16-07-2025
'Good Trouble' protests scheduled in Columbus and elsewhere in central Ohio. Here's where
Several protests are planned Thursday, July 17, in Central Ohio to honor the memory of John Lewis, the late congressman and civil rights icon, and to continue to protest the actions of President Donald Trump's administration.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for the "Good Trouble Lives On" protests in dozens of cities nationwide on July 17. The date also marks the five-year anniversary of the death of Lewis, who coined the term "good trouble" when speaking of nonviolent protests and acts of civil disobedience as a way to shine a spotlight on and challenge violations of civil rights.
Organizers are calling the "Good Trouble" protests a response to "the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations" by the Trump administration.
The central Ohio protests are being organized by several organizations, including the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, Indivisible Central Ohio, the Amos Project, Columbus Stand Up!, Common Cause Ohio, and the Ohio Women's Alliance. Some of the organizations were also behind the "No Kings" demonstrations, which drew millions of participants across 2,100 locations, according to the group's estimates.
As of Tuesday afternoon, July 15, national "Good Trouble" protest organizers said their RSVP count was at 126,000 people nationwide, with more than 1,600 events planned.
Where will central Ohio 'Good Trouble' protests be held?
There are at least nine Good Trouble protests scheduled in central Ohio. Here are the locations and times:
Columbus: Second Baptist Church, 186 N. 17th St., from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Columbus: Ohio Statehouse rally, 1 Capitol Square, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Delaware City: By the Rutherford B. Hayes statue and adjacent street corners on William and Sandusky streets - Noon to 1 p.m.
Hilliard:- Warehouse 839 parking lot - 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
London: Madison County Courthouse - 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Newark: Licking County Courthouse Square - 6 7 p.m.
Reynoldsburg: Reynoldsburg City Hall/Municipal Building - 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunbury: Intersection of North Columbus and East Cherry streets in the Delaware County community, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Westerville: Westerville City Hall, 21 S. State St., from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@ at ShahidMeighan on X, and at on Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: 'Good Trouble' protests planned in Columbus, central Ohio. See where
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