CCWA Event
From Tires to Technology: How Goodyear is Shaping an Evolving World of Transportation
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United States(As the CEO of a multinational corporation, Rich Kramer is leading The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company through an evolution of mobility and transportation that is taking place around the globe. From its world headquarters here in Northeast Ohio, Goodyear has continuously reinvented its business during its 125-year history to adapt to the conditions and…
International Women of Courage: Honoring the 2023 Awardees
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe International Women of Courage Award given by the U.S. Secretary of State recognizes extraordinary women from around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equity, and the empowerment of women and girls, in all their diversity, often at great personal risk and sacrifice.…
Cleveland International Film Festival: Freedom on Fire
Allen Theatre Complex 1407 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Council on World Affairs is honored to partner with the Cleveland International Film Festival in the showing of Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom. Join us in experiencing this groundbreaking documentary, which can be screened at the Allen Theatre on Saturday, March 25, or streamed online from April 2 through April 9, 2023.…
How the UN is Tackling Global Crises: An Insider’s Perspective
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesThe world has always been managing crises. From armed conflict to climate change and pandemics, the United Nations is the place where the international community gathers to attempt to solve them. Effective communication about these challenges and the responses to them is one of the keys to global cooperation. The United Nations’ top communications official…
Young Professionals Networking Event
Collision Bend Brewing Company 1250 Old River Road, Cleveland, OHThe Cleveland Council on World Affairs’ Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) invites you to connect with other globally-minded young professionals. There will be appetizers available with a cash bar. YPAC is a body of young professionals who support the work of CCWA in its efforts to engage young professionals and students in our programming. YPAC…
CCWA Centennial Open House & Day of Giving
812 Huron Rd E. Suite 620 812 HURON RD E, 620, CLEVELAND, OH, United StatesIt’s time to celebrate! The Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA) was founded in 1923, which means that this year we are turning 100 years old. Join us as we celebrate this milestone birthday! The Cleveland Council on World Affairs is commemorating this momentous occasion with a very special birthday party: CCWA's Centennial Open House…
Educator Workshop: Inclusion and Peacebuilding
In honor of International Peace Day, CCWA will co-sponsor a virtual workshop for educators and others interested in peacebuilding to discuss the relationship between conflict and displacement, as well as the unique experiences and challenges faced by women, youth, and people with disabilities who are displaced. The workshop will conclude with a small group activity…
Cleveland LEADS: Leadership, Exchange, and Diplomacy Scholars Program
812 Huron Rd E. Suite 620 812 HURON RD E, 620, CLEVELAND, OH, United StatesShow the World How… Cleveland LEADS Do you have what it takes to be a leader in an increasingly globalized world? How do topics such as global awareness, international complexity and diversity, intercultural understanding, and global competency impact what we do everyday in Greater Cleveland? How can young professionals shape the region of Northeast Ohio…
The Bin Laden Papers: Exposing the U.S. Misunderstanding of Terrorism
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesRegistration is closed for this event. In early May 2011, U.S. Special Operations Forces raided Usama Bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where he was hiding and ended his leadership of al-Qaeda, the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. How accurate were U.S. assessments of al-Qaeda’s capabilities and its leader’s plans? A national…
Cleveland LEADS: Leadership, Exchange, and Diplomacy Scholars Program
812 Huron Rd E. Suite 620 812 HURON RD E, 620, CLEVELAND, OH, United StatesShow the World How… Cleveland LEADS Do you have what it takes to be a leader in an increasingly globalized world? How do topics such as global awareness, international complexity and diversity, intercultural understanding, and global competency impact what we do everyday in Greater Cleveland? How can young professionals shape the region of Northeast Ohio…
Cleveland LEADS: Leadership, Exchange, and Diplomacy Scholars Program
812 Huron Rd E. Suite 620 812 HURON RD E, 620, CLEVELAND, OH, United StatesShow the World How… Cleveland LEADS Do you have what it takes to be a leader in an increasingly globalized world? How do topics such as global awareness, international complexity and diversity, intercultural understanding, and global competency impact what we do everyday in Greater Cleveland? How can young professionals shape the region of Northeast Ohio…
Global Education Roundtable
812 Huron Rd E. Suite 620 812 HURON RD E, 620, CLEVELAND, OH, United StatesThe Cleveland Council on World Affairs invites teachers and others interested in global education to a Global Education Roundtable. Together we will explore how to bring the world to local classrooms and how to implement global education strategies. Attendees will share best practices and ideas for the classroom. CCWA will share additional resources for educators…