Speaker(s): Meryl Johnson, retired teacher and member, Ohio Board of Education, District 11; Felton Thomas, Executive Director & CEO, Cleveland Public Library; Owen Ganor, Student, Rocky River High School. Moderator: Margaret Nash, PhD, educator, author of Mad River, Marjorie Rowland, and the Quest for LGBTQ Teachers’ Rights In 1974, an Ohio guidance school counselor was … Continue reading Censorship
Speaker: Alex Czayka, Chief Conservation Officer, Western Reserve Land Conservancy Natural lands that could fall prey to commercial developers can be conserved and restored for future generations with the assistance of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. The Conservancy has permanently protected almost 70,000 acres of land, helped create and expand more than 200 public parks … Continue reading Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Speaker: J.B. Silvers, PhD, CWRU Weatherhead School of Management and School of Medicine Medicare is being “privatized” via Medicare Advantage (MA), the corporate alternative to traditional Medicare. MA is publicly financed but run by private insurance corporations. The administrative cost of Medicare: 2%; MA’s administrative cost: 20-40%. MA is used by almost 50% of the … Continue reading Medicare Privatization
Speaker(s): Randi Pokladnik, PhD, retired Research Chemist, Environmental Activist; Emily Obringer, Conservation Program Coordinator, Sierra Club In an attempt to move from carbon-based fuels, including Ohio-fracked natural gas and oil, the petrochemical industry is offering Ohioans an opportunity to utilize excess fracked material for manufacturing products such as plastic and resins on the Ohio River … Continue reading Plastics Are in Us
Speaker: Mark Sniderman, PhD, CWRU Weatherhead School of Management, former Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Federal Reserve raised interest rates 5 times in 2022. How much more will the Fed need to raise interest rates to control inflation, and where will that rate likely settle? What are the implications for long-term … Continue reading Politics, Policy & Economic Action
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Gather by zoom with other UUCC Members and the Reproductive Justice Team who Support The Reproductive Freedom Amendment We are working to get this petition on the ballot in November 2023 . We are gathering signatures, attending rallies and fundraising activities. It cost a lot of money to get an amendment on the ballot. We … Continue reading Reproductive Freedom Amendment: UUCC Action Group
A good-humored group of people trims, weeds, plants, and putters from 10 AM to Noon or so on Wednesdays. We welcome your help and your company. Can't come every week? That is OK! Come when you can. Bring yourself and your favorite tools and maybe some water. Have questions? Contact Tom Gibson or Dan Homans.
UUCC Book Discussion Mistakes and Miracles: Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism Sunday May 21, 2023 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Conference room light lunch will be served We will discuss the UUA Common Read If you haven’t been able to read (or get a copy of) the whole book, you can prepare for the … Continue reading Book Discussion: Mistakes and Miracles
DRUUMM Public Worship
When: 11 May 2023 8:00 PM, EDT
Where: Join us via Zoom OR Livestream
May 11th, 2023
8:00 PM Eastern
Tour the three stops on the new Cleveland African American Civil Rights Trail with Aaron Fountain, UUCC attendee and Cleveland Restoration Society Fellow who directed the installation. The tour, sponsored by the Racial Justice Leadership Team, will leave from the UUCC parking lot on Saturday, May 13, at 1 pm and will last about 3 … Continue reading Tour: Cleveland African American Civil Rights Trail
Join us in celebrating the congregants and congregations that participated in the”Through the Roof” Congregational Challenge on Monday, May 13, 7 pm., in Fellowship Hall. Learn more and see the list of participants here:
