The flyer is here
Thursday October 4, 2018 7pm-8:30pm (opens at 6pm)
Challenging Gerrymandering, the Purge, and More:
A Panel Discussion on Voting Rights
Freda Levenson, Legal Director of the ACLU of Ohio
Jen Miller, Executive Director of the Ohio League of Women Voters
Andre Washington, President of the Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute
*Moderator, Gary Daniels, Chief Lobbyist for the ACLU
Market Garden Brewery 1947 West 25th St, Cleveland 44113 (lower level)
Light appetizers will be served and there will be a cash bar
“The Nuts and Bolts of Ohio Campaign Finance” Thursday October 26, 2017
Thursday October 26, 2017
“The Nuts and Bolts of Ohio Campaign Finance”
Flyer here
Donald C. Brey Donald J. McTigue
Session #1: Ohio Campaign Spending/Finance Laws
▪ Donald C. Brey, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
▪ Donald J. McTigue, McTigue and Colombo
Catherine Turcer Cyndra Miller-Cole
Session #2: Alternative Campaign Funding Models Current Used in Other States and Communities
▪ Catherine Turcer, Common Cause Ohio
▪ Cyndra Miller-Cole, The Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, The University of Akron
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Moot Court Room,
1801 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland 44115
9:30am-11:30am Free and Open to the Public.
CLE credit available for $30. Register for CLE here with CMBA
Program cosponsored by Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and the League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland
“A look at the political crystal ball for 2018” forum on Thurs Nov 16, 2017
“A look at the political crystal ball for 2018”
a forum moderated by Andrew Tobias, Cleveland.com
Thursday November 16, 2017
Parma Snow Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library
2121 Snow Road, Parma 44134
7-8:30 p.m. Free & Open to the Public
The flyer is here
Panelists:
Matthew R. Cox, lobbyist, attorney, political operative, founder and President of Capitol Partners
Michael F. Curtin,
former Columbus Dispatch Columnist, publisher, author of “Ohio
Political Almanac, former member of Ohio House of Rep (D)
Mary Anne Sharkey,
Political consultant, former politics editor, Plain Dealer
Moderator: Andrew Tobias, Reporter, Cleveland.com
Andrew Tobias
Co-sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com, Plain Dealer plus Lakewood and Cuyahoga County Library Systems
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate Properties, Ltd.
“Home Rule for NE Ohio Communities. Should it be stronger or weaker?” October 17, 2017 @ Lakewood Main Library

Should it be stronger or weaker?”
Lakewood Public Library, 15425 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, OH
6:30-8:00 p.m. Free & Open to the Public
Barbara A. Langhenry, Director of Law, City of Cleveland
Thomas Suddes, Columnist, Cleveland.com/Columbus Dispatch/Dayton Daily News
In addition, some have argued that strong Home Rule laws in Ohio have contributed to sprawl and other public policy that may be damaging to Northeast Ohio as a whole

Tom Beres
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What’s New on Teaching Cleveland Digital
Frank C. Cain, Cleveland Heights, and the Suburban Vision by Marian J. Morton
“Is Northeast Ohio a Sanctuary Region?” a forum on Jan 17, 2018 (Video)
“A look at the political crystal ball for 2018” forum on Thurs Nov 16, 2017 (Video)
“The Nuts and Bolts of Ohio Campaign Finance” Thursday October 26, 2017 (Video)
Jean Murrell Capers (1913-2017)
Local Public Policy Issue Forums 2015-2017 (Video)
A brief history of the Ohio income tax by Michael F. Curtin 2/15/2017
“Voter Registration in Ohio” by Michael Curtin
“Fracking and the Impact of the Utica Shale on Ohio” a forum on May 16, 2017
Two “Northeast Ohio Regionalism” Forums:
Regionalism on the Westside 11.15.16 (video)
Regionalism on the Eastside 8.18.2016 (video)
“Water Quality of Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River” a panel moderated by Jim McCarty 9.15.16 (video)
“Redistricting and Voting Rights in Ohio” a panel moderated by Thomas Suddes 8.25.2016 (video)
Her Father’s Daughter: Flora Stone Mather and Her Gifts to Cleveland by Dr. Marian Morton
“The Paradox of Progress in Tremont, Ohio” by Dawn Ellis
“The Western Reserve’s Self-Made President” by Grant Segall
“The President From Canton” by Grant Segall
“Gerrymandering. The Art of Fixing Elections” by Michael F. Curtin
Video From The Newton D. Baker Symposium (April 19, 2015)
A Rebel With A Cause: Norm Krumholz and “Equity Planning” in Cleveland by Robert Brown
Residual Neighbors: Jewish-African American Interactions in Cleveland From 1900-1970 by John Baden
Part 1: “Getting By Together 1900-1938”
Part 2: “Neighbors Then Strangers Postwar-1970”
“Why Political Debates Matter” by Michael F. Curtain
Interview With Louis Stokes, Former U.S. Congressman 1969-1999 (Video)
“How Reform is Changing Healthcare in Northeast Ohio: a Panel Discussion” (Video)
“The Civic Awakening of Beachwood” by Mark Naymik
Interview With Senator George Voinovich, Cleveland Mayor From 1980 – 1989 (Video)
“A Time of Transition and Challenge: The Gilded Age in Cleveland” by Dr. John J. Grabowski
Interview With George L. Forbes, Cleveland City Council President From 1973 – 1989 (Video)
Newton D. Baker: Cleveland’s Greatest Mayor by Thomas Suddes
“They Also Ran: The Women Who Would Be Mayor, 1961 to 1997″ By Dr. Marian Morton
“The Election That Changed Cleveland Forever” by Michael D. Roberts
Mayor Michael R. White Interview – Cleveland Mayor From 1990 – 2002 (video)
“The Best Barber in America” by John Vacha
“Cleveland: City on a Schedule” Remarkable Documentary Made in 1957 and Hosted at Cleveland Memory (video)
“Race and infant mortality in Northeast Ohio” forum moderated by Brie Zeltner, Plain Dealer Sept 27, 2017
“Race and infant mortality in NE Ohio:
why are black babies dying more and what can be done”
Wednesday September 27, 2017
moderated by: Brie Zeltner, The Plain Dealer
Heights Library Main Branch
2345 Lee Road 44118
7-8:30 p.m. Free & Open to the Public
Event link here Event flyer here Preview story
Panelists:
Christin Farmer, Executive Director, Birthing Beautiful Communities
Kentra Harris, Parent/Mother and Client
Dr. Arthur R. James, The Ohio State Univ., Interim Exec Director Kirwin Institute, Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Cancelled)
Angela Newman White, Supervisor, Maternal and Child Health Program, Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Moderator:
Brie Zeltner, Reporter, The Plain Dealer
Brie Zeltner, Plain Dealer
Co-sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com plus Cleveland Hts/University Hts Library System
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate Properties, Ltd.
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THE OHIO BOARD OF EDUCATION aka The State School Board a forum on Monday Sept 25
THE OHIO BOARD OF EDUCATION
aka The State School Board
How can they help us? How can we help them?
NEW DATE: Monday, September 25, 2017 7–8:30 pm (formerly Aug 22)
Free & Open to the Public Shaker Heights Main Library
16500 Van Aken Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44120
The flyer is here Library link is here
Video from forum is here:
Panelists:
Meryl Johnson, Member, Board of Education
Peggy Lehner, Ohio Senator (R-6) Chair, Senate Standing Committee on Education
Mary Rose Oakar, Former Member, Board of Education
The purpose of this program is to let parents and the entire community know what the State Board of Education does, its relationship to the Ohio legislature and most importantly, how the public can help our elected officials, on both the State School Board and the legislature be more effective.
Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland and Shaker Heights Public Library
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“Ohio Drug Price Relief Act” ballot issue. A look at both sides. forum on Sept 19
“Ohio Drug Price Relief Act” ballot issue. A look at both sides
forum moderated by Jeremy Pelzer, Cleveland.com
Tuesday September 19, 2017 7-8:30pm
Free & open to the public
Bay Village Branch, Cuyahoga County Library System
502 Cahoon Rd. 44140
RSVP here Forum flyer is here
Preview is here
Post forum summary is here
The video is here
Panelists
Scott Knoer, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Cleveland Clinic (WITHDREW FROM PANEL)
J. B. Silvers, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management and School of Medicine
Matt Borges, Campaign Manager, Ohio Taxpayers for Lower Drug Prices
Dale Butland, Communications Director, Ohioans Against the Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue
Moderator: Jeremy Pelzer, Cleveland.com
The Ohio Drug Price Relief Act, a citizen-initiated statute slated for the November ballot, would require the state of Ohio to pay no more for prescription drugs than the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. And, regardless of how you plan to vote, it could end up being the state’s most expensive ballot-issue campaign ever, according to political analysts and observers.
This forum will have arguments on both sides of this ballot issue and a representative from CWRU Weatherhead/Medical School to further debate this complicated subject.
Jeremy Pelzer
Co-sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com and Plain Dealer and the Cuyahoga County Public Library System
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate Properties, Ltd.
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The Election for Mayor: A discussion about the future of Cleveland, a forum on August 29, 2017
The Election for Mayor:
A discussion about the future of Cleveland
a forum moderated by Leila Atassi, The Plain Dealer
Tuesday August 29, 2017 7-8:30p.m.
Cost: Free & Open to the Public
Tinkham Veale University Center, CWRU Campus
11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland OH
RSVP here Forum flyer is here Forum recap article
Forum Video
Panelists:
Tom Beres, Reporter, WKYC-TV (retired)
James L. Hardiman, Civil Rights Attorney and First Vice President-NAACP Cleveland Chapter
Chris Quinn, Editor and President, Advance Ohio
Moderator: Leila Atassi, Reporter, The Plain Dealer
Leila Atassi
Co-sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com and Plain Dealer
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate Properties, Ltd.
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“Shaker Square: It’s past, present and future” Moderated by Steven Litt, Plain Dealer July 25, 2017
“Shaker Square: Its past, present and future”
Tuesday July 25, 2017 7:00-8:30p.m.
Moderated by Steven Litt, Plain Dealer
Cost: Free & Open to the Public
Shaker Public Library Main Branch, 16500 Van Aken Blvd 44120
Shaker Library Notice Event flyer here Forum Preview Here
Summary of forum from Cleveland Scene
Forum Video is here
Panelists:
Brandon E. Chrostowski, Founder, Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Inst.
Peter Rubin, President, The Coral Company
Edward W. Rybka, Chief of Regional Development, City of Cleveland
Captain John Sotomayor, Cleveland Police Fourth District
Steven Litt (photo by Lizzie Litt)

