Friday, August 18, 2017
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Friday, August 18, 2017
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
There is an emerging groundswell of support for criminal justice reform and efforts to end mass incarceration in the United States. Recently, art collector and philanthropist Agnes Gund donated $165 million from the sale of a rare painting to raise money for criminal justice reform.
Ohio's prison population has increased 15 percent since 2005, giving the state the
Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Leading up to the November 7, 2017 general election, The City Club of Cleveland will be featuring conversations on Ohio ballot measures. Issue 2 "requires state agencies to not pay more for prescription drugs than the federal Department of Veterans Affairs...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Unequal Opportunity: Overcoming Educational Inequality
There is arguably no more significant topic in education than the role of educational inequality - the unequal distribution of academic resources including school funding, access to books and technology, and qualified and experienced teachers to communities that are historically...
Friday, October 20, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Why Border Enforcement Backfired
For the last few decades, a key element of U.S. immigration policy has been border enforcement - especially along on the U.S.-Mexico border. Since the early 1990s, Congress has steadily increased funding for border patrols and authorized the building of...
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Nine candidates competed in the 2017 Cleveland mayoral primary. The final two candidates are Frank G. Jackson and Zack Reed. Jackson, elected in 2005, is Cleveland's 57th mayor and is seeking his fourth four-year term. If elected, he will become Cleveland's...
Monday, October 16, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Global climate change is not just an emerging threat to the environment and public health, it is a current threat to both. Climate change stresses natural ecosystems, undermines our health and wellbeing by contaminating the air we breathe, the water...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Friday, October 13, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
The Future of Imagination: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and How We Shape Our World
Last summer, U.S. cities found themselves overwhelmed with thousands of people disrupting public spaces while playing Pokémon GO, an augmented reality (AR) game which overlays digital images onto what is seen in real life. Virtual reality (VR), which places the...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Ohio 2018: Meet the Candidates
In 2018, Ohio will elect new statewide office holders. Leading up to the election, the City Club will be hosting conversations with candidates seeking statewide office. On March 13, Connie Pillich announced her candidacy for Governor of Ohio. An Air Force...
Friday, October 06, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
The Future of Puerto Rican Statehood
This forum is canceled. Congressman Gutierrez and Oscar Lopez Riveria will remain in Puerto Rico to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. In January 2017, President Obama commuted the sentence of perhaps the most recognizable Puerto Rican nationalist, Oscar...
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