CCPC News and Events: April 14, 2022

CCPC Endorsement News

CCPC is proud to announce that our membership has voted to endorse Chris Ronayne for Cuyahoga County Executive. We’ll now be promoting campaign events and volunteer opportunities for the campaign starting with the event below. CCPC has also endorsed Nina Turner in the 11th Congressional District race and Nan Whaley for Governor of Ohio. We will also be doing Ohio General Assembly endorsement votes as soon as we know what the districts are.

Chris Ronayne for County Executive Virtual Weekly Phone Bank Every Wednesday in April from 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Community Police Commission Application From Community Organizations

CCPC received the email below from the Bibb administration regarding applications to the new Community Police Commission established by the passage of Issue 24. According to the new City Charter at least two members of the commission must represent a Community Organization with an interest in police oversight. If you live in Cleveland and are interested in applying that would be great!

The Office of Mayor Justin M. Bibb is now accepting applications for the new Community Police Commission established by City Charter Section 115-5.

As a Community Organization with an interest in police oversight, the City of Cleveland is soliciting applications from your organization to apply to be considered for appointment by the Mayor, with Council approval.

Please share this letter and encourage members of your organization who are eligible and wish to serve on the new Commission to complete an application by April 30, 2022 online here, or collect an application form from City Hall or your nearest Cleveland Public Library branch.

Have you seen Tim Ryan’s Xenophobic Senate Campaign Ad?

If not you can view it here. If you are outraged please read and sign – on to support a national open letter to the Tim Ryan campaign drafted by our friends at the Asian American Midwest Progressives

Open Letter to the Tim Ryan Campaign

Essential Workers Press Conference

Essential Workers call on City to provide extra funds is media coverage of Monday’s event at Cleveland City Hall including a video of the entire press conference.

A special thanks to those of you that were there.

Guardians for Fair Work and Baseball Tomorrow

Are you going to the Guardians home opener tomorrow? Did you know the average cost of a baseball game for four people is $253? Now imagine spending that on 11 games this season. That adds up to about $2800. $2800 is the average amount an Ohio victim of wage theft experiences each year and that theft impacts more than a quarter million workers annually That’s where Guardians for Fair Work comes in, a key plank in the Fair Wages platform.Given that the City of Cleveland just committed spending $117 million annually on the Guardians baseball stadium, shouldn’t city lawmakers also insure that workers across Cleveland are paid for their work and not robbed by wage theft? When employers refuse to pay promised wages, pay less than the minimum wage, fail to pay for all hours worked, or don’t pay overtime compensation as required by law, they’re committing theft! Cleveland can do better!

Sign the petition to demand protections against wage theft here in Cleveland

Op – ed: City leaders to act now to pass wage theft and fair scheduling policies

Guardians for Fair Work Website

Please Let Us Know

Please let us know if you are willing to help out one of our CCDP Central Committee Candidates who is in a contested election. What we’ll do is connect you with a candidate who lives near you.

Mobilize the Vote NEO Volunteer Opportunities

Mobilize the Vote NEO is launching an active Spring, Summer and Fall of voter registration and activism in low – turnout precincts in Cleveland. Indicate your interests here and they will share volunteer opportunities with you.

Nina Turner for Congress Volunteer Opportunities

Nina Turner for Congress pre – GOTV Virtual Gathering Thursday, April 14 from 6 to 7 pm

Lakewood Office Canvassing for Nina Turner with Gary Chambers and Phil Agnew Friday, April 15 from 2:30 to 5:30 pm @ CCPC Office, 11910 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107

Canvass Launch with Students for Nina and Sunrise, with Special Guests Phillip Agnew and Gary Chambers Saturday, April 16 from 1 to 4 pm @ CCPC Office, 11910 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107

Saturday Lakewood Office Canvassing for Senator Nina Turner Every Saturday through April 23 from 11 am to 2 pm @ CCPC Office, 11910 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107

Sunday Lakewood Office Canvassing for Senator Nina Turner Every Sunday through April 24 from 11 am to 2 pm @ CCPC Office, 11910 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107

Phone Banking for Nina Turner Sundays and Thursdays from 3 to 4:30 pm. Virtual event. Click the link for details

How You Can Help the People of Ukraine

Below are links to some Ukrainian relief organizations that our friends from the Cleveland Council on World Affairs provided.

United Ukrainian American Relief Committee

The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America

Razom for Ukraine

Support Cleveland Jobs With Justice

Please support Cleveland Jobs With Justice by clicking here to donate online or by mailing a check to Cleveland Jobs With Justice, 20525 Center Ridge Rd. Ste 700, Rocky River, Ohio 44116

Black Lives Matter

Cuyahoga County Jail Inmate Dies, Had Sought Bond Release Due to Medical Issues

Why Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation resonates across generations

Gigi Traore to become first Black mayor of Newburgh Heights

Join the Justice for Tamir Campaign

Rally to Remove! Slave Owner John Marshall’s Name from Cleveland – Marshall College of Law Thursday, April 14 @ 5:30 pm @ Cleveland Marshall College of Law Health Line Access. Corner of E. 18th St. and Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44114

Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy and a History of Erasure Saturday, April 23 @ 1 pm (digital)

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

One Vote Matters Art Exhibition Saturday, April 16 from 5 to 9 pm @ 3100 E. 45th St. #322, Cleveland 44127

” Ohio Deserves Better ” Nan Whaley Fundraiser Tuesday April 19 @ 6 pm @ Forrest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Rd. Cleveland 44113

Community Conversation: Reentry and Housing Wednesday, April 20 from 5 to 7:30 pm @ 3631 Perkins Ave. Cleveland 44114 or click the link to watch on Zoom.

Housing Justice: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing Wednesday, April 20 @ 7 pm (digital)

Jennifer O’Donnell Fundraiser Friday, April 22 from 5 to 7 pm @ 17854 Lake Rd. Lakewood 44107

SPAN Ohio 20th State Conference Saturday, April 23 from 9 am to 4 pm @ 9200 Worthington Rd. Westerville 43082

Heights Sustainability Fair: Design Our Green Future Saturday, April 23 from 1 to 4 pm @ Coventry Peace Park, 2843 Washington Blvd. Cleveland Heights 44118

Connecting the Dots: Planet, People, Power Sunday, April 24 from 5 to 6 pm (digital)

Discussion: Citizens Jury Ohio Monday, May 4 @ 7 pm (digital)

Cleveland Asian Festival Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 from 11 am to 7 pm @ E.27th and Payne Ave. Cleveland 44114

Also in the News

Local

More Than 20 Local Organizations Organizations Call on Budish to Withdraw Wondolowski Appointment to Port Authority Board CCPC is proud to be one of the organizations

Cleveland moves to expunge 4000 low level marijuana records Great news!

Giant Eagle to stop offering single – use plastic bags at stores in Cuyahoga County Appropriately the new policy starts on April 22, Earth Day

State

The Politics of Contempt: What the Ohio Supreme Court’s showdown with the redistricting commission means for voters Is a comprehensive analysis of what might happen next

House Republicans waiting for federal court ruling before making a decision on Ohio’s second primary And of course they are hoping that court upholds the gerrymandered districts the Ohio Supreme Court rejected

New Ohio House Bill combines parts of Florida’s ‘ don’t say gay ‘ with prohibition against teaching so – called ‘ divisive concepts ‘ about raceThe lunatics in the Ohio Generally Clueless Assembly certainly could not let themselves be outdone by the lunatics in Florida

National

Finally, a sticky slogan for the GOP: ‘ Fraud, Fear and Fascism ‘ Let’s hope this slogan does indeed stick

Today’s GOP has no interest in governing Can you think of any policy position that they have presented at the national level?

Clarence Thomas must resign from the Supreme Court – and his wife should be prosecuted In any normal time in our history this would have already happened.

End Poverty Now Cleveland

Please check out and like the End Poverty Now Cleveland Facebook page!

Immigration Updates

Immigrant Defense Fund

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. Click here to donate, and please share!

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.