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Current Listings Please scroll through the listings below. Click here for CDWC-sponsored (and co-sponsored) programs. Requests to have an
event listed should be sent to info@CuyahogaDWC.org
 JOIN WITH THE YWCA IN ELIMINATING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE In honor of YWCA USA’s Week Without Violence, YWCA Greater Cleveland is re-releasing our 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge week on Gender-Based Violence. Register and receive daily emails from October 18th to October 22nd containing activities and challenges that will empower you to take a deep dive into this important topic.
 The City Club
of Cleveland Hear from experienced local leaders about how Cincinnati, Warren, and Central Ohio
are taking on the climate challenge.
 Tired
of being shut out of the official redistricting process because no official hearings have been scheduled? Us, too. So, we're
taking matters into our own hands and organizing our own People's Hearing! Register on Mobilize and bring your friends. Can't make it in-person, but
still want to lift up your communities' needs? Join us for a virtual hearing during the week of 10/25 at 6pm! Register here.
 Upcoming Candidate Forums for the November 2 General Election South Euclid-Lyndhurst Board of Education Wed/Oct 20, 6:00pm In-person forum Brush High School -
Performing Arts Center 4875 Glenlyn Rd, Lyndhurst 44124 Rocky
River City Council & School Board Thurs/Oct
21: 6:00pm meet & greet; 7:00pm forum In-person
forum; masks required Don Umerley Civic Center Memorial
Hall 21016 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River 44116 Mayfield Heights City Council & School Board Thurs/Oct 21, 7:00pm Virtual forum Richmond
Heights Mayor, City Council, & School Board Sun/Oct
24, 2:00pm In-person forum; registration recommended Richmond Heights Upper School447 Richmond Rd, Richmond Heights 44143
The City Club of Cleveland In-Person Forum Examining Issue 24 Friday, October 22, 2021, Noon - 1:30 pm The City Club:
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland 44114 On November 2nd, Cleveland voters will vote on Issue 24—a charter amendment that would bring significant changes to police accountability in
the city, including civilian oversight of police conduct investigations. This issue has generated some of the starkest distinctions between mayoral candidates Justin
Bibb and Kevin Kelley. Join the City Club in-person on Friday, October 22nd to hear from both sides as we welcome key representatives to discuss what Issue 24 could mean for our city and our communities.
 As religious faith has declined, political polarization has dramatically
increased. Has religious belief become politicized? What is the current role of religion in our personal and public life?
Why does loyalty to a political party or religion produce more personal conflict today than ever before? Speakers: Randy Partain, Minister, UU Congregation of Cleveland, in conversation with Elliott Ingersoll, Professor,
CSU Dept of Counseling, Supervision & Adult Learning. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland
The
Browns may not have a kickoff on Sunday, but State Rep. Kent Smith does! Join him for his 2022 State Senate campaign kickoff at the Briardale
Greens picnic pavilion in Euclid (rain or shine) on Sunday, October 24th from
1-3pm. Please make checks payable to Kent Smith Committee. Suggested contribution levels
$25, $50, $100 or $250.
You can also give online through the ActBlue website.
 Join the Ohio Environmental Council's team of experts to learn more about how you can get involved in advocacy to protect our environment. Designed to complement our new Advocacy Toolkit, virtual trainings on Sept 14, Oct 5 (recordings now available), and Oct 26 (at noon) will help you understand some key parts of successful advocacy.
Northeast Ohio school board races and school board meetings are growing in intensity and debate.
Many are especially contentious with issues around COVID-19 protocols, transparent curriculum development, and diversity,
equity, and inclusion initiatives driving heated disputes and personal attacks. Join us on Wednesday, October
27, at 7:00 pm as our panel discusses the roles of local school boards, the duties and responsibilities of school board members,
and the effect these contentious issues are having on Northeast Ohio school board races, board operations, and community relations. Moderated By: Jenny Hamel, Education Reporter, Ideastream Public Media
Wondering
how to support abortion providers, funders, and patients? Concerned about what’s on the horizon for abortion access
in Ohio? Will Ohio follow Texas’ lead? Join NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio and Preterm on October 27 at 7:00 pm
for a virtual Q+A, with panel support from our friends at Women Have Options-Ohio and Patients to Advocates! Whether you have a specific, medical-based question, or you’re wondering about why activists call themselves pro-abortion,
these experts will be there to answer the questions you might have. You can submit your questions, even the hard ones, in
advance through the event registration, by Instagram, or this Google Form.
The City Club of Cleveland 2021 City Club Annual Meeting In-Person Forum Disinformation
and Democracy: Civic Discourse in the Digital Age Speaker: Nina Jankowicz, Global Fellow and former Fulbright-Clinton
Public Policy Fellow, The Wilson Center Friday, October 29, 2021 Noon - 1:30 pm The
City Club of Cleveland 850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Join us in person at the City Club for our 2021 Annual Meeting, where Nina Jankowicz will discuss what is at stake in this moment: the future of civil discourse and democracy, and the value of truth itself.
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