Friday, March 21, 2025, 11:30 a.m., In-Person Forum
The City Club of Cleveland
Erica Merritt, Kevin Clayton, and Mark Swaim Fox
Perhaps no widespread social initiative has been targeted by the presidential administration and others in political power as aggressively as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. Among the Executive Orders signed by President Trump on day 1 was an order "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing." Another that day took aim at so-called "gender ideology." Here in Ohio, an aligned effort has taken shape with Senate Bill 1,...
Thursday, Mar 27 @ 11:30 a.m.
In-Person Forum
Resiliency Amidst Uncertainty: Driving Economic Growth in Cleveland and the...
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Friday, March 14, 2025
Bringing Civic Engagement to the Classroom
The City Club of Cleveland is excited to introduce our new Education Resources—a collection of educator-created lesson plans designed specifically for high school students. These resources help teachers integrate City Club forums into their curriculum, encouraging students to engage with current events, develop critical thinking skills, and participate in meaningful discussions about the world around them. Our offerings include lesson plans like the "City Club Forum Doodle," where students create visual notes based on forums addressing social justice topics like criminal justice reform and gun violence reduction. Another resource, the "City Club Socratic Seminar," provides a framework for engaging students in thoughtful discussions on various forum topics, encouraging them to... read on
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2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the beginning of forced migration of Africans to North America, serving as the start of America's complicated history of...
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