Cleveland LEADS: Leadership, Exchange, and Diplomacy Scholars Program
Show 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…
Spotlight on the Environment: Debriefing COP27 and the Global Water Crisis
The United Nations Climate Conference (COP27 ) held in Sharm el-Sheik in November 2022 resulted in a landmark agreement to develop a dedicated fund to assist developing countries in responding to loss and damage that may result from climate change. A delegation of Cleveland leaders traveled to Egypt to participate in the conference and witness…
Hosting Opportunity: Fulbright Welcome Weekend Brazil
CCWA is looking for internationally-minded host families for Fulbright scholars from Brazil on February 10-12, 2023. CCWA will be partnering with Ohio University to host 40 Brazilian Fulbright English language instructors in Cleveland for the weekend. All Fulbright scholars speak English. They are here in Ohio for an orientation program and will come to Cleveland…
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…
Academic WorldQuest 2023 at Cleveland State University
Fenn Tower 1983 E 24th St, ClevelandAcademic WorldQuest is a national competition in which teams of high school students test their knowledge about international affairs, U.S. foreign policy, and current events. Teams compete over 10 rounds of trivia during this fun and competitive event. The winning team will have the option to participate in the national conference April 28-29, 2023 to…
Dinner Hosting: NGO Management
CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on March 11. Participants are in Cleveland on an exchange project called NGO Management. Participants are from ten different countries from around the world. This project is part of the U.S. Department of State's Interantional Visitors Leadership Program. Dinner…
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…
Dinner Hosting: Journalists from Cameroon
CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on Sunday, April 16. The participants are journalists and media experts from Cameroon who are in Cleveland on an exchange project called "Countering Disinformation." Dinner Hosting FAQ No need for an elaborate multi-course meal. Dinner does not need to…
Lessons from the Edge: Ukraine in Crisis | A Luncheon Event
The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United StatesReflecting on the events that led to her removal as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine in 2019, Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch has a stark but hopeful story to tell of the dedication of foreign service officers and her own career. Moving up through the ranks of the State Department, Yovanovitch leveraged her intelligence and work ethic to…
Dinner Hosting: Countering Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism to Combat Hate
CCWA is looking for internationally minded individuals and families to host international exchange participants for dinner on April 28. Participants are in Cleveland on an exchange project called Countering Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism to Combat Racism & Identity-Based Hate. Participants are from Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. This project is part of the U.S. Department…