Forums That Matter Archive
This Archive contains information and available recordings for Forums since January 1, 2020.
All Forums since January 1, 2017 have been recorded and most are available on our YouTube page.
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Helping Kids Understand Gender Diversity: Are There Consequences?
Join in person or via Zoom Speaker: Vanessa Jensen, PsyD, Psychologist, Director, Cleveland Clinics GUlDE program, which provides support for youth questioning gender identity. While Americans are generally unified in ... Learn More
Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood (Discussion)
Part 2 of 2-Part Special Forum Event In a political moment in Ohio where adoption is often invoked as an abortion alternative, what can we learn from the experiences of ... Learn More
Make Your Home More Comfortable, Eco-Friendly, Affordable
Join in person or via Zoom Speakers: Alberto Alas, AIA, LEED Architect, Alas Consulting; Martin Berry, Certified Energy Auditor, President, Berry Insulation The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is the ... Learn More
Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood (Zoom)
Part 1 of 2-Part Special Forum Event In a political moment in Ohio where adoption is often invoked as an abortion alternative, what can we learn from the experiences of ... Learn More
The Fifth Estate: 21st Century Watchdogs
Join in person or via Zoom Speakers: Mark Naymik, Managing Editor, News, Signal Cleveland digital newsletter; Phil Trexler, Editor-in-Chief, The Marshall Project-Cleveland. With financial constraints on print newspapers of the ... Learn More
Does the U.S. Supreme Court Have Credibility?
Join in person or via Zoom Speaker(s): Cassandra Burke Robertson, JD, MA, MPA, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Professional Ethics School of Law at Case Western University; Shih-Chun ... Learn More
ArtificiaI Intelligence: Stunning Advances, Vital Questions, Regulations
Speaker(s): Vipin Chaudhary, PhD, Chair, CWRU Computer and Data Sciences Department; Craig Nard, JD, CWRU Law Professor and Director, Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology & the Arts Artificial Intelligence is ... Learn More
Politics, Policy & Economic Action
Speaker: Mark Sniderman, PhD, CWRU Weatherhead School of Management, former Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Federal Reserve raised interest rates 5 times in 2022. How much ... Learn More
Plastics Are in Us
Speaker(s): Randi Pokladnik, PhD, retired Research Chemist, Environmental Activist; Emily Obringer, Conservation Program Coordinator, Sierra Club In an attempt to move from carbon-based fuels, including Ohio-fracked natural gas and oil, ... Learn More
Medicare Privatization
Speaker: J.B. Silvers, PhD, CWRU Weatherhead School of Management and School of Medicine Medicare is being “privatized” via Medicare Advantage (MA), the corporate alternative to traditional Medicare. MA is publicly ... Learn More
