Friday, May 22, 2015
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Friday, May 22, 2015
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
The United States has the second highest child poverty rate among 35 industrialized countries despite having the largest economy in the world. A child in the United States has a 1 in 5 chance of being poor and the younger she is the poorer she is likely to be. Growing up poor has lifelong negative consequences, decreasing the likelihood of...
Thursday, May 10, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
2018 State of Downtown: Enhancing Mobility
This forum is sold out. Across the country, there is renewed interest from residents to be near urban centers. American corporations, once regulated to vast suburban office parks, are moving back into cities, drawn by their energy, vibrancy, and diversity...
Tuesday, May 08, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Health and Wellness: In Praise of Vice, Happenstance, and Hope
From diet and exercise to meditation and positive thinking, it appears most Americans, at some time or other, seek a pathway to better or more improved health. And the first place they often turn to is not the doctor's office,...
Friday, May 04, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Separation of Powers: Framework for Freedom
President Dwight Eisenhower established the first Law Day in 1958 to mark the nation's commitment to the rule of law. In 1961, Congress issued a joint resolution designating May 1 as the official date for celebrating Law Day, which is...
Thursday, May 03, 2018, 5:30 p.m.
No Joke About It: Speechwriting for President Obama
President Barack Obama was known for his commanding stage presence and deft public speaking skills. Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley described him as "one of the great orators of American history." To many, part of what made President Obama's speeches so...
Friday, April 27, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Finding a Path to Equity: Media's Role in Advocating for Cleveland's Youth
Over the last several years, the percentage of Cleveland's children living in poverty has increased steadily, topping out at 52 percent in a report released late last year. The barriers faced by these children and their families are enormous -...
Thursday, April 26, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Ohio Ballot Beat: The Bipartisan Congressional Redistricting Reform Amendment (Issue 1)
Gerrymandering, the process of manipulating district boundaries to provide an advantage to one political party over another, is facing increased scrutiny. Major partisan gerrymandering cases are ongoing in several states - including a few pending with the United States Supreme...
Friday, April 20, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Help Wanted: Training for Tomorrow's Jobs Today
The United States is experiencing a rapid and profound transition from an industrial economy to a digital, global, and knowledge-based and service-based economy. Like much of America, our city and region hasstruggled with this economic transition. The Two Tomorrows, a...
Monday, April 16, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
CCMV Views & Brews: Fighting for the Future: School Safety, Gun Control, and the March for our Lives
Stoneman Douglas represents the 8th U.S. mass school shooting this year. As schools around the country seek ways to impose tougher security measures in the wake of this latest deadly school shooting, many are looking at neighboring urban districts for...
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