Upcoming CCPC Events
CCPC January Membership Meeting – Labor Issues in Cleveland Thursday, January 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Please join us as we discuss the ongoing Labor disputes with the City of Cleveland and the possibility of a strike. Our guests include Dan Chavez ( Teamsters Local 507 ) who represents the Snow Plow and Sanitation Drivers and Bobby Mendel ( Laborers Local 860 ) representing the Sanitation Workers. Please click here to register for the event After registering you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link
And if you are a City of Cleveland resident, your trash may not be picked up, your streets may not be plowed and your water mains and streets may stop being repaired. If you do not want this to happen call City Hall at 216 664 3990 and tell the mayor to Treat All Of The City Employees Equally At The Bargaining Table
Unions protest outside Cleveland City Hall in pursuit of higher wages
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.
And in case you missed it
Video of CCPC November Meeting: Debrief the 2022 Elections
Cleveland Jobs With Justice Fundraiser
Please Click Here to Support Essential Workers by Donating to Deb’s Fundraiser
CLASH Fundraiser
The CLASH Fall Fundraiser begins this week. Visit the campaign website to make your commitment to another year of advocacy, And please share with friends!
Support Non – Police Care Response
Sign the Petition to Support Non – Police Care Response
Ohio General Assembly Lame Duck Session
From now through December 31 the Ohio Legislature will be in Lame Duck Session. During this time, Ohio’s Republican Supermajority is expected to move some very bad bills quickly through the Statehouse. Please click here for a comprehensive listing of the bills and what you can do to help stop them or click her to Join the OEC Statehouse Response Team
CLASH Fundraiser
The CLASH Fall Fundraiser continues until the end of the month. Visit the campaign website to make your commitment to another year of advocacy, And please share with friends!
Reefer Madness Mitch
Together we can put an end to Reefer Mitch’s Madness. Add your name to demand Congress prioritize Marijuana reform before the new Congress enters in January. Click here to sign the petition
Organize and Act!
Organize and act!! Go to the web site at Honesty for Ohio Education and learn how you can fight back against the anti-LGBTQ resolutions
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!
Black Lives Matter
Civilian Police Review Board recommends discipline for Cleveland officer who killed Desmond Franklin
Another Cuyahoga County Jail Inmate Died While in Custody
Supporters demand action on bill to study U.S. reparation for African Americans
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
DSA Drinks and Discussion: How to Form a Union Thursday, December 15 from 7:30 to 9 pm @ Bottle House Brewery, 2050 Lee Rd. Cleveland Heights 44118
Cleveland Housing 101: Navigating Homeless Services in Cuyahoga County Friday, December 16 from 2 to 4 pm (digital)
Clevelanders for Public Transit December Riders Meeting Saturday, December 17 @ 10:30 am @ Cleveland Public Library Main Branch Louis Stokes Wing, 525 Superior Ave, Cleveland 44114 or click the link to register to attend by Zoom.
UNION! Cleveland Starbucks Workers United Fundraising Show Saturday, December 17 @ 8 pm @ No Class, 11213 Detroit Ave. Cleveland 44102
Jennifer O’Donnell Swearing – in Ceremony Tuesday, December 20 @ 4:30 pm, reception to follow @ The Rotunda of The Old Courthouse, 601 Lakeside Ave. E Cleveland 44114
Candlelight Vigil: Annual Homeless Memorial Wednesday, December 21 @ 3 pm @ St. Paul’s Community Church, 4427 Franklin Blvd. Cleveland 44113
Indivisible Strongsville January Meeting Tuesday, January 17 from 7 to 8:30 pm @ Strongsville Library, 18700 Westwood Dr. Strongsville 44136
Bike Cleveland Annual Meeting and Social Saturday, January 28 from 4 to 7 pm @ Sokol Greater Cleveland, 4939 Broadway Ave. Cleveland 44127
Also in the News
Local
The salesman: Justin Bibb promises big as Cleveland mayor. Can he close the deal? Is an excellent summary of his first year in office by our friends at Signal Cleveland
How Deshaun Watson’s return affects sexual assault survivors and how Clevelanders can support them While the Browns are hoping that wins will make fans forget, local assault survivors are experiencing the reactivation of old traumas because they cannot forget.
Disgraced Cleveland City Councilman Kenneth Johnson to argue for new trial, shorter sentence LOL
State
Separate groups announce pursuit of abortion rights amendment in Ohio constitution Let’s hope this evolves into one united coalition.
Ohio House likely doesn’t have votes to pass constitutional amendment proposal in lame duck This is great news for now but it could re – emerge when the new session begins in January.
Ohio Senate votes to redefine ‘ green energy ‘ to include fossil fuels and drilling in state parks Sadly, this is not an Onion article
National
Progressives fume over party switch ‘ Typical Sinema ‘ The irony is that she was once seen as a progressive firebrand who began her political career in the Green Party.
U.S. Lawmakers Urge Biden to Guarantee Rail Workers Sick Leave Let’s hope ‘ Union Joe ‘ actually is ‘ Union Joe ‘
Brittney Griner’s return reignites debate about prisoner swaps It is great that she is home, but does the deal encourage another celebrity apprehension for ransom?
End Poverty Now Cleveland
Please check out and like the End Poverty Now Cleveland Facebook page!
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!
Immigration Working Group CLE
for updates and actions from a coalition of organizations and local community activists advocating for immigrant rights.
Follow The Immigration Working Group CLE
Immigration News
Why the Senate’s latest immigration fix is DOA
Nearly 1 million immigrants became U.S. citizens in past year, the third highest tally on record
Former Ohio ICE deportation officer accused of sexually assaulting immigrants
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