CCPC News + Events: January 19, 2023

Tomorrow!

CCPC Seventh Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser Friday, January 20 from 5 to 8 pm @ The Ohio Inn, 11822 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107. We haven’t got together for a Holiday Party since before the Pandemic. This year it looks like we can! But instead of getting together in December when people are busy getting ready for the holidays, we thought it best to wait until January and celebrate the seventh anniversary of our office opening in 2016! And we have a venue just down the street from our office. The Ohio Inn has a cash bar and we’ll provide the food. If you can’t make it but can make a donation please click here or mail a check made out to Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus to CCPC Office, 11910 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107. If you can make it but can’t make a donation at this time please come anyway for the celebration! Also, we’d like to know how many are coming so we know how much food to bring. Please RSVP by responding to this email, clicking the going link on the facebook event or by calling me at 440 220 1874.

CCPC February Membership Meeting – Updates on Issues

CCPC February Membership Meeting – Updates on Issues Wednesday, February 15 from 6:30 to 8 pm. At our February meeting we thought it might be best to give some updates on some projects we have been working on or will soon be working on. So far they are 1) Constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights in Ohio 2) Constitutional amendment to establish a $15 minimum wage in Ohio 3) State minimum wage vs Cleveland’s Fair Employment law 4) County – wide Care Response Pilot Program. As we get closer to the meeting more may be added. Please click here to register for the event After registering you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link.

Protect Choice Ohio

Please click here to register for online training to learn how to circulate petitions to help the effort to get a Constitutional amendment on the ballot to protect abortion rights. Training sessions are Thursday, January 19 @ 7 pm and Sunday, January 22 @ 7 pm

CLASH Activist Orientation

Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing (CLASH) is an all volunteer, mostly self funded coalition of grassroots organizations fighting to make Cleveland Lead Safe. CCPC is a proud member of this coalition. Please consider becoming a CLASH volunteer and attending the CLASH Activist Orientation

CLASH Activist Orientation Saturday, January 21 from 11:30 am to 2 pm @ TechHive, 6815 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44103. Please click the link to register for the event

Local Progressive Candidates Needed in 2023

Around Cuyahoga County in 2023 most of the election action is in our suburban communities. Suburban communities will be electing mayors, city council members and school board members. Suburban elections are on a much smaller scale than the Ohio General Assembly, County Council and U.S. Congressional elections. That makes them more winnable for two reasons 1) An aggressive door knocking campaign can reach a higher percentage of the electorate and 2) You don’t need as much money to win.

The recent right wing attacks on our public education system have shown how important local school board positions are. And it has always been important to have progressives on local city councils and as mayors. Run for Office is CCPC’s guide on how to do it. Below are two articles on why to do it

Progressives Must Not Concede School Board Elections to the Right

Defeating Republican Suburban Mayors Starts Now with Progressive Challenger Recruitment

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!

From Our Friends at SPAN Ohio

Medicare for All National Organizing Call Tuesday, January 31 @ 8 pm ( digital )

Gun Violence is a Healthcare Issue Saturday, February 11 @ 10 am ( digital )

Span Ohio Winter Newsletter

Black Lives Matter

How We Win the Civil War: Remarks by Author Steve Phillips Friday, January 20 from 11;30 am to 1 pm @ The City Club of Cleveland, 850 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44114. Click the link to see how you can reserve tickets or 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

ACLU Cuyahoga County Action Team Bail Reform Debrief Thursday, January 19 @ 5 pm (digital)

County Executive Chris Ronayne’s Ceremonial Inauguration Saturday, January 21 from 10 am to 1 pm @ Cleveland State University Student Center Family Foundation Glasscock Ballroom, 2121 Euclid Ave. Room 311, Cleveland 44115. Please click the link to RSVP.

Planned Parenthood of Ohio Abortion Action Blitz Rally Saturday, January 21 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm @ Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus 43215

Climate Crisis, Energy Violence and Environmental Racism Saturday, January 21 @ 3 pm (digital)

Food Insecurity: An Increasing Challenge with Solutions Sunday, January 22 from 9 to 10 am @ Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Blvd. Shaker Heights 44122 or click the link to register to attend by Zoom.

Clevelanders for Public Transit January Riders Meeting Saturday, January 28 from 11 am to 1 pm @ Cleveland Public Library Louis Stokes Wing, 525 Superior Ave. Cleveland 44114 or click the link to register to attend by Zoom

Bike Cleveland Annual Meeting and Social Saturday, January 28 from 4 to 7 pm @ Sokol Greater Cleveland, 4939 Broadway Ave. Cleveland 44127

Redlining, Hospital Closures and the Effect on Healthcare Sunday, January 29 from 9 to 10 am @ Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Blvd. Shaker Heights 44122 or click the link to register to attend by Zoom.

Organizing for Transformative Change: How to Conduct a Truth Commission Tuesday, January 31 from 7 to 8:30 pm ( digital )

Censorship: Muzzling Muzzling the Message and the Messenger Sunday, February 5 from 9 to 10 am @ Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Blvd. Shaker Heights 44122 or click the link to register to attend by Zoom.

Fair Districts Ohio All Volunteer Huddles Wednesday, February 8, March 8 and April 12 @ 6 pm (digital)

Western Reserve Land Conservancy: A Leader in Conservation Sunday, February 19 from 9 to 10 am @ Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Blvd. Shaker Heights 44122 or click the link to register to attend by Zoom.

Medicare: Privatized, Endangered or Reformed? Sunday, February 26 from 9 to 10 am @ Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Blvd. Shaker Heights 44122 or click the link to register to attend by Zoom.

Plastics Are Everywhere: Including in Us Sunday, March 5 from 9 to 10 am @ Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Blvd. Shaker Heights 44122 or click the link to register to attend by Zoom.

Immigration Updates

Cleveland Jobs With Justice and other leaders and organizations in Cleveland have launched a new fundraising vehicle to be able to provide flights, bond, and other assistance to immigrants harmed by ICE enforcement right here in Ohio. All donations are tax-deductible.

Immigrant Defense Fund Click here to donate, and please share!