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.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
No City Club forum in recent memory has resonated as strongly as our June 8th event on our region's struggles with economic development. As soon as the speech ended and the Q and A began, we knew this was the first of what would inevitably become a series of conversations about the future of our...
read onMonday, July 30, 2018
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.) Newark judge says...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Jon J. Pinney's visit to the City Club continues to be an important topic in Cleveland, with not only the current state of affairs a point of discussion, but the city's future as well. Several local media outlets have spoken on the state of Cleveland's economy and beyond: 1.) City Club Speaker Calls for New Leaders and...
Monday, July 23, 2018
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.) Experts talk hate speech,...
Monday, July 23, 2018
Historian and author James Robenalt visited the City Club to discuss his new book, Ballots and Bullets: Black Power Politics and Urban Guerrilla Warfare in 1968 Cleveland, and explore the role Cleveland played during the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. raised money for bail during his Birmingham campaign in the spring of 1963...
Friday, July 20, 2018
by Richard Moon, Distinguished University Professor, University of Windsor “Newspapers across Europe reprinted cartoons Wednesday ridiculing the prophet Muhammad, saying they wanted to support the right of Danish and Norwegian papers to publish the caricatures, which have ignited fury among Muslims throughout the world.” Washington Post, Feb. 2, 2006 “Do I think Faith Goldy’s back story is...
Are you a guardian of free speech?
A gift to support our Guardians of Free Speech Campaign will ensure the growth of civil, civic dialogue for generations to come.
Upcoming forums
We create conversations of consequence to help democracy thrive. Here's who is speaking next at the City Club. Be challenged. Learn something new. Join us.
Student engagement
Since its creation 30 years ago, over 30,000 students have participated at the City Club. Discover the different ways that students can get involved, here.
1317 Euclid Avenue, Suite 100
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
1 of 22
