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Thursday, June 17, 2021
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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It's vital that there be accurate and inclusive representation of LGBTQ people in the stories we tell. Are the right people telling these stories? If not, why?
Earlier this year, the LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD released its annual Where We Are on TV report. For the first time in five years, the overall representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,...
Friday, October 30, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
Mayoral Debate: State Representative George V. Voinovich and Pat Sweeney
The City Club hosts the Cleveland mayoral debate between incumbent mayor George V. Voinovich, Republican and Ohio state representative, Patrick Sweeney, Democrat. Click here to listen to audio
Friday, October 09, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
Major General Richard V. Secord, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, discusses the debate on whether the federal government should sell the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) to Saudi Arabia. Although a controversial issue among the...
Friday, June 05, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
Wage and Price Controls: The Missing Ingredient
Congressman Ronald Mottl of Ohio's 23rd District speaks on the importance of wage and price controls as the missing ingredient for economic growth. He discusses the threat of inflation and crippling interest rates in Ameria, especially in the Cleveland region,...
Friday, May 29, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
21st Century Models for Sex, Marriage, and the Family
Robert Rimmer, author of The Harrad Experiment, speaks on sex, marriage, and the family. Mr. Rimmer is known for his open criticism of monogamy as a social norm, and elaborates upon a nonmonagamous familial stucture. He is a proponent of...
Friday, May 22, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
Transition: The Worldwide Effort to Create a Sustainable Society
Lester Brown − founder of the Worldwatch Institute, the first research institute devoted to the analysis of global environmental issues − discusses the worldwide effort to create a sustainable society. While president of the Worldwatch institute, Brown established the Worldwatch...
Friday, May 15, 1981, 12:00 p.m.
South Africa: Today and Tomorrow
Percy Qoboza, journalist, author, and outspoken critic of the apartheid government in South Africa, speaks on the South African present and future. He details the links between South Africa's racist policies and waning international peace. Mr. Qoboza appeals to the...
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....
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