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Wednesday, April 08, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
How to Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Family Life Under COVID-19
Virtual Forum
The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed life as we know it. Statewide "shelter-in-place" orders, the closing of schools and nonessential businesses, and limiting social interactions with family and friends may be vital to preserving our physical health, but are likely...
Friday, April 10, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Maintaining Economic Health During a Crisis
Virtual Forum
Loretta J. Mester took office on June 1, 2014, as the 11th president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Dr. Mester began her career as an economist at the Philadelphia Fed in 1985, and has been...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Youth Forum: The State of Cleveland Sustainability
Virtual Forum
In Our Common Future, released in 1987, sustainable development is defined as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." According to NASA, we can no longer avoid climate...
Friday, April 17, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
How Will the Coronavirus Reshape Democracy?
Virtual Forum
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life across the globe, profoundly affecting supply chains, healthcare, and the economcy. The pandemic has also disrupted democracy and governance at a time where liberal democray was under threat from a worlwide rise in authoritarianism. Attempting...
Friday, April 24, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Forum
Over the last several weeks, reporters and public officials have been comparing the global outbreak of coronavirus to fighting a war. The metaphor conveys a sense of urgency and emergency and, many believe, may help mobilize a national response to...
Friday, May 01, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100
President Dwight Eisenhower established the first Law Day in 1958 to mark the nation's commitment to the rule of law. In 1961, Congress issued a joint resolution designating May 1 as the official date for celebrating Law Day, which is...
Friday, May 08, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Medical Aid in Dying: The Brittany Maynard Story
On New Year’s Day 2014, Brittany Maynard discovered that she had terminal brain cancer. After exhausting her medical options, Maynard and husband Dan Diaz moved from California to Oregon to give her access to the state's Death with Dignity Act....
Friday, May 29, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
At the Border: Policies, People, and How You Can Get Involved
Immigration has become one of the most hotly debated topics in our country. Recent immigration policies — from travel bans and visa restrictions to refugee caps and asylum changes to the construction of a border wall — are policies that...
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