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Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Combating Eviction: The Role of Right to Counsel in Housing
Earlier this year, the Northeast Ohio community came together through the One Community Reads program to read Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an American City by Matthew Desmond. The vicious cycle of eviction and poverty presented in the book spurned...
Thursday, November 29, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
After Issue 1: What's the Future of Ohio's Drug Policy?
In the 2018 general election, there was only one statewide measure on the ballot: Issue 1, To Reduce Penalties for Crimes of Obtaining, Possessing, and Using Illegal Drugs. Issue 1 was a constitutional amendment that if adopted, would reduce the number...
Friday, November 30, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Tickets for this forum are no longer available. For more information, please call the City Club at 216.621.0082. On November 8, 2016, the Very Rev. Tracey Lind was diagnosed with early stage frontotemporal dementia, a form of early-onset dementia that affects...
Monday, December 03, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
As The World Turns: Democracy, Liberalism, and New World Orders
A recent study from Harvard’s Yascha Mounk and the University of Melbourne’s Stefan Foa found that, among American millennials, one quarter surveyed felt that “choosing leaders through free elections” is unimportant, and only 19 percent felt military takeover is illegitimate...
Tuesday, December 04, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Remarks from Governor John Kasich
John Kasich was elected the 69th Governor of Ohio in 2010. He turned an $8 billion shortfall into a $2 billion surplus, cut taxes by $5 billion, and has created more than 460,000 new jobs. He also broke from his...
Friday, December 07, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Antisemitism: The New Unease in Europe and the U.S.?
Antisemitism, often considered one of history's oldest hatreds, is making headlines across the globe. A 2013 study by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that, 33 percent of Jews in Europe indicated they have personally experienced antisemitic harassment....
Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
The Midterm Elections Are Over: What's Next?
The 2018 midterm elections are over. Americans voted in historic numbers - early projections from the U.S. Elections Project estimate that 49 percent of the nation's voting-eligible population, nearly 116 million people, cast a ballot. Now, we're at a point of...
Friday, December 14, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
The Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton has had a distinguished career in law: he clerked for the late Justice Antonin Scalia, has been a federal judge for more than 15 years after being appointed in 2003 by President George W. Bush,...
Friday, January 11, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Ohio 2019: Searching for Statewide Solutions
After the midterm elections, Republicans will maintain control of the state's highest offices. Upon assuming office, Governor-elect Mike DeWine will confront a myriad of policy challenges including crafting Ohio's next two-year budget, improving public education, addressing workforce development needs, combating...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Once described by The Washington Post as “the most interesting mayor you’ve never heard of,” Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has improbably emerged as one of the nation’s most visionary politicians. Buttigieg was first elected mayor...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
To kick off a yearlong celebration of its first 150 years, Cleveland Public Library's executive director and CEO, Felton Thomas, will provide unique insights into the Library's storied past to frame his vision for the future, including how a new...
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