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.
To get in touch, email forums@uucleveland.org.
Racism, Health Care Inequities, and the Future
Speaker: Dr. Gregory Hall, MD Director, CSU Partnerships for Urban Health; Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine, and Former Chair, Ohio Commission of Minority Health. Covid-19 and other diseases disproportionately ... Learn More
The 2020 Presidential Election: What Happened?
Speakers: Tom Sutton, Political Science Professor, Baldwin Wallace, and Director, Community Research Institute Ohio has 8 million registered voters. Turnout was 55% in 2018. What was it in 2020? What ... Learn More
Crisis in Journalism, Democracy, and the Facts
Speaker: Brent Larkin, PD Columnist, and former PD Editor Democracy is based on the will of informed citizens. Truth and facts are the basis of journalism. Without public accountability, corruption ... Learn More
A Contested Presidential Election? What’s at Stake?
Speakers: Jonathan Entin, David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, CWRU The November election is happening against a backdrop of unprecedented social, political, and ... Learn More
Frank Talk on the Protest Movement
Speaker(s): Richard Perloff, CSU Professor of Communication; Rachael Collyer, Organizer and Program Director, Ohio Student Association; Melekte Melaku, ACLU Cleveland Organizing Strategist How effective are protests in changing systemic racism? ... Learn More
Covid 19: Research, Projections and the Future
Speaker: Dr. Amy Ray, MD, Director, Metro-Health System Infection Prevention, CWRU Associate Professor of Medicine; and Member, Infectious Disease Society of America Covid 19 research, tests, and clinical trials for ... Learn More
White Privilege, Daily Life and Racism
Speakers: Racial Justice Leadership Team, UU Congregation of Cleveland In what ways does white skin color provide tremendous advantage in our culture and everyday lives? Is this hierarchy of unearned ... Learn More
Navigating Psychological Effects of Covid 19
Speaker: Karen Hurley, Psychologist and Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine Along with increased time at home with family, the pandemic is causing a marked rise in stress, depression, suicide, ... Learn More
Police Accountability: Racism, Reforms and the Future
Speaker(s): Lewis Katz, Professor, CWRU School of Law; Ronnie Dunn, CSU Associate Professor of Urban Affairs; Kareem Henton, Cleveland Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter The U.S. has the highest prison population ... Learn More
Renewable Energy Action Plans – Is Your Town Included?
Speaker: Tom Bullock, Member, Local Government's Clean Energy Caucus and Member, Lakewood City Council Given global warming, city and suburban governments are collaborating via a Caucus to dramatically increase clean ... Learn More