Ohio’s Largest Anti-Fracking Rally This Weekend: June 14th – 17th

Don’t Frack OHIO

On June 11, Gov. John Kasich signed SB 315 into law, turning one of the worst fracking bills in America into the worst fracking laws, according to EcoWatch.com

On Sunday, June 17, Ohioans mobilize to show Gov. Kasich and his friends in the Statehouse that there will be consequences for choosing to frack Ohio. The largest mobilization against fracking in Ohio’s history will descend on Columbus and take over the Statehouse to pass peoples’ legislation that will defend us from the gas industry.

Everyone who’s coming has a story to share and something to contribute to the movement. We’re hoping you will be there to listen and learn, but also to participate in an important turning point for the fracking movement in Ohio. If you or your friends haven’t yet signed up, click here.

We’re planning for three days of strategy sessions and trainings from June 14-16 to learn from each other and work together to build a stronger movement. Trainings will be held at the Ohio Urban Arts Center, and a full agenda is available by clicking here.

Here’s a bit of what’s planned:

• A non-violent direct action training led by 350.org’s trainers who helped make last year’s Tar Sands Action a success
• Workshops in organizing for local control led by Ohio’s strongest local organizers
• Updates and discussions about political strategy to outflank Gov. Kasich and the oil industry in Ohio
• Deeper trainings in media outreach, researching campaign contributions and the economics of fracking
• Art builds to make our march shine

What’s happening Sunday, June 17—the main event. If you can make it for only one day, try to make it Sunday. At 11 a.m. we’ll gather at Arch Park (McFerson Commons) in downtown Columbus. There, we’ll rally and get fired up for our march to the Statehouse, where we will occupy the statehouse and send an unmistakable message to Gov. Kasich: Don’t Frack Ohio.  We’ll hear from Josh Fox and Bill McKibben, as well as green business owners, landowners affected by the gas and coal industries, and grassroots activists leading this fight at the front lines. If you’re a part of this movement, you’ll either see friends there or make new ones. We’ll be wrapped up by 2:30 p.m. or so.

We can’t let that happen—we can’t let Ohio turn into a pincushion, pricked with drill rigs and shaken by earthquakes. If we stay silent, special interests will win. If we speak out together, we have a chance.

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