CCAD Faculty Alliance

09/22/2026

CFA Members: Two exciting events to show your support for Pro-Educators / Pro-Unions Ohio candidates!

EVENT 1: Saturday, September 26
10 – 11am EDT
Hilliard Branch Parking Lot
4500 Hickory Chase Way
Hilliard, OH 43026

Joint Canvass with Central Ohio CLC/Labor 2026, Ohio Wins!, Hilliard Democrats, Franklin County Young Democrats, Dublin Area Progressives, Grove City Democrats, and Positively Blue.

Melissa Cropper, President of the Ohio Federation of Teachers and Secretary-Treasurer of the Ohio AFL-CIO, will be speaking at the canvass launch.

Columbus Metropolitan Library: Hilliard Branch Parking Lot, 4500 Hickory Chase Way, Hilliard, OH 43026, USA

EVENT 2: Saturday, September 26
6:30 – 9pm EDT
Ohio Federation of Teachers Office
1251 E Broad St
Columbus, OH 43205

Join WPLU for a postcard party in support of Dr. Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown. The postcards will go to fellow union members across the state. We will have postcards, refreshments, and fellowship!

This is a casual and a open house style event.

https://www.mobilize.us/oft/event/1036679/

https://www.mobilize.us/ohioaflcio/event/1026472/

09/17/2026

Please note that If you didn’t sign a Member card in FA26, you will default to Fair Share dues on Friday Sept. 18, even if you signed a card before. Reach out to us if you have any questions!

09/07/2026

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09/06/2026

09/06/2026

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08/31/2026

Details from Art Works Together Picnic: What To Expect?

Time: 11am-1pm

Location: Outdoors, on the Columbus Commons Stage. Enter from the East side of the stage from the breezeway between the Ohio Theatre and 65 E State St.

Dress: Casual; we want you to be comfortable playing lawn games.

Program: Informal. No set program, arrive anytime. Please plan to play games and socialize.

Food: Provided, buffet style, from Tortilla and Jeni’s. Non-alcoholic beverages provided. Did you know Jeni’s recently voted to join UFCW? It’s ok to show up, eat, and leave to get back to work.

Parking: We have vouchers for those who park in the Columbus Commons Garages, Parking - Columbus Commons

Who is invited? Union members, their families, hiring hall workers, anyone in the arts, and anyone “labor-facing” including friendly attorneys, politicians and their staff. We are expecting 50-75 people.

Do you need to RSVP? You may RSVP by emailing [email protected]. Or you can just show up. It’s OK if you didn’t RSVP, we already put the food order in.

Can I Help? Yes! Feel free to bring any flyers, stickers, or swag you want to share with attendees. The volunteer sign up link is here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EACAD28AAF9C52-65623930-arts

CFA folks -

As a reminder, to be a member of the CCAD Faculty Alliance, you must complete your member card by September 18 (check your Thu, Aug 27, 5:55 PM email for the link).

08/28/2026

Days after a majority of city council members said they’d support ending Flock in Columbus, Mayor Ginther has announced some changes to Flock. See link below ⬇️

📸 Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch

08/15/2026

Despite mom Stacey Morris emailing the school, she never got a response. It wasn’t until WDRB reached out that school administrators told teachers to have students rip out the pages with the errors and emailed parents about the “inaccurate information.” It’s almost like AI has no business being used in schools.