Tomorrow in Euclid
Rally To Support Euclid Teachers Friday, January 28 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm @ Euclid High School, 711 E. 222nd St. Euclid 44123
Euclid teachers deliver 10 day strike amid stalled contract negotiations
Please support our brothers and sisters in the Euclid Education Association in their fight for a fair contract !
Some Great News Yesterday
Nina Turner announces run for Congress, setting up Democratic Primary rematch with Shontel Brown
Fair Districts groups are taking Ohio legislative maps back to court
CCPC February Membership Meeting
CCPC February Meeting: Gubernatorial Candidate Forum with John Cranley Wednesday, February 16 from 6:30 to 8 pm. Our February meeting will feature dialogue with gubernatorial candidate and former Cincinnati mayor John Cranley. Please click here to register for the event. After registering you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link and information on how you can submit a question. To find out more about the Cranley campaign please go to johncranley.com
Note: CCPC is in contact with the Nan Whaley campaign about doing a similar candidate forum with her. We’ll let you know as soon as we connect on a date.
And In Case You Missed It
Video of CCPC January Membership Meeting with Morgan Harper
What’s on your Activist Agenda in 2022?
Are you interested in making the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party more dynamic and Progressive? Are you interested in preventing a fascist takeover of our country by the Republicans in 2022 and 2024? If the answer to those two questions is yes, please consider running for Precinct Committee Leader / Central Committee Member in your precinct next year.
In the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party (CCDP), the Precinct Leader and the Central Committee Member are in the same position. Central Committee Members in the CCDP have two main responsibilities. 1) Get out the vote in your precinct at election time and 2) Elect a CCDP Party Chair for a four year term beginning in the summer of 2022. We are hopeful that we will find a progressive party chair candidate that CCPC Central Committee members can support when this election takes place next summer. We know that many of you are devoted activists and did everything you could to fight the Trump Regime between 2017 and 2021. If you’re following the news you know that this fight is not yet over. Getting Democrats to turn out and vote in 2022 and 2024 is vitally important to saving us from a Trump return to power.
There are three links below. The first link is to the CCDP’s description of the position and what you need to do to get elected. The second link is to a video of last May’s CCPC Membership meeting where we described our role in party politics and the precinct committee project in some detail. The third link is a website for a coalition CCPC is part of called “Build Back Cuyahoga”, which includes a form which we’re asking you to fill out if you decide to run.
Become a CCDP Precinct Committee Member
Build Back Cuyahoga Website – Sign Up and Learn How To Run for Precinct Leader
As of now the Precinct Committee elections are scheduled for the May primary with a filing deadline on February 2. There is a possibility this timeline could be moved back depending on the gerrymandering lawsuits in the Ohio Supreme Court. We’ll keep you updated. Please consider making the CCDP more progressive and helping prevent a fascist dictatorship as part of your activism in 2022. And please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions and/or are interested in this project.
Why the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party needs reform now
Guardians for Fair Work
Video of CCPC November Membership Meeting: Guardian’s for Fair Work!
Guardians for Fair Work Website
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If you are planning to run for office in 2022.
Support Cleveland Jobs With Justice
Please support Cleveland Jobs With Justice by clicking here to donate online or by mailing a check to Cleveland Jobs With Justice, 20525 Center Ridge Rd. Ste 700, Rocky River, Ohio 44116
Support CLASH ( Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing )
Please support CLASH by clicking here to donate online or by mailing a check to CLASH c/o NEOBHC, 18115 Harvard Rd. Cleveland 44128
Black Lives Matter
Students Ask for Immediate Removal of John Marshall’s Name from CSU Law School
Join the Justice for Tamir Campaign
ACLU of Ohio NEO Bail Reform Campaign Table The first Wednesday of the month @ 1 pm (digital)
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
The Land Readers Roundtable Friday, January 28 from noon to 1 pm
Leftist Parenting Saturday, January 29 @ 5 pm (digital)
Democracy, Non – Profit News and the Future Sunday, January 30 from 9:30 to 10:45 am
Ohio Poor People’s Campaign 2022 Retreat Sunday, January 30 from 3 to 6 pm (digital)
Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition February Meeting Thursday, February 3 @ 6:30 pm
The Pandemic and the Inflation Outlook Sunday, February 6 from 9:30 to 10:45 am (digital)
Renters’ Rights Teach – In Wednesday, February 9 from 5:30 to 7 pm (digital)
Not ” A Nation of Immigrants “: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Inclusion Friday, February 11 @ 7:30 pm (digital)
Indivisible Strongsville February Meeting Thursday, February 17 @ 6:30 pm @ 11927 Webster Rd. Strongsville 44136
A Public Forum: Are School Vouchers Legal Wednesday, February 23 @ 7 pm (digital)
Coronavirus and Universal Health Care: Medical and Public Health Policy Implications Saturday, February 26 @ 10 am (digital)
Also in the News
Local
Bibb Vows to Improve Winter Weather Plan, Says He Inherited Broken System Just a hunch that those of you who live in Cleveland think that this is a good idea.
Relief for Northeast Ohio sewer bills is here for renters, but will they access it? The big first step is making renters aware of the relief.
Can Cleveland finally close its digital divide? A local nonprofit says it has a plan Let’s hope it works.
State
The COVID wave in Ohio is shifting southward Hospitalizations in the north are going down as they are going up in the south.
Few details offered on incentives Ohio gave to Intel to build massive semiconductor chip camp Transparency has never been a component of the Jobs Ohio program
Ohio’s House Bill 6 Corruption Case: ‘ It’s all systems go ‘ former federal prosecutor says Should be very interesting how this plays out in the middle of the governor’s race
National
Democrats’ Voting Rights Debacle Did the party waste a year on a doomed Senate push or was this their best chance?
Bernie Sanders says Senate Republicans are ‘ laughing all the way to election day ‘over lack of votes on consequential legislation. Bernie wants the individual components of Build Back Better to be brought to the floor for votes.
It’s Trump vs McConnell for the GOP’s future And it seems like rooting for McConnell is the best bet to save democracy
End Poverty Now Cleveland
Please check out and like the End Poverty Now Cleveland Facebook page!
Immigration Updates
Immigrant Defense Fund
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. Click here to donate, and please share!
Immigration Working Group CLE
Follow The Immigration Working Group CLE for updates and actions from a coalition of organizations and local community activists advocating for immigrant rights.
Immigration News
A ‘ brutal crosscurrent ‘ Why Biden’s immigration policies are making everyone mad
Breaking bread with our immigrant neighbors
Undocumented journalist recounts moment before going live on Tucker Carlson
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