Introduction

"Informed citizens are engaged citizens and engaged citizens are informed citizens." - Gloria Ferris, Meet the Candidates Forum Organizer
Community Forums Inform Government Representation
Meet The Candidates is a public community forum to strengthen citizen engagement, democracy and inform voters.

The Cleveland City Council Ward 14 Candidate campaign in Cleveland, Ohio offers us a closer look into two August 2013 Meet The Candidates forums.

The slide show below introduces you to the people, places and convening spaces of the Ward 14 forums.
 
Shown in the video thumbnail above left to right: Ward 14 Candidates Nelson Cintron Jr., Brian Cummins, Janet Garcia, Brian Kazy and Gloria Ferris, Meet The Candidates Organizer on August 22, 2013.

Platform for Citizen-Government Engagement 
Meet The Candidates forums provide a non-partisan platform for citizen and government engagement that guarantees a coherent educational experience of democratic political process and public issue discovery.

 
Ward 14 Forum Details 
Cleveland City Council Ward 14 Meet The Candidates Forums No. 1 and No. 2  were  hosted Thursday, August 15, 2013 and Thursday, August 22, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Family Life Center, 3389 Fulton Rd., (Map) and at the Simpson United Methodist Church, 8519 Clark Avenue (Map), both in Cleveland, Ohio USA

Meet The Candidates Forums included Ward 14 candidates Nelson Cintron, Jr., Brian Cummins, Janet Garcia and Brian Kazy.

More Information
Watch the Ward 14 Meet The Candidates Forum video  play list  No. 1 here and No. 2 here on the I-Open YouTube channel.
  • Visit the Meet The Candidates website here
  • Visit the Cleveland City Council Ward 14 Meet The Candidates Forums here

How do citizens convene in your community to openly and respectfully discuss local investment issues and constituent concerns with perspective and elected government officials?



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