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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 30/01/2026
More ride details for Saturday from PG
Screenshot of an IG post from paradise garage

RIDE DETAILS FOR SATURDAY
WHEN: COME TO THE SHOP BY 1P TO RIDE AT 1:30
EASTERN TIME
WHERE: WE WILL RIDE AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND BACK TO THE SHOP
HOW FAR: A SHORT RIDE, PACE WILL BE SLOW.
CURRENT ROUTE IS ~ 6 MILES BUT WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR STREET CONDITIONS
WE RIDE FOR AND STAND WITH OUR IMMIGRANT
NEIGHBORS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS
WE RIDE IN REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL PEOPLE KILLED, VIOLENTLY ATTACKED, AND UNLAWFULLY DETAINED BY I.C.E.
POST RIDE: ALL ARE WELCOME INSIDE THE SHOP FOR HOT BEVERAGES AND SNACKS
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 28/01/2026
This Saturday we are riding in solidarity with Minnesota, Angry Catfish and our friends in the Minneapolis bike community. Meet in the parking lot at 1, ride rolls at 1:30 from Paradise Garage
a poster with a man in a bicycle helmet

WE RIDE IN UNITY

RIDE TOGETHER STAND TOGETHER

SAT 1/31 2026 
1:00 meet
1:30 ROLL

COLUMBUS, OH 921 N HIGH ST LOT
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 19/12/2025
The FIRST Collective meeting has been rescheduled to January
FIRST COLLECTIVE
MEETING
 will be rescheduled for January

Stay tuned for updatesfirstcollective614 We will be rescheduling our December meeting to January!
It's important that we stay consistent with our work and outreach to take care of our neighbors throughout winter. And also, we want to clear the schedule for more community members to attend events and be in roles to support response to ICE raids.
We will keep taking care of each other. Stay tuned in for updates, we'll see you soon!
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 16/12/2025
Columbus Homeless Memorial Thursday, December 18, 2025 6-7pm Trinity Episcopal Church 125 E Broad St.
MEMORIAL SERVICE 2025
presented by
The Columbus Coalition for The Homeless

COLUMBUS COALITION
HOMELESS
Remembering the friends and family who passed away, this year while homeless. Please join us to honor their lives.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2025 6:00PM TO 7:00PM
Trinity Episcopal Church
125 E Broad St. Cols, OH 43215
In-person & streaming online
https://www.facebook.com/columbuscoalitionforthehomeless
For more information, please contact us at
info@columbushomeless.org
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 15/12/2025
Last newsletter of the year - FIRST Collective meeting: learn how to do outreach and learn other ways to support our unhoused neighbors ❤️ - Columbus Dispatch Union support ✊ - plus more in this week’s newsletter! buttondown.com/goodworkscol...
FIRST COLLECTIVE
MEETING
This meeting is for people to:
learn how to do outreach,

• re-engage with outreach,
Driving
• or learn about other ways to support.
Branch
DECEMBER 20, 2025
3:30PM - 5:00PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Driving Park Branch
1422 E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH 43205
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 13/11/2025
#NoContractNoCoffee
FIGHT BACK AGAINST OLIGARCHY & CORPORATE GREED - SUPPORT OUR UNION!
November 13th
RED CUP RALLY
Rally with Starbucks workers on the company's busiest day of the year!
Let's use our collective voice to tell CEO Brian Niccol :
NO UNION CONTRACT?
NO COFFEE!
THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025
COLUMBUS, OH
1085 W 5TH AVE
4:00PM
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 25/09/2025
Tire amnesty event this Saturday at OSU’s French Field House 🛞
post from flow columbus

TIRE AMNESTY
EVENT
Anyone can bring up to 10 tires for free recycling! Our goal is to reduce the amount of tires dumped in our watershed, as well as reducing breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH 10 AM - 12 PM
PARKING LOT NORTH OF O SU'S FRENCH FIELD HOUSE
(460 WOODY HAYES DR, COLUMBUS, OH)
PLEASE EMAIL INFO@OLENTANGYWATERSHED.ORG IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 02/09/2025
Save the date: ADU Public Hearing When & Where: Wednesday, Sept. 10 6pm to 8pm Fran Ryan Center 865 E. Capital St. Columbus, OH 43205
Accessory Dwelling
Unit (ADU) Code Change Hearing
City Councilmember Otto
Beatty will host a public hearing to discuss a proposed expansion of the city code to allow for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in residential districts. This policy would allow homeowners to more easily add ADUs to their property to accommodate aging parents and other relatives, rental tenants and more.
Those interested in testifying should email their remarks to
Leah Boyd at
LSBoyd@columbus.gov by 12 p.m. on the day of the hearing with "September 10th Hearing Testimony" in the subject line.
Comments will be limited to three minutes.
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 02/09/2025
Columbus City Council and Columbus City School Board debate Sunday, September 7th 2pm Fort Hayes Education Center
Candidate Debate flyer 
fort hayes education center doors open 2pm
debate starts 2:30pm
save the date!
september 7th 2025
featuring columbus city council and columbus city school board
reset: voice of a new columbus
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 20/05/2025
Tomorrow the Ride of Silence honors those who have been killed or injured while riding on roadways This is a slow, silent, moving processional of bicyclists. The route is about 10 miles long. We will stay together and have police escorts.
Promo flyer ft a big and person logo

Silently Honoring
Bicyclists
Killed and Injured While Riding on Our Streets
www.RideofSilence.org
No cost to ride.
Please scan code to register.
Join us for the
Ride of Silence Columbus!
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Our Lady of Peace School
40 E. Dominion Blvd, Columbus OH 43214
• 5:30 pm - Riders begin gathering
• 6:30 pm - Ceremony honoring 2024 fatalities
• 7:00 pm - Ride: 10 miles at a slow, processional pace.

sponsors
BURGESS & NIPLE
THE CITY OF
COLUMBÜS
RECREATION AND PARKS
Yay
Bikes!
yaybikes.org
Johnny VELO BiKEs
Stephanie Meally
Phaperaphny
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 27/04/2025
Earth Day celebration today at Scioto Audubon! Check out the bands, grab some food, and learn ways you can get involved in your community at the nonprofit booths. 🌎
An instagram post from green columbus with a picture of scioto audubon park

text: doing good. feeling groovy

Earth day columbus 2025
scioto audubon metro park
sunday april 27th 11am-7pm
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 25/03/2025
Join AARP on Friday, March 28th for a walk audit in Bexley along a future BRT corridor 🚍 events.aarp.org/event/0b530c...
AARP
Walk Audit of East Main Street, Bexley
Walking is key to independence. Join us for an hour-long walkability audit of East Main Street.
AARP volunteers, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission staff and transportation experts will lead the audit and discuss the new East Main Street Bus Rapid Transit Corridor. Meet at Bexley Public Library at 10:30 a.m. for coffee and a route overview.
Sign up today to join!
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 17/03/2025
trash pickup opportunity this weekend!
A group of volunteers wearing high-visibility vests poses for a photo at an outdoor cleanup event near a highway. They stand in front of a green sign reading 'ODOT Conservation Area – Restricted Mowing,' with piles of filled trash bags in the foreground. The sky is overcast, and the area consists of grass and dried vegetation. The Instagram post, from 'flowcolumbus,' promotes the 'Kick Butt Columbus' litter cleanup event on March 22nd from 10 AM to 12 PM, with details on location, supplies, and attire.
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 03/03/2025
Stand Up For Science 2025 Columbus, OH - Ohio Statehouse March 7, 12-3PM
A promotional poster for 'Stand Up for Science 2025' in Columbus, Ohio. The image features a stylized illustration of the Statue of Liberty with a blue color scheme, holding her torch high. The background has red and blue geometric shapes. Bold white and red text announces the event, which takes place on March 7, 2025, at the Ohio Statehouse from 12–3 PM. A slogan in a red box reads, 'SCIENCE IS FOR EVERYONE.' Below, additional text encourages people to find their local rally site and get involved through standupforscience2025.org
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 19/02/2025
Learn about the Columbus city council and school board candidates for the upcoming primary election at next week’s forum. Have a question you want to ask? Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Primary Election Candidate Forum for Columbus City Council and School Board

Feb 27 2025 New Birth Christian Ministries 
3475 Refugee Rd Columbus
Doors at 6:30 forum starts at 7:00
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 28/01/2025
🚨 URGENT ACTION 🚨 by 5pm ET TODAY, federal grants and loans will be paused unless Congress acts. This action endangers vital programs that support vulnerable communities nationwide, delaying rent payments, disrupting services, and risking staff livelihoods. (from NAEH) endhomelessness.org/act

ALL FEDERAL GRANTS WILL BE SUSPENDED AT 5PM TODAY.
YOUR VOICE IS URGENTLY NEEDED.
CALL YOUR LAWMAKER'S OFFICE THROUGH THE CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD: (202) 224-3121
FILL OUT THE FORM ON
ENDHOMELESSNESS.ORG/ACT
IF YOU HAVE A CONNECTION WITH YOUR LAWMAKER'S OFFICE, SEND A PERSONALIZED EMAIL.
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 28/01/2025
🚨 Action Alert 🚨 Tell Matt Huffman to reverse the new House Rules package www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/stop-new-h...
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STOP OHIO HOUSE
RULES PACKAGE
Bans Ohioans-apart from House members or guests of a member-from occupying the lobby and hallways outside the House chamber
Eliminates the required 24-hour notice before a bill receives a floor vote
PROTECT OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
Planned Parenthood®
Act. No matter what.
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 21/01/2025
Feedback opportunity for a shared use path in Powell in person this week or online by Jan. 30 🚲 tooledesign.github.io/Powell_SUP/
We want to hear from you about Powell shared use paths. do À e
Join us on January 23 at the Delaware County District Library: Powell Branch for a pop-up engagement event!
Share your priority routes on the large interactive map. If you cannot attend, you can still share your priorities by visiting: https://tooledesign.
github.io/Powell_SUP/ .
Mark your favorite destinations and provide feedback on areas you would like to see connected. The web map will be available until Jan 30Powell Shared Use Path Plan
Pop-Up Event
When: January 23, 2025
Where: Powell Library 460 S. Liberty Street
Time: 4 - 6pm
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 05/12/2024
Winter Warming Centers across Columbus, Ohio
This is an image listing winter warming centers across Columbus, Ohio. It includes various locations, their hours of operation, and services offered.

WINTER WARMING CENTERS
ACROSS COLUMBUS

Columbus Metropolitan Library Branches
Find Branch Locations and Hours at columbuslibrary.org

Columbus Recreation & Parks Community Centers
Find Center Locations and Hours at columbusrecparks.com

My Project USA
Open: 24 hours / 7 days per week
Address: 3275 Sullivant Ave, 43206

Star House
Ages: 14 - 24 and their small children
Open: 24 hours / 7 days per week
Address: 1220 Corrugated Way, 43201

The Open Shelter
Open: Mon - Fri @ 10a - 2p
Address: 1037 Parsons Ave, 43206

Columbus Relief
Open: Tues/Thurs/Fri @ 9a - 3p & Sun @ 11a - 2p
Address: 2000 Parsons Ave, 43702

Jordan’s Crossing
Open:

Mon - Tues @ 9a - 4p
Wed @ 9a - 8p
Thurs - Fri @ 9a - 4p & Fri Dinner @ 7p
Address: 342 N. Hague Ave, 43204
New Covenant Believers’ Church
Open: 24 hours / 7 days per week
Except: Closed Fri @ 1p - 4p & Sun @ 9a - 2p
Address: 1505 E. Deshler Ave, 43206

First English Lutheran Church
Open: 24 hours / 7 days per week
Address: 1015 E. Main St, 43205

More info: 614-274-7000 or www.csb.org
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 02/12/2024
Today’s newsletter: Bike Plus draft feedback, Giving Tuesday for local organizations, a silent art auction for @matternews.bsky.social and more! What other local organizations should be highlighted for Giving Tuesday? 👀 www.goodworkscolumbus.org/p/good-works...
An orange background with white text featuring the title and introduction for the Good Works Columbus newsletter dated December 2, 2024. The title reads: 'Good Works Columbus: December 2, 2024.' Below it lists topics: 'Bike Plus draft feedback, Giving Tuesday, City Council Vacancy, Silent Art Auction.' The introduction begins: 'Hi everyone, welcome to Good Works Columbus, a newsletter highlighting actions you can take at the local level to help improve our...' The website URL, 'www.goodworkscolumbus.org,' is displayed at the bottom
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 26/11/2024
Join FLOW Columbus for a Litter Clean Up on Black Friday at Tuttle Park 🚮
Promotional flyer from flowcolumbus for a 'Litter Clean Up' event on Black Friday, November 29th, from 10 AM to 12 PM at Tuttle Park, located at 240 W Oakland Park. The flyer encourages attendees to 'Skip the lines and Opt Outside!' All supplies will be provided. The bottom of the flyer includes the text 'Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed' with a green logo in the upper left corner and an illustration of a megaphone on the right-hand side.
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 13/11/2024
📢 Join MORPC and CURA this Friday for the Autumn 2024 Speaker Series on Responding to the Housing Crisis: Escaping the Housing Trap! cura.osu.edu/events/escap...
A promotional flyer for the "Autumn 2024 Speaker Series" titled Responding to the Housing Crisis: Escaping the Housing Trap, hosted by The Ohio State University Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. The event features Charles Marohn, Founder and President of Strong Towns, as the speaker. It will take place on Friday, November 15th, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm ET. The flyer includes a photo of Charles Marohn, logos for the event hosts, and images of various housing types.
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 28/10/2024
support local, independent news this friday at a fundraising event supporting @matternews.bsky.social
Kick off NewsMatch with us
Join us at The Oracle at 7 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 1, as we launch our annual NewsMatch campaign - our biggest fundraising event of the year!
Where: The Oracle in Olde Towne East,
1159 Oak St, Columbus, OH 43205
When: 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 23/10/2024
Want more buses, sidewalks, and mobility lanes? Come out and can ass for Issue 47 this Saturday! 🚍
Canvass for Issue 47 COTA Levy
Buses Sidewalks and Bikes
545 E Town St Columbus Ohio
Saturday October 26th at 10am
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Good Works Columbus @goodworkscolumbus.org · 22/04/2024
Happy Earth Day Columbus! Come by Genoa Park on Saturday to celebrate and visit over 40 booths of local organizations and non-profits working towards making a better planet 🌎
Earth Day Celebration at Genoa Park Saturday April 27ths 2024 11am-8pm "See you there!" Picture of an earth with blue arms and legs carrying a yellow pot with a flower
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