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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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The crisis in Venezuela has been making headlines for years. As violence erupts in the streets, people without food, water, or electricity have been fleeing the country in droves. Unsustainable economic practices compounded by Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian reign has created the perfect storm for a national catastrophe, and has inspired enormous demonstrations throughout the country, uniting people of all walks...
Friday, April 24, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
A Constructive Alternative Budget
Congressman Walter E. Fauntroy, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, discusses what he terms a "compassionate and constructive alternative" to politics as usual. He elaborates on the balance of trade problems in the U.S. economy, advocating for a restructuring of...
Friday, April 10, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
The Medical Implications of Nuclear War
Dr. Helen Caldicott, Founder and National President of Physicians for Social Responsibility, speaks on the medical implications of nuclear war. She urges the City Club to consider nuclear weapons not as a political or economic matter, but as medical issue. Dr....
Friday, March 27, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
Acid Rain: A Continental Challenge
Raymond M. Robinson of the Canadian Environmental Protection Service speaks on the continental challenges of acid rain. Citing the interdependence of the United States' and Canadian economies, Mr. Robinson warns that acid rain must be treated as a corporate issue...
Friday, February 06, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
The Orchestra and its Place in the Community
Lorin Maazel became the Orchestra's fifth Musical Director in 1972. After having conducted nearly 100 of the Orchestra's concerts each year since, he is preparing to leave Cleveland for Vienna. Maazel speaks about the influence of music and music-makers in contemporary...
Thursday, May 29, 1980, 8:30 a.m.
Senator Ted Kennedy, Democratic candidate for President of the United States, addresses the City Club on what would have been John F. Kennedy's 63rd birthday. He initially planned to deliver a major foreign policy address. Instead, upon learning President Carter would...
Friday, May 16, 1980, 12:00 p.m.
Remarks from Presidential Candidate George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush's frist visit to the City Club forum was June 2, 1972, when he was United States Ambassador to the United Nations.On August, 14, 1974, he returned as Republican National Chairman. On June 25, 1976, he delivered an...
Friday, March 28, 1980, 12:30 p.m.
On Doing the Possible: The Women's Equity Planning Project
Mareyjoyce Green, Chair, Women's Equity Planning Project; Associate Professor of Sociology, Cleveland State University, speaks about "On Doing the Possible: The Women's Equity Planning Project." Photo: Cleveland Memory Project
Friday, March 14, 1980, 12:00 p.m.
Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton, Catholic Diocese of Detroit, speaks about his trip to Iran, where he was one of three religious leaders to visit the hostages in Iran in December of 1979. Click here to listen to audio
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