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25
No. Not a conversation. A great conversation. And fun. Thanks, Connie and Noelle.
Show #34 A Conversation with Connie Schultz by The Civic Commons
By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:20 pm October 25th, 2011 in Politics | 1 Comment
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Oct
24
Podcast: Don’t Smash Pumpkins, Smash Silos (of Government Service Provision)
Filed Under Cleveland+, EfficientGovNetwork, Government | Leave a Comment
In Podcast #3 for my work at The Civic Commons EfficientGovNetwork’s site, you can hear me and Cleveland State University Associate Professor of Political Science, David Elkins, discuss what it takes to get government to change. You can always offer comments here, but I’d also love to encourage you to start a conversation on the Commons about what electeds and other stakeholders should be doing to ripen the conditions for the change we need and want.
(I love this work, btw – we’ve just updated the content to reflect a new theme – collaborations in public safety – please take a look)
BONUS: See if you catch which quote from former Ohio Gov. James Rhodes is mentioned in the podcast. Here’s a hint.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:45 pm October 24th, 2011 in Cleveland+, EfficientGovNetwork, Government | Please comment
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Oct
23
Ohio’s Own: EcoWatch & Stefanie Penn Spear, Publishing the Information We Need on the Environment
Filed Under activism, Cleveland+, Economy, Energy, Environment, leadership, Ohio, Resources, Science, Women | Leave a Comment
Stefanie Penn Spear is a resident of Chagrin Falls, a small business owner, mother of three and Founder and Executive Director of the soon-to-be launched 24/7 print and online news outlet about the environment, EcoWatch. I first learned about Stefanie after reading an excellent column she wrote that was published in both the Chagrin Valley Times and the Chagrin Solon Sun. In the column, she explains the natural alliance between business and the environment – two things about which she knows more than most people. In this exclusive interview with me, Stefanie details both the spark that ignited her dedication, and steps all of us can take to kindle the sparks and create sparks in others.
Please read the full post at Moms Clean Air Force.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:24 am October 23rd, 2011 in activism, Cleveland+, Economy, Energy, Environment, leadership, Ohio, Resources, Science, Women | Please comment
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Oct
22
First Women’s Economic Empowerment Summit Held at NYU
Filed Under Business, Economy, employment, Gender, Politics, Social Issues | 1 Comment
I can’t think of anyone who is doing more than U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is to transform women’s numbers and talents and skills and potential into action that improves life for all of us. Her Women’s Economic Empowerment Summit, which drew 500 participants this past week, is a perfect companion topic to the much smaller but still necessary forum this past week on how Issue 2/SB5 would affect women in the workplace. Gillibrand highlights what a force women already are and how much more we can be, as well as the challenges that continue to need to be overcome. For example, only 7% of women negotiate their first salaries, while 57% of men do. That alone helps you see why removing collective bargaining rights from public sector employees would have a dramatic, negative effect on working women.
This resource guide from Gillibrand is an excellent, specific resource on this topic. You can also listen to the Senator talk about it on The Today Show and read the Twitter stream from the Summit.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
It is invaluable to have role models like Sen. Gillibrand.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:00 am October 22nd, 2011 in Business, Economy, employment, Gender, Politics, Social Issues | 1 Comment
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Oct
21
Celluloid Sheroes Running for Office – Why Not You?
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You just have to love this narrative:
IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST NIGHT!
Now Claire’s running for office.
Julie Bowen’s character on Modern Family declared for City Council last night.Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) has her congressional campaign in high gear on Glee.
Amy Poehler’s Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation has her own campaign website here.
Lawyer Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) on The Good Wife is toying with the idea of running.
And Julia Louis-Dreyfus will join these activist characters as the VEEP next year.How about you?
Will life imitate art? Will you step up and lead?
I actually don’t watch much television – and none of these shows. But I think it’s fantastic and would LOVE for life to imitate art. When are you going to run for office?
Not if.
BONUS: In real life, the woman scorned by NJ Governor Chris Christie is running for the New Jersey General Assembly and David Sirota’s wife is running for school board in a race in Colorado that involves more than $600,000 in total campaign contributions among candidates – for school board.
Hattip for the collection of characters going for the arena to The 2012 Project.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:24 pm October 21st, 2011 in Campaigning, Elections, Politics, Transparency, Women | Please comment
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Oct
20
Women in the Workforce Disproportionately Disadvantaged if Issue 2 Passes
Filed Under Civil Rights, Economy, employment, Gender, Government, Ohio, Transparency, Women | 2 Comments
Mike Gillis, Ohio AFL-CIO communications director, has written up this excellent piece about the forum I moderated two days ago on the impact of Issue 2 (i.e., SB5) on women in the workforce. The panelists were superb and I could have listened to them for a day-long presentation.
I’ll be writing up my thoughts on the panel in the next day or so but in the meantime, please read Mike’s post. A teaser:
Kelly Trautner, deputy executive officer for labor relations with the Ohio Nurses Association, spoke about legal aspects to collective bargaining that act as a protection for women in the workplace.
One of our core American values is equality. Collective bargaining elevates the role of the employee so they can have a say in the workplace and there are many laws that protect women in the workplace. Collective bargaining provides another layer of that protection.
Any of the panelists would be great resources if you still have questions.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:09 pm October 20th, 2011 in Civil Rights, Economy, employment, Gender, Government, Ohio, Transparency, Women | 2 Comments
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Oct
17
Tomorrow: Moderating Issue 2 and Women’s Workplace Issues
Filed Under employment, Ohio, Politics, Women | 1 Comment
At the Trinity Cathedral, free and open to the public, starting at 10am. Come one, come all and bring friends. Here are the details:
Panel to Highlight Issue 2 and Women’s Workplace Issues
Cleveland, OH – On Tuesday, October 18th, a panel will be assembled to discuss Issue 2, the referendum to repeal SB 5 and how women are stakeholders. The panel will be moderated by journalist, author and Pepper Pike Councilwoman Jill Miller Zimon and will be comprised of women’s workplace policy experts and female workers who will share their experiences with collective bargaining in the workplace.
Panelists include:
Kelly Trautner, Deputy Executive Officer, Labor Relations, Ohio Nurses Association
Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, Policy Matters Ohio
Tracey Wright, Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters, first ever female truck Captain in the Youngstown Fire Department.
Natalie Wester, Cleveland Heights Teachers Union, Cleveland Heights Teacher and 2010 Ohio Teacher of the Year
What: Issue 2 – Women in the Workplace — a panel discussion about Issue 2 and women’s workplace issues
Who: Jill Miller Zimon, Women’s workplace policy experts, working women
Where: Trinity Cathedral 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 (parking available off Prospect Ave.)
When: Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 @ 10:00 AM
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:52 pm October 17th, 2011 in employment, Ohio, Politics, Women | 1 Comment
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Oct
13
Review of 1023rd GOP Presidential Primary Debate (aka Romney’s 1023rd Debate Win)
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I did little research before this eighth (yes, eighth! and that doesn’t even include the Twitter debate) Republican presidential primary candidates’ debate. Check out this list for videos of each of them.
Luckily, I keep myself pretty immersed in news on a daily basis between online, radio, newspapers, a senior in high school who wishes he could vote and a sixth grader who made it onto student council and now wants to be vice president (of his grade, that is).
But to those who did bone up a bit before watching, it may surprise you to read my very first reaction, as transcribed by me while watching the debate live online:
Sitting at table with Charlie Rose?
Looks like it is a very serious group behind Rose
Yup – I didn’t know about the table thing.
Read my somewhat random impressions and more at the full post at BlogHer.com
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:21 pm October 13th, 2011 in conservatives, Debates, Politics, Republicans, WH2012, White House 2012 | Please comment
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Oct
13
Defining #EGNetwork (aka EfficientGovNetwork) in Less than 120 Seconds
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What am I working on? This:
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:47 pm October 13th, 2011 in Politics | Please comment
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Oct
10
My Latest EfficientGovNetwork Podcast: Mayor Gary Norton (E. Cleveland) & Former Mayor Beryl Rothschild (Univ. Hts.)
Filed Under Cleveland+, CuyahogaCounty, Government, Regionalism | 1 Comment
These two elected officials did a fantastic job leading us through an exploration of what it takes to succeed with government collaboration. Check it out and then start a conversation about it – what did you agree with? disagree with? Where are they right – where are they wrong?
Don’t forget that this Thursday in Akron is the EfficientGovNetwork Regional Collaboration Conference. I’ll be there with the entire Civic Commons EfficientGovNetwork team covering it so that we can continue even after it ends.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:20 pm October 10th, 2011 in Cleveland+, CuyahogaCounty, Government, Regionalism | 1 Comment
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Oct
7
Feagler & Friends Appearance
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We taped this morning so my day of atonement (tonight is Kol Nidre and tomorrow is Yom Kippur) will be well underway when this broadcasts. I’ll have to wait until Sunday to see what magic the camera has in store this week. You can find details about its broadcast here (WVIZ at 8:30 tonight and 11:30am Sunday for starters; the video is usually up by the end of the week). NOTE: We did talk about #OccupyCleveland, which is not listed here.
Dimora Team Wants Trial Moved Out of Northeast Ohio
Posted Friday, October 7, 2011
Newsmaker—Jill Rizika, executive director, Towards Employment—Cleveland has joined a growing list of cities that will no longer force ex-felons to disclose their criminal past when applying for work with city government. Mayor Jackson says it’s wrong to punish people for prior wrongs. But the city could still bar ex-felons from holding some jobs. It’s a significant change in Cleveland which is home to more ex-convicts than any other Ohio county. Towards Employment is an organization that helps former convicts re-enter the workforce and was among the groups urging the Mayor to change the city’s hiring policy.
Roundtable: Ned Whelan, Whelan Communications; Jill Miller Zimon, blogger, Writes Like She Talks; Johnathan Holifield, Co-founder, The America21 Project. Read more
By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:21 pm October 7th, 2011 in Announcements, Jill Miller Zimon, Media | Please comment
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Oct
5
Hear Gloria Feldt Speak on Women & Power October 12 in Columbus
Filed Under Announcements, Gender, Ohio, Women | Leave a Comment
If you are looking for some inspiration, you need to be attending one or both of the following events next week in Columbus featuring my friend & mentor who also happens to be the former head of the national Planned Parenthood, Gloria Feldt. Both are on Wednesday, October 12, in Columbus but at two different locations.
The first is a luncheon talk (noon to 1:15pm) at the Columbus Metropolitan Club. You can find all the details here but here’s the description (note that Jennifer Brunner’s Courage PAC is a partner in the event!):
Power inequality colors political and business process, outcome, efficiency and civility at every level. How can we affect change for the better? Discussion lead by Gloria Feldt joined by a panel with Julie Moorhead, Executive Director of Sales, Thirty-One Gifts, Mary B. Relloto, Founder and Owner, Dames Bond LLC, and Antoinette Wilson, Principle and CEO, Triumph Communications, Inc.
Gloria Feldt is also the best-selling author of the book, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power.
In partnership with: New Directions Career Center * Courage PAC * The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio
Then, there is an evening event starting with a 6:30 reception and a 7pm lecture, for the New Directions Career Center, at the Hilton Columbus in Easton. Gloria will be doing a book talk and signing that evening. You can see the details here.
Gloria offers examples from her own life as well as practice encouragement for all of us, in her writing, in her presentations and, fortunate for me, in her friendships as well. I have a City Council Road & Safety meeting that night so can’t be there but I hope you will go and/or spread the word.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:17 am October 5th, 2011 in Announcements, Gender, Ohio, Women | Please comment
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Oct
4
Occupy Wall Street Comes To Occupy Cleveland
Filed Under activism, Cleveland+, Economy, employment | 2 Comments
Will it occupy you?
More here at #occupycleveland’s official site (that’s the hashtag for it btw) and here (that’s the Google blog search results for “occupy cleveland”).
UPDATE: Here’s a video with Cleveland participants including well-known civil rights lawyer Terry Gilbert talking about the effort. They say they will be there in Public Square through the weekend with a rally on Saturday. Anyone know if they’ll be having a meal on Friday before Kol Nidre and a break fast on Saturday night when Yom Kippur ends? Interesting juxtaposition of timing.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:02 pm October 4th, 2011 in activism, Cleveland+, Economy, employment | 2 Comments
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Oct
2
Kudos to The Plain Dealer for Releasing All Mayoral Endorsements Together, Before Vote-by-Mail Starts
Filed Under Campaigning, Cleveland+, democracy, Elections, Media, Ohio | 1 Comment
Now, I haven’t double checked to be sure that it is in fact ALL the competitive mayoral races in the county (as opposed to ones in other counties that might get the PD and ones where there is no challenger), but it looks that way.
And I must say, thank you.
I can’t dredge up the post or email that I know I wrote last year, during the County Council campaigns, in which I expressed extreme distress over how the PD was rolling out it’s endorsements one at a time, and not in what seemed to be in any order, and sometimes before the mail-in start day, and sometimes well past that, but I know that I did communicate to someone there just how unhappy it made me and how easy it seemed to be to remedy.
And remedy it they did: today, in the FORUM section of the Sunday PD, the entire left-hand side page was full of the endorsements, text, photos, conclusion. Again, you can read them all online here.
Now, whether those endorsements have other issues you may find, I’m not addressing that in this post. But I think it is SUPREMELY superior to have these endorsements all come out at the same time so as not to benefit or be to the detriment of any one candidate or community.
Thank you – I noticed. And I bet a few others did too. Hmm, maybe I will even go leave this comment on the cleveland.com comment page.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:18 pm October 2nd, 2011 in Campaigning, Cleveland+, democracy, Elections, Media, Ohio | 1 Comment
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Oct
2
Some People Pay Me Dept.: “Sibling Synergy”
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You’ll have to go here (pg 38) for the text. Or look for a copy in any local grocery store or library.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:33 pm October 2nd, 2011 in Humor, Jill Miller Zimon, Parenting | Please comment
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1
Interview of Author of Mothers of Intention
Filed Under activism, Energy, Environment, leadership, Moms Clean Air Force, Politics | Leave a Comment
On the heels of the release of Mothers’ of Intention: How Women and Social Media Are Revolutionizing Politics In America (disclosure: there’s an essay of mine in there), I interviewed author, journalist and political pundit, Joanne Bamberger, for Moms Clean Air Force. Please read the full post here in which Bamberger makes a clear case for the role mothers have in changing our world.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:32 pm October 1st, 2011 in activism, Energy, Environment, leadership, Moms Clean Air Force, Politics | Please comment
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1
How to Get Cuyahoga County Absentee Ballot APPLICATIONS
Filed Under CuyahogaCounty, democracy, Elections, Ohio, Voting | Leave a Comment
NOT BALLOTS, people. Not the ballot itself. This link takes you only to instructions for how you can APPLY to get a ballot. The Plain Dealer, according to this editorial, Mail-in ballot application opportunities abound, will also be printing, in its newspaper, a ballot application (not an actual ballot) for people to send in as well.
I’ve placed a link to the application in the right-hand sidebar of this blog and it will stay there through the end of the month. Starting on Tuesday, October 4, the Board of Elections will start sending absentee ballots themselves to those voters who have applied and are eligible to vote.
Please do vote – whether by mail or in-person (Tuesday, November 8).
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:15 am October 1st, 2011 in CuyahogaCounty, democracy, Elections, Ohio, Voting | Please comment
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