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Sunday, May 24, 2015
Marian Wright Edelman—born 75 years ago in small-town Bennettsville, S.C.—was named for the great contralto Marian Anderson. The founder of the Children’s Defense Fund still lifts up her voice. During her third appearance at the City Club of Cleveland, Edelman peppered her talk with notions that seem boiled down over the decades: God did not make two...
read onWednesday, May 20, 2015
Dr. Erica Groshen, head commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), provided a snapshot of today’s national, statewide, and regional recovering labor market. She spoke to an informed audience on May 19 as part of the City Club’s Business Leaders Series. Groshen highlighted the challenges the post-recession economy still faces while emphasizing the importance...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Bryan Stevenson needs no notes. Not for his TED Talk, not for his Daily Show appearance, and not for his 40 minutes on stage in Cleveland. Some 800 people made reservations to hear him—so many that his host, Facing History and Ourselves, moved the event to a larger auditorium at Cleveland State University. As Stevenson entered, the assembly was...
Monday, March 23, 2015
We’re just under halfway through another amazing Cleveland International Film Festival! Last week, we told you about the first eight FilmForums sponsored by the City Club. Today you’ll hear about our last 4! We’ve had a great time meeting you and facilitating some amazing discussions, which we hope will continue through the festival and beyond!...
Thursday, March 12, 2015
We’re partnering with the Cleveland International Film Festival once again to present 2015’s FilmForum series. Each panel should be about an hour long, following the conclusion of the screening. Yesterday, we listed the first four panels, and today is part 2 of our FilmForum schedule! Saturday, March 21st @ 6:15 pm - Most Likely to...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
The most exciting week of the year in the CLE is nearly upon us! The Cleveland International Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday, March 18th. The City Club is once again partnering with CIFF on FilmForums, a set of panel discussions that will take place immediately after 12 different screenings at the festival. Our first...
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