Friday, October 03, 2014
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
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Friday, October 03, 2014
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Responding to recent upheaval on college campuses against commencement speakers who might be considered too "controversial" for graduation day, Anne D. Neal, co-founder and president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, stated that the preoccupation with political correctness is counter-effective. She notes in an interview with the Washington Post: "the academy, in too many places, has...
Thursday, December 02, 1999, 12:00 p.m.
Sherrod Brown, U.S. Congressman from Ohio's 13th District, addresses the City Club. Click here to listen to audio
Thursday, September 23, 1999, 12:00 p.m.
Desmond Tutu, the South African social rights activist and first black Archbishop of Cape Town, receives a key to the City of Cleveland. Tutu was a vocal opponent of apartheid during the 1980s.
Friday, September 17, 1999, 12:00 p.m.
Julian Bond, selected as chairman of the board of trustees for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1998, speaks on the NAACP's mission "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all...
Friday, April 09, 1999, 12:00 p.m.
Brian Patrick Lamb, chief executive officer of C-SPAN, speaks about the channel's inception in 1977 and its launch in 1979.
Friday, December 11, 1998, 12:00 p.m.
Carlos M. Salinas, advocacy director for Latin America and the Caribbean at Amnesty International, USA, speaks about the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Click here to listen to audio
Friday, December 04, 1998, 12:00 p.m.
Ben Cohen, chairman of Ben & Jerry's Inc., speaks about his role as president of Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities. Click here to listen to audio
Tuesday, November 24, 1998, 12:00 p.m.
The Future of the Cleveland Browns
At the time of this forum, the Cleveland Browns were just 32 days old. The organization was being rebuilt after Art Modell sold the team to Baltimore at the end of 1995 season. The team had no players or coaches,...
Thursday, July 30, 1998, 12:00 p.m.
David Hopcraft, Executive Director of the Plain Dealer, and Former Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes, debate the question: are newspapers doing their job?
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