Speakers: Chris Knestrick, Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Coalition of Homeless (NEOCH); Jean Kosmac, Street Outreach Worker; Angelo Anderson, an activist who has experienced homelessness. In Cuyahoga County, 6,000 people experience homelessness, according to Housing and Urban Development (HUD). What factors cause loss of homes and who helps people find shelter?

Speakers: Fred Bidwell, FRONT International Founder; Gregory Peckham, Executive Director, LAND Studio Colorful murals decorating Midtown industrial walls. The giant hand sculpture outside Cleveland’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Underground Railroad photos amidst church pews. These projects are among many of two Cleveland arts organizations: LAND Studios (https://www.land-studio.org), and FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art … Continue reading Cleveland Public Art: Outside the Box

Speakers: Cheryl Johncox, Fossil Fuels Organizer, Sierra Club, and Ted Auch, Ph.D., Director, FracTracker Alliance, Great Lakes Program. The brine that the fracking industry produces as waste is being used on Ohio’s roads as a de-icer. Limited testing indicates the brine contains radioactive concentrations that can pollute soil or become airborne as radioactive dust, thus … Continue reading Fracking, Radioactive Brine and Icy Roads