Happy Holidays!
From CCPC to you and your families. Let’s hope we can rest and renew to prepare for the important activism ahead of us in 2023.
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
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
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
Merrick Garland calls for an end to racist disparities in sentencing for crack versus powder cocaine
A Resurging Union Movement Must Reckon With Anti – Blackness
The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America Friday, January 13 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
State Senator Nickie J. Antonio Swearing – In Ceremony Tuesday, December 27 @ 2 pm @ Beck Center For The Performing ArtsDaniels Lounge, 17801 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 44107
Feeding Cleveland: Fighting Food Insecurities in Our Communities Friday, January 6 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.
SPAN Ohio Annual Conference: Our Environment and Our Health – Air Pollution and Fracking Brine Saturday, January 14 from 10 to 11:30 am ( digital )
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
Eviction looms, as Grace worries about returning to the homeless shelter During the Holidays let’s not forget about those who are less fortunate
Cuyahoga County’s Conviction Integrity Unit Must Do Better Prosecutor Michael O’ Malley has diluted the power and effectiveness of this unit which is tasked with investigating wrongful convictions.
How Tighter Standards Could Change Cleveland’s Poor Air Quality Issues At least an attempt is being made to improve the historically bad air quality in the city
State
Ohio court declines to hear appeal on abortion case, keeping abortions legal until 22 weeks, for now Unfortunately the fascist’s are appealing the ruling to the Ohio Supreme Court
HB6 Corruption Trial of Larry Householder to Begin Next Month Something to look forward to as the cold winds of January blow in.
Hottest – button subjects fizzle out during Ohio’s lame duck legislative session Although the fascist’s passed some pretty horrible legislation in lame duck, it could have been much worse.
National
Jan. 6 committee refers Trump, allies to DOJ for criminal prosecution But will they do it?
Elon Musk is running Twitter like dictators run their states The perfect partner in fascism for Donald Trump
Crypto was Always Smoke and Mirrors The fall of FTX was not a shock to everyone.
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
S. Supreme Court further delays the end of title 42
Legal Immigration to the U.S. rebounds from Pandemic drop in Visa approvals
Impeachment effort will only complicate the immigration puzzle
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Steve Holecko
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