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Friday, April 19, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
The Changing Landscape of Arts & Culture in Northeast Ohio
Be sure to arrive by 11:30am to support our student essay contest winners! Nathan Cook, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy; and Caroline Dunn-Helton, Cleveland School of the Arts will join us to read their winning essays prior to the forum! To...
Friday, April 26, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Fair Chance Housing: Removing Barriers After Incarceration
The 2024 Charles R. See Annual Forum on Reentry featuring Yusuf Dahl
Be sure to arrive by 11:40am for the chance to view a short documentary with the speaker, in advance of the forum! According to the Eight Point Plan for Housing Justice in Cuyahoga County, those with criminal records are ten times...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
2024 Law Day with Former US Attorney Barbara McQuade
In democracies, the people rule. For nearly 250 years, Americans have expressed their political views and wishes by speaking their minds and voting in elections. Yet, the information we consume, and a well-informed public is crucial to the health of...
Friday, May 03, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Leveraging Historic Gifts for High-Impact Equitable Community Change
Last month, billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced she was gifting $640 million to 361 small nonprofits out of 6,000 that responded to an open call for applications. It was another round of jaw-dropping and transformative gifts that Scott pledged to...
Friday, May 10, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
JUST ACTION: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law
A Conversation with Author Leah Rothstein
When Author Richard Rothstein joined the City Club in 2017 for his book The Color of Law, he argued with exacting precision how segregation in America—the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so...
Friday, May 17, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Independent Journalism in an Era of Polarization
A Conversation with Jodi Rudoren, Editor-in-Chief of the Forward
As the world’s eyes follow the Israel-Hamas war, the recent Iran attack, and the repercussions on American campuses and beyond, the need for rigorous reporting and respected journalism has never been more essential. The Forward is the nation's most widely...
Friday, May 31, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
The Truth About Lethal Means, Suicide Prevention, and Mental Health
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than half of suicides are by firearm; and nearly 90 percent of suicide attempts involving firearms are fatal, compared to 5 percent of all other suicide attempts. Suicide ideation...
Friday, June 07, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Derelict Paradise: Homelessness and Urban Development in Cleveland, Ohio
In his latest book, Derelict Paradise: Homelessness and Urban Development in Cleveland, Ohio, Dan Kerr shows that homelessness has deep roots in the shifting ground of urban labor markets, social policy, downtown development, the criminal justice system, and corporate power....
Friday, June 14, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
At Paid Leave for All, they know families, and the nation, are strongest when we all have time to heal from illness or injury, welcome a new child, or help a loved one recover or ease their passing. Yet today,...
Friday, June 21, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
How False Beliefs about Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy (and How to Fix It)
Author Jeff Fuhrer knows the narratives used to shape the economy, and he believes those narratives need to change. Fuhrer is an economist, and has been active in economic research for more than three decades--including the Federal Reserve Bank of...
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