Thursday, September 17, 2015
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Jen Bricker was raised to never say the word "can't." Born with no legs and put up for adoption right after, one might think this an insurmountable challenge. However, with the support of her adoptive family, she challenged herself to become an accomplished acrobat and aerialist. To add another layer to an already incredible story, Ms. Bricker found out in...
Monday, April 08, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
According to recent government data, Black infants in America are now more than twice as likely to die as white infants — 11.3 per 1,000 Black babies, compared with 4.9 per 1,000 white babies. This tragedy is linked to another...
Monday, April 08, 2019, 5:30 p.m.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the...
Saturday, April 06, 2019, 11:10 a.m.
FilmForum: Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
At the height of the Gilded Age, a period of time plagued by corruption and unethical business practices, Joseph Pulitzer was a champion of the working people and immigrants. Being an immigrant from humble roots himself, he used the success...
Friday, April 05, 2019, 4:25 p.m.
The El Centro medical system covers 22,000 square miles of northern New Mexico, a largely rural and critically underserved area. While providing care regardless of condition or ability to pay, the system itself is at risk. Employees leave continuously, opting...
Friday, April 05, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Start By Believing: Why Preventing Sexual Violence Starts With Listening to Survivors
From the rise of the #MeToo movement to allegations against high-profile celebrities, public officials, priests and powerful business executives, sexual violence has never been more prominent in our national headlines. In the midst of these news stories, an unprecedented volume...
Thursday, April 04, 2019, 4:50 p.m.
Directed by the team that brought us “Sustainable,” an essential rumination on the future of agriculture, Matt Wechsler and Annie Speicher follow in that film’s footsteps with RIGHT TO HARM. This time around, they are pointing the camera at factory...
Wednesday, April 03, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Don't Label Me: And Other Tips for Healing a Polarized America
It can be argued that fear of the “other” has become somewhat of a hallmark on American life. Nearly every day, we hear political leaders, pundits, and voters alternately express fear and concern about Muslims, progressives, young African-American men, refugees...
Tuesday, April 02, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
For the last three years Yemen, one of the poorest Arab countries, has been devastated by a civil war that has killed nearly 10,000 people and pushed millions to the brink of starvation. Propelled by the Arab uprisings in 2011,...
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