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, January 17, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women: A Conversation with YWCA USA CEO Margaret Mitchell
Three years after moving into the national spotlight as CEO of YWCA USA, Margaret Mitchell is undoubtedly still considered a local hero right here in Northeast Ohio. Recognized for her successful efforts to declare racism a public health crisis in...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Phones in Schools: Balancing Learning, Safety, and Freedom
This student-led forum, the first of the Spring semester, offers an opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue about Ohio's new cell phone policy. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill (HB) 250, requiring each school district and community school to adopt...
Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Innovations in Workforce Development: Highlights from Companies Getting Results
Successful companies innovate every day and create products and value for their customers. Efforts to build a robust workforce are no different. Here in Northeast Ohio, manufacturing leaders are innovating, testing, and scaling new ways to solve their talent needs....
Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Guarding the Land: A Conversation with the 2024 American League Manager of the Year
On November 6, 2023, Stephen Vogt was named the 45th manager of the Cleveland Guardians. He joined the club just two years after finishing his major league career and stepping into the seemingly unfillable shoes of Terry Francona. At the...
Thursday, January 30, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
INHERITANCE: Exploring the Underlying Causes of the Opioid Epidemic in America
A Special City Club Film Screening
The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that about one out of every eight kids in America grows up in homes with a substance use problem. And according to the CDC, Fentanyl was responsible for nearly 70% of drug overdose...
Friday, January 31, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement
A Conversation with Fox News Political Analyst and Author Juan Williams
More than a century of civil rights activism reached a mountaintop with the arrival of a Black man in the Oval Office. But hopes for a unified, post-racial America were deflated when Barack Obama’s presidency was met with furious opposition,...
Friday, February 07, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
10 Years of Cleveland's Consent Decree
Since 2014, the City of Cleveland has been under a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice to address a finding that the division exhibited an unconstitutional pattern or practice of excessive force. The investigation that led to that...
Friday, February 14, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
What is Needed to Promote a Viable & Sustainable Urban Resurgence
The fateful year 2020 brought dramatic challenges to American cities. The COVID-19 pandemic and the civil unrest caused by the killing of George Floyd led to a cascade of negative media stories about cities, often politically motivated. It seemed possible...
Friday, March 14, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
2025 High School Debate Championship
For more than two decades, The City Club of Cleveland has hosted the annual High School Debate Championship. Every year, the top two area high school debaters square off in a classic "Lincoln-Douglas" style debate at a Friday forum. This allows...
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