Voter Awareness "Stand Your Ground" Panel Discussion

Good Morning MWGM Christie, 

Voter Awareness Committee for the Joint Houses of Ohio Prince Hall Lodges, Ohio Council of Dilberation and Desert of Ohio would like to humbly submit the official report for the ‘Stand Your Ground Panel Discussion.”

On March 23, 2021, The Voter Awareness Committee held a statewide panel Discussion around the topic of Senate Bill 175 or the “Stand Your Ground”.  The panel consisted of Woodmere Council Member Nakiesha Nickerson,  Ohio State Senator Hearcal Craig,  Franklin County Commissioners and President of Board of Commissioners Kevin L. Boyce and Former Judge Fanon Rucker with moderator Cortez L. Bogard

Special Opening and Closing Presentation from MWGM Chet Christie, Deputy of the Orient Carl Williams, Deputy of the Desert Darryl R Smith.

The zoom call was broadcasted live on Facebook with 557 views, 124 engagement participants, and shared 37 times The event was hosted by SP David Whitehead FB and he monitored and single handedly managed all the media of the ZOOM panel Discussion. He did and amazing job juggling the work.

The next panel discussion TBD

The goal for the next discussion is to partner statewide with the following listed organizations across the state:   Lodges, Consistories, Temples, OES, Daughters, Ladies of the Golden Circle, NAACP, Urban League, Coalition of Black Trade Unionist, A. Phillip Randolph Institute, Ohio Unity Coalition, Black Greek Fraternity's, Black Greek Sorority's, Faith Leaders and Community leaders/Organizations. 

Thank you Deputy of the Orient SGIG Williams for allow this committee to educate and inform our communities.

Respectfully,

SP Cortez L. Bogard

Voter Awareness Committee Cleveland,  Ohio

Joseph Clark Jr.  33
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