The background: Nonpartisan, good government organizations in Ohio have proposed a constitutional amendment that would reform Ohio’s redistricting process. With enough support this issue can be on this November’s ballot, so that Ohio’s voters can decide.

Join Maureen Reedy on Friday, May 18th at 6:00 pm for a Meet the Candidate ~ Rock the Statehouse night with Colin & The Lonely Bones FREE Happy Hour show at Woodlands Tavern in Grandview, Great music and fun with friends!  Maureen is running for the Ohio House of Representatives District 24 this November.

Come Hear Our Special Guest Speaker Mike Curtin!

Join UAPA at our next monthly membership meeting on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the main Upper Arlington Public Library, Friends Theater Downstairs, 2800 Tremont Road from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Our guest speaker is Mike Curtin, the former editor, associate publisher and COO of The Columbus Dispatch. 

President Barack Obama will visit The Ohio State University campus on Saturday (5/5) where he will host a kick-off rally for his presidential campaign at the Jerome Schottenstein Center (Value City Arena). The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but RSVP’s are requested: https://my.barackobama.com/page/s/ohio-rally .

FAQ: What You Need to Know About the 2012 Ohio Congressional Redistricting Movement

Ohio’s Congressional and state legislative districts were redrawn last year.

Voters First Ohio, has organized a campaign to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot this November to enable citizens, not politicians, to draw election districts.

UA Progressive Action Coffee and Conversation
Saturday, April 7, 2012, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
30 Attendees

Speaker: Lauren Harmon, Director of the Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus

Carolyn Casper introduced the speaker. Lauren Harmon will give us a brief overview of the war against women.

We need laptops to do virtual phone banks, and not every phone banker comes equipped.

Do you have a laptop you're not using that we could borrow for the 2012 campaign?  Or would you like to make a donation of one of the cheap-cheap laptops from Microcenter ($250 gets a reconditioned laptop now) to help our cause?

Join us at our next general membership meeting on Monday, April 16 and learn about progressive talk radio. Kris Roja of WVKO 1580 AM Radio will be our guest. The presentation will detail the history of progressive talk radio and what we can do to support its presence and mission in Central Ohio.