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.
Friday, October 01, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Giving Power to Community Voice
Philanthropy has a bit of a reputation problem, according to some recent City Club speakers. Authors Anand Ghirdardas (Winners Take All) and Edgar Villanueva (Decolonizing Wealth) both pointed out the top-down way in which philanthropic institutions around the country have...
Thursday, October 07, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Journalism and the Environmental Movement: Amplifying Voices Through Local Action
Virtual Forum
In Cleveland and across the country, decades of deliberately racist policies and planning decisions have caused tremendous environmental harm to Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Disproportionate exposure to air and water pollution, climate change (flooding, high heat...
Friday, October 08, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Preparing for the Jobs of Tomorrow
Businesses in sectors like hospitality and retail are experiencing some of the highest labor shortages in decades. While traditional workforce systems help individuals learn new skills for in-demand jobs, experts are saying that skills alone won’t address the challenges before...
Monday, October 11, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland Mayoral Debate: Voters First
Virtual Forum
After months of campaigning, the results of the September primary elections have narrowed seven candidates down to two. On Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Clevelanders will have a chance to cast their votes for their city's next mayor. The City Club of...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
A Conversation with Mayoral Candidate Justin M. Bibb
Virtual Forum
In the final days leading-up to November 2nd general election, The City Club will host one-on-one virtual conversations with the two Cleveland Mayoral candidates. Justin M. Bibb is a Cleveland native who grew up in Mt. Pleasant on the southeast side...
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
A Conversation with Mayoral Candidate Kevin M. Kelley
Virtual Forum
In the final days leading-up to November 2nd general election, The City Club will host one-on-one virtual conversations with the two Cleveland Mayoral candidates. Kevin J. Kelley was born in Cleveland and received his JD degree from Cleveland State University Marshall...
Friday, October 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
League Leaders: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the NBA and WNBA
In-Person Forum
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) have been leaders among professional sports leagues in addressing issues of inequality and social justice. Their players have been broadly outspoken on topics ranging from mental health to police...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Youth Forum: 100 Seconds to Midnight*
Climate Change is Already Here. Now What?
*This program is not affiliated or endorsed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, creators and managers of the Doomsday Clock. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday Clock in 1947 as metaphorical gauge alerting humanity to how close...
Friday, October 29, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Disinformation and Democracy: Civic Discourse in the Digital Age
2021 City Club Annual Meeting
More than 150 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville noted that it is easier for the public to accept a simple lie rather than a complex truth. With the advent of digital and social media and today’s diverse, highly polarized society,...
Friday, November 05, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Hope & Redemption: Fighting for Equity in America’s Legal System
In-Person Forum
At 17 years old, Jarrett Adams was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to 18 years in a maximum security prison. He served 10 years before being exonerated with the help of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. Adams would then...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
The World-Wide Reverberations of Jamaica’s 18th Century Slave Revolts
Virtual Forum
Novelist Marlon James and Historian Vincent Brown will crack open their ideas in a unique conversation centered on Jamaica. The island is a lynchpin in world history, and a wellspring of world culture. Both men won an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award...
Thursday, November 18, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Youth Forum: Reimagining Education Post-COVID-19
Virtual Forum
The year 2020 sparked massive change in education as a result of the pandemic, equal parts highlighting innovative ways of teaching kids as well as the ways in which education has fallen short. Prior to this year, the way in...
Friday, November 19, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Cuyahoga County is poised to build a new justice center--a construction project that is much more than just a new building. It's a unique opportunity to either create the conditions for criminal justice reform to truly take hold, or to...
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