Celebrate International Women’s Day with an honest, empowering conversation—created by women, for women. Join Metro West CLE for real talk about balance, boundaries, burnout, and the barriers women face in business—plus practical strategies to thrive without losing yourself. Secure your tickets here.
This monthly program welcomes Metroparks naturalists each month at moCa as they facilitate interactive workshops focused on nature-based themes. Each session features three nature stations inside moCa and outside our front door in Cleveland Metroparks’ Mobile NatureTracks, alongside an immersive artmaking experience led by Wave Space Studio. Observe, reflect, and create while exploring the shared […]
Emerging Leaders is hosting their 4th annual professional development panel on Thursday, March 12 at The Union Club. Young professionals increasingly want meaningful careers, and civic engagement is one of the most powerful ways to accelerate professional growth. This panel explores how volunteerism, committee work, and community leadership open doors to new industries, build personal credibility, and create unexpected career […]
Join Indivisible Akron for a hands-on series based on Do The Work! by W. Kamau Bell & Kate Schatz. Whether you’re just starting or deep in the work, this space is for learning, sharing, and growing together. Bring your workbook, your questions, and your courage.
Take a sweet escape to this nontraditional, sensor friendly prom. LGBTQIA+ high schoolers are invited to celebrate either dressed up or down. Attendees will be provided dinner and dessert. Location to be provided upon registration.
In Five Bullets, Elliot Williams vaults back to gritty 1980s Manhattan and reexamines the first major true-crime story of the cable news era. Drawing on archives and interviews with many main characters, including Goetz, Williams presents a masterful and vivid tale that also tells the origin stories of larger-than-life figures like Al Sharpton, Rudy Giuliani, and […]
Race at the Raffle is a signature community event that brings together friends, supporters, and local businesses for an evening of fun and impact in support of CANAPI’s mission. Critical funds will be raised for basic needs care and essential services for LGBTQ+ individuals and those affected by HIV in our community. At a time when these resources are more […]
Hosted by Sara Shookman, "For Women, Forever" is an annual fundraiser and celebrartory night honoring the women of Summit County. This year's theme is "Strength in Action" and will feature the announcement of this year's grant recipients and a fireside chat with 2026 Judith A. Read Tribute Award recipient Bernett L. Williams, chief engagement officer […]
We're excited to invite you to a special meet and greet to welcome Joe Worthy, the Community Life Collaborative's new Program Manager. Join us on Wednesday, April 1 from 5:30-7:00 PM at the Family Life Center, 16349 Chillicothe Rd., Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023 to connect with Joe, spend time with our team, and learn more about the work […]
In her lecture, "We Refuse," historian Kellie Carter Jackson looks beyond this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women, with emphasis on gun ownership. Carter Jackson examines other, no less vital tactics that have shaped the Black struggle, from the restorative […]
Tune in as Sierra Club Ohio educates about the problems associated with plastic pollution, as well as potential solutions to the challenge, and what’s being done about it in Ohio. Highlight will be the community-based “Sustainable Stores” model that has been successfully implemented in Cuyahoga County and in jurisdictions outside of Ohio.
Learn from Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD, LCP on the practices and burgeoning technological interventions important in the healing processes of racial trauma. Anderson is a licensed clinical psychologist and CEO + Founder of RACE Space Inc. and Associate Professor at Columbia University’s School of Social Work. Her scholarship focuses on applied coping strategies to […]
The CLC hosts subject specific events throughout the year that align with our respective Community Programs. Our non-profit will also have immersive ways to connect through public events and fundraisers periodically.