By: Bruce Freeman, Trinity Cathedral Core Team Co-Chair

In 2010, a partnership was formed of more than 40 diverse congregations and partner organizations in the Cleveland area to build power for social justice, uniting people across lines of race, class religion and geography, strengthening the quality of life in our diverse neighborhoods. This effort is supported by the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the nation’s first and largest network of multi-faith coalitions that has seven decades of successful organizing experience. [Read more...]

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Greater Cleveland Congregations is moving into a season of heavy research and strategy discussion for its issue campaigns. The organization will convene issue team captains meetings in late October/ early November to discuss what we have learned to date and to create a power analysis for the region based on that information. The dates for these meetings are:

Jobs: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 7-9 pm at St. James AME (8401 Cedar Ave, Cleveland)
RSVP to ari.lipman@greaterclevelandcongregations.org

Education: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7-9 pm at Trinty Cathedral (2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland)
RSVP to ari.lipman@greaterclevelandcongregations.org

Criminal Justice: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7-9 pm at Trinty Cathedral (2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland)
RSVP to ari.lipman@greaterclevelandcongregations.org

Food Accessibility: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7-9 pm at Trinty Cathedral (2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland)
RSVP to khalilah.worley@greaterclevelandcongregations.org

Health Care: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 7-9 pm at Fairmount Temple (23737 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood)
RSVP to ari.lipman@greaterclevelandcongregations.org

As always, you can stay up to date with GCC on The Civic Commons. For upcoming research opportunities, click here.

Intensive Organizing Training Opportunity:
Last winter 13 leaders from GCC attended the Industrial Areas Foundation national training at Drew University. In 2012, training will be held Jan. 16-Jan. 20. GCC is hoping for a strong delegation to attend this year. GCC will cover the cost of tuition, and can give scholarships for transporation and lodging (pricing information to come). RSVP to ari.lipman@greaterclevelandcongregations.org if you are interested in attending.

Trinity GCC Leaders

Issue Action Team Leaders: (internal refers to coordinating contact with Trinity parish members affected or involved with the issue; external refers to coordinating research on the issue and disseminating information to the team). Let a team leader know if you’d like to participate!

• Health
  • Internal – Adrian Leigh
  • External – Gary Benjamin
• Food Accessibility
  • Internal – Sandy Luther
  • External – Ben Borns
• Education
  • Internal – David Crampton
  • External – James Pearce
• Jobs
  • Chris Schmitt
• Criminal Justice
  • Internal – Heather Gessino-Kraft
  • External – Ken Smith and Ginny Havens

Trinity GCC Core Team-Offering Parish Guidance and Parish Communication (let one of the following know if you’d like more information or would like to connect with the effort!)

• Ben Borns
• Sean Bryan
• David Crampton (co-chair)
• Bruce Freeman
  
• Brian Gillooly
• Sandy and George Luther
• Aretha McCreary
• Bev Moffet
• Janet Pearce (co-chair)
• Sandy Redmond
• Graham Veysey
  Principal Clergy and Staff Support

   

  • The Very Rev. Tracey Lind
  • The Rev. Canon Will Mebane
  • Ginger Bitikofer
  • April Miller

Those interested in being part of either the Education or Jobs action teams, a meeting will be held July 26 from 7-9 p.m. at The Temple Tifereth Israel in Beachwood. Those interested in Health Care, Criminal Justice or Sustainable Food issues will meet July 28, 7-9 p.m. at Trinity Cathedral. For more information about the Greater Cleveland Congregations, click here or contact GCC Core Team co-leaders Bruce Freeman or Janet Pearce or the Rev. Canon Will Mebane.