Upcoming CCPC Events
Shut Down Fake Pregnancy Centers – Round 4 Saturday, December 3 from noon to 1 pm @ Birthright of Lakewood, 14701 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107, Long before the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v Wade, anti – choice extremists have been attacking abortion access. One of their tactics is setting up fake ” pregnancy centers ” that look like medical clinics but don’t practice medicine or follow standardized ethics. There are six of these pregnancy centers in Cuyahoga County, and we need your help to SHUT. THEM. DOWN . Join us to #exposefakeclinics one by one, at our fourth location, Birthright of Lakewood. We’ll gather on the street in front of the center to raise awareness and provide handouts with actual resources for people seeking care. And we won’t be alone – medical professionals and students are standing with us to stop these fake clinics!
A Better Cleveland for All: 2023 Kickoff and Fundraiser
A Better Cleveland for All: 2023 Kickoff and Fundraiser Wednesday, December 7 from 5:30 to 8 pm @ Forest City Brewery, 2136 Columbus Rd. Cleveland 44113
A Better Cleveland for All: A Progressive PAC in Cleveland
Are You Thinking About Running for Office in 2023?
If so, please check out the links below
Defeating Republican Suburban Mayors Starts Now with Progressive Challenger Recruitment
And please let us know if you decide to do it or if you have any questions
We Need Your Help!
CCPC has always been an all-volunteer organization fueled by people who share a vision of a more just world and a commitment to building it. In an effort to expand our work and be more active in the community, we’d like to hear from you!
Please fill out this brief survey to tell us about the issues that are most important to you, share any talents you’d be willing to lend to CCPC and what you’d like to see from our organization going forward. Thank you!
Signal Cleveland Survey
Signal Cleveland is a new community centered newsroom that just launched. Please take a minute to fill out their short survey below so that maybe we can tilt their coverage to progressive issues.
Radical Hospitality Overnight Center Needs Volunteers and Workers
The Cleveland Radical Hospitality Overnight Center needs volunteers and workers. Volunteer shifts are 7 to 8 am and 6:45 to 9:30 pm beginning November 6 and continuing thru winter. Center is located at 2057 W. 30th St. Cleveland 44113.Volunteers are asked to serve food, socialize and play games with the residents. Workers at the center are also needed. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Linda at radhospvolcoor@gmail.com
UUCC Fall Forums That Matter
Our friends at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland have scheduled some excellent community forums this fall. All of the forums are on Sunday morning from 9 to 10 am.You can attend live at 21600 Shaker Blvd. Shaker Heights 44122 or register for a Zoom link. The complete schedule and event descriptions are in the link below
Black Lives Matter
How Georgia’s looming runoff election evokes America’s segregationist history
Cleveland State trustees to consider stripping John Marshall’s name from its law school
The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth Friday, November 18 from 11:30 am to 1 pm @ The City Club of Cleveland, 850 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44114 or click the link to view online
The People’s Archive of Police Violence in Cleveland is a space for healing, accountability, and justice. Add your voice and tell the real story of the ongoing protests in and around Cleveland. Go to archivingpoliceviolence.org and click on “Tell Your Story” to submit pictures, videos, and narratives with your name or anonymously. This archive is endorsed by Black Lives Matter Cleveland, Black Man Army, Puncture the Silence – Stop Mass Incarceration, and the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition. Visit the Facebook page
Other Upcoming Events
BOYCOTT Film Screening Friday, November 18 @ 6 pm @ Cleveland State University Student Center Room BH 201, 2121 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44115
Northeast Ohio Worker Center Wage Theft Clinic Saturday, November 19 from noon to 3 pm @ St. Paul’s Community Church, 4427 Franklin Blvd. Cleveland 44113
Take Action Tuesdays: Georgia Runoff Edition Tuesday, November 22 and 29 from 11:30 am to 1 pm @ Nature’s Oasis, 15613 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107 and from 6 to 9 pm @ Sauced Taproom & Kitchen, 14701 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107
The Changing Landscape of Reproductive Rights Wednesday, November 30 from 11:30 am to 1 pm @ The City Club of Cleveland, 850 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44114 or click the link to view online
Ohio Fair Lending and Vital Communities Conference Friday, December 2 from 8:30 am to 2:10 pm ( digital )
Also in the News
Local
Councilman Brian Mooney Didn’t Run Much of a Campaign Against Judge Joan Synenberg, But County Democratic Party Carried Him to Victory And now the question is who will be temporarily appointed and then who will run in next years Cleveland Ward 11 special election.
Cuyahoga County projecting $9.8 million deficit in 2023 general fund after amendments, mostly salary increases The new administration can’t get here soon enough
Coalition pushes Cleveland City Council to take a stand against wage theft Many workers don’t know that their employers are cheating them out of wages
State
Ohio Activists Plan Abortion Ballot Initiative The question is when? CCPC certainly plans to be involved in the signature gathering process when that question is answered.
Fresh off yet another loss, Ohio Democrats look for answers with Sherrod Brown’s 2024 reelection campaign on horizon Every two years we seem to be asking the same questions, but so far no answers have been found.
Ohio lawmakers prepare for busy first week of lame duck session And as usual we prepare for atrocities that will be passed right before the holidays.
National
Republican Party divisions deepen as Trump makes 2024 announcement Let’s hope the Republican Party Hunger Games strengthens the Democrat’s chances in 2024
Democrats Are Getting Their Act Together at the State Level Although the Ohio General Assembly and Supreme Court is now more firmly under fascist control, the news is much better in other states.
‘ A World Cup Built on Modern Slavery,’ Stadium Workers Blow the Whistle on Qatar’s ‘ Cover Up ‘ of Migrant Deaths and Suffering Something to keep in mind if you’re planning on watching the event.
End Poverty Now Cleveland
Please check out and like the End Poverty Now Cleveland Facebook page!
Immigration Updates
Immigrant Defense Fund
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Immigration Working Group CLE
Follow The Immigration Working Group CLE for updates and actions from a coalition of organizations and local community activists advocating for immigrant rights.
Immigration News
Migrants hoping to seek U.S. asylum face years – long legal limbo in overwhelmed system
Biden immigration official resigns after being ordered to quit or be fired
Another election first: California sending first openly gay immigrant to Congress
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Steve Holecko, CCPC Political Director, 440 220 1874
