Want to know what is on our minds? Find blog posts written here, by the City Club staff, members, and partners. Every week you can find a new edition of #FreeSpeech in the News — a collection of related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century that’s making the news. You’ll also find takes on current events, past forums, and issues surrounding Northeast Ohio. Read on for all things City Club.
Friday, June 10, 2022
The City Club of Cleveland warmly welcomes a new addition to our team this week, our summer intern, Makiyah Murray. Joining from the Summer on the Cuyahoga cohort, she will continue to work with us through early August. Makiyah is a rising second year scholar at The University of Chicago with the intended majors of...
read onThursday, May 26, 2022
If you’re a City Club member, frequent guest, or just a follower of our social media accounts, you’ll hear us speak often of #HaveGongWillTravel. We’ve learned that the City Club is a spirit, not a space, and we have discovered many City Club “homes” outside of our building at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and...
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Every now and then there’s a forum we place on the calendar that might make you upset. The speaker is so distasteful that you feel they shouldn’t be heard—not by anyone, and certainly not at the civic forum that you value and rely on. Usually, it’s a speaker of some significance or notoriety. We do this...
Thursday, May 05, 2022
Thank you to all the students who entered the 2022 Hope and Stanley Adelstein Essay Contest! We are excited to announce this year’s winners for the following prompt: In recent months there has been a lot of debate about Critical Race Theory (CRT) being taught in classrooms across America. The anti-CRT movement has inspired parents to voice...
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Every year, as part of our standard governance procedures, the board of The City Club of Cleveland nominates a slate of directors who will serve a three year term. This is process is laid out in Article V, Section 1 of the Constitution of The City Club of Cleveland, which states: Nominations may be made for...
Monday, April 25, 2022
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Opponents: Latest education bill...
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