Speaker(s): Phyllis Harris, Director, LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland; Dr. Henry NG, Physician, Cleveland Clinic Center for LGBT+Care; Ayron Evans; Ellie Turan Gender exists on a spectrum. Trans and non-binary … Continue reading Gender Issues, Challenges, and New Directions
Speakers: Will Tarter, Public Policy and External Affairs Associate, Center for Community Solutions; Mary McNamara, Director, Cleveland Department of Aging Aging in place works! Cleveland is home to more than 70,000 … Continue reading Age Friendly Cleveland and My Future: What’s Coming?
UUCC Forum: The Economy and Covid-19
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 … Continue reading Renewable Energy Action Plans – Is Your Town Included?
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 … Continue reading Police Accountability: Racism, Reforms and the Future
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, … Continue reading Navigating Psychological Effects of Covid 19
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 … Continue reading White Privilege, Daily Life and Racism
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 … Continue reading Covid 19: Research, Projections and the Future
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? … Continue reading Frank Talk on the Protest Movement
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 … Continue reading A Contested Presidential Election? What’s at Stake?
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 … Continue reading Crisis in Journalism, Democracy, and the Facts
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 … Continue reading The 2020 Presidential Election: What Happened?
