Upcoming CCPC Events
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
CCPC March Meeting: Gubernatorial Candidate Forum with Nan Whaley. Thursday, March 3 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Our March meeting will feature dialogue with gubernatorial candidate and former Dayton mayor Nan Whaley. Please click here to register for the event. After registering you’ll receive and email with the Zoom link and information on how you can submit a question, To find out more about the campaign please go to nanwhaley.com
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
The Precinct Committee elections are scheduled for the May 3 Primary. Although we are past the February 2 filing deadline you can still run as a write in candidate. Deadline for filing as a write – in is February 22. All you need to do is go to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections ( 2925 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44115 ) and fill out a form and you’ll be on the ballot as a write – in candidate.
Why the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party needs reform now
Jennifer O’Donnell Fundraiser
Jennifer O’Donnell for Judge Fundraiser Tuesday, February 15 from 5 to 7 pm @ Dive Bar, 1214 W. 6th St. Cleveland 44113
Please support CCPC member Jennifer O’Donnell!
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
Justice Department again declines to reopen investigation into Tamir Rice’s death
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
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)
2022 Cuyahoga County Solar Co – Op Online Information Session Tuesday, February 8 from 6 to 7 pm
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)
Planned Parenthood of Ohio Tigger Ban Testimony Training Workshop Tuesday, February 15 from 6 to 7 pm
Indivisible Strongsville February Meeting Thursday, February 17 @ 6:30 pm @ 11927 Webster Rd. Strongsville 44136
Government Mandated Pregnancy: Supreme Court or State’s Rights Sunday, February 20 from 9:30 t0 10:45 am (digital)
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)
2022 Liberation Lab: A Teach – in on Abolition & Environmental Justice Saturday, March 19 from 11 am to 3 pm (digital)
Also in the News
Local
Shontel Brown announces she won’t seek another term as Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chair Let’s hope her replacement is a progressive!
After defeats, could labor leader Dave Wondolowski’s political influence be eroding Let’s hope so!
Browns owner, developers, labor group behind PAC accused of racist attacks against then – mayoral candidate Justin Bibb If you’re guessing that Dave Wondolowski is a part of this group, you are correct!
State
Attorneys working on trial date for nuclear bailout bribery case Prosecutors are aiming for the fall which would perfectly fit into election season
DeWine can’t run from energy bailout bribery scandal as dirty laundry keeps piling up Which is why a fall trial date would be perfect
Ohio advocates say there’s still a need to knock on doors before utility shutoffs PUCO recently ruled that there is no need for a knock
National
Justice Beyer Avoids Ginsberg’s Mistake Which should allow Biden to name his replacement.
A year after pausing oil, gas leasing, a Biden reversal Biden now outpaces Trump in issuing drilling permits on public lands
Trump’s Grip on GOP Faces New Strains The Make America Great movement seems to be evolving separately from Trump
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
The Biden Administration is on the Wrong Side in this Crucial Supreme Immigration Court Case
The debate over immigration remains dependent on hyperbole more than reality
The Disillusionment of a Young Biden Immigration Official
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