Please note that the location of this meeting differs from our usual venue.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Apr 3
This tuesday!
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Mar 18
Our April 8 meeting will feature the 2025 candidates for Columbus City School Board. Our last event was so well-attended that we've moved to a slightly larger room in the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Clintonville (93 W. Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, OH 43214).
Meet Your 2025 Candidates for Columbus School Board Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, April 8: 7:00PM (doors at 6:30) First Unitarian Universalist Church 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, OH For our April meeting, we are welcoming 2025 candidates for Columbus City School Board. Candidates will talk about their priorities, and will be on hand to take your questions. Please note that the location of this meeting differs from our usual venue.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Mar 18
Our April 8 meeting will feature the 2025 candidates for Columbus City School Board. Our last event was so well-attended that we've moved to a slightly larger room in the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Clintonville (93 W. Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, OH 43214).
Meet Your 2025 Candidates for Columbus School Board Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, April 8: 7:00PM (doors at 6:30) First Unitarian Universalist Church 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, OH For our April meeting, we are welcoming 2025 candidates for Columbus City School Board. Candidates will talk about their priorities, and will be on hand to take your questions. Please note that the location of this meeting differs from our usual venue.
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Clintonville Area Progressives @caprogressives.bsky.social · Mar 18
Our April 8 meeting will feature the 2025 candidates for Columbus City School Board. Our last event was so well-attended that we've moved to a slightly larger room in the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Clintonville (93 W. Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, OH 43214).
Meet Your 2025 Candidates for Columbus School Board Clintonville Area Progressives Tuesday, April 8: 7:00PM (doors at 6:30) First Unitarian Universalist Church 93 W Weisheimer Rd, Columbus, OH For our April meeting, we are welcoming 2025 candidates for Columbus City School Board. Candidates will talk about their priorities, and will be on hand to take your questions. Please note that the location of this meeting differs from our usual venue.
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