Greater Cleveland Congregations: Town Hall discussions 3-7, 3-9,and 3-11

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Virtual Town Hall on COVID-19 Vaccine Attracts over 300 Attendees

A virtual town hall that focused on the COVID-19 vaccine and addressed concerns around accessibility, resources and support within Cleveland’s African-American faith community attracted over 300 attendees Sunday afternoon. The town hall featured medical professionals, scientists, community stakeholders and faith leaders who provided critical information, important data and responses to questions from those in attendance.

Topics included:

  • Background on GCC’s Color of Health Initiative
  • The current context of African-Americans and COVID-19
  • The history of African Americans and Public Health
  • The science around the COVID-19 virus and vaccines
  • The myths and misconceptions about vaccines
  • The impact of African Americans not getting vaccinated

At the end of town hall, attendees committed to organizing with GCC to end COVID-19 disparities in infection and vaccine rates in Cuyahoga County and state by:

  • Making church buildings testing and vaccination sites
  • Having communities receive federal, state and local allocated resources to rebuild communities and neighborhoods most severely impacted by COVID-19
  • Organizing small group discussions in congregations and/or communities

In a a poll taken at the conclusion of the event, 144 attendees said that the town hall helped them decide to take the COVID vaccine.

GCC also announced that we will have vaccine pop-up sites at Affinity Missionary Baptist Church this Saturday, March 6th, and at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church this Sunday, March 7th. More information will be forthcoming.

Battle for Democracy and Criminal Justice Team Meetings Slated for Next Week

Coming off of our successful February retreat, follow-up meetings are scheduled to discuss two important GCC initiatives: Battle for Democracy and Criminal Justice.

Here are the links to register for each meeting.

Battle for Democracy
Tuesday, March 9th, 6:30pm
Battle for Democracy is GCC’s continuous campaign focusing on the barriers of voting that leads to voter suppression, depression and regression in our region!

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqfumrpjsrE9wEmzwjlrjzptDAw-1w5br5

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Criminal Justice
Thursday, March 11, 6:30pm
We will discuss next steps following the retreat participants’ approval of recommendation for criminal justice going forward. All leaders are welcome to participate in the meeting as we move into our next phase of criminal justice work.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtdu6prTguEtKaCXvTN7_-xMCOqkwJKhnW

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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