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The 2020 U.S. Census. Why Does It Matter?
(w/ways we can help to improve the count)
The flyer is here
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
7:00 – 8:30pm
Fairview Park Branch Library
21255 Lorain Road 44126
With Nada Martinovic, U.S. Census Partner Specialist
Free and open to the public
Cosponsored by Lakewood, Bay Village, Fairview Park, North Olmsted, Rocky River & Westlake Chapters
Tuesday December 4, 2018 at 7:00 pm
“Plastics and Lake Erie”
The flyer is here
The video is here
Rocky River Library, 1600 Hampton Rd, Rocky River 44116
Moderated by Elizabeth Miller, Environmental Reporter, Ideastream
Panelists:
Jill Bartolotta, Extension Educator, Ohio Sea Grant College Program
Crystal M.C. Davis, Policy Director, Alliance for the Great Lakes
Erin D. Huber, Executive Director and Founder, Drink Local Drink Tap
Elizabeth Miller
Co-sponsored by the Sierra Club, Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com, Ideastream, Rocky River High School Environmental Club and Bay Village Green Team
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate Properties, Ltd.
Moderated by Brie Zeltner, Plain Dealer
Panelists include:
Dr. Adam Hedaya, Founder, Cleveland Pain Care
Larry Harbert, patient
Dr. Theodore Parran Jr., Co-Medical Director and Educator, Rosary Hall, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center and CWRU School of Medicine
As opioid prescribing has been drastically restricted in an effort to stem the tide of heroin and fentanyl overdoses and avoid addiction, many patients who have relied on medications such as oxycodone and morphine to manage their chronic pain say they’ve been abandoned by the healthcare system, stigmatized by prescribers, and left to cope on their own.
Brie Zeltner
Co-sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer, Lakewood Public Library
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate Properties, Ltd.
The video is here:
Here is the Cleveland.com preview
The flyer is here
Panelists:
Dr. Daniel J. Flannery, CWRU, Director Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education
Andrés González, Chief of Police, Cleveland Metro Housing Authority
Mike Henne, Ohio State Representative (R) 40th District
Michael J. Skindell, Ohio State Senator (D), 23rd District
Moderator: Peter Krouse, Public Interest and Advocacy Reporter, Cleveland.com
Peter Krouse
Cost: Free & Open to the Public 7-8:30pm
Tinkham Veale University Center, CWRU Campus
11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland OH 44106
Co-sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate Properties, Ltd.
why you cant “wish-cycle” your way to sustainable waste management
Thursday August 30, 2018 7pm
A talk by Diane Bickett, Executive Director, Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
The Plain Dealer preview story is here
The flyer is here
Here’s the video from the forum
Wednesday August 29, 2018 7:00-8:30pm
“Ohio’s school report cards: What do they really tell us? What should they?: A discussion about how we evaluate our schools”
moderated by Patrick O’Donnell, Plain Dealer Education Reporter
Panelists:
Chad Aldis, Vice President for Ohio Policy and Advocacy | Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Dr. Talisa Dixon, Superintendent Cleve Hts/Univ/ Hts Schools
Stephen Dyer, Education Policy Fellow, Innovation Ohio
Lisa Woods member Ohio Board of Education (Medina area)
Cost: Free & Open to the Public
Cleveland Heights High School Small Auditorium
13263 Cedar Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Patrick O’Donnell
Cosponsored by
Cleveland Heights University Heights PTA Council, Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate, Ltd.
This forum (orig Sept 13 Heights Library) has been rescheduled for: Thursday Sept 27
The new location: Cleveland Heights Community Center
1 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Hts 44118
The flyer is here
The video is here
Thursday September 27, 2018 7pm
“Why should I vote? What’s at stake in the November election?”
Cleveland Hts. Community Center, 1 Monticello Blvd, Cleve Hts 44118
Panelists
Mike Brickner, Ohio Director, All Voting is Local
Tom Roberts, President, NAACP Ohio Conference
Camille Wimbish, Director, Ohio Voters Rights Coalition
moderated by Harry Boomer, Channel 19
This forum will also offer attendees ways to get involved with non-partisan “Get Out The Vote” efforts led by NOVA and Alpha Omega Foundation.
Harry Boomer
Cosponsored by NAACP-Cleveland Chapter, CWRU Siegal Lifelong Learning, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland and Heights Public Libraries
The flyer is here
Wednesday August 22, 2018
“A Forum on Voting Issues in Ohio”
7pm-8:30pm
Panelists:
Representative Kathleen Clyde (D), Ohio House District 75
Dr. David Cohen, Asst. Director, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics
Senator Frank LaRose (R), Ohio Senate District 27
Moderator: Thomas Suddes, Editorial Writer, Cleveland.com
This forum will explore current voting and election issues in Ohio including early voting, voting by mail, voter registration, voter ID laws, removing voters from the rolls, gerrymandering, voting equipment and security and campaign finance laws.
Thomas Suddes, Cleveland.com
CWRU Beachwood Facility: 25700 Science Park Dr #100, Beachwood 44122
Cost: Free & Open to the Public
Cosponsors Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com. CWRU Siegel Lifelong Learning, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland.
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate LTD
The post summary of forum is here
Tuesday July 17, 2018
“Ohio Gun Laws: What are our options?”
Heights Public Library Main 7-8:30pm
Representatives from:
League of Women Voters of Ohio Lobby Corps
Moms Demand Action
Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence
Ohioans for Gun Safety
moderated by
Darrielle Snipes, Ideastream/WCPN
All open to the public. Please contact if you have questions about any of these events: teachingcleveland@earthlink.net
Wednesday May 16, 2018 7-8:30pm
“Women in Politics: How to get more women to run for office in Ohio”
moderated by Mary Kilpatrick, Reporter, Cleveland.com
The Cleveland.com post forum summary is here
The video is here
Women make up over 51% of the voting electorate and yet men still far outnumber women in elected office in Ohio and across the country. This forum will explore options for increasing the number of women who run and hold elected office, particularly in Ohio.
Panelists
Karen Beckwith, PhD, Flora Stone Mather Professor and Chair Department of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University
Christina Hagan, Ohio House of Representatives, (R) 50th District
Nina Turner, President, “Our Revolution, former Ohio State Senator, Cleveland Councilperson
Cost: Free & Open to the Public
Heights Library Main Branch
2345 Lee Road 44118
7-8:30 p.m. Free & Open to the Public
Mary Kilpatrick, Cleveland.com
Please contact if you have questions: teachingcleveland@earthlink.net
Cosponsored by
Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer plus Heights, Lakewood, Shaker and Cuyahoga County Library Systems.
Corporate Sponsor: First Interstate, Ltd.
