Forums That Matter - Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland

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Winter & Spring 2025 Forums

To attend the Forums in person, join us at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Blvd. in Shaker Heights or live on Zoom.

The Community Forum 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.

If you’d like to receive notices of future forums or want to make suggestions, email forums@uucleveland.org.

School Vouchers: What’s the Effect on Public and Private Education?

January 19, 2025

Speaker(s): Dan Heintz, Cleveland Hts.-University Hts. School Board Member, Chardon Teacher, and Steering Committee Member of the Vouchers Hurt Ohio coalition; other speaker TBD Since the late 1990’s Ohio’s voucher ... Learn More

Antisemitism: What Gave it Birth? What Sustains It? How To Eliminate It?

February 2, 2025

Speaker: Rabbi Roger Klein, Congregation Mishkan Or, a new synagogue community of The Temple-Tifereth Israel and Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple. While the origins of antisemitism lie in factors as diverse ... Learn More

Presidential Voting Systems: Is the Electoral College the Best Method?

February 16, 2025

Speaker: Robert Alexander, PhD, Political Science, Founding Director, Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network The US Constitution dictates the Electoral College must determine the President and ... Learn More

Women Changemakers: Shaping the Political Landscape

March 2, 2025

Speakers: Katie Paris, Founder, Red Wine & Blue; Sue Dean Dyke, Founder, Mobilize the Vote NEO Red Wine & Blue and Mobilize the Vote are driving transformative change, from the ... Learn More

Immigration: Net Drain or Net Gain? Effects of Illegal Immigration on America

March 16, 2025

Speakers: Brian Hoffman, Attorney, Founding Executive Director, Ohio Center for Strategic Immigration,Litigation & Outreach (OCSILIO); Anne Hill, President, Americans Making Immigrants Safe (AMIS). We have heard about the perils and ... Learn More

Route to a Cleaner Energy Ohio

April 6, 2025

Speaker: Grant Goodrich, Executive Director, CWRU Great Lakes Energy Institute will provide an overview of the state of clean energy in Ohio, and discuss innovative technologies and strategies that are creating ... Learn More

100 Days In: A Town Hall on the Trump Administration

May 4, 2025

Moderators: Laurie Albright and Mark Weber, Activists Many Americans foresaw a catastrophic collapse of a lawfully governing democracy under a Trump administration, while a slightly larger percentage anticipated a golden ... Learn More

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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.