CCPC News and Events: May 9, 2024

CCPC May Membership Meeting: Community Updates

CCPC May Membership Meeting: Community Updates Wednesday, May 22 from 6:30 to 8 pm. May agenda items include 1) Atlee McFellin from the Drag Defenders will be with us to talk about the organization and what you can do to help 2) Cathe Caraway, Northeast Ohio Director of SPAN ( Single Payer Action Network )  will talk about her organization and what you can do to help get a single – payer healthcare system in our state. 3) Should CCPC do judicial endorsement? Our speaker for this agenda item is you. We want to get your input as to whether or not this is something we should pursue and if so how we should structure it. Please click here to register for the event, After registering for the event you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link
 
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Upcoming Solidarity With Palestine Events

Case Western Reserve University Threatens Protestors With Criminal Violations as Encampment Grows More Defiant

Please support the CWRU encampment with a call or email to demand the university disclose and divest from Israel and stop supporting the genocide in Palestine

CWRU Office of the President: 216 368 5094

CWRU Office of Student Conduct: 216 368 3170

or email studentconduct@case.edu

AFSC Action Hour – Ceasefire Now! Every Friday @ noon ( digital )

The People’s Conference For Palestine Friday, May 24 – Sunday, May 26 @ Detroit, Michigan. Please click the link for details

” A Catastrophe That Cannot Be Described “: Palestinian Poet in Rafah on Daily Hardships Amid Israel’s War

CCPC’s Own Author, Randy Cunningham, Has a New Book

Join author Randy Cunningham in conversation with journalist Sam Allard ( Cleveland Scene, Axios ) about Randy’s new book, Where We Live: Environmental Activists Fight to Save Their Communities. Wednesday, May 29 @ 7 pm @ Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere Blvd. Shaker Heights 44120. For more information call 216 795 8500 or visit https://loganberrybooks.com/events/

Cleveland Browns Stadium Funding – Take Action!

A special thanks to those of you who took the time to take our survey on Browns Stadium Funding. And now it’s time to take action! Please click the link below to find out how you can contact your County Councilperson to let them know how you feel about Browns stadium funding. We’ve included in the link a link to find your County Councilperson as well as some suggested talking points when you contact them.
 
Pride in the CLE 2024
 
Pride in the CLE 2024 Saturday, June 1 from 10 am to 6 pm @ Mall B, 1 St. Clair Ave N.E. Cleveland 44114
 
The Buckeye Flame’s 2024 LGBTQ+ Pride Guide Features a comprehensive listing of other Pride events in northeast Ohio

Upcoming CCPC Endorsed Candidates Events

Dale and Carol Miller’s Spring Social Thursday, May 30 from 5 to 7 pm @ 19750 Ridgeland Ave. Cleveland 44135

State Senate Candidate Sue Durichko Meet and Greet Sunday, June 9 from 1 to 3 pm @ 14035 Claremont Ave. Middleburg Heights 44130

Citizens Not Politicians

Please click here if you want to join the signature gathering team to end gerrymandering in Ohio

Upcoming Signature Gathering Training Sessions are listed below. Please click the link to register for the session that best fits your schedule.

Wednesday, May 15 @ noon

Training is required before you can begin to collect signatures. If you prefer, you also have the option to listen to this recording, look at these slides, then take this online quiz.

Please Click Here to See Where and When You Can Sign the Petition

One Fair Wage Campaign

If you are interested in gathering signatures to get a $15 minimum wage constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2024 please click the link below.

Volunteer to Collect Signatures To Raise The Wage in Ohio!

SPAN ( Single Payer Action Network ) Ohio Spring Newsletter

SPAN Ohio Spring Newsletter

Follow the Money CLE

Follow the Money CLE is a volunteer driven project founded in the idea that every Clevelander should have the same access and influence in politics as the affluent donor class. Their mission is to strengthen democracy through transparency by publishing publicly available campaign finance reports and making the data easy to search and aggregate. We encourage you to click here and explore the data yourself

NEW CCPC Shirts Now Available!
Support CCPC and get your new tee shirt today, featuring our logo and “Educate. Organize. Mobilize.” tagline. Union-printed on a soft tee, shirts are available in sizes S-2XL and will be shipped to your address.Click here to get your shirt and support CCPC!

Black Lives Matter
 
JUST ACTION: How to Challenge Segregation Under the Color of Law Friday, May 10 from 11:30 am to 1 pm @ The City Club of Cleveland, 1317 Euclid Ave. Suite 100, Cleveland 44115 or click the link to register to view online
The Myth That Made Us Friday, June 21 from 11:30 am to 1 pm @ The City Club of Cleveland, 1317 Euclid Ave. Suite 100, Cleveland 44115 or click the link to register 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 CoalitionVisit the Facebook page
Other Upcoming Events
 
Earth Fest 2024 Saturday, May 11 from 10 am to 4 pm @ West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd. Rocky River 44116
 
Current State of the US Labor Movement Saturday, May 11 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm @ Cleveland Public Library Lorain Branch, 8216 Lorain Ave. Cleveland 44102
 
Progressive Democrats of America Sunday Town Hall Every Sunday @ 4 pm ( digital )
 
Wage Theft Solidarity Support Monday, May 13 @ 2:30 pm @ Berea Municipal Court, 11 Berea Commons, Berea 44017
 
Bridging the Gap: A Pay Equity Panel Tuesday, May 14 @ 7 pm @ Third Space Action Labs, 1464 E. 105th St. Cleveland 44106
 
Climate Change: When Water Bankruptcy and Human Security Collide Wednesday, May 15 @ 5:30 pm @ The Union Club, 1211 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44115
 
Indivisible Strongsville May Meeting Wednesday, May 15 from 7 to 8:30 pm @ Strongsville Library, 18700 Westwood Dr. Strongsville 44136
 
Justin Nobel: Petroleum – 238 Friday, May 17 @ 7 pm @  West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd. Rocky River 44116 or click here to register to view on Zoom
Medicare for All Strategy Conference Tuesday, May 28 to Saturday, June 1. Please click the link to sign up for the sessions you might want to attend ( digital )
 
Drag is Not a Crime with the ACLU of Ohio Thursday, May 30 from 6 to 9 pm @ Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave. Cleveland 44113
 
The Unconvention: Uniting Progressive Activists for Change Sunday, June 2 from 2 to 4 pm ( digital )
 
Honesty for Ohio Education March Lunch and Learn Friday, June 7 from noon to 1 pm (Digital)
 
Derelict Paradise: Homelessness and Urban Development in Cleveland, Ohio Friday, June 7 from 11:30 am to 1 pm @ The City Club of Cleveland, 1317 Euclid Ave. Suite 100, Cleveland 44115 or click the link to register to view online
Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle Wednesday, June 12 @ 6 pm ( digital )
Paid Leave For All Friday, June 14 from 11:30 am to 1 pm @ The City Club of Cleveland, 1317 Euclid Ave. Suite 100, Cleveland 44115 or click the link to register to view online
Mass Poor People’s & Low Wage Workers’ Assembly & Moral March on Washington D.C.& to the Polls  Saturday, June 29 @ 10 am @ Washington D.C.Please click the link for details
Honesty for Ohio Education March Lunch and Learn Friday, July 5 from noon to 1 pm (Digital)
 

Immigration UpdatesCleveland 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!

Immigration Working Group CLEfor updates and actions from a coalition of organizations and local community activists advocating for immigrant rights.

Follow The Immigration Working Group CLE

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