Exploited Labor: News & Updates

 Celebrate 7 years of Cleveland Owns at our Annual Celebration: Growing the Fruits of our Labor!

May Day March 2026

Workers Over Billionaires! MAY DAY. Together We Stand. 

March for workers’ rights!

Stand up against ICE!

Friday, May 1, 4-6pm

Gather at Public Square (southwest quadrant in front of Terminal Tower)

Organizer: May Day Coalition-Cleveland. https://maydaycoalitionproject.substack.com/about

Link to the event here: https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/921516/

How can members of a community take back control of the resources that shape their lives? Join us on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 7:00-8:30pm ET, for a free webinar with co-op developer and community organizer Jonathan Welle to explore this question.

to register click here

Join us for the screening of "Yanuni" with the Cleveland International Film Festival on april 17th at Playhouse Square 

to purchase tickets for the creening click here 

Promo Code: IRTF  

$1 off any ticket, with the exception of Opening Night, 7x7 Retrospective and Day Pass purchases.

Join us for the screening of "Yanuni" with the Cleveland International Film Festival on april 17th at Cedar Lee Theatre 

to purchase tickets for the creening click here (ticket sale will start on march 18th)

Promo Code: IRTF  

$1 off any ticket, with the exception of Opening Night, 7x7 Retrospective and Day Pass purchases.

$1 off any ticket, with the exception of Opening Night, 7x7 Retrospective and Day Pass purchases.

IRTF initiated our annual Social Justice Teach-In (aka Liberation Lab) in 1999. This spring we feel a great need to call together justice-minded folks who are committed to human rights, liberation, and respect and dignity for all people. 

Every year for the past 26 years, this event has been an informative and inter-generational day of community building and education for high school and college students and other community members seeking ways to take positive action for social justice. 

To buy tickets or become a sponsor click here

The Civil Disobedience + Resistance Training will provide historical grounding, practical skills and nonviolent discipline strategies anyone who wants help navigating the current landscape. Participants will leave the training with a deeper understanding of direct action, policy change and solidarity building strategies for sustaining long-term movements for justice.

To register for this training being organized by Cleveland Votes, click here

Do you believe in fair, honest work? Do you like parties? So do we!

The Northeast Ohio Worker Center is hosting our third annual fundraiser!1

to purchase tickets click here