IRTF - The InterReligious Task Force on Central America

10/16/2026

IRTF 46th annual Commemoration of the Martyrs

WHEN
Sunday, November 8, 2026

SCHEDULE
4pm……..social hour
5:30pm…commemoration service
6pm……..speaker program (Samuel Ramírez from El Salvador)
7pm…….sit-down dinner (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free options)

WHERE
2592 W 14th St
Cleveland OH 44113
(accessible)

PARKING
3 parking lots + on-street parking (Starkweather Ave., W 14th St)


MORE INFORMATION
https://www.irtfcleveland.org/calendar/commemoration-martyrs-irtf-human-rights-banquet

10/15/2026

Kailyn and Jace know you don't have to be old enough to drive to care about your neighbors.

And the fact is Flock technology has been used to monitor pedestrians, people in parks and public pools, and kids doing gymnastics at a Georgia JCC. We are all harmed by mass surveillance.

We were so proud of them for standing up before council to oppose Flock.

They are the future of our community and won't be silenced - especially not by politicians. (Kailyn and Jace and their parents have signed off on us sharing this video.)

10/15/2026

CMSD Release the Audit!

Join us to raise our concerns! We’re going to the Cleveland Metro School District’s board meeting on 10/27. 6:30-9:30PM at Garrett Morgan High School (4600 Detroit Ave. Cleveland, Ohio).

Workers in education, workers from Cleveland, and CMSD parents will be especially important for turnout.

09/30/2026

RSVP with this link: https://cryptpad.fr/form/ #/2/form/view/vErm2ORca13EerxPqUikQYQRdDxDKdFk3j-KCsX-HrY/

09/30/2026

ARSP volunteers! 💙🌎 Just arrived and playing the city game

Joschka is headed to Cleveland to serve with the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH), while Leopold will volunteer with the InterReligious Task Force on Central America (IRTF). Jan is off to Washington, DC, to serve at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Helena and Inka are heading to Virginia to lend a hand at Innisfree Village.

But first… a little Philly adventure! 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ They walked from City Hall through Midtown and the LGBTQ+ community, all the way to Fourth Street and historic Fabric Row.

And then they discovered Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens… ✨🧩

Judging by the many playful photos we received , we think it’s safe to say they loved it! 😍

09/30/2026

If Flock is lying about being able to track people, what else have they lied about? This Arizona sheriff decided the dishonestly was too much for him to keep working with Flock... wouldn't it be nice if we had leaders who did the same?

09/30/2026

RESPONSE TO OHIO AG WILSON’S STATEMENT ON FLOCK

Ohio civil liberties groups respond to Ohio Attorney General Wilson’s September 16, 2026 Flock statement, a mis-characterization of the proliferation of mass surveillance technologies like Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) from companies like Flock Safety and Axon.

Signed (list in formation):
Akron DSA, DeFlock MV, Flock No Cle, Freedom BLOC Digital Safety and Privacy group, IRTF Cleveland, & Stop Flock Medina County

surveillance: continuous observation of a place, person, group, or ongoing activity in order to gather information - dictionary.com

09/25/2026