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Forum (Virtual) Focuses on A Campaign To Make The Extension Of The Child Tax Credit Permanent – A Forum Featuring Senator Sherrod Brown
Friday, June 25, 2021 Noon
On Friday June 25th, the Community Issues Forum will hold a special forum featuring Senator Sherrod Brown. The Ohio Senator is championing making permanent the extension of the child tax credit as an effective way to reduce poverty in this country. Other speakers will include a local advocate for the child tax credit and a member of Senator Brown’s a staff.
In the large COVID-relief bill passed by Congress in March, an extension of the child tax credit was made to low-income families. This temporary extension provides monthly payments of $300 dollars for children five years old and younger and $250 for older children. Preliminary evidence shows that this extension if made permanent could significantly reduce poverty. For this reason, Senator Brown and others are seeking public support to convince Congress to do just that. As usual, questions and comments will be invited from the Forum attendees.
Forum (Virtual) Focuses on An Update of a Busy and Unusual Period for City Council – A Review by Councilmember Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
Thursday, May 20, 2021 Noon
The May 20 Community Issues Forum
2020-2021 has been an unusual and busy time for City Council and City Government in general. At the next Community Issues Forum, Councilmember Jan-Michelle Lemon Kearney will assess the critical issues that have confronted City Council and the Administration during the last twelve months. This Zoom Forum takes place on Thursday May 20th at 12:00 Noon.
Besides the backdrop of the pandemic, Council has experienced the loss of three of its members due to corruption charges. Currently, it is busy determining how to spend millions of dollars allocated from the federal relief package, and it must soon pass a new budget. Although the City opposed Issue III, a number of Councilmembers seek to respond to Cincinnati’s affordable housing crisis. Finally, 2021 is. Council election year, and four current members will be retiring due to term limits. View on facebook https://www.facebook.com/Applied-Information-Resources-135718633124442
Forum (Virtual) Focuses on A Reform Update – Where Do Things Stand In Terms Of Redistricting And Other Needed Campaign And Government Reforms In Ohio?
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Noon
Forum (Virtual) Focuses on Issue 3 the ballot issue for Affordable Housing Issues
Thursday, April 22, 2021 Noon
Forum (Virtual) Focuses on Affordable Housing Issues
Thursday, April 8, 2021 Noon
This Community Issues Forum launches a two part series on Cincinnati’s affordable housing crisis. Part One on Thursday, April 8th focuses on the housing need, while Part Two on Thursday, April 22nd features the City Charter Amendment proposal to fund the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Numerous studies currently document the affordable housing need in terms of numbers. Part One of this series provides a more personal perspective to this crisis. Stacey Burge, Executive Director of the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati, will talk about the effects of housing insecurity on families, and Mary Burke Rivers, Executive Director of Over-the-Rhine Community Housing, will discuss all the problems affordable housing developers confront such as scarce funding
Forum (Virtual) Focuses on the Mayoral Candidates in the May 4 Primary
Thursday, March 25, 2021 Noon
Cincinnati will elect a new Mayor in November. However, stage one of this process is the May 4th Mayoral Primary. The next Zoom Community Issues Forum will feature the mayoral candidates running in this Primary to be the two finalists who will face the voters this fall.
Forum (Virtual) Focuses on An Two Proposed Charter Amendments On The May 4th Primary Ballot
Thursday, March 11, 2021 Noon
The two proposed Amendments focus on actions to be taken once a Councilmember is charged with a crime. One deals with the process of suspending or removing a member of Council, while the second calls for the naming of a Special Prosecutor to handle such cases. That prompts the question, do these proposals go far enough? Since the scandals all involved bribes linked to development projects, several reforms are being recommended that relate to political contributions and developers seeking City approval and support. As usual, questions and comments will be taken from Forum attendees.
Forum (Virtual) Focuses on An Effective Neighborhood Response to the Hardships of the Pandemic.
Thursday, February 25, 2021 Noon
Forum (Virtual) Focuses on A Path To Economic Freedom – The Rev. Damon Lynch III Reveals How Community Building Can Bring Success to African-American Neighborhoods
Thursday, February 11, 2021 Noon
Poverty continues to grow in Cincinnati, and African-American residents comprise a large percentage of its poor. At the next Community Issues Forum, the Rev. Damon Lynch III, Pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church, offers “a path to economic freedom” for the city’s African-American neighborhoods.
” Becoming Joshua” is a just published collection of Rev. Lynch’s writings. Subtitled “a path to economic freedom,” the booklet emphasizes how community building can lead to economic and social success for African-American neighborhoods. At the Forum, Lynch will discuss how community building and organizing can bring sustained progress in eliminating poverty. As usual, questions and comments will be invited from Forum participants.
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Forum (Virtual) Focuses on the Issues Confronting Cincinnati City Council and the Hamilton County Commissioners in 2021 and beyond!
Thursday, January 28, 2021 Noon
What are the issues confronting Cincinnati City Council and the Hamilton County Commissioners in 2021 and beyond! At the next Zoom Community Issues Forum, Commission President Denise Driehaus and Council member and former Mayor David Mann will review the problems and policy questions that must be dealt with in the coming months. This discussion takes place at noon on Thursday January 28th. ces-135718633124442
Forum (Virtual) Focuses on The Critical Need For Political And Government Reforms At The State Level And In Cincinnati
Thursday, January 14, 2021 Noon
As 2021 begins, a critical,need to pursue political reforms exists at both the state and local levels. The First Energy/Larry Householder scandal that hangs over the Ohio General Assembly and the recent bribery cases involving three Cincinnati City Council members stand as two primary reasons for immediate reform efforts. At the next Community issues Forum, Catherine Turcer, Executive Director of Common Cause Ohio, and Jerry Newfarmer, former Cincinnati City Manager and President of Management Partners, will review reforms that they think would improve the current situation. www.facebook.com/Applied-Information-Resources-135718633124442