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.
Thursday, December 09, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Youth Forum: Missing, but Not Forgotten
Navigating Missing Persons Investigations in the U.S.
Lauren Cho. Robert Lowery. Kylen Schulte. Crystal Turner. The discovery of the bodies of these missing people, among at least eight others who were found as authorities searched for Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie, has highlighted a disturbing question when it...
Friday, December 10, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
The Good Fight: 30 years of Jewish Leadership
In-Person Forum
For more than 30 years, David Harris has been leading the American Jewish Committee (AJC), one of the world's leading advocates for civil rights for Jews and a strong Jewish voice against discrimination of all kinds. As every era, these...
Friday, December 17, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
An Exit Interview with Dave Abbott
In-Person Forum
This forum is SOLD OUT. For more information, please contact Tiffany France at tfrance@cityclub.org. In early 2021, and after 18 years of service, David Abbott announced his retirement as president of the George Gund Foundation. He is one of several...
Friday, January 07, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Changing of the Guard: A Neighborhood Plan for the Next Era of Cleveland Leadership
In-Person Forum
In November, when Cleveland voters chose a political newcomer as their next mayor, the election outcome was part of a broader sea change in the civic sphere. A new generation of diverse leaders have a new vision for the future...
Thursday, January 13, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Good Medicine: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer
Virtual Forum
In her university classroom, Robin Wall Kimmerer begins the semester by surveying her students on their perceptions of human’s interactions with land. She routinely found that nearly all her students believed humans and nature are a bad mix. Furthermore, they...
Friday, January 14, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
2022: The Year (Ahead) in Politics
In-Person Forum
There may not be a presidential race, but it's hard to overstate the significance of the political year ahead. It's not just that 2022 brings the usual statewide contests--Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and so forth; Ohio has an...
Friday, January 21, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Now More Than Ever: Family Engagement and Student Success
In-Person Forum
Extensive research has shown the powerful impact of effective family-school partnerships on students, parents, teachers, and schools. In fact, Dr. Mapp joined the City Club in 2017 to talk about the importance of community supported education. Now, Dr. Mapp is back...
Science, Technology & Innovation
Friday, January 28, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Pushing Boundaries and Breaking Barriers for the Benefit of All
In-Person Forum
When Dr. Marla Pérez-Davis was growing up in Puerto Rico, there were some who doubted she could become an engineer. Today, Pérez-Davis is the first Puerto Rican-born woman to serve as the Director of any NASA Center, and the second woman...
Friday, February 25, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
In-Person Forum
Public transit is more than just busses, trains, and track. It’s economic development, equity of access, and one of our community’s greatest assets. In July 2021, the City Club welcomed India Birdsong to our Public Square series, where she discussed the...
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