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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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The lack of public comment at Cleveland City Council meetings has been a source of resident anger and frustration for decades. Except for a brief time in the 1920s and 1930s when the city was under a city manager form of government without an elected mayor, Cleveland City Council has not routinely held a space for public comment in its...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Up Next in State Policy Advocacy
According to Hannah Halbert, "Public policy put me here." She grew up in rural Kentucky, raised by her mother who held several jobs and wrote obituaries for the local paper. Social Security dependent benefits gave her mom security after losing...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
A Conversation with Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
Our country has just begun to emerge from one of the most significant mass disruptions to American education in our history. In its wake, parents across the country are asking more and more questions about how our schools are meeting...
Friday, June 10, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Elder Care: Connecting through Imagination, Joy, and Wonder
Our elders, especially those experiencing dementia and Alzheimer’s are often isolated in nursing homes or segregated in elder-care settings, making the final years of life feel lonely and devoid of meaning. But what if we could radically change how we...
Friday, June 03, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
The Changing Reality of Human Resource Management
Over the past two years, few have had a better view of workplace upheaval than human resource managers. In their roles, they oversee constantly evolving COVID-19 policies, are managing a new hybrid workforce, are addressing workplace inequities, and are tasked...
Friday, May 20, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History
Speeches have the power to educate, incite, and inspire. But for almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These “second speeches” provide a tantalizing, sometimes terrifying window into what could have been if not for changes of heart...
Friday, May 13, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines
The greatest threat to American democracy, says David Pepper isn't the high-profile antics of national politicians. In his new book, Laboratories of Autocracy, he posits that the greatest danger to democracy is in our own statehouses, and the dismantling of...
Thursday, May 12, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Youth Forum: Conquering Fear for Positive Change
This year, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage celebrates the finalists of our 14th annual Stop the Hate contest, and The City Club of Cleveland is celebrating the winners of The Hope and Stanley Adelstein Free Speech Essay Contest. The Stop...
Friday, May 06, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
2022 Law Day: The Constitution in Times of Change
The Constitution is the prevailing guiding document of law, values, and governance for our country. It has withstood some of the most turbulent times in our Nation's history and, during these times of change, is once again being put to...
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