Explorations of the American Dream Part 2 at Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A

Presented in partnership with Case Western Reserve University

Join the second of two robust conversations about the American Dream by participants sharing diverse viewpoints from across political, social, economic, and cultural spectrums. A performance of the opera, La Fanciulla del West, follows the day’s presentations.

3:00 – 5:00pm | Cleveland’s Cultural DNA and The American Dream: Past, Present, and Future
Co-presented by The City Club of Cleveland and in partnership with Ideastream Public Media

Rick Jackson, moderator, Ideastream Public Media Senior Host/Producer

Regennia N. Williams, PhD
Distinguished Scholar of African American History and Culture
Western Reserve Historical Society

Cynthia Connolly
Director of Programming
The City Club of Cleveland

Michael Jeans
Chief Executive Officer
Growth Opportunity Partners

Marcia Moreno, MA
Founder & President
AmMore Consulting

Karis Tzeng
Vice President of Planning
Midtown Cleveland

This panel will examine how the idea of the American Dream has played out in Cleveland, starting with the displacement of Indigenous people at the founding of the city. While Cleveland’s role in both the Underground Railroad and later the Great Migration held out hope for access to opportunity, that hope was often undermined by policies that shaped economic reality throughout the 20th century and up to the present day. And as we look toward the future for our city, we will dream together about the creation of opportunity across our diverse communities.
 

Learn more about the first part of this conversation, Puccini’s La fanciulla del West and its influences: placing the opera into a perspective at 12:00 – 2:00pm.