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Provides a tool for teaching students how to negotiate, think critically, and communicate persuasively around complex world political and economic issues by participating in an exercise similar to actual issue discussions conducted by the adult United Nations. Delegates learn about a diverse host of cultures and countries. Service includes workshops to review parliamentary procedures and research skills.

211 Cleveland

Informs, provides opportunities, and encourages members and others to contact local, state, and federal legislators about pending legislation on a variety of issues. Provides speakers, workshops, hearings, and forums on public policy issues.

211 Cleveland

Provides a resource center as well as special continuing education and professional development workshops/seminars and conferences about topics such as the environment, global security, conflict management, classroom management, and cultural diversity. Maintains a resource library with materials available to the public and teachers. Holdings include materials about active teaching, arms control, conflict resolution, critical thinking, diversity, energy issues, environmental concerns, global security, international relations, military spending, multicultural issues, nuclear power and proliferation, nuclear waste, war and peace, youth violence, and bullying prevention. A program about environmental issues includes use of a large balloon and exercises to develop awareness about the environment.

211 Cleveland

Provides information, speakers, lectures, and literature on subjects related to non-violence, military spending, nuclear and conventional armaments, and the dangers of a militaristic society.

211 Cleveland

Provides forums and community roundtables to encourage new ideas and free thought. Forums generally include lunch, a speaker, and time for discussion. Featured speakers will answer unrehearsed questions from the audience. Addresses topics such as business, civil rights, government services, and nonprofit organizations. Offers membership for individuals, corporations, and nonprofit organizations.

211 Cleveland

Provides research and research reports, policy briefs and other printed documents about economic/related issues in Ohio. Also participates in mass media presentations about these same issues.

211 Cleveland

Provides a variety of information related to the process of electing and contacting local, county, state, and federal officials. Information includes candidates and issues in general elections, contact information for local, county, state, and federal officials that serve callers' districts, and resource publications on issues and government election procedures, including materials on how county government is structured. Schedules non-partisan meetings where candidates and issues are discussed during the general election season.

211 Cleveland

Provides nonpartisan information to the public on ballot issues and candidates, educates about the political process, and encourages voter participation. Publishes voter guides, press releases and general voting and issue information; hosts community education events; and sponsors "Candidate Forums" where local political candidates speak and take questions from the public.

211 Cleveland

Offers periodic forums, featuring speakers from a variety of countries, on topics related to world politics and economy.

211 Cleveland