Rally Stops

Athens Rally – Kick Off
Saturday, May 16 [time TBA]
Athens, OH [location TBA] 

The Great Ohio Climate March kicks off with a rally on May 16 in central Athens.

Come help us celebrate the start of the march!  The rally will include a proclamation by the Athens mayor, as well as other speakers and entertainment.

Salt Fork Rally
Saturday May 23, 2:00pm
Salt Fork State Park Beach
Follow signage to the beach from the Eco-Discovery Center 69007 R-15, Cambridge, OH 

Join us at Salt Fork State Park for a day of fun, games, activities, and learning opportunities.

We’ll start off with some music and a couple of speakers before transitioning into interactive mini-teach-in sessions on topics relevant to our march such as fracking of our public lands, plastics, and current, related legislation.  Throughout the afternoon we’ll also have tabling by organizations, earth related crafts and games.

Columbus Rally & Final (short) March Day!
Thursday May 28
10:00am step-off from Wolfe Park, Columbus
105 Park Dr, Columbus, OH

Be a part of this final 2.8 mile walking portion of the Great Ohio Climate March! Even if you’ve not yet participated in the March, please join us for this final leg!

Meet us at the Wolfe Park parking lot at 9:45 am. 

Bring your walking shoes, your loud voices for march chants, and your climate protest signs!

Finishing Rally of the GOCM, Ohio Statehouse
Thursday May 28
Noon-1:30pm
1 Capitol Sq, Columbus, OH

The Great Ohio Climate March will come to an end at the Statehouse in Columbus with a rally and celebration.  Speakers & entertainers will include activists, elected officials, scientists and singer/musicians.  The rally will follow the 2.8 mile walk down Broad Street, which all are encouraged to join.  Following the rally we will be visiting our state legislators to talk with them about