West Side Resistance Fair!! Spring Event with Amy Acton!! MUCH, MUCH MORE!!
March is Women’s History Month!!
This March, we celebrate the resilience, creativity, and impact of women across time. From pioneers who shattered barriers to the many women whose contributions have shaped history in unseen ways, we honor the diverse stories that have built our world. We vow to continue working against gender-based inequality and for a future where every woman’s voice is heard, valued, and uplifted.
West Side Resistance Fair!!
We are partnering with the The Lakewood Democratic Club and other west side organizations to hold a Resistance Fair (similar to what was recently held on the East side) to rally together to oppose the radical movements in the political scene across the US. Please attend and make your voice be heard!! We’ll have a table at the event, so come stop by!!
The event will be held on Saturday March 29th, from 11am-2pm at the Lakewood Fieldhouse (1384 Hird Ave, Lakewood, OH). Please see details and map below and HERE!!
Support the Lake Road/Clifton Blvd Enhancements!!
Our friend Patrick O’Connor shared some great information about how the Lake Road/Clifton Blvd bridge enhancements, a project that would decrease Lake Road between Linda Street and the Rocky River Line from four lanes to two, adding bike/walking lanes, has been deemed “not a priority” by our city administration. Please engage your Rocky River City Council and make sure they know it IS a priority–you can attend the council meeting on 4/7 to listen to comments by council and on 4/14 to voice your opinions.
Patrick’s message:
“Dear Neighbor, the Clifton Boulevard/Lake Road Enhancement is a once in a three-generation opportunity. The project would expand opportunities for non-vehicular traffic. All parties agree that it will dramatically improve the city’s multi-modal infrastructure, creating a safer, more connected and more pedestrian and bike friendly community.The estimated cost of this improvement project is $13.6 million. The City of Rocky River’s investment responsibility is only about $540,000. Although the city has identified funding sources it has yet to secure its funding. Time is of the essence. The project should go out to bid in August 2025 and work could begin March 2026. However, Mayor Bobst declared that right now this project is not a priority. I am urging you to write and call our city leaders and urge them to move quickly to secure our share of the funding, $540,000. Contact info is attached. Please reach out to the Mayor, Council President, the three Council-At-Large Members and your Ward Representative. Thank you for your participation. And please share this message with your friends and neighbors.“
Please reach out to us with any further questions or concerns!
Black Saturday
Please read this insightful article HERE about Donald Trump’s dismantling of constitutional democracy.
Westshore Spring Party!! Mark Your Calendars!!
On Monday, May 19th, we, along with our friends in Bay Village, Westlake, Fairview Park, and North Olmsted, will be holding a Spring Event at the Rocky River Civic Center (21016 Hilliard Blvd Rocky River, Ohio). The event will be from 6pm-9pm in the Memorial Hall.
Our featured speaker will be Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio’s first female Director of the Department of Health, who helped guide Ohio through the COVID Pandemic, and candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2026. You will not want to miss this event!!
Space is limited! Please RSVP early HERE!
Indivisible Rally!!
Please come out and support the Hands Off Rally sponsored by Indivisible Strongsville and many of our other friends on Saturday April 5th at the Strongsville Commons (corner of Royalton Rd and Pearl Rd) from 2pm-4pm. Make your voice heard!! For more information, visit the site HERE!
Tom Kelly Fundraiser!!
Please come out to support our friend Tom Kelly as he runs for Rocky River Municipal Court Judge! This fundraiser will be at Fatheads in North Olmsted (24581 Lorain Rd) on Wednesday April 9th from 5:30-7:30pm. He was narrowly defeated in the last election and he needs all of our support to show that we need good people on the bench!! Please visit the link HERE to donate!
Mike O’Shea Fundraiser!!
You may have heard of this guy, I’m told he’s pretty friendly. We should probably help get him re-elected. Please come out and support Mike in his run for law director of Rocky River, Thursday April 10th from 5:30-8pm at Tartine Bistro (19110 Old Detroit Rd, Rocky River).
Some “Happier” Activities!!
Too much Jeopardy and Seinfeld? Topics such as Indigenous Peoples, Trans Youth, Civil Rights, Medicinal Cannabis, Medically-Assisted Death, Family Farming, Solitary Confinement, Confederate Monuments, Revolution, Impeachment, Stolen Nazi Stamps, Internment Camps, and Abortion Rights are featured at the 2025 Cleveland International Film Festival, which runs from March 27th to April 5th. Here are a few compelling documentary selections you can consider at HERE.
Zurawski v Texas
Third Act
The Ride Ahead
The Stamp Thief
The Last Republican
The Dells
Sudan, Remember Us
Stone Mountain
Sound Spring
Songs From The Hole
Seeds
Out of Plain Site
Missing From The Trail Road
Life After
Join The Club
If An Owl Calls Your Name
I’m Not Everything I Want To Be
Helen and The Bear
Heightened Scrutiny
Free Leonard Peltier
Desert Angel
More Economic Blackout Opportunities!!
Please do all you can to support economic resistance and boycott the following companies on the specified dates to show your solidarity in opposing economic tyranny! Support local business and those around you–tell the oligarchs they won’t get rich off of us ANYMORE!!
Through March 14: Amazon Blackout – No Amazon purchases, no Whole Foods, no Prime orders
March 21-28: Nestlé Blackout – Boycotting Nestlé-owned brands due to water exploitation, child labor, and corporate greed
March 28:24-Hour Economic Blackout #2 – No spending for a full day
April 7-13: Walmart Blackout – Shutting down spending at one of the biggest price-gouging, worker-exploiting corporations
April 18:Economic Blackout #3 – Another full 24-hour halt to the economy
April 21-27: General Mills Blackout – Exposing food industry corruption and the poisoning of our families
See more here at The People’s Union USA
2025 Primary Elections and More Radical Legislation!
Important dates to know for the May 6, 2025 Primary Election
- Mon/April 7, 9:00 pm – Voter Registration Deadline
- Tues/April 8 – Early Voting Begins (Absentee & In-Person)
- Tues/April 29, 8:30 pm – Absentee Ballot Request Deadline
- Mon/May 5 – Absentee Ballot U.S. Postmark Deadline
- Tues/May 6, 6:30 am to 7:30 pm – Primary Election
Election details at boe.cuyahogacounty.gov.
From the League of Women Voters of Ohio:
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS:
Statewide issue that will be on the May 6 Ballot:
A statewide issue that asks voters to approve billions of dollars for local government projects is now Issue 2.
“TO FUND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BY PERMITTING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND”
Passage of Issue 2 would allow the state to issue $2.5 billion in state bonds over the next 10 years, financed through tax revenues the state expects to bring in over that period. The monies from the sale of the bonds fund the State Capital Improvements Program (SCIP), which provides local governments with grants, loans, loan assistance, and local debt support to invest in public infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, sewer systems, and waste facilities.
Issue 2 is a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution, initiated by the General Assembly. Our legislature passed the joint resolution needed to trigger the process of getting the issue in front of voters. If passed, the amendment would be a renewal to the amendment passed in 1987 that established SCIP and authorized the Ohio Public Works Commission to be program administrators; the 1987 initiative was written to be renewed by voters every ten years. Since then, voters have approved bond renewals three times (1995, 2005, and 2014). If voters reject this Issue 2, the original amendment would expire, taking funding for future capital projects with it.
You can read the ballot language for Issue 2 here, its explanation here, written by a legislative committee, and arguments against here, written by the Ballot Board because that duty falls to them when there is no organized opposition to an issue.
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| Congress has reintroduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require all Americans to provide citizenship documentation when registering to vote even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering. It is already illegal for noncitizens to register and vote in federal or state elections so this a waste of valuable federal, state, and local resources that do nothing to keep voting secure. Worse, it would disenfranchise millions of voters. Here’s how: The SAVE Act would effectively ban registering to vote by mail or online since it would require in-person registrationThe Save Act would ban the use of state driver’s licenses, REAL ID, and veteran’s ID in voter registration.Women are especially vulnerable to being disenfranchised, as millions change their name when they get married or divorced.The Save Act does nothing to voting more secure, it would just make it harder for millions of Americans to vote. Our democracy works best when all eligible Americans can vote: tell your members of Congress to oppose the SAVE Act. Send a message via LWV Ohioor make calls directly: Contact U.S. Senators:https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm Contact U.S. Representatives:https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative |
March is Membership Month!
We are currently in our membership drive for 2025! If you have not renewed your membership, see one of us at the next meeting, or you can renew online HERE
Due to the rising costs of postage, scheduling of events, and other club duties, we unfortunately have had to raise our membership rates only slightly–individual memberships have increased to $30 (from $20), and family memberships have increased to $40 (from $30)–senior and student memberships will remain the same, at $10 and $5, respectively. While we hate to have to raise rates, it will go a long way to help us stage events, including postcard parties and community gatherings, maintaining the website, room rentals, printing, and sponsoring get-out-the-vote events and yard sign drives!
As always, if you can add more, it will cover someone who can afford less. Everyone is welcome at the amount you are comfortable contributing.
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