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Friday, June 13, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
A Youth Justice Collaborative - A Vision for Systems Change
Members of the Youth Justice Collaborative believe it is time for our public leaders, courts, and communities to prioritize effective interventions, rather than rely on “tough-on-crime” approaches that criminalize adolescence. Through the Collaborative, they have supported transformative grassroots efforts that...
Friday, March 21, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
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...
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal
Trauma surgeon and professor Dr. Brian H. Williams has seen it all: gunshot wounds, stabbings, and traumatic brain injuries. Dr. Williams is also an Air Force Academy graduate, a Harvard-trained physician, a former congressional health policy advisor, and a nationally...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Healthy Beginnings: Supporting Maternal and Infant Vitality
According to the Ohio Department of Health, the infant mortality rate not only serves as a key indicator of maternal and infant health but is also an important measure of the health status of a whole community. And this year at...
Thursday, October 17, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Take Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon's Fight for Health Justice
Dr. Ala Stanford knew she wanted to be a doctor by the time she was eight years old. But role models were few and far between in her working-class North Philly neighborhood. Her teachers were dismissive, and the realities of...
Friday, July 12, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
The Power of Cycling: A Journey of Healing and Community
UPDATE: This forum has reached capacity for online registration! Walk-ins are welcome, but based on availability. If you previously reserved a spot, but are no longer able to attend, please email Stacy Holmes at sholmes@cityclub.org so others may have the...
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