Wednesday, April 18, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Columbine. Sandy Hook. And now Parkland. These names used to identify individual towns and schools but are now synonymous with mass shootings that have reignited the debate over gun control in America. In the wake of these school shootings, bag searches, metal detectors, and even arming teachers are options that have been either implemented or considered to assure the safety...
Friday, March 07, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Proof of Performance: Assessing the First 50 Days of Trump 2.0
The early days of the second Trump administration brought a dizzying number of policy and practice changes to the federal government. Through executive orders, directives, proclamations by social media, emails to federal employees, and statements to the press, President Trump,...
Wednesday, March 05, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On Afrofuturism in Fashion, Film, and Community
Marvel's 2018 film Black Panther not only broke box office records, it also changed perceptions of Black superheroes and African culture. As the first film to feature a Black superhero, the film's director and writers wasted zero time taking up...
Tuesday, March 04, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
From Crisis to Opportunity: Strategies for Housing Affordability and Ending Homelessness
This forum is SOLD OUT! Please contact Stacy Roper at (216) 621-0082 to be added to the waitlist. ---- As the nation continues to grapple with rising homelessness and rising housing costs, the need to create and preserve more affordable homes has...
Friday, February 28, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Amplifying the Voices of Black Women, A Project Noir Update
What does accountability in healthcare, workplaces, and educational systems look like for Black Women? This is the question that Enlightened Solutions, a nonprofit social enterprise and social advocacy think tank asked in their 2024 follow-up report to Project Noir. The...
Friday, February 21, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Man of Steel: A Conversation with Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves
Cleveland-Cliffs is not just a local household name in Northeast Ohio manufacturing and economic development. It is North America's largest flat-rolled steel producer and the largest supplier of automotive-grade steel in the nation. Since 2014, Lourenco Goncalves has been Chairman,...
Friday, February 14, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
The fateful year 2020 brought dramatic challenges to American cities. The COVID-19 pandemic and the civil unrest caused by the killing of George Floyd led to a cascade of negative media stories about cities, often politically motivated. It seemed possible...
Thursday, February 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Your City Club is partnering up with Cleveland Play House on Thursday, February 13th during the run of the Pulitzer Prize winning Hamlet adaptation “Fat Ham” by James Ijames. After the performance's conclusion, Michael Barakiva, Artistic Director at Cleveland Play House;...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Phones in Schools: Balancing Learning, Safety, and Freedom
Tickets to this RESCHEDULED forum are currently SOLD OUT. We hope that you will still join the LIVE STREAM to tune into the conversation. This student-led forum, the first of the Spring semester, offers an opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue...
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