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Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, Every Tuesday thru Saturday from noon to 6 pm @ 3615 Superior Ave. Cleveland 44114
ACLU of Ohio Every Friday from 10 am to 3 pm, Every other Saturday starting April 1 from 10 am to 1 pm and every Monday from 10 am to 5 pm @ 4506 Chester Ave. Cleveland 44103
Shaker Heights UU Congregation Every Wednesday from noon to 3 pm and every Friday from 3 to 6 pm thru April 14 @ 21600 Shaker Blvd. Shaker Heights 44122
Cleveland Heights Every Monday and Saturday thru April 15 from 1 to 3 pm @ 2976 Monmouth Rd. Cleveland Heights 44118
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 Constitutional Amendment Fundraiser
” The Janes ” at Capitol Theatre: Fundraiser for OPRR Sunday, April 23 @ 4 pm @ Capitol Theatre, 1390 W. 65th St. Cleveland 44102
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Cuyahoga County lost track of $500,000 worth of items at jail commissary The County Inspector General’s Office found that bad bookkeeping and a complete lack of oversight was the cause of the lost money. Also, $102,000 of the revenue generated by the commissary was improperly spent.
Fewer trees, more gun violence: Why advocates say Cleveland must grow from its lowest tree canopy ever Cleveland earned its nickname ” The Forest City ” about about 100 years ago. Now it loses about 75 acres of tree cover a year. Minority neighborhoods have the lowest level of tree canopies and the highest level of gun violence. Is there a correlation?
Cuyahoga County among Ohio’s least healthy counties, new national health rankings say Cuyahoga County ranks 70th of Ohio’s 88 counties, scoring poorly on low birth rates, sexually transmitted infections and deaths due to injuries, among other factors. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone in the county had access to Cleveland Clinic and University Hospital.
Cleveland was ranked America’s most equitably walkable city. Many residents disagree. This is according to a group called Smart Growth America who don’t sound very smart. They said that no matter how much money you make or what neighborhood you live in you can get your daily needs met with a 15 minute walk or transit ride. What do you think?
Euclid Beach mobile home residents not giving up their fight Residents delivered 5000 signatures from an online petition to save the community. The response was ” we will follow every statutory requirement to close the park ” A special thanks to our friends at NEOCH who are leading this fight. Let’s hope it’s not over yet.
State
Abortion, ballot board lawsuit moving forward The Ohio constitution clearly says that the Ballot Board determines if an initiative is one constitutional amendment, which it did weeks ago. So why is the Ohio Supreme Court even considering hearing this case? This is not good news.
Not just Trump: See Ohio’s colorful history of campaign finance crimes The Householder conviction may not be the most sordid in recent Ohio history. Do you remember Jimmy Dimora, Bob Taft and Tom Noe? If not please read the article and decide for yourself who should be ranked #1 in this category.
Ohio has been cutting income taxes for almost 20 years. Are Ohioans better off? Yes and no. For those who make over $100, 000 – yes. And for those who make less – no. It is not a great economic indicator. Republicans claim Ohio has a vibrant growing economy. If so, then why is Ohio’s population rapidly declining?
Ohio House – Ed Bill Would Require Instructors ‘ Both Sides’ on Climate Change This one is simultaneously in the LOL and WTF category. The ” Higher Education Act” (LOL) also police’s classroom speech on abortion, immigration, diversity and other issues (WTF).
New Ohio voter ID law may disadvantage college students Out – of – state students can either vote in their hometown or where they attend school. It’s very likely that out – of – state students attending college in Ohio would like to vote for the abortion access constitutional amendment in November. But they will first have to get a photo Ohio ID. How many of them will jump through this extra hoop?
National
Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud The great news we’ve been waiting years for! But now the circus begins. Will there be violence? Will DeSantis try to block extradition to New York? Will the jury be safe? And most importantly, is there enough evidence to convict him?
What comes after neoliberalism The good news is that progressives have just about won the battle of ideas. Reality has been a helpful ally, Events over the last three decades have shown that if the government gets out of the way, only the 1% prosper. The bad news is that changing things politically is going to be much more difficult
The Republican Plan to Make Voting Irrelevant Their playbook of gerrymandering, disenfranchising voters and eliminating local control by passing state preemption laws has been expanded. Now red states are looking to control their blue cities’ prosecutors’ by giving their state government the power to overrule prosecutions they don’t like.
Good Riddance to Howard Schultz, Starbucks’s Union – Buster – in – Chief What Schultz was incapable of realizing was that if Starbucks was unionized nationwide, productivity and profit would likely increase because every worker would be paid a fair wage. have benefits and therefore have a stake in the company.
The GOP’s ‘ Parents Bill of Rights ‘ excludes millions of parents The bill is less about a bill of rights and more a blueprint for conservative bullying of teachers, students and school boards about race and gender. It’s actually a Racist and Homophobic Parents Bill of Rights. How about a Non – White and LGBTQ Parents Bill of Rights?
Black Lives Matter
Euclid police officer Michael Amiott gets probation for assaulting Black motorist in 2017 A Euclid police officer who beat a Black motorist in 2017 has been spared jail time. Instead he gets one year of probation and a fine of $1000 to cover court costs. The judge cited the time that has passed since the incident as the reason for the light sentence. WTF!
Coalition Leads Conversations on How Police Brutality Affects Black Community in Cleveland, Offers Free Therapy A group of Cleveland organizations has started a four – part Cleveland Conversation Series in Cleveland’s Black community. The first conversation was dedicated to the ways police violence impacts the health of Black Women.
Gov. Mike DeWine wants to spend $388 million to put police officers in every school. Advocates concerned about ‘ school – to – prison pipeline’ The concern is that a heavy – handed law enforcement response could lead to more kids being suspended, expelled, arrested and referred for prosecution. Black and Latino students are already being suspended more often than white students for the same behavior
Four Cops in Tyree Nichols Case Barred From Policing. It’s About Time. The fact that it took this long to permanently stop these officers from pursuing careers at other police departments is very troubling. Do you remember Tamir Rice’s killer Timothy Loehmann pursuing a job as a police officer in a small rural community in Pennsylvania?
This Black Church is Demanding $22 Million From the Proud Boys Washington D.C.’s Metropolitan AME church is arguing that the multi – million dollar figure is justified because of the flagrant racially charged intimidation that occurred in 2020. It also would be a future deterrent for the Proud Boys in the future. We wish them luck in their civil suit.
Immigration
Dozens dead, injured in border fire at Mexico migrant detention center near US border 68 men from Central and South America were held in the facility at the time of the fire. What is puzzling is the official explanation that the migrant’s stacked mats against the door and set them on fire. Why would they do that?
Over 1,000 Migrants Angered by Asylum Policies, Rush to U.S. – Mexico Border Not only were they angered by asylum policies, they were also shaken by the fire described in the above article. And they were fed up with the discrimination and violence they were experiencing in Mexico. They are now being processed in El Paso. We wish them luck.
Biden immigration plan could force asylum officers to break law, union warns The asylum officers union has issued a formal filing opposing the plan because asylum officers take an oath to uphold the immigration laws passed by Congress. The union regularly opposed Trump’s policies and now they oppose Biden’s
‘ I have to keep fighting:’ Husband hopes reintroduced immigration bill will reunite his family Jason Rochester and his family have been fighting since 2018 to bring his wife back. She self – deported to Mexico after receiving bad legal advice. She was told that she could apply for a green card in Mexico and then return home. She then learned that she couldn’t return until 10 years had passed.
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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