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Cuyahoga Democratic Women's Caucus
Goals
Participate in
the selection and development of strong local, county, and state Democratic Party strategists, leaders, and candidates —
especially women — to win at all levels of government. Help formulate a winning Democratic agenda for Ohio. Advocate and promote Democratic positions,
issues, and values by forming coalitions with other local, state, and national organizations.
Bylaws
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Cuyahoga
Democratic Women's Caucus Steering Committee - Executive Officers: Cindy Demsey, Chair; Jane Buder Shapiro, Recording Secretary;
Susan Stechschulte, Vice Chair/Membership; Linda Striefsky, Vice Chair/Operations; Kim
Thomas, Treasurer
- Juanita Brent, Crystal
Bryant- Agyemang, Liz Conway, Emily Holody, Karolyn Isenhart, Alicia Love, Lana Moresky, Danielle
Ross Wroblewski, Jasmin Santana, Tatiana Wells, Monica Wilson
Web editor:
Katie Solender The role of the Steering Committee Member: - Along with other Steering Committee members, work towards furthering the goals and aspirations
of the CDWC;
- Attend monthly meetings, which are generally held on Sundays
at 9:30 am. Most are held via Zoom, and some are in-person;
- Attend
CDWC-sponsored events throughout the year. This includes CDWC programming, the annual brunch, candidate events, etc.;
- Sign up to help on a CDWC initiative or program, or plan an event of your own with Steering
Committee approval.
Note: A paid CDWC
membership is required for serving on the Steering Committee. Annual dues are $40.
CDWC events have included the following: 2023 June 26: The Ohio Budget: What You Need to Know About the Harmful Measures Within with Ohio
Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo, State Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson, State Representative
Bride Rose Sweeney (co-sponsored with the Ohio Democratic Women's Caucus; Cleveland Heights Democrats; Shaker Heights Democratic
Club; Lakewood Democratic Club; the Geauga Democratic Women's Caucus; and Mobilize the Vote) June 25: Appreciation Event for Reproductive
Rights Petition Signature Collectors June 8,
10, & 11: Reproductive Rights Petition Signings May 13: CDWC's 14th Annual Brunch &
Conversation with Keynote Speaker U.s. Congresswoman Haley Stevens of Michigan and featured speakers Congresswoman Shontel
Brown, State Representative Bride Rose Sweeney, and Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith; and honoring Trailblazer Awardee Dr. Airica
Steed, Champion for Women Awardee Jessie Hill, and Community Hero Awardees Jazmin Long, Veranda Rodgers, Da'na Langford, and
Tenisha Gaines May 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, & 31: Reproductive
Rights Petition Signings
April 20: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Running for and Serving on City Council,
featuring Brooklyn City Councilwoman Sue Grodek, Cleveland Heights City Council President Melody Hart,
Euclid City Council President Charlene Mancuso, Lakewood City Council Vice President Sarah Kepple, Richmond Heights City Councilwoman
Cassandra Nelson, South Euclid City Council President Ruth Gray April 12: Abortion Rights on the Ballot, with Kellie Copeland, Executive Director of Pro-Choice Ohio, and
other members of the ballot amendment coalition discussing the fight for reproductive rights in Ohio (co-sponsored
with the Shaker Heights Democratic Club) April 8,
15, 16, 23, 28, & 29: Reproductive Rights Petition Signings March 19 & 26: Reproductive Rights Petition Signings Mar 15: CDWC Annual Meeting and Election of Officers and Steering Committee Members and Endorsement vote for the May 2, 2023 Primary race for PARMA WARD 1. With featured speaker Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne and an update from Dr. Marcela Azevedo MD, of #ProtectChoiceOhio about the proposed
amendment that would enshrine reproductive rights in Ohio's constitution. Mar 9: #FreeTheHair: A Discussion on Ending Race-based Hair Discrimination through Legal Reforms like
the C.R.O.W.N. Act, with Prof. D. Wendy Greene, J.D., LL.M., Director, Center for Law, Policy, & Social Action,
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, and Juanita
Brent, Ohio State Representative, District 12 (co-sponsored
with the NAACP Cleveland Branch and Birthing Beautiful Communities) Feb
23: Update from the Capitol: A Conversation with Congresswoman Shontel Brown (via Zoom; co-sponsored with the Shaker
Heights Democratic Club) Feb 19: Signature Collection Event to help put an initiative on the November 2023 ballot to amend Ohio’s
Constitution to protect reproductive rights Feb 16: CDWC's annual "We Love Democratic Women" event Feb 9: Meet These Powerhouse
Women Mayors of Cuyahoga County, with Annette M. Blackwell, Maple Heights; Brenda T. Bodnar, Mayfield; Kirsten Holzheimer
Gail, Euclid; Marie Gallo, Parma Heights; Meghan George, Lakewood; Nicole Dailey Jones, North Olmsted; Kathy U. Mulcahy, Orange;
Georgine Welo, South Euclid; Moderator: Kim A. Thomas, Mayor of Richmond Heights Jan 23: Legislative Recap of 2022 and What We Can Expect in 2023 with Rachel Coyle,
of How Things Work at the Ohio Statehouse (via Zoom; co-sponsored with the Ohio Democratic Women's Caucus)
2022 Dec 20: CDWC Night - Pelosi in the House (via Zoom) Dec 13: Election Review & 2022 Wrap-Up
with Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Chair Dave Brock Dec 5: Looking Ahead: An Update on the Citizen-led Ballot Initiative to Protect Abortion Rights
in Ohio, featuring representatives of Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights (via Zoom; co-sponsored with the Ohio Democratic
Women's Caucus; Cleveland Heights Democratic Club; Euclid Democratic Club; Women's Democratic Caucus of Rural Northwest OH;
Pickaway County Democratic Party; Clinton County Alliance for Compassion and Truth (A.C.T.); Cincinnati Women's Political
Caucus; Bold New Democracy; Chagrin Gateway Democrats; Cuyahoga County Democratic Party; Warren County Democratic Party; Knox
County Democratic Party; Lyndhurst Democratic Club; and Democracy in Action Ohio) Nov 30: CDWC Holiday Party Nov 15, 22, & 29: Take Action
Tuesdays: Georgia Runoff Edition (co-sponsored with Action Together Lakewood Area and Lakewood Democratic Club) Nov 6: Women's Rally with Tim
Ryan (co-sponsored with Ohio Democratic Women's Caucus) Oct 24: Postcard Party (co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Democratic Club) Oct 17: Postcard Party (co-sponsored
with Cleveland Heights Democratic Club) Oct 12: Early Voting Kickoff for a Blue Victory (co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Dems,
Chagrin Gateway Dems, and Solon Democratic Club) Oct 11: Postcard Party (co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Democratic Club) Oct 9: My Body, My Vote Rally
in Lakewood (co-sponsored with Mobilize the Vote NEO and Grass Roots Resistance) Oct 6: Postcard Party (co-sponsored with Solon Democratic
Club) Oct
3: Postcard Party (co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Democratic Club) Sept 28: Postcard Party (co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Democratic Club) Sept 19: Postcard Party (co-sponsored
with Cleveland Heights Democratic Club) Sept 13: Postcard Party in Cleveland Heights Sept 12: Postcard Party in Parma Sept 11: Roe, Roe, Roe Your Vote (We Won't Go Back) Rally in Euclid, with speakers Cheryl
Stephens, candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio; Jeff Crossman, candidate for Ohio Attorney General; Chris Ronayne, candidate,
Cuyahoga County Executive; Kent Smith, State Representative, Ohio House District 8; Sunny Simon, Cuyaoga County Council; Charlene
Mancuso, President, Euclid City Council; Pam Turos, Euclid School Board; Taneika Hill, Euclid Activist; Ohio Physicians for
Reproductive Rights (co-sponsored with Euclid Democratic Club and Mobilize the Vote NEO)
Aug 1: A Conversation with Jeff
Crossman, candidate for Ohio Attorney General (co-sponsored with South Euclid Democrats) July 11: CDWC Endorsement Meeting for the August 2, 2022 Primary July 10: Postcard Party in Shaker Heights July 7: Project Noir & The Commission on Black Women & Girls, with Deborah Gray, Councilwoman,
Ward 4, Stephanie Howse, Councilwoman, Ward 7, Chinenye Nkemere, Co-Founder, Bethany Studenic, Co-Founder June 16: Do Judges Matter? Understanding the Roles of the Court, with Ohio Supreme Court candidates
Justice Jennifer Brunner, Judge Terri Jamison, and Judge Marilyn Zayas, along with other judges and judicial candidates June 15: A Conversation with David Pepper, former chair, Ohio Democratic Party, and author
of "Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines" (via Zoom; co-sponsored with the Shaker Heights
Democratic Club, and the Cleveland Heights Democratic Club) June 12: Ice Cream Social, with Cheryl Stephens, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (co-sponsored with Red
Wine and Blue) June 8: Milkshakes with Nan Whaley & Cheryl Stephens, candidates for Ohio Governor & Lieutenant Governor
(co-sponsored with Chagrin Gateway Democrats, Cleveland Heights Democrats, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Cuyahoga County
Young Democrats, Indivisible Strongsville, Lakewood Democratic Club, Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Solon Democratic Club,
University Heights Democratic Club, and Rocky River Democratic Club) May 5: After Roe: What Does it Mean? What to Expect from the Leaked Draft SCOTUS Opinion, with Kellie Copeland,
Executive Director, Pro-Choice Ohio, Prof. Jessie Hill, CWRU Law School, and State Sen. Emilia Sykes, Candidate for Congress,
District 13 (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Cleveland Heights Dems, Ohio Democratic Women's Caucus,
Euclid Democratic Club, Chagrin Gateway Democratic Club, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Northeast Ohio Young Black Dems)
Apr 30: CDWC's 13th Annual Brunch & Conversation (in-person) with Keynote
Speaker Katherine Clark, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and featured speakers Congresswoman Shontel
Brown, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner, State Representative/Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo, and Ohio
Secretary of State Candidate Chelsea Clark; and honoring Courage Awardee Dr. Amy Acton, Trailblazer Awardee Alexandria Ruden,
and Community Service Awardee Tonya Perkins-Stoudemire
Apr 20: Meet Emilia Sykes, Candidate for Congress (via Zoom; co-sponsored with the Ohio
Democratic Women's Caucus and the Black Women's PAC) Apr 6: CDWC Endorsment Meeting For the May 3, 2022 Primary (Via Zoom) Mar 31: Candidate Forum with
Chris Ronayne, Candidate for County Executive (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Chagrin Gateway Democrats, Cleveland Heights
Democratic Club, Euclid Democratic Club, Rocky River Democrats, Shaker Heights Democratic Club, and Indivisible Strongsville Mar 30: Candidate Event
with Ohio Supreme Court Candidates Justice Jennifer Brunner, Judge Terri Jamison, and Judge Marilyn Zayas; U.S. Senate Candidates
Morgan Harper and Traci Johnson; Cuyahoga County Executive Candidate Tariq Shabazz (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Cleveland
Heights Democrats, Chagrin Gateway Democrats, Euclid Democratic Club, Shaker Heights Democratic Club, and Solon Democrats)
Mar 10: A Conversation with Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan (via Zoom;
co-sponsored with Solon Democratic Club, Cleveland Heights Democrats, Lakewood Democrats, and Shaker Heights Democratic
Club) Mar 9: Meet the Statewide Democratic Candidates:
Attorney General, Jeff Crossman; Secretary of State, Chelsea Clark; Treasurer, Scott Schertzer; Auditor, Taylor Sappington
(via Zoom; co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Democrats, Chagrin Gateway Democrats, Euclid Democrats, Lakewood Democrats,
Shaker Democratic Club, and Solon Democrats) Mar 2: Meet Nan
Whaley & John Cranley, the Democratic Candidates for Governor of Ohio (via Zoom; co-sponsors Beachwood Democratic Club, Chagrin
Gateway Democrats, Cleveland Heights Democrats, Euclid Democratic Club, Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Solon
Democratic Club, and Indivisible Strongsville)Feb
24: CDWC Annual Meeting & Election of Steering Committee Members At Large. With featured speakers, candidates
for the Ohio Supreme Court: Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner, who is running for Chief Justice, Judge Marilyn
Zayas, Ohio 1st District Court of Appeals (Cincinnati), and Judge Terri Jamison, Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals
(Columbus) (via Zoom)
Feb 10: Northeast Ohio Democrats
Welcome Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Democrats,
Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Lakewood Democrats, Euclid Democrats and Chagrin Gateway Democrats) Jan 27: A Conversation with
Congressman Jamie Raskin (Maryland's 8th District), member of the U.S. House Select Committee
to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol and author of Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy (via Zoom) Jan 19: "Reproductive Rights and Wrongs: Where are we now? Where are we going? What can
we do?" with Professor Jessie Hill, CWRU Law School, and Kellie Copeland, Executive Director, Pro-Choice Ohio (formerly
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio). (via Zoom; co-sponsored with: Shaker Heights Democratic Club and Cleveland Heights Democrats)
Jan 18: "Everything
You've Always Wanted to Know About Running for Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Precinct Committee Member (But Didn't Know
Whom to Ask!)" (via Zoom) Jan 5: "Looking Ahead to 2022" with U.S. Congresswoman Shontel Brown and Chelsea
Clark, candidate for Ohio Secretary of State (via Zoom)
2021 Dec 11:
"JFK Assassination" - Online Presentation & Panel Discussion (co-sponsored with Bedford/Walton Hills Democratic
Party, Solon Democratic Club, Euclid Democratic PAC, Shaker Heights Democratic Club,; Bedford (MA) Democratic Town Committee,
Seven Hills Democratic Club, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, and Bedford Democratic Alliance)
Dec 8: CDWC Holiday Party (in person) Nov 18: CDWC Forum - "The State of the State Board of Education: What's Happening?" with elected
Board members Meryl Johnson (Cleveland, District 11), Dr. Christina Collins (Medina, District 5), Antoinette Miranda (Columbus,
District 6), and Former Board President Laura Kohler. Moderated by State Rep. Juanita Brent (via Zoom) Oct 13: "Standing Up for Masks and Kindness" with 5th-grader Kaylan Park, who spoke
out in favor of masks at her local school board meeting (via Zoom) Sept 30: "Stepping Up for Public Schools" with candidates for school boards from Bay Village, Lakewood,
Parma, and Richmond Heights (via Zoom) Sept 22: CDWC
Endorsement Meeting for the November 2 General Election (via Zoom) Sept 20: "Redistricting Revealed" with Kathleen Clyde, chair, Ohio Citizens Redistricting
Commission, Portage County Commissioner, and former state representative (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Democrats,
and Shaker Heights Democratic Club) Aug 14: CDWC Tours
the County - Lakewood (in person)
Aug 10: CDWC at the Cuyahoga County Fair (in person)
Aug 4: Cleveland Mayoral Candidates' Forum (via Zoom; co-sponsored
with Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats and Cleveland Stonewall Democrats)
July 23: CDWC Tours the County - Strongsville (in person)
July 20: CDWC Endorsement Meeting
#2 for Sept 14th Municipal Primary (Via Zoom)
July 18: CDWC Tours the County - Cleveland (in person)
July 14: CDWC Endorsement Meeting #1 for Sept
14th Municipal Primary (via Zoom)
June 24: CDWC Tours the County - Garfield Heights (in person)
June 21: CDWC Endorsement Meeting, 11th Congressional
District Primary (via Zoom)
June 7: CDWC Tours the County - Parma (in person)
June 3: The Forum for the 11th (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Shaker
Heights Democratic Club and Cleveland Heights Democrats)
May 26: OH-11 Congressional
Candidate Equality Forum (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats)
May 17: "Everything You Need to Know about
the State Budget, and What It Means for You," with Rep. Erica Crawley, OH District 26; Rep. Stephanie Howse, OH District
11; Rep. Brigid Kelly, OH District 31; Rep. Allison Russo, OH District 24; Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney, OH District 14 (via Zoom)
May 15: CDWC's 12th Annual Brunch
& Conversation with Keynote Speaker and CDWC Leadership Awardee Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Representing the
District of Columbia; featured speakers Senator Tina Maharath, Ohio Senate District 3 and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley; and honoring
CDWC Distinguished Service Awardee Cleveland City Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland (via Zoom)
May 4: "Ohio Redistriciting 101: How You
Can Help," with Katy Shanahan, Ohio State Director, All On the Line (co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Democrats, Shaker
Heights Democratic Club, All On the Line Ohio) (via Zoom)
Apr 14: Meet-Up with Area City Councilwomen, featuring Sara Continenza (South Euclid); Sue Grodek (Brooklyn); Sarah
Kepple (Lakewood); Bridget King (Fairview
Park); Linda Kohar (Parma); Davida
Russell (Cleveland Heights); Kim Thomas (Richmond
Heights); Carmella Williams (Shaker Heights) (via Zoom)
Apr 8: "Meet Ohio Democratic Party Chairwoman Liz Walters" (via Zoom;
co-sponsored with North Olmsted Democratic Club, Fairview Park Democratic Club, Olmsted Falls/Olmsted Township Democrats, Rocky
River Democratic Club, Bay Village Nasty Women, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats)
Apr 5: Virtual
Tour of the Maltz Museum's exhibition, "Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg"
Mar 24: "Expanding the Electorate: Reaching Communities of Color" - a forum with
Ranjana Bhattacherjee, They See Blue; Anna Brichacek, Ohio Program Director, America Votes; Elaine Gholstin, President, Black
Women's Political Action Committee of Ohio; Ruth Gray, President, National Congress of Black Women Greater Cleveland Chapter; Lisa
Kuan, Tristate Asian American Action Fund; Mala Patel, Tristate Asian American Action Fund; Selina Pagan, Young Latino Network;
Melaak Rashid, Smart Development Inc.; Yasmeen Soin, political activist and consultant (via Zoom) Mar
9: "Meet Northeast Ohio's Powerhouse Democratic Women Mayors" - a conversation with Maple Heights Mayor Annette
Blackwell, Euclid Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer Gail, Brooklyn Mayor Katherine Gallagher, Lakewood Mayor Meghan George, Orange
Mayor Kathy Mulcahy. and South Euclid Mayor Georgine Welo (via Zoom) February 28: "Meet the
Filmmaker"- a conversation with Apollo Theater Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes on her HBO production of "Between
the World and Me" (via Zoom; co-sponsored with the National Congress of Black Women Greater Cleveland Chapter) February 26: Virtual screening
and discussion of "Between the World and Me," a film adaptation of the book by Ta-Nehisi Coates (co-sponsored with
the National Congress of Black Women Greater Cleveland Chapter) February 17: "Women
in Leadership: Leveraging Our Power" with Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes, State Representatives Janine Boyd,
Erica Crawley, Stephanie Howse, and Catherine Ingram, and State Senators Tina Maharath and Sandra Williams; moderated by State
Representative Juanita Brent (via Zoom) January 26: "A Conversation
with Cleveland City Councilwomen" with Phyllis Cleveland (Ward 5), Jasmin Santana (Ward 14), and Jenny Spencer (Ward
15) (via Zoom) January 20: CDWC Pre-Inauguration Celebration January 18: CDWC's Martin Luther
King Jr. Day drive-through food pantry to help our our community members in need
January 13: "A Path Forward for Ohio Democrats
in 2021" with State Representatives Janine Boyd, Juanita Brent, Stephanie Howse, and Monique Smith, and State Senators
Nickie Antonio and Sandra Williams (via Zoom) 2020 December 21: "Election 2020: What Happened and Why, and How We Move Forward" - "Part
2: Moving Forward - Creative Strategies to Expand the Electorate and Ensure Victories" with Stefanie Brown James, co-founder
& executive director, the Collective PAC; Selina M. Pagán, president, the Young Latino Network; Vanessa Tey Iosue,
president, Burges and Burges Strategists; Nora Kelley, Cleveland Ward 17 Democratic Club; Susan Polakoff Shaw, founder, GrassRoots
Resistance; and Misty Elek, co-chair, Monique Smith for State Representative campaign, and founding member, Bay Village Nasty
Women (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Lakewood Democratic Club and Cleveland Stonewall Dems) December 9: "Election 2020: What Happened
and Why, and How We Move Forward" - "Part 1: Election Review" with Shontel Brown, Cuyahoga County Democratic
Party Chair; Jennifer Lumpkin, Civic Engagement Strategy Manager, Cleveland VOTES; and Tom Sutton, Professor of Political
Science & Director of the Community Research Institute at Baldwin Wallace University (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Lakewood
Democratic Club and Cleveland Stonewall Dems)
December
3: "Looking Ahead to 2021: Changes Under the Biden/Harris Administration" with Amb. (Ret.) Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley,
former Ambassador to Malta and Biden surrogate. (via
Zoom)
November
18: "Lame Duck 2020 - How We Can Make a Difference" with Rachel Coyle, Co-founder, How Things
Work at the Ohio Statehouse (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Dems and Cleveland Stonewall Dems) November 11: CDWC Victory Celebration
(via Zoom) October 12: Virtual Forum with Four Candidates: Juanita Brent, Kathleen Clyde, Monique Smith and Joan Sweeny September 29: CDWC Pre-Presidential
Debate Party (via Zoom) September 14: "How to Be a 2020 Elections Expert 101" with Mike West, Manager of Outreach,
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Mobilize the Vote 2020) September 1: CDWC Volunteer Organizing Event
(via Zoom) August
24: "Postal Service in Peril: Trump's Attacks on the USPS Affect Mail Delivery and the 2020 Election" with Daleo
Freeman, president, Cleveland Ohio Area Local 72 of the American Postal Workers and State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (14th
District) (via Zoom)
August 5: "Everything you need to know about Voting By Mail"
with Meredith Turner, member, CDWC Steering Committee, and supervisor, Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (via Zoom)
July 27: "What the H*ll
is Happening in Columbus?" with State Representative Juanita Brent (via Zoom) July 21: CDWC Movie Night: "Hamilton" (via Zoom) July 14: Forum - "Why We Need the Ohio Fairness Act" with State Sen. Nickie Antonio, Sponsor, SB 11 Ohio
Fairness Act; State Rep. Mike Skindell, Sponsor, HB 369 Ohio Fairness Act; University Heights Councilman Justin Gould, President,
LGBTQ Community Center, Greater Cleveland.(via Zoom; co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats) July 7: CDWC Movie Night: "13th" (via Zoom) June 23: "Racism as a Public Health Crisis" - a conversation with State Senator Sandra Williams and Ohio House Representative Juanita Brent (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Democratic
Club) June 8: "Meet the Candidates": Northeast Ohio candidates Monique Smith (running for Ohio House District
16) and Joan Sweeny (running for Ohio House District 7), moderated by State Representatives Juanita Brent and Bride Rose Sweeney
(via Zoom; co-sponsored with Mobilize the Vote 2020 and the Ohio House Democrats) June 6: Biden Yard Sign Pick-up in Shaker Heights June 2: CDWC Movie Night: "Becoming" - the personal documentary about Michelle Obama (via Zoom) May 27: "The Post-COVID-19 Economy: A Perspective from the Mayor's Office" with
Annette M. Blackwell, Mayor of Maple Heights (via Zoom; co-sponsored with Young Democrats of Cuyahoga County, Cuyahoga County
Democratic Party, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats) May 16: CDWC's 11th Annual Brunch & Conversation with Dayton Mayor Nan
Whaley and U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, U.S. Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, and Keynote Speaker U.S. Senator
Kamala Harris (via Zoom) May 11:
"Meet the Candidates" featuring Ohio Senate Candidates Betsy Rader and Tom Jackson, moderated
by State Senators Sandra Williams and Nickie J. Antonio (via Zoom) May 6: "Coping
with Anxiety and Stress during the Coronavirus" with psychologists Dr. Jane Buder Shapiro and Dr.
Terry Tobias (via Zoom) April 23: "The Effect of the Coronavirus on U.S. International Relations" with Ambassador
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley (retired) (via Zoom) April 16: Video conference with Judge Jennifer Brunner,
Candidate for Ohio Supreme Court (co-sponsored with University Heights Democrats, South Euclid Democrats, Northeast
Ohio Young Black Democrats, Cleveland Heights Democrats, Chagrin Gateway Democratic Club)
April 15: "What You Need to Know About the 2020 Ohio Primary"
(via Zoom; co-sponsored with University Heights Democrats, South Euclid Democrats, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats,
Cleveland Heights Democrats Chagrin Gateway Democratic Club, National Congress of Black Women Greater Cleveland Chapter) April 7 & 14: CDWC Movie Night - "Hillary" (via Zoom) April
2: "An Update on the 2020 Ohio Primary" (via Zoom; co-sponsored with the Shaker Heights Democratic Club) Februry
12: CDWC's annual "We Love Democratic Women" event January 14, 21, & 28: "Take
Action Tuesdays - Topple Trump & Presure Portman" (co-sponsored with Action Together Lakewood Area, Lkewood Democratic
Club, Indivisible CLE, Stand Up with Planned Parenthood in Northeast Ohio, Stand Up to Trump CLE, Cuyahoga County Progressive
Caucus, Mobilize the Vote 2020) January 13: CDWC Endorsement Meeting January 9: Postcard Party: Remind Voters to Update Their Information (co-sponsored
with Mobilize the Vote 2020, Shake It Up Indivisible, The Chagrin Gateway Democratic Club)
2019
December 17: Greater Cleveland Impeachment Rally (co-sponsored with Indivisible CLE, Cuyahoga County
Democratic Party, Action Together Lakewood Area, Stand up to Trump CLE, Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus) December 17: Impeachment Eve
Action (co-sponsored with Stand Up to Trump CLE and Indivisible CLE) December 10: "Meet Two Congressional Candidates" - Shannon Freshour,
(running against Jim Jordan in the 4th District) and Hillary O'Connor Mueri (running against
Dave Joyce in the 14th District) December 4: "Let's Talk 2020" - An Evening of Wine, Women, & Conversation December 2: Postcard Party to urge passage of Aisha's Law to protect
victims of domestic violence November
24: Postcard Party to urge new Cuyahoga County residents to update their voting information (co-sponsored with Mobilize
the Vote 2020, Shaker Dems, and Shake-It-Up Shaker) November 20: Democratic Presidential Primary Debate Watch Party (co-sponsored with Cleveland
the Stonewall Democrats, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats, and Cuyahoga County Young Democrats) November 14: Postcard Party to help Ohio
voters update their address or register for the first time (co-sponsored with Mobilize the Vote) November 7: "The Nuts & Bolts
of Impeachment" with Jeremy Paris, Principal at the Raben Group, a national public policy and public affairs firm,
former Chief Counsel for Nominations and Oversight of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Vice President of the NE Ohio chapter
of the American Constitution Society (co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Democrats, and Cleveland Stonewall Democrats) October
19: Run to Win Candidate Training (co-sponsored with Emily's List, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, Ohio Senate
Democrats, Ohio House Dems, Ohio AFL-CIO, SEIU District 1199, LEAD Ohio, Ohio Democratic Party, UAW-United Auto Workers, AFT-American
Federation of Teachers, AFSCME, ActBlue, National Education Association, and UFCW-United Food and Commercial Workers) October
7: "A Conversation with Representative Janine Boyd and Senator Sandra Williams" September 17: CDWC Endorsement Meeting September
9 & 16: Postcard Parties focusing on gun reform September
2: CDWC marches in the 11th Congressional District Labor Day Parade August 13: CDWC
Endorsement Meeting August 9: "Meet Kyrsten Sinema, the
senior U.S. Senator from Arizona" (co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats) July 12: "Lights for Liberty Cleveland - End Immigrant Detention" rally, procession,
and vigil (co-sponsored with Cleveland Jobs with Justice, Indivisible CLE, the Immigration Working Group of Cleveland,
Action Together Lakewood Area, Women's March Northeast Ohio, Stand Up to Trump CLE, the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus,
InterReligious Task Force on Central America) June 15: "Meet-Up & Ideas Summit with Women City Council Candidates & Incumbents"
with Bridget King (Fairview Park); Tess Neff (Lakewood, Ward 1); Lindsey Grdina (Lakewood, Ward 1); Laura Rodriguez
Carbone (Lakewood, Ward 1); Cleveland Heights Mayor Carol Roe; Erin Dickinson (Broadview Heights); Newburgh Heights Councilwoman
Gigi Traore; Carmella Williams (Shaker Heights); Euclid Ward 3 Councilwoman Taneika Hill; Brooklyn Councilwoman
Meg Ryan Shockey June 5: "Ohio's Six-Week Abortion Ban: What It Means, What's Ahead, and What We Can Do" with Kellie Copeland, Executive Director, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio (Co-sponsored with the Shaker Heights Democratic Club,
Cleveland Heights Dems, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats, Shake-It-Up Shaker Indivisible, Beachwood Democartic Ward Club,
Geauga Democratic Party, Chagrin Gateway Democratic Club, Cleveland Action Democrats Meetup, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats,
Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, Cuyahoga County Young Democrats, Tri-City Democrats) May 4: CDWC's 10th Annual Brunch and
Conversation with U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney of New York and State Representative Emilia Sykes,
Ohio House District 34
April 10: "A Conversation: The State of the Democratic Party at All Levels,"
with Cuyahoga County Democratic Party: Chair Shontel Brown; Ohio Democratic Party: Chair David Pepper; and Democratic
National Committee: Michelle Rose. (Co-sponsored with the Shaker Dems, Cleveland Heights Dems, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats,
University Heights Democratic Club, Northeast Ohio Young Black Dems, Geauga County Democratic Party, Chagrin Gateway Democratic
Clyb, Beachwood Democratic Club, and Shake it Up Indivisible Shaker)
March 28: "Democratic Women Mayors:
Opportunities and Challenges for Women in Executive Office," with Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer Gail, Euclid; Mayor Annette
Blackwell, Maple Heights; Mayor Carol Roe, Cleveland Heights; Mayor Kathy Mulcahy, Orange; Mayor Georgene Welo, South Euclid;
and Mayor Katie Gallagher, Brooklyn
March 10: "Fight
the Purge" Phone Bank (contacting people who purged from the voter
rolls to advise them to re-register so
that they will be eligible to vote in upcoming elections)
February
25: Training - "How Things Work at the Ohio Statehouse," presented by current/former Statehouse staff members
(Co-sponsored with Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Cleveland Heights Democrats, Chagrin Gateway
Democratic Club) February 13: CDWC's Annual "We Love Democratic Women" event January
14: "Recap of 2018 and Preview of 2019" with State Senators Nickie Antonio and Sandra Williams and State Representatives
Janine Boyd, Juanita Brent, Stephanie Howse, and Bride Sweeney
2018
December
4: "Post-Election Analysis - What Happened, Why, and How Do We Move Forward?" (co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall
Democrats, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats, and Cleveland Heights Democrats)
November 1: Fundraiser for Steve
Dettelbach for Ohio Attorney General with Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's (numerous co-sponsors)
October
29 & 30: Phone Banks for Susan Moran Palmer for U.S. Congress (16th District) and Betsy Rader for U.S. Congress (14th
District)
October 14: Fundraiser for Susan Moran Palmer
for U.S. Congress (16th District) (co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats)
October 10: CDWC's "Coffee, Donuts, Voting, and YOU" (at the Board of Elections; first day of Early Voting)
October 3: "Mobilizing the Midterms," an evening of Messaging, Organizing, Phoning, and Postcard
Writing (co-sponsored with the Shaker Heights Dems, Shake-It-Up Shaker Indivisible, and the Shaker Democratic Precinct Leaders)
October 1: "Democrats on Tap" an evening at Nighttown with State Senator Sandra Williams, State Rep. Janine
Boyd, State Rep. Stephanie Howse, Zach Space, Candidate for Ohio Auditor, and Rob Richardson, Candidate for Ohio Treasurer
(co-sponsored with Northeast Ohio Young Democrats, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Black Women's PAC)
September 8: Workshop: "Messaging the Midterms and Motivating Voters," with
Drew Weston (co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Democratic Club, University Heights Democratic Club, Chagrin Gateway Democratic
Club, Lakewood Democratic Club, Anne Williams, Cindy Demsey, Dupre Marks, Arthur Lavin, Hedy Rappeport, Lisa Cremer, Nina
McLellan, Judi Moseley, Judy & Rich Schiller)
September
3: CDWC marches in the 11th Congressional District Labor Day Parade
August 28: Fundraiser for Steve Dettelbach for Ohio Attorney General, with Judy Shepard, advocate for LGBTQ+
Rights/mother of Matthew Shepard (co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Cuyahoga County Young Democrats, and numerous
individuals)
August 20: Fundraiser for Rob Richardson
for Ohio Treasurer (co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats, Cuyahoga
County Young Democrats, and numerous individuals)
August
19: Fundraiser for Betsy Rader for Congress (14th District) (co-sponsored with Lyndhurst and Moreland Hills/Hunting
Valley/Chagrin Falls/Chagrin Falls Township Democratic Clubs) August 13 - CDWC Happy Hour and Meet & Greet with Susan Moran Palmer, candidate for
Congress (16th District)
August 7: CDWC's "Wine, Women,
and Winning Votes" - an evening of postcards and phone banking to reach voters and help Democrats win in November
August 2: Fundraiser for Judge Melody Stewart, Candidate for Ohio Supreme Court (co-sponsored
with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats, Shaker Democratic Club)
July
23: "Global Affairs Explained," with Gina Abercrombie Winstanley, U.S. Ambassador to Malta (ret.)
June 29: Fundraiser for U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown with Vice President Joe Biden (co-sponsored with the Cuyahoga County
Democratic Party, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Cuyahoga Young Democrats, and Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats)
June 9: Fundraiser for Betsy Rader for U.S. Congress (14th District) (co-sponsored
with Indivisible #Persisters, Shaker Heights Democratic Club, and the Shaker Huddle: Restoring Democracy)
June
6: Meet the Candidates - Betty Sutton, candidate for Lieutenant Governor and Rob Richardson, candidate for Treasurer (co-sponsored
with the Cuyahoga County Young Democrats, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats, University Heights Democrats, Geauga County
Democratic Party, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Cleveland Action Democrats, the Chagrin Gateway Democratic Club, and South
Euclid Democrats)
May 19: CDWC's 9th Annual Brunch and Conversation with U.S. Congresswoman Lois Frankel
of Florida, Kathleen Clyde, Candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, and Rachel Crooks, Candidate for Ohio House District 88
May 15: CDWC Film Night - RBG
May 7: Fundraiser for U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown with DNC Chair
Tom Perez (co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Democratic Club, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Cuyahoga Young Democrats, and
Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats)
April 17: Meet the Candidate - Joe Schiavoni, candidate for Governor
of Ohio (co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats and Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats)
April 5: Meet the Candidate - Dennis Kucinich, candidate for Governor of Ohio (co-sponsored
with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats and Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats)
March 14: Meet the Candidate - Richard
Cordray, candidate for Governor of Ohio (co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats and Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats) February 19: CDWC Endorsement Meeting for May 8, 2018 Primary February 19: Meet & Greet with U.S. Senator Cory Booker in support of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (co-sponsored
with Thommy Butchko, Brandon Cox, Cindy Demsey, Mike Meuti, Gabrielle jackson, Marques Richeson, Cleveland Stonewall
Democrats, Cuyahoga County Young Democrats, Indivisible CLE, Lakewood Democratic Club, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats,
Northwest Ohio Young Black Democrats, and Shaker Heights Democratic Club)
February 13: CDWC's annual "We Love
Democratic Women" event February 7: An eventing with Statewide Democratic
Candidates Kathleen Clyde, for Ohio Secretary of State and Steve Dettelbach, for Ohio Attorney General (co-sponsored
with the Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, University Heights Democrats, Cleveland Action Democrats,
Beachwood Democratic Ward Club, Cuyahoga County Young Democrats, Geauga County Democratic Party, Shake-It-Up Shaker Indivisible,
Orange Pepper Pike Democratic Club, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats)
January 16: An evening with Betty Sutton,
Democratic Candidate for Ohio Lieutenant Governor January 8: Legislative
Update with State Representatatives Nickie J. Antonio, Janine Boyd, & Stephanie Howse, and State Senator Sandra Williams 2017
November 16: Meet & Greet with Statewide Democratic Candidates Rob Richardson, for Ohio Treasurer, and Steve Dettelbach, for
Ohio Attorney General November 4: Phone Bank for the November
7 General Election October 20: Fundraising Reception with U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to benefit the Brown Warren Victory Fund 2018 (co-sponsored with Cleveland
Stonewall Democrats, Cuyahoga Young Democrats, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats, and Northwest Ohio Young Black Democrats) October 11: Get Out the Vote Event for the start of early voting (co-sponsored with NAN
Greater Cleveland, NAACP, NCNW Life Members Guild, Cuyahoga Young Democrats, SCLC, BOBC Inc., AIDS Healthcare Foundation,
League of Women Voters, A. Phillip Randolph Institute, Black Men's Army, CWRU Students, Survivors of Victim Travesties, Tri-C
Students, CSU Students & Alumni) October 11: Book Discussion - Hillary Clinton's What Happened October
4: A Conversation with Shontel Brown, newly-elected chair, Cuyahga County
Democratic Party (co-sponsored with Cleveland Heights Democrats, Geauga County Democratic Party, Ohio Democratic County
Chairs Association, Pepper Pike/Orange Democratic Club, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Bedford/Walton Hills Democratic Party,
University Heights Democratic Club, Cuyahoga County Young Democrats) October
3: CDWC Endorsement Meeting September 19 (Central), October 18 (East),
and November 15 (West): CDWC Happy Hours September 16: Northeast
Ohio Organizing Training (co-sponsored with the Ohio Democratic Party, the Cuyahoga Democratic Party, Cuyahoga County Young
Democrats, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Lakewood Democratic Club, and Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats) September 12: First Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party (co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall
Democrats, Cuyahoga County Young Democrats, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats) August 31: "Let's Talk About Abortion" with Patients to Advocates fellows as panelists and commentary
from State Rep.Stephanie Howse (co-sponsored with NOW Cleveland) August
21: Meet and Greet with Candidates for Chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party with State Senator Sandra Williams, Newburgh
Heights Mayor Trevor Elkins, and Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown (co-sponsored with Black Women's PAC, Northeast
Ohio Young Democrats, Cuyahoga Young Democrats, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats) July
29: County-wide Meet-Up for City Council Incumbents and Candidates (co-sponsored with Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats)
July 18: CDWC Endorsement Meeting July 17: "Our Party, Our
Choices" - A Meeting with Cuyahoga County Democratic Precinct Leaders with Trevor Elkins, candidate for chair, Cuyahoga
County Democratic Party (co-sponsored with Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus Shaker Heights, Eastside Progressive Action,
Indivisible Shaker) June 6: "Saving Liberty and Justice for
All: Getting from Core Values to Effective Action" with Danielle Allen, Ph.D., author of Our Declaration, professor,
Harvard University, and contributing columnist, Washington Post (co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Cuyahoga
County Progressive Caucus, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Cleveland Action Democrats, Cleveland Heights Democratic Club,
South Euclid Democrats) June 5: "Monday Salon" with State Representative
Stephanie Howse May 30: Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper (co-sponsored
with South Euclid Democrats, District 11 Indivisible, Democratic Clubs of Lyndhurst, Shaker Heights, Beachwood, Richmond Heights,
Cleveland Heights) May 20: Main Street Candidate Training (co-sponsored
with Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Cuyahoga County Young Democrats, Lakewood Democratic
Club) May 6: CDWC's 8th Annual Brunch and Conversation with
U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California and Columbus City Councilwoman Elizabeth Brown April 29: "Ready to Run"- Campaign Training for Women (co-sponsored with The Ohio State University's
John Glenn College of Public Affairs and Cleveland State University's Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs) April 20: Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (co-sponsored with the Democratic Clubs of Beachwood,
Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, Solon, South Euclid, Pepper Pike/Orange, Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats, Cuyahoga
County Young Democrats, Tri-City Democrats) March 25: "Saturday Salon"
with State Representative Nickie Antonio, Lakewood City Councilwoman Cindy Marx, and Gabrielle Jackson, president, Northeast
Ohio Young Black Democrats February 28: Ohio Democratic Party Chair
David Pepper (co-sponsored with Cuyahoga Young Democrats, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, and Northeast Ohio Young Black Democrats) February 8: Panel on Immigration, Trump's Executive Order, and the Refugee Ban with immigration
attorneys Melissa A. Laubenthal, Karen Gabriel Moss, and Svetlana Schreiber, joined by Danielle Drake, community relations
director of US Together Inc. January 17: CDWC's 2017 Kick-off meeting on
Voter Engagement with State Representatives Janine Boyd and Stephanie Howse, along with Gabrielle Jackson, president of Northeast
Ohio Young Black Democrats; Kim Thomas, local activist; Dave Wondolowski, executive secretary/business manager, Cleveland
Building Trades Council; and Shannon Welch, campaign manager for Tommy Greene for State Representative 2016
November 21: "Post-Election Listening
& Learning Session - First Mourn, Then Organize!" October
26: "Women's Early Vote Happening" with State Representatives Nickie Antonio, Janine Boyd, and Emilia Sykes; Orange
Village Mayor Kathy Mulcahy; Cuyahoga County Council Member Sunny Simon; Cleveland Heights City Council Member Carol Roe,
and Beachwood City Council Member Barbara Bellin Janovitz October
17: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and Civil Rights Attorney Subodh Chandra (co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Democratic Club,
University Heights Democratic Club, Cleveland Heights Democratic Club, South Euclid Democrats, Geauga County Democratic Party,
Tri-City Democratic Club, Beachwood Democratic Club, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, South Euclid Democratic Club, Lyndhurst
Democratic Club, Euclid Democratic Club) August 25: "End of Summer
Soiree/Countdown to Election Day" with special guest Eleanor Smeal, president & co-founder of the Feminist Majority
Foundation June 1: "The Road Map to Victory: Winning BLUE in November"
with Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper April 30: CDWC's 7th Annual Brunch and Conversation with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (18th District, Texas)
March 15: CDWC Endorsement Meeting February 3: U.S. Senate Candidate Ted Strickland (co-sponsored with The Shaker
Heights Democratic Club, University Heights Democrtic Club, Cleveland Heights Democratic Club, Geauga County
Democratic Party, and Tri-City Democratic Club) January 20: Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats,
Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Cleveland Heights Democratic Club, South Euclid Democratic Club, and Northeast Ohio Chapter
of Ohio Young Black Democrats) 2015
September 15: CDWC Endorsement Meeting August 11: State
Reps. Kathleen Clyde and Stephanie Howse, and Cleveland Heights City Council Member Melissa Yasinow July 21: U.S.
Senate Candidate Ted Strickland (co-sponsored with the Westlake Democratic Clubs) June 26: Ohio Democratic Party Chair David
Pepper and Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (co-sponsored with the Ohio Democratic Party)
May 9: CDWC's
6th Annual Brunch and Conversation with Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge 2014
November
20: Forum on the Future of the Ohio Democratic Party (co-sponsored with Cleveland Stonewall Democrats and NEO-OYBD) September 16:
Forum with Democratic county-wide candidates, featuring County Executive Candidate Armond Budish (co-sponsored with Cleveland
Stonewall Democrats, Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Cleveland Heights Democratic Club) August 28: Forum on JobsOhio with State Senator
Mike Skindell and Judge John O'Donnell, Democratic Candidate for Ohio Supreme Court August 26: Forum on Education Spending
in Ohio with David Pepper, candidate for Ohio Attorney General and Rep. John Carney, candidate for Ohio Auditor; guest presenter:
Steve Dyer, Education Policy Fellow, Innovation Ohio July 10: An evening with Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler May 10: CDWC's 5th Annual Brunch
and Conversation with State Senator Nina Turner, candidate for Secretary of State and guest appearance by Sharen
Neuhardt, candidate for Lieutenant Governor April 7: CDWC's first-ever candidates endorsement meeting April 2: District 9 State Representative Forum with candidates Janine Boyd & Sean Malone
(co-sponsored with Shaker Heights Democratic Club) February 5: 2014 County Executive Candidates Forum (co-sponsored with
Shaker Heights Democratic Club, Tri-City Democratic Club, University Heights Democratic Club, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats,
Beachwood Democratic Club, Cleveland Heights Democratic Club, South Euclid-Lyndhurst Democrats) January 30: Panel
discussion on "ACLU/Preterm vs. Kasich: The ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Three Ohio Budget Amendments Restricting Reproductive
Rights" (co-sponsored with Lakewood Democratic Club, West Side Democrats, and the Westshore Democratic Clubs) and
featuring Jessie Hill, co-counsel on the ACLU lawsuit; Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research and Laura B. Chisolm Distinguished
Research Scholar and Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve School of Law; Nancy Pitts, director of communications, Preterm;
and Justine Konicki, associate, Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz LLP January 26: Workshop - "How to Run for Precinct Committee
Member" 2013
November 19: "ACLU/Preterm vs. Kasich"
- panel discussion with Susan Scheutzow, ACLU cooperating attorney, Chrisse France, executive director of Preterm, and Jessie
Hill, co-counsel on the ACLU lawsuit September 21: Campaign Workshop focusing on social media
July
2: Press conference with State Rep. Nickie Antonio and County Executive and candidate for governor Ed FitzGerald regarding
state budget's restrictions on women's acces to reproductive healthcare and family planning services June 14: Connie Pillich, Democratic
Candidate for Ohio Treasurer
June 12: David Pepper, Democratic candidate for Ohio Attorney General May 15: Campaign
Workshop focusing on finance and communications April 27: CDWC's 4th Annual Brunch and Conversation with Terry O'Neill, President,
National Organization for Women, Washington, D.C. March 19: Stephanie Kight, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
February 28: Ed FitzGerald, Cuyahoga County Executive February 21: Senator Nina Turner, State Senator for Ohio's
25th District and Senate Minority Whip 2012
November 20: "Election 2012:
The Real Scoop," with Jane Platten, Executive Director, Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
July 18: "Women
and Politics" with Karen Beckwith, Flora Stone Mather Professor of Political Science at CWRU and Dorothy C.
Miller, D.S.W., Director of CWRU's Flora Stone Mather Center for Women June 1: “The Affordable Care Act: What’s at Stake
for Women,” with Kathy Bonk, Executive Director, Communications Consortium Media Center and the CCMC Action Fund of
Washington, DC
April 28: CDWC's 3rd
Annual Brunch & Conversation with Pulitzer-Prize winner Connie Schultz and Kathy Bonk, Executive Director, Communications
Consortium Media Center and the CCMC Action Fund of Washington, DC February 1: General meeting, including legislative update by State Representative
Nickie Antonio
2011 September 22: H.B. 194 with Dora Rose, Former
General Counsel and Director of Voter Protection, Ohio Democratic Party & Dennis L. Anderson Community Outreach Department,
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections
August 25: Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge April 30: CDWC's 2nd Annual Brunch
& Conversation with U.S. Congresswoman Betty Sutton & State Representative
Nickie Antonio March 10: Kellie Copeland, Executive Director, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio January 20: Ohio Democratic Party Strategy with Doug Kelly,
Executive Director, and Lauren Groh-Wargo, Deputy Director, Ohio Democratic Party 2010
November 11: Post-Election Analysis and Discussion with Nickie Antonio, State Rep-elect for District 13, Sunny Simon, elected
to County Council District 11, Nicole Dailey Jones, who ran for County Council, District 1, and Annmarie Donegan, who ran
for County Council, District 5 August: West side forum for Democratic candidates for Cuyahoga County Executive & County Council Districts
3, 4 & 5 (candidates running in the September 7 primary) July 20: East side forum for Democratic candidates
for Cuyahoga County Executive & County Council Districts 6-8, 10, & 11 (candidates
running in the September 7 primary)
April 20: Pre-Primary Candidates Night (for May 4 primary candidates) March
27: CDWC's 1st Annual Brunch & Conversation with U.S.
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge & Democratic Candidate for Ohio Lt. Governor Yvette McGee Brown 2009
November 19: "Post-Election Analysis: Now Where Do We Go?" with Mark
Naymik, political reporter, Plain Dealer
October 20: Forum on Ballot Issues 2 & 3 August 20: Cleveland
Candidates Night (for Sept 8 primary candidates) May 21: Lillian
J. Greene, Cuyahoga County Recorder February 19: Jane Platten, Director, Cuyahoga County Board of Elections 2008
October 16: "Critical
Issues Facing Ohio: Why National and International Policies Matter" - a panel discussion on national issues that affect
Ohio and Cuyahoga County, featuring: Marcia Fudge, Mayor of Warrensville Heights; Michael Skindell, State Representative,
Ohio House District 13; & Peter Lawson Jones, Cuyahoga County Commssioner August 13: Jackie Bray,
Statewide Field Director for the Obama Campaign in Ohio (via conference call) June 25: Stephanie Howse, Ohio Democratic
Party, "Neighborhood Leaders Training" February 21: "Prep for the March 4 Primary" Candidates Night
2007
November
15: Shirley Smith, Ohio State Senator (District 21)
September 19: Colleeen Corrigan Day, Executive Director, Cuyahoga
County Democratic Party
June 20: Harriet Applegate, Executive Secretary, Northshore Federation of Labor
April 25: Mark Naymik, political reporter, The Plain Dealer
February 21: Rosemary Palmer & Paul Schroeder,
co-founders, Families of the Fallen for Change
January 17: Chris Redfern, Chair, Ohio Democratic Party
2006
October 18: Ballot Issues Panel
September 7: Jennifer
Brunner, Democratic candidate for Ohio Secretary of State
August 8: Anne Hill, Director, Ted Strickland campaign,
Northeast Ohio
July 6: Frances Strickland, wife of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland
June
7: Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and wife of Democratic senatorial candidate Sherrod
Brown
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