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Friday, June 07, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Derelict Paradise: Homelessness and Urban Development in Cleveland, Ohio
In his latest book, Derelict Paradise: Homelessness and Urban Development in Cleveland, Ohio, Dan Kerr shows that homelessness has deep roots in the shifting ground of urban labor markets, social policy, downtown development, the criminal justice system, and corporate power....
Friday, May 10, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
JUST ACTION: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law
When author Richard Rothstein joined the City Club in 2017 for his book The Color of Law, he argued with exacting precision how segregation in America—the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so...
Friday, February 02, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Propelling the Region and Its People Forward
The Center for Community Solutions (CCS) has a new President & CEO - Emily Campbell - who took over the helm at CCS in December 2023. Under her leadership, and in this next chapter for the organization, the work on...
Monday, January 29, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
A Conversation with Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu
What happens when you accept oppression, division or hate? Everyone suffers, says the Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu. Now 25 years after her father, Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke at The City Club of Cleveland, Rev. Tutu will join us to discuss...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 5:30 p.m.
Food Justice in Cleveland: Nourishing and Harvesting Equality
Doors open at 4:30pm with light refreshments. The event begins at 5:30pm. This is a FREE public event. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Food insecurity has skyrocketed in the United States, and hunger has worsened among households in 2022--with one...
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
The Next Generation of Philanthropy
Described by the Seattle Foundation as the "next generation of philanthropy," Alesha Washington joined as President and CEO in 2022 and leads one of the region’s largest community foundations devoted to advocacy, equity, and community organizing. In her new role at...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
From the best-selling author of Go the F**k to Sleep, famously narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, Adam Mansbach is back with his latest novel, The Golem of Brooklyn--which is a hilarious and satirical weaving of Jewish folklore and history...
Thursday, October 05, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity
In 1955, the integration of a lily white Cleveland suburb began with one Black family and an unexpected response from that family's new neighbors. While some had responded with the racism and bigotry common to that era, the neighbors welcomed...
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