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Friday, September 20, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Shifting Suburbs: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Cleveland's Inner Ring
Neither fully urban nor completely suburban, America’s older, inner-ring, “first” suburbs are facing a unique set of challenges including job and industry loss, a declining tax base, aging populations, and outmoded housing and commercial buildings. The 20 inner ring suburbs...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Tuesday, September 24, 2019, 5:00 p.m.
Over the past 50 years, shuttered factories and lost jobs have become familiar stories in the Rust Belt communities of the Mahoning Valley. With politicians, Governor Mike DeWine and organizations like America Makes, The Regional Chamber, and the Tech Belt...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 7:30 a.m.
Israel's Elections: What Happens Next?
On September 17, Israel will hold another round of elections after Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, failed to forum a governing coalition. After winning an election in April, Netanyahu and his Likud party faced challenges from within their right-wing coalition,...
Thursday, September 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
If you would like to register a table for this event, please contact Tiffany France at 216.350.5571. In January, Cleveland was selected by Say Yes to Education, a national nonprofit organization that works to make college affordable, as the next site...
Friday, September 27, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul
2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the beginning of forced migration of Africans to North America, serving as the start of America's complicated history of indentured servitude, slavery, and structural inequity that reverberates today. As America grew and flourished, the conflict...
Tuesday, October 01, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
The Battle over Brexit and the Future of Europe
European observers are currently focused on the United Kingdom as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has committed to leading Britain out of the European Union (EU) on October 31 "with or without a deal." However, the great uncertainty surrounding British...
Wednesday, October 02, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Apple, Antitrust, and Irony: What Americans Really Think About Competition
Earlier this summer, the federal government began looking into tech giants and whether they are violating antitrust laws. The four, Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook, are under scrutiny to determine if their practices stifle competition. This isn't the first time a...
Friday, October 04, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office
Throughout history, the American presidency was — and arguably still is — the most powerful office in the world. In The Impossible Presidency, historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the America's highest office from the limited role...
Thursday, October 10, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Ten women, all contributors to Yes She Can! 10 Stories of Hope & Change from Young Female Staffers of the Obama White House, are on a mission to "share diverse stories of public service, in order to inspire others to...
Friday, October 11, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Coming Out and Coming Back: Building Respect and Acceptance in the Workplace
This forum is sold out. For questions or concerns, contact Tiffany France at 216.350.5571. Billy Bean is the only openly gay current or former Major League Baseball (MLB) player alive today. From 1987 to 1995, he played for the Detroit Tigers,...
Monday, October 14, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
How the Federal Budget Symbolizes a Broken Political System
Join us for a conversation with Paul Stebbins on the fiscal and political environment and how it has never been more perilous. Trillion dollar deficits are set to return within the next two years with our already record high national...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power will visit to discuss her new memoir, The Education of an Idealist. Samantha Power is the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Transatlantic Trends: Ties and Transactionalism in a Time of Trump
Is democracy an endangered species? It certainly faces increasing threats around the globe. After the fall of communism, political scientists agreed that nations generally evolved towards democracy. As markets opened and capitalism spread, democracy’s emergence was thought to be inevitable....
Thursday, October 17, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Making A Difference Through Education: A Broader and Bolder Approach to School Reform
Students from low-income families typically experience a variety of pressures outside of school that influence their academic performance within school. Poor health and nutrition, concerns related to violence and crime, and housing instability are just some of the issues that...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Friday, October 18, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
For the People, by the People, in a Digital Age
Can technology be a force for good — in government? Jennifer Pahlka, Founder and Executive Director of Code for America (CfA), thinks so. Described by The Washington Post as “the technology world’s equivalent of the Peace Corps or Teach for...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Remarks from Attorney General Dave Yost
Dave Yost became Ohio’s 51st Attorney General on January 14, 2019, bringing to the office his extensive experience rooting out fraud, holding the corrupt accountable, and reforming government. After working as a Columbus Citizen Journal reporter, he began his public service...
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War
Join the City Club for the next installment in our Book Club series as we discuss The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War by Andrew Delbanco. Winner of...
Friday, October 25, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Remarks from Alex Johnson, Ph.D.
Opened in 1963, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is Ohio's first community college and remains one of the state's largest community colleges, serving more than 51,000 students each year. To date, more than 900,000 county residents have come through Tri-C's doors. As...
Friday, November 08, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Desk 88: Eight Progressive Senators that Changed America
Since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown has sat on the Senate floor at a mahogany desk with a unique history. In his newest book, Desk 88, he tells the story of eight of...
Friday, November 15, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The New American City: The Big Promise of our Midsize Metros
Mick Cornett is the longest-serving Mayor of Oklahoma City and is credited with its transformation from a forgettable city in "flyover country" to one of America's most dynamic midsized cities. During his time in office, Newsweek called him one of the...
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
White-Collar, Blue-Collar, and Gig Workers: What Is The Future of American Labor?
Despite low unemployment rates and a steady growth of new private-sector jobs, it can be argued that workers and organized labor are in their worst state since the early 1930s. Today's average wage has the same purchasing power as it...
Friday, November 22, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Uncertain Future of Title IX
Title IX, passed in 1972, guarantees that all institutions that receive federal funding must provide equal opportunities, facilities, and supplies to students regardless of their gender. But in the ensuing decades, it has been interpreted and expanded to also protect...
Friday, December 06, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Leadership in a Time of Crisis
First elected to the Dayton City Commission in 2005, Nan Whaley was the youngest women ever chosen for a Commission seat. She was elected as Dayton’s mayor in 2013 by a double-digit majority. In 2017 she was re-elected mayor without...
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