The Civics Project

Civic Sundays
November 28, 2021

The Civics Project will be holding its weekly discussion on aspects related to civics in general and Niagara Falls in specific this Sunday, November 28. We’ll be live at 9 AM.

Our multi-segment feature on the topic of crime, centered around the issue of bail reform, continues with Assemblyman Angelo Morinello and Stacey Suess. Ms. Suess is the Niagara County Sheriff’s Department Domestic Violence advocate. Assemblyman Morinello is the ranking minority member of the Assembly Codes Committee. These are two experts in the field who have direct knowledge of this issue. It doesn’t get any more relevant than that.

We’ll discuss the bail reform issue as it relates to domestic violence in our community.

Join us at 9:00 AM by clicking the link below or visiting the page at https://www.facebook.com/TCPNF.

https://zoom.us/j/93146072547

Talking civics with interesting people has become the best hour of my week. I hope it’s becoming important to you too. It’s hard to give up an hour of your week. Just know that by doing so, you’re helping a lot of other people.

All of us are smarter than any of us. It will take all of us to understand how civics works - and thanks in advance to Assemblyman Morinello and Niagara County Sheriff Advocate Stacey Suess for sharing their time and knowledge to The Civics Project.

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Civic Sundays
November 21, 2021

The Civics Project will be holding its weekly discussion on aspects related to civics in general and Niagara Falls in specific this Sunday, November 21. We’ll be live at 9 AM.

Our multi-segment feature on the topic of crime, enforcement, and maybe the elusive prevention, returns for the full hour. My co-pilot on this topic, Assemblyman Angelo Morinello cannot join us this week and our thoughts are with him. He will return soon to continue providing his unique insights.

This week we’re going to talk to former Niagara Gazette Editor, and current investigative reporter, Mark Scheer. Mark knows the crime situation in the country, county and certainly the city. He’s studied it, written about it etc. He knows a lot about this topic, so we’ll pick his brain. After Mark sets the table for this topic we’re going to bring on a friend of the show and former guest Anthony Pugh. Anthony served 20+ years incarcerated. The opportunity to have these two sides of the perspective together at the same time is a rare and important opportunity. But that’s not all. We’ll also make space in the discussion for Anthony Powers, who has founded an organization called Redemption, an inmate-to-inmate therapy program which reduces recidivism in the prison system and violence in communities.

Join us at 9:00 AM by clicking the link below or visiting the page at https://www.facebook.com/TCPNF.

https://zoom.us/j/93146072547

Talking civics with interesting people has become the best hour of my week. I hope it’s becoming important to you too. It’s hard to give up an hour of your week. Just know that by doing so, you’re helping a lot of other people.

All of us are smarter than any of us. It will take all of us to understand how civics works - and thanks in advance to Mark Scheer, Anthony Pugh and Anthony Powers for sharing their time and knowledge to The Civics Project.

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Civic Sundays
October 31, 2021

The Civics Project will be holding its weekly discussion on aspects related to civics in general and Niagara Falls in specific this Sunday, October 31. This week we’ll be continuing our discussion of crime, specifically the topic of bail reform, or what’s come to be called catch-and-release.

Some topics require more than one session; more than one guest; more than one viewpoint. Two weeks ago we talked with NYS Assemblyman Angelo Morinello, who is uniquely qualified to discuss this issue broadly as a former Judge, current Assemblyman, and the ranking minority member of the Codes Committee in Albany. Kind of the triple-play of being at the center of an issue like this. As a further educational step, Assemblyman Morinello has suggested (and arranged!) a law enforcement perspective. Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti will join both the Assemblyman and myself for a discussion.

Afterwards we’ll discuss the upcoming election. Civics is voting - hopefully you’ll be participating. I’ve asked an infinitely curious voter to come on and we’re going to review the five state ballot proposals. When you go to vote don’t forget to flip the ballot over. Side two has five statewide proposals.

Finally, the age of the write-in candidacy is here, and may actually become more normal than rare. Multiple municipalities across the United States are conducting elections with write-in candidates. We have two prominent examples right here in WNY. How are they being handled? Sadly, quite differently. As we continue to focus our civics attention on one locality - Niagara Falls - we’ll get a shocking update from the Falls’ candidate, John Restaino.

Join us at 9:00 AM by clicking the link below or visiting the page at https://www.facebook.com/TCPNF.

https://zoom.us/j/93146072547

Talking civics with interesting people has become the best hour of my week. I hope it’s becoming important to you too. It’s hard to give up an hour of your week. Just know that by doing so, you’re helping a lot of other people.

All of us are smarter than any of us. It will take all of us to understand how civics works - and thanks in advance to Angelo Morinello and Sheriff Filicetti for sharing their knowledge to The Civics Project, and a huge thank you to all candidates who take the time to participate in the process. While civics isn’t just government or elections, they do matter and it starts with participation. It’s time consuming hard work to be involved. We thank them all for their efforts.

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2021 Ballot initiatives:

When you receive your ballot for the 2021 election, flip it over. Five statewide ballot initiatives require your attention. Visit https://www.elections.ny.gov/2021BallotProposals.html for a detailed review of each proposal.

2021 Statewide Ballot Proposals | New York State Board of Elections 2021 Statewide Ballot Proposals