Forums That Matter Archive - Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland

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.

To get in touch, email forums@uucleveland.org.

Will Resource-Hungry Data Centers Devour Ohio?

Speaker: Molly Bryden, Researcher for Climate & Sustainability at Policy Matters Ohio. Interest in data centers and their impacts is growing day by day as the public becomes increasingly aware ... Learn More

RESCHEDULED: How to Lower the Temperature: Guidance on Listening & Learning in Divided Times

Speaker: Dan Moulthrop, CEO, The City Club of Cleveland. Are you dreading a Thanksgiving argument with Uncle Al over your opposing political beliefs? Did a controversial speaker ignite loud boos ... Learn More

Midterm Election: Perspective from the League of Women Voters

Speakers: Dawn Ellis, Co-President, Board of League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland and Marcia Goldberg, former Co-President, Board of League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland. New local and ... Learn More

Community Conversation

Moderator: John Bacon, UUCC Member Community Conversation - Your Thoughts on Today’s Headlines Join us for this conversation, when you will be the speaker and every viewpoint matters. Grab a ... Learn More

The Disease That Steals the Self

Speaker(s): Dr. Martha Sajatovic, CADRC Core Leader of Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement; researcher, professor, psychiatry and neurology, CWRU Understanding Alzheimer’s and the Fight for a Cure In the United States, ... Learn More

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Speaker: Dr. Po-Hao (Howard) Chen, MD, MBA, Vice Chair of Artificial Intelligence for the Diagnostics Institute and Medical Director for Enterprise Radiology Informatics at the Cleveland Clinic What We Gain, What We ... Learn More

Belief and the Ballot

Speaker: Joseph White, CWRU Political Science Professor and Director, Public Policy andGraduate Studies How Religion Shapes U.S. Politics Religious affiliation profoundly shapes American politics, influencing not only how people vote ... Learn More

Property Tax Debate in Ohio

Speaker: Zach Schiller, Research Director, Ohio Policy Matters How Can/Should We Pay for What We Need? Ohioans’ frustration over rising property taxes is driving a wave of legislative and constitutional ... Learn More

The Divided States of America

Speaker: Earl Leiken, Senior Fellow, Levin College of Public Affairs & Education,CSU and Lecturer, Siegal College of Lifetime Learning, CWRU; former Mayor,Shaker Heights How Did We Get This Way? Why ... Learn More

Confronting Authoritarianism

Speaker: Cherie Strachan, PhD, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics History shows a familiar pattern: regimes weaken the press, universities and ... Learn More

Forums open to the community have been a distinctive part of UUCC’s tradition for many years.

During Forums That Matter, leading experts and leaders present current, thought-provoking forums on a wide variety of issues that affect us as individuals, the communities in which we live and the world beyond.

Attendees from both inside and outside the congregation exchange views and participate in stimulating question-and-answer sessions to create a stronger, more accountable, informed community.

The forums support the Unitarian Universalists’ fourth principle, “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” They encourage personal reflection, social action and individual and collective growth for all who attend.

On the first and third Sunday mornings during fall and winter, the forums are held both virtually and in person at the Shaker Heights location. They break new ground in the continuing search for truth and importance of serving others.