Wednesday, September 20, 2017
4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Edgewater Beach House
6500 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Cleveland, Ohio 44102
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Edgewater Beach House
6500 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway Cleveland, Ohio 44102
African-Americans represent 13 percent of the national population, but only represent seven percent of visitors to the National Park Service. The reasons for this disconnect are varied: for many, the outdoors evokes lynchings, trauma, and flight from slavery and discrimination. Others simply feel excluded as parks and outdoor activities are largely led by whites.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 12:00 p.m.
Rocco Landesman, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, speaks about creative placemaking and using the arts to drive community revitalization.
Friday, September 16, 2011, 12:00 p.m.
Isabel Wilkerson, Director, Narrative Nonfiction Program and Professor of Journalism, Boston University College of Communication and Author, speaks about her book "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Greatest Migration."
Friday, September 09, 2011, 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Gregory H. Williams, The 27th President of University of Cincinnati, speaks about life on the color line: a candid perspective on race in America.
Friday, September 02, 2011, 12:00 p.m.
The Honorable Maen Rashid Areikat
The Honorable Maen Rashid Areikat, Chief Representative, Palestine Liberation Organization Delegation to the U.S., speaks about his ambassadorial function to the U.S., especially concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Friday, August 26, 2011, 12:00 p.m.
Matthew P. Hoh, Director, Afghanistan Study Group and Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy, speaks about "how do we end America's longest war?"
Friday, August 19, 2011, 11:00 a.m.
Emma Fraser Pendleton, Project Manager, TurnAround for Children, speaks about the importance of transforming urban education for today's youth.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 12:00 p.m.
Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, speaks about Palestinian Unilateralism and what a declaration of statehood and action at the U.N. means for the peace process.
Friday, August 12, 2011, 12:00 p.m.
Former Senator John Warner and Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn
Former U.S. Senator John Warner, Senior Policy Advisor to the Pew Project on National Security, and Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, CNA Military Advisory Board Member, speak about accelerating the clean energy economy and enhancing energy security.
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