What is Ohio Citizen Action?

Since 1975, Citizen Action has practiced door-to-door democracy across Ohio. We combine original, newsmaking research and an extraordinary ability to stay in touch with members door-to-door and on the phone. Citizen Action members make the most of whatever time they can spare: signing petitions, writing letters, making phone calls, talking to neighbors, posting yard signs, or speaking out at community meetings.

Ohio Citizen Action has devoted most of its resources over the past nine years to running and winning good neighbor campaigns, which use the power of community organizing to convince major industries to prevent pollution at their facilities. These campaigns have won changes far beyond what federal or state regulations would require at AK Steel (Middletown), Sunoco Refinery (Toledo), Brush Wellman (Elmore), Lanxess Plastics (Cincinnati), and many others.

Ohio Citizen Action's Money in Politics project has been, since 1994, the authoritative source for data and analysis of the role of big money in Ohio politics. We name names.

That's how Citizen Action gets results: 2008-2007, 2006 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1975 - 1998

The Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund is a member of Greater Cleveland Community Shares, Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati, and Community Shares of Mid Ohio.