Abortion Access Constitutional Amendment Petitions Are Ready For Pickup!
Pickup location is the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Office located at 3615 Superior Ave. Cleveland 44114. Office hours for pickup are every Tuesday thru Saturday from noon to 6 pm
Ohio abortion rights amendment not yet on the ballot, but it’s already under attack: Here’s how Describes what we’re up against. Please pick up a petition to circulate ASAP!
Abortion Access Petition Delivery People Needed
CCPC is looking for people who are willing to deliver petitions to people who live near them who are willing to gather signatures. We would also ask that you be willing to train them and follow up on getting on getting the completed petitions back. We are hopeful that we can have delivery people available throughout the County so we can make it as easy as possible for petition distribution and signature gathering. If you think you might be willing to volunteer for this very important task please call me at 440 220 1874 or respond to this email and I’ll explain further.
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State
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National
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Immigration
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CCPC April Membership Meeting
CCPC April Membership Meeting: Ohio Issues Tuesday, April 18 from 6:30 to 8 pm. Our April meeting will focus on statewide issues in Ohio. Agenda items so far include 1) Abortion access constitutional amendment signature gathering update, Speaker: Cole Wojdacz, Statewide Field Manager Pro – Choice Ohio, 2) What’s likely to be in the Ohio Budget. Speaker: Zach Schiller from Policy Matters 3) Education issues in Ohio. Speaker: Elaine Schleiffer, Communications Manager for Honesty for Ohio Education. Please click here to register for the event. After registering you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link
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