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News from CCEL: Final Advocacy Events; Serves Virtual Pop-ups; Black History Month Trivia; If These Walls Could Talk; and Safe Zone Friend!

Kelly Schmidt - Monday, February 22, 2021
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Final February Social Change Series Events

Don’t miss the final February events in CCEL’s Social Change Series spotlighting Advocacy this month as a form of civic engagement that contributes to social change!
 

Advocacy 101:
Community Organizing with Ohio Student Association & CWRU Clubs
Friday, February 19 from 12:40 to 2 p.m. EST via Zoom - TOMORROW!

Group of students at previous year's Advocacy 101 workshop

The Advocacy 101 virtual workshop is designed to give students tools to stand up for issues they believe in. During this workshop, learn about approaches to advocacy from Rachel Collyer with the Ohio Student Association, a statewide organization led by young people in Ohio that organizes young people to work towards racial, social, economic, and educational justice. Student organizations, such as CWRU Survivors, Physical Resource Center, Student Caregivers, and the Black Student Union, will also help you see CWRU student advocates in action by sharing ways they have used advocacy tools, including public education, dialogue, political engagement, demonstrations, and more, to make change on causes they care about.

CCEL Serves Virtual Pop-Up:

Read & Respond to Poetry by Incarcerated Writers

Wednesday, February 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. EST

Image of books lined up and three pages flying out of one book.
Free Minds, a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, uses books and creative writing to empower those who are incarcerated to transform their lives. In this project, students will participate together in a Free Minds’ “On the Same Page: Virtual Write Night” to give feedback on the poets’ writings, which will be shared with the poets. An introduction to the project will be provided and participants will be guided through this powerful experience.
 

Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis
Friday, February 26 from 4:45 to 6 p.m. EST via Zoom

Image of group of protestors, one person holding a sign of a black fist.

During the summer of 2020, both the Cleveland City Council and the County Council of Cuyahoga County passed resolutions declaring racism a public health crisis and established citizen task forces to recommend strategies, policies, and programs to implement at the city and county levels to advance racial equity. Attend a virtual panel discussion of changemakers from Cuyahoga County (YWCA Greater Cleveland, First Year Cleveland, and Cleveland Branch of the NAACP) who were influential in advocating for the passage of these resolutions and who serve on the citizen task forces to share more about the resolutions and changes they would like to see implemented.
 

Events are made possible through the support of the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at CWRU to continue Dr. King’s commitment to social justice.

CCEL Serves Virtual Pop-Ups - Spring 2021

Fridays at 12:45 to 2 p.m. EST starting February 26

CCEL is hosting a variety of virtual service experiences this semester
Students will learn more about volunteering opportunities and experience serving virtually with other students.

Check out all of the opportunities currently scheduled and register for as many as you'd like! More will be added throughout the semester!

 
See details here and register for specific dates!

Moving Forward - Advocating for Voter Access

Thursday, March 4 at 4 to 5 p.m. EST



Join the Andrew Goodman Foundation Vote Everywhere Ambassadors and the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning (CCEL) as we explore what advocating for voter access looks like in the Cleveland area. We will have special guest, Cleveland VOTES, a nonpartisan democracy building and mobilization entity that aims to strengthen civic muscle and power to ensure we have a more informed, participatory, and cohesive community.

Learn more and register here!

OMA Welcome Back Party - Black History Month Trivia

brain repeating GIF by gfaughtJoin the Office of Multicultural Affairs in celebrating Black History Month tomorrow, February 19 at 12:30 p.m. EST! There will be a game through Kahoot, a small chat, some fun, and prizes to be won! Join the Zoom to be entered to win a raffle prize. Top 3 winners of the Kahoot win awesome prizes!

Register here!

If These Walls Could Talk

Hand with microphone.

The Black Student Union wanted a physical manifestation of demands and grievances as black people/students. What students want from CWRU will be plastered on the Spirit Wall outside of Tink for everyone to see.

Go here for more information on the event!

Come out to the Sprit wall outside Thwing Center
tomorrow, February 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. and have your voice heard!

CWRU Live Drag Performance and Q&A with Nina West, featuring Local Queens (Virtual)
Photo of Nina West

Tomorrow, February 19 from 7 to 8 p.m. EST, join CWRU Amnesty International for a live, virtual Q&A with Nina West, an Ohio native and RuPaul Drag Race Season 11 contestant. Pre-show to begin at 6:30 p.m. with local Queens Anhedonia Delight, Eliza Rocks, Joliee Blak, Natasshja Norielle, Freudienne Slip, and Marilyn Dubois.

For more information and to register go here! 

SafeZone Friend: Define American

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Join Define American in completing SafeZone Friend training with the LGBT Center on February 22 at 5 p.m. EST! This is an opportunity to learn about LGBTQ+ identities, gender, and sexuality, and discuss prejudice, assumptions, and privilege.  

Click here to register on CampusGroups!

Green Bag Series:

Careers and Internships in Sustainability

Sustainability Sbux GIF by StarbucksOn Wednesday, February 24 at 5 to 6 p.m. EST, join the Office of Energy & Sustainability to hear from a panel of internship and early career experts and current undergraduates who will speak about their experiences with green internships. We will also be discussing the available opportunities with COVID-19 and working remotely. Your participation, questions and sharing of your sustainability internship experience is welcome.

Go here to register and for more information. 

CWRU Business, Arts & Service Virtual Career Fair

Handshake Hello through phones GIF by Laur├¿ne BoglioThe CWRU Business, Arts & Service Virtual Career Fair is a recruiting event being held on Thursday, February 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST and is open to all CWRU students and alumni. Register now for the Virtual Fair and meet the following employers:

  • City Year
  • North Community Counseling Centers, Inc.
  • National Youth Advocate Program
  • Meridian HealthCare
  • Crossroads Health
  • Teach For America
  • Summer On The Cuyahoga
  • Bard College Globalization and International Affairs Program
Please go here to register and sign up for group and 1:1 sessions.

CCWA Announces Launch of the Young Professionals Advisory Committee

7 students sitting on a bench.

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs is excited to announce the launch of the Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC), a body of young professionals who will support the work of CCWA in its efforts to engage young professionals and students in their programming. Click on the link below to learn more!

Applications are due on Friday, February 26.
Selection of the first committee members will be announced in March 2021.
Learn more and apply here!

Free Refugee Educational Presentations from Us Together

People walking around the worldUS Together, one of three refugee resettlement agencies in Cleveland, is very excited to offer free educational presentations on anything related to refugee resettlement and refugee experiences via Zoom!

Each presentation can be tailored to your class or groups specific interest, such as:

  • an overview of the refugee resettlement process
  • how refugees boost the local economy
  • an overview of the specific crisis’ that bring refugees to Cleveland etc.

If you are interested in a free presentation from US Together, please reach out to Liv Randall (orandall@ustogether.us; 440-526-8863) to set a date!

Note Regarding Opportunities

Please note that the Center for Civic Engagement & Learning alerts students to a range of community-based opportunities—posted opportunities are a sampling of options, not endorsements. Students should independently research opportunities carefully to make sure the program is a good match for their interests. Additionally, posting of opportunities and events does not constitute an endorsement by Case Western Reserve University or CCEL of a particular political issue, candidate, political campaign, or election.

*All the included E-news story photos with people not wearing masks were taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting social distancing/mask mandates.