On January 14th, via Zoom (7:00 PM - 8:15 PM) we will continue the spirited discussion begun on December 6th, when UUCC co-sponsored the inspiring community forum titled "Injustice to JUSTICE." If you missed the forum, you are most welcome to join this discussion.RSVP: racialequitybuddies@gmail.com to request the Zoom link. The date January 14th is … Continue reading Injustice to JUSTICE discussion Continues
Group: The Community of Rainbow Affirming Youth (RAY) Who: LGBTQ+ Youth & Youth Allies (ages 12–18)Where: 21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights, OhioHow: Register your teen by emailing Valerie Hura at valerie.hura@uucleveland.org We hope you’ll help us share this opportunity and support LGBTQ+ youth in our wider community as we continue building spaces of affirmation, creativity, and belonging.
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 has America become so deeply divided — politically, culturally, and interpersonally? Drawing from a course he teaches at Siegal College, former Shaker Heights Mayor Earl … Continue reading The Divided States of America
Join Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC) as we kick off 2026 and celebrate 15 years of organizing together! GCC’s founding leaders will reflect on how and why they came together to build an organization in Cleveland, the most powerful lessons from the journey, and their vision for GCC’s future in a challenging moment: Olivet Institutional Baptist … Continue reading Power in Progress: Celebrating 15 Years of GCC!
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 proposals—ranging from limiting local levies to eliminating property taxes altogether. With inflation pushing up property values, tax burdens increase even without new levies. But if … Continue reading Property Tax Debate in Ohio
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 but also which policies they support. According to Pew Research, roughly 30% of Americans now identify as religiously unaffiliated—a group that includes atheists, agnostics, and … Continue reading Belief and the Ballot
Speaker: Dr. Lara Jehi, Cleveland Clinic's Chief Research Information Officer What We Gain, What We Risk It is said that AI won’t replace doctors, but doctors who use AI will replace doctorswho don’t. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping modern medicine. What began with simple tools such as automated transcription of patient interviews has expanded into … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
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, one in three Americans over the age of 80 is living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Nearly two-thirds of those affected are … Continue reading The Disease That Steals the Self
Moderator: TBD 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 seat and jump into a friendly chat about what’s happening in the world – one headline and one neighborly voice at a time. In person in Fellowship Hallor … Continue reading Community Conversation
