Ohio Women’s Alliance Action Fund (OWA Action Fund) is a Black-led Reproductive Justice (RJ) power-building organization advancing progressive change and equity through year-round civic engagement, express advocacy, grassroots lobbying, and movement capacity-building across Ohio. Centering the leadership and lived experiences of Black women and gender-expansive people, OWA Action Fund works to expand the electorate of racially- and gender-oppressed communities while strengthening Ohio’s RJ ecosystem.

In 2026, OWA’s priorities are the continued implementation of Ohio’s Reproductive Freedom Amendment (RFA). To do this, we will lead a field program beginning in the summer through the November General election, focused on political education and voter mobilization for the Ohio Supreme Court elections. In addition to our field presence, OWA’s multi-year education and base-building campaign will lay the foundation for the passage of future electoral reform and proportional representation policy. We will utilize phone and text tactics to contact 20,000 Ohioans and collect 400 RJ Voter Pledges.

OWA Action Fund advanced regional movement-building by planning and hosting a Midwest Reproductive Justice Summit, convening over 75 leaders to align strategies, share resources, and build a more cohesive, intersectional coalition. OWA Action Fund executed a statewide direct voter contact program using express advocacy scripts supporting candidates aligned with Reproductive Justice values. Outreach methods included phone banking, digital engagement, and relational organizing to educate voters on the role of the courts in upholding reproductive freedom.

OWA Action Fund will focus on flipping the Ohio Supreme Court by electing justices whose philosophies will uphold the Reproductive Freedom Amendment that passed in 2023 by defending two seats and picking up one. We will also prioritize races in CD15 and HD5 by supporting values-aligned women of color candidates.

The purpose of the Ohio Women's Alliance Action Fund is to build capacity for women and gender-expansive folks—particularly Black women—to determine the lives they want for themselves, their families, and their communities through the electoral process. The OWA Action Fund creates a more sustainable movement through voter protection and education, civic engagement, and the endorsement of candidates that align with our values.