{"id":1408,"date":"2026-01-13T22:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/?page_id=1408"},"modified":"2026-02-05T23:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:35:28","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1408\" class=\"elementor elementor-1408\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feab14f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"feab14f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e6dbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6e6dbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fbe72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27fbe72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 80th annual One World Day will be held on August 30, 2026!<\/p><p>One World Day has been an annual premiere event of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation since 1946. It is presented by Councilman Kevin Conwell, County Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell, and Mayor Justin Bibb.<\/p><p><strong>One World Day showcases nearly 50 diverse ethnic groups in the Cultural Gardens through music, dance, storytelling and much, much more. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>It&#8217;s the only day of the year that MLK, Jr. Blvd and East Blvd along the Cleveland Cultural Gardens are closed to traffic so the public can explore the Garden leisurely. With free parking, multiple modes of transportation include trams and shuttle buses, we invite you to Travel the World @ One world Day.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Become a sponsor by <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/mtNz8EhHmPhotF199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clicking this link<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p><p><strong>Solicitations, political campaign activities or signature collections will NOT be permitted at this event<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab5c72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ab5c72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0e502 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb0e502\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc71ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc71ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>One World Day | The official event of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation since 1946<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062b15f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"062b15f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbd367 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bbd367\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5052c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5052c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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Luther King Jr. Drive and East Boulevard in parkland between University Circle and I-90 along the Lake Erie shoreline. The gardens feature tributes to the poets, philosophers, peacemakers, composers and scientists who have contributed to world culture. There are 13 new gardens in development, and in 2025 the City of Cleveland improved access to this landmark by adding 14 parking spaces on St. Casimir Way, across from the Centennial Peace Plaza.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandculturalgardens.org\/\">Learn More Here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e5f6a e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99e5f6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2812d4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2812d4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec29448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec29448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Committees include:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Executive Director: <\/strong>Thomas Turkaly<\/li><li><strong>Producer:<\/strong>\u00a0Johnny K. Wu<\/li><li><strong>OWD C<\/strong><strong>h<\/strong><strong>airperson<\/strong><strong> \/ <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2025\/performances\/\"><strong>Performance<\/strong><b>s<\/b><\/a>:\u00a0Sheila M. Crawford, chair<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2025\/volunteer\/\">Volunteer<\/a>: <\/strong>Mike Gibbons, chair<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2025\/parade-of-flags\/\"><strong>Parade<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 and<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2025\/naturalization-ceremony\/\"> Naturalization Ceremony<\/a>:<a href=\"http:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2017\/index.php\/ceremony-and-naturalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Angela Shute-Woodson, chair<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2025\/become-an-exhibitor-vendor\/\"><strong>Vendor<\/strong><\/a>: Lisa Wong, chair<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/passport-to-peace\/\">Passport to Peace<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong>Oanh Loi-Powell, chair<\/li><li><strong>Garden\/Delegate Support: <\/strong>Oanh Loi-Powell, chair<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Marketing \/ Branding:<\/strong>\u00a0Dan Hanson, chair<\/li><li><strong>Logistic\/Setup\/Tear Down Coordinator: <\/strong>Martin Carlton<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79a02a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c79a02a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9223306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9223306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OWD-Postcard-Front-2026-1024x697.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OWD-Postcard-Front-2026-1024x697.webp 1024w, https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OWD-Postcard-Front-2026-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OWD-Postcard-Front-2026-768x523.webp 768w, https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OWD-Postcard-Front-2026-1536x1045.webp 1536w, https:\/\/clevelandoneworldday.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/OWD-Postcard-Front-2026.webp 1878w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 80th annual One World Day will be held on August 30, 2026! 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