Friday, March 23, 2018
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The City Club of Cleveland
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Friday, March 23, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Growing up in rural Zimbabwe without electricity or running water, Tererai Trent was married at age 11, had three children by age 18 - all the while yearning for an education that seemed to be a dream hopelessly out of reach.
With the help of Heifer International and other aid organizations, she persevered, moving to the United States and obtaining a...
Friday, September 22, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
They Can't Kill Us All: Law Enforcement, Race, and Justice
On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown was shot by police officer Darren Wilson in the northern St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Within the next year, Eric Garner in New York, Tamir Rice in Cleveland, and Freddie Gray in Baltimore were...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 4:30 p.m.
Is this Land My Land?: Diversifying America's Parks
African-Americans represent 13 percent of the national population, but only represent seven percent of visitors to the National Park Service. The reasons for this disconnect are varied: for many, the outdoors evokes lynchings, trauma, and flight from slavery and discrimination....
Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 4:00 p.m.
Anatomy of Justice: The Mystery of Plea Agreements
The Sixth Amendment guarantees that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.” And yet, in today's criminal justice system, very few cases go to trial. Instead, most cases...
Monday, September 18, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
CCMV: What's the Real Threat? White Nationalism, Xenophobia, and the Politics of Division
The recent violence in Charlottesville is one painfully visible reminder of the division, distrust, and hateful extremism that is on the rise in the United States. Since January, there have been more than 65 bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers...
Sunday, September 17, 2017, 2:00 p.m.
For Freedoms Town Hall Discussion: Freedom From Fear: MIGRATION
MOCA Cleveland is partnering with For Freedoms, an artist-run Super PAC founded by artists Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, in a two-year residency focused on a series of free, quarterly Town Hall discussions. Co-produced with The City Club of...
Friday, September 15, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
On September 17, 2017, the United States will celebrate the 230th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. The U.S. Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services celebrates that entire week and encourages Americans "to reflect on the rights and responsibilities...
Friday, September 08, 2017, 12:00 p.m.
Life and Literature of Isabel Allende
In 1981, Isabel Allende began her first book, The House of the Spirits, as a letter to her 100-year old grandfather who was dying in Chile. The book was immediately an international bestseller and launched her career as the most...
Friday, August 25, 2017, 11:00 a.m.
2017 Cleveland Mayoral Primary Debate
Mayor Frank G. Jackson is seeking a fourth four-year term as Mayor of Cleveland and he is facing eight challengers. The top two finishers in the September 12 primary will advance to the general election on November 7. In keeping with...
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