CLE Mayoral Candidate Forum: For a Healthier & More Equitable Environment

Every Cleveland resident deserves to live in a safe home in a healthy neighborhood.

We deserve clean air to breathe, safe water to drink, and high-quality, nearby green space to enjoy. We deserve access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy resources to power our homes, water utilities to provide for our families, and public transportation options to get us where we need to go.

Join local advocates for a conversation with the candidates running to be the next Mayor of Cleveland to hear their vision for tackling the most pressing environmental and environmental justice issues facing Cleveland residents.

All Cleveland Mayoral Candidates have been invited to participate in this event. Each candidate will be given an opportunity to provide opening remarks. Following this introduction, we will ask a series of questions sourced from advocates and community members on topics related to environmental justice, water, land and green space, infrastructure and transportation, as well as energy and air quality.

The event will be streamed virtually on Zoom and organizations will host watch parties for this event throughout the city.

**Have a question for the candidates? You can submit your question in writing or by uploading a 1 minute video here: https://forms.gle/JQfrMtCo4ryfL2AU9**

We look forward to seeing you online on Wednesday, July 21!

Disclaimer: This is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) educational event. Many of the event hosts are recognized as public charities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and, as a result, cannot endorse or oppose any candidate for elected public office.

HOSTED BY:

• Alliance for the Great Lakes
• Bike Cleveland
• Black Environmental Leaders Association
• Cleveland 2030 District
• Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
• Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
• Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District
• Neighborhood Connections
• Ohio Environmental Council
• Ohio Women's Alliance
• Policy Matters Ohio

COMMUNITY WATCH PARTIES HOSTED BY:

• Cleveland Public Library
• Environmental Health Watch
• Trust for Public Land
• UnBar Cafe

WITH SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

• City Club of Cleveland
• Cleveland Owns
• Clevelanders for Public Transit
• Cleveland State University - Office of Civic Engagement
• Cleveland State University - Office of Sustainability
• Cleveland VOTES
• Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
• Global Cleveland
• Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
• MidTown Cleveland
• Metro West Community Development Organization
• Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates
• Northwest Neighborhoods CDC
• Ohio Voter Fund
• Pixel Power
• Promise of Democracy Foundation
• West Park Kamm's Neighborhood Development
• WOVU 95. 9 FM