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.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
City Club's chefs are back in the kitchen! While we host virtual forums during this time of social distancing, our large catering kitchen sat idle until we learned Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) needed help preparing meals for those in need. Our friends at LMM receive product from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank that is then turned...
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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.) East Bay student who...
Monday, April 06, 2020
by Peter Robertson, President, Laurel Springs School In 25 years as an Ohio resident, I’ve played many roles in public education: parent (both children went to public schools K through 12), taxpayer (I voted for every operating and capital levy presented to me, and rang doorbells for two), school district administrator (Cleveland CIO), charter co-author (E-Prep),...
Monday, April 06, 2020
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.) Law banning public worker...
Wednesday, April 01, 2020
I miss all of you. We all do. The whole team has been working very hard to keep you connected with virtual forums on different aspects of the crisis (public health, the impact on the economy, and policy responses). And members of our team have been reaching out on the phone to check in on...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
During this time of “social distancing” and “shelter-in-place,” the City Club is presenting virtual forums to keep our community connected and informed. At the beginning of our virtual City Club forum on the CARES Act, we were “Zoombombed” by an individual who shared inappropriate content. Unaware of this Zoombombing phenomenon, we quickly ended the Zoom...
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