Come Home for the Holidays and Make Connections to Stay
If you and your friends are interested in coming home to Cleveland, consider attending Home Sweet Cleveland, an annual gathering for Cleveland business leaders, returning students and potential boomerangers to casually share and learn about opportunities to live or work in Greater Cleveland.
Home Sweet Cleveland is hosted by Global Cleveland and the Cleveland Leadership Center. The festive event will take place from 4-6 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel on Euclid Avenue with a view onto Winterfest, the city’s tree lighting ceremony.
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A Day in the Life of An International Newcomer Entrepreneur Contest
Are you an International Newcomer who has started your own business? Do you know a New American with the entrepreneurial spirit who drives innovation and fuels the local economy? If so, Global Cleveland wants to hear your story!
To promote International Newcomer economic development initiatives and recognize Cleveland’s International Newcomer community for its important contributions and entrepreneurial spirit, Global Cleveland is collaborating with Global Great Lakes Network and New American Media for a story contest, A Day in the Life of an International Newcomer Entrepreneur.
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Northeast Ohio Career Openings In October 2014
In September, Cleveland-area job postings climbed to 70,757 openings according to OhioMeansJobs (OMJ), which reports online advertisements from employers. Over the past four years, job openings across the region have fluctuated between 45,000 to 75,000 per month. The 2014 monthly reports are among the highest, ranging between 65,000 to 70,000 openings.
According to OMJ, there are many entry-level jobs. Sixty percent of jobs listed in September require only a GED or high school diploma. Just over half of available jobs in the region pay middle-income salaries ranging from $30,000 to $79,000 a year.
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International Newcomer Welcoming Hub Opens at Cleveland Heights Library
On October 18th a pilot program for Cleveland Heights’ first community “Welcome Hub” opened at the Noble Road Library. US Together, a Displaced Persons resettlement agency, was instrumental in creating the Hub in order to serve the growing number of Displaced Personss settling in Cleveland Heights. The Welcome Hub is collaboration between the City of Cleveland Heights, Cleveland Heights School, Heights Libraries, US Together, Welcoming Heights and Global Cleveland.
The Welcome Hub provides newcomers to Cleveland Heights access to Global Cleveland’s portal, globalcleveland.org, through dedicated computer terminals in the library. The portal is a resource for anyone in Northeast Ohio to access information about living and working in the region. Programming to serve the evolving needs of the community, in addition to personalized assistance from volunteers, will be added over time and announced through the Welcome Hub partners.
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International Newcomers Welcome In Cleveland Neighborhoods
Throughout October public forums discussing “What it means to be a global welcoming community” have been held across Cleveland. Hosted by Global Cleveland, the City’s Community Relations Board and Cleveland City Council, the conversations are designed to address questions and concerns from the community about newcomers, both foreign and domestic, arriving to live in Cleveland.
Through panel discussions with International Newcomers and Displaced Personss, each conversation has unearthed how Cleveland residents view the importance and challenge of attracting and welcoming new people into the city. Access to jobs is a common concern in the conversations. Rather than taking opportunities from current residents, panelists have responded that International Newcomers and newcomers more commonly create jobs, or take jobs that native residents don’t want.
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International Students at CWRU Join First Annual #CLEConnect
International students represent some of the world’s best and brightest talent. The Cleveland area can benefit greatly from their skills and connections and that is why Global Cleveland works with area colleges and universities to assist them in finding jobs in the region and connects them to opportunities.
For the first time, Case Western Reserve University’s office of International Affairs is hosting “#CLEConnect: Meet, Greet, and Build an American Network.” Scheduled on Monday, November 17th from 5 - 7 p.m., the event will connect international students to Cleveland’s internationally focused young professional groups.
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A View of the World with Cleveland Council on World Affairs
As the Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA) approaches its centennial anniversary, it is finding new ways to connect Clevelanders to important international issues. For example, on October 8th, it hosted two experts on “The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria” at the Happy Dog bar in the Gordon Square Arts District. Dr. Hugh Roberts, Professor of North African and Middle Eastern History at Tufts University and Dr. Pete W. Moore, Associate Professor of Political Science at CWRU agreed that the problem in Iraq is a political, rather than religious, problem and originated from the region’s destabilization during the Iraq War.
This month the CCWA also awarded its 2nd annual Global Impact Award to Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution, former Deputy Secretary of State and native Clevelander. The honor was created to celebrate “individuals and organization whose actions have had positive impact in helping to create greater understanding and cooperation among people or countries around the world.”
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CLEVELAND ANTICIPATES FLOOD OF Displaced PersonsS FROM IRAQ, SYRIA
On October 30th, Cleveland City Council and the City’s department of Health are hosting the “First Displaced Persons Summit” to inform public officials and residents about facts and misconceptions regarding Displaced Personss.
In partnership with the Displaced Persons Services Collaborative (RSC) of Greater Cleveland, the summit coincides with an anticipated influx of Displaced Personss from war-torn countries in the Middle East.
Organizer Councilman Joe Cimperman wants Cleveland to open its doors to the new Displaced Personss. He stated, “In the next 24 months, we are going to feel the effect of conflicts in Syria and Iraq for sure. I’m sad that they are forced to flee their countries, but why can’t Cleveland be that welcoming place?”
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“Global Cleveland and You” Community Conversations
Starting in October, Global Cleveland, in partnership with the office of Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland City Council and the City of Cleveland’s Community Relations Board is convening a series of community conversations on "What It Means to Be a Welcoming City."
The "Global Cleveland and You" community conversations will provide an opportunity for Cleveland residents to discuss the growth of the city's International Newcomer populations and their impact on community life. The goal is to provide recommendations to the City and Global Cleveland that become the basis for a community-wide welcoming plan that fosters diversity, inclusion and opportunity for all residents.
From the Desk of Joy Roller, President of Global Cleveland
Where the World Intersects
From September 12th - 22nd, I had the great pleasure of accompanying Murat Gurer from the Niagra Foundation and nine other professional women from Cleveland on a trip to Turkey.
In addition to four days in Istanbul, we visited ancient ruins in Ephesus, Cappadocia (the historical region of rock formations in Central Anatolia) and the beautiful Mediterranean coast of Antalya.
The Niagra Foundation’s mission is to promote social cohesion by fostering civic conversations and sustained relationships between people of different cultures and faiths. This objective was accomplished on our trip through meetings with journalists, women’s groups, university leaders, hospital administrators and city government officials.
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