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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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This March, many Ohio students will return to the classroom for the first time in a year, after schools first shut down because of COVID-19 last spring. Teachers, administrators and parents have worked tirelessly to educate these students, but most agree that remote instruction simply cannot replace the learning done in-person with a teacher and student face-to-face. Some educators and...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Dinner + Dialogue: From Digital Divide to Digital Equality
As of 2017, 34 million Americans - mostly those who are poor, people of color, elderly, or rural residents - do not have access to fixed high-speed Internet. Northeast Ohio is not immune to this trend. In 2015, a report commissioned...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Ohio 2018: Meet the Candidates
In 2018, Ohio will elect new statewide office holders. Leading up to the election, the City Club will be hosting conversations with candidates seeking statewide office. On January 17, 2018, Dennis Kucinich announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio. Kucinich is a...
Monday, February 26, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
As part of the One Community Reads program, the City Club's book club lunch will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning Evicted: Poverty & Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. This book discusses economic exploitation, inequality, and housing - all issues...
Friday, February 23, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Evicted at Home: The Realities of Housing in Northeast Ohio
In the prologue to Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, author Matthew Desmond points out how completely ordinary and common the eviction experience is in most cities across the nation. Though his Pulitzer Prize winning book, is reported...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Why Community Health Planning Matters (Now More than Ever)
Despite being home to some of the most innovative healthcare systems in the world, American citizens' life expectancy is oftentimes determined solely by ZIP code. Citizens living in poor, primarily minority communities - whether urban or rural - suffer from...
Monday, February 19, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
CCMV Views & Brews: Consequences of the Tax Reform Bill: Who Benefits? Who Doesn’t?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, one of the Trump Administration’s signature pieces of legislation, promises tax relief for the middle class, while simultaneously granting significant tax breaks to corporations. This promise has many wondering exactly how the plan will...
Friday, February 16, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Throughout human history, artists are often the vanguard of social commentary, helping us see the narratives of our communities in new ways (think Gilgamesh, Frida Kahlo, Aeschylus or Toni Morrison). Whether on the stage, on the page, or elsewhere, artists...
Friday, February 09, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Reinventing America's Schools: Creating a 21st Century Education System
When The Cleveland Plan was implemented in 2012, it brought various education changes, including an increased relationship between the charter school and public school systems. The Cleveland Plan wanted to emphasize excellence in education, regardless of the type of school....
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