Wednesday, May 23, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, authorizing the Secretary of War to place Americans of Japanese descent in internment camps. At the time, Fred Korematsu, an American born in the U.S. to Japanese parents, became a fugitive until he was arrested by military police, placed in an internment camp, and...
Monday, October 19, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Braver Angels & City Club Debate: Should We Abolish the Electoral College?
The City Club of Cleveland and Braver Angels, a nonprofit citizens' organization uniting red and blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America, are collaborating on Braver Angels 2020 virtual debate. But it's likely not the kind of debate...
Monday, October 19, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Balance in Play: The Future of the Supreme Court of Ohio
The Ohio Debate Commission (ODC) organized a virtual event moderated by journalists featuring four candidates vying for two Ohio Supreme Court seats: Justice Sharon Kennedy and challenger John P. O’Donnell, a judge on the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, and...
Friday, October 16, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
As in past iterations of growth and development, U.S. cities are driven by technological innovation. Now that the digital era is here, what can Cleveland do to seize the opportunities presented by new technologies to create a more inclusive and...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Youth Forum: How Youth are Impacting and Getting Involved in Politics
Historically, the United States has one of the lowest rates of youth voter turnout in the world. For Americans under 30-years-old, the voter turnout rate is nearly 38 percentage points below the rate of eligible voters older than 60. This disparity...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
ODC Ohio Supreme Court Judicial Candidates Forum
Four candidates vying for the two 2020 Supreme Court of Ohio seats participated in a virtual forum organized by the nonpartisan Ohio Debate Commission (ODC). The topics covered were identified with guidance from an advisory panel composed of two former Ohio...
Friday, October 09, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Caring for Educators in the Trauma-Informed Environment
Over the last few months, our nation's educators have been forced to be in a constant state of revaluation of educational practices to ensure that all children can continue to thrive during online learning and distance-learning. As the foundations of...
Wednesday, October 07, 2020, 8:00 p.m.
Vice Presidential DebateWatch2020
The first presidential debate, held in Cleveland on Tuesday, September 29, is in the history books. Next up is the only vice presidential debate between candidates Michael Pence and Kamala Harris. It's being held at The University of Utah on October...
Wednesday, October 07, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
2020 Congressional Candidate Forum
Join us for the chance to hear from congressional candidates vying for seats in Ohio's 9th, 11th, 14th, and 16th districts. Incumbents in these races have declined to participate. The forum will be divided into four 20 minute segments. Each candidate...
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