Many attended the required training for signature gatherers with Molly Martin from Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC) on Sunday, March 24. This was a kick-off to another Good Trouble campaign. UUCC’s goal is to collect at least four hundred signatures toward GCC’s goal of 20,000 in 60 days.
Want information before casting your ballot on or before the March 19 primary? Please click to access Greater Cleveland Congregations voter guide: https://bit.ly/GCCVoterGuide2024
GCC has committed to do our part in signature gathering for the proposed Ohio Constitutional Amendment to create … read more.
On February 20th, GCC hosted a forum for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor candidates and the Juvenile Court Judge candidates at Antioch Baptist Church. This GCC Candidates Forum was a fantastic opportunity for GCC to highlight the injustice of youth bindover to the adult justice system
In October, Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC) announced that they were tackling medical debt as an action issue as part of their Color of Health Campaign to Cancel Medical Debt for disadvantaged individuals in Cuyahoga County. RIP Medical Debt has been engaged … read more.
Report on January 30th Meeting/Action with Mayor Justine Bibb
Greater Cleveland Congregation (GCC) leaders and members met with Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb regarding their Cleveland Neighborhoods Now and Battle for Democracy campaigns.
Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC) Calls on County Council to keep the County Executive’s $650K Budget Allocation Increasing the Capacity of the Juvenile Public Defender’s Office. At a press conference on November 9, GCC clergy leaders called on County Council to keep County Executive Chris … read more.
EngageGCC Assembly hosted by UUCC, medical debt as an action issue
Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC)
Recently, UUCC hosted the September EngageGCC meeting, where tackling medical debt as an action issue was discussed. RIP Medical Debt has been engaged to relieve unpaid medical debt in Cleveland. They have negotiated a deal to retire $6 million in debt for $40 thousand. The new … read more.
Issue 1 was defeated on August 8, and we the people won! This is the beginning of a moment. We must keep the momentum and grow stronger!
Issue 1 would require a 60% majority from voters to approve an amendment to the Ohio Constitution instead of a simple majority of 50.1%, the same simple majority it takes for an official to be voted into office. The politicians are … read more.
