Video recordings of past events are now available on our YouTube channel here.
Nov 14th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Speaker Bio: Barbara Toeppen-Sprigg, MD, MPH, is a retired Family and Preventive Medicine physician. Her practice in Ohio included direct patient care, residency teaching, and organizational responsibilities. She has been teaching on End-of-Life Choice for the last seven years, primarily in Ocala, Florida. Her other interests include…
Oct 10th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Speaker Bio: Ron Cunningham is a career newspaper journalist who has been writing about Florida for half a century. A 1975 graduate of the University of Florida, he began his journalism career as a beat reporter for the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. In 1976 he became higher…
Sept 12th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Speaker Bio: Stacy Scott holds a BA from the University of Florida and a J.D. with honors from the University of Florida College of Law. She has worked in the private sector as a criminal defense attorney for over 20 years, litigating criminal cases ranging from misdemeanors…
May 9th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Speaker Bio: Our ninth and last forum talk of this year will take place next Monday, May 9th at Noon via Zoom (see links below). The speaker will be Dr. Robert L. Knight, Director of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute speaking on "Saving Florida’s Springs…
May 9th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Speaker Bio: Our eighth forum talk of this year will take place next Monday, April 11th at Noon via Zoom. The speaker(s) will be one or both of the winners of this year's Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Award, Hannah Dreier and Andrew Ba Tran of…
March 14th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Speaker Bio: Michelle Jacobs is an Emeritus professor, having just retired from twenty - eight years as a professor of law at the University of Florida College of Law, and the Racial Justice Term Professor for the 2020-2021 academic year. She taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, White…
Feb 14th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Description: It has become increasingly clear that America's version of democracy is under severe threat and may not survive. This talk will discuss how serious that threat is and, after concluding that the dangers are all too real, asks what a post-democratic America would look like --…
Jan 10th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Speaker Biosketch JAMES F. LAWRENCE JR., a native of Orlando, is director of Gainesville for All, a community-based 501c3 organized five years ago to find systemic solutions to the region’s persistent problems linked to race and poverty. Lawrence, who is a graduate of Howard University in Washington,…
Dec 13th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Dr. Paul Broadie II began serving as Santa Fe College’s fifth president on February 1, 2020. In his inaugural address he pledged the following pillars would guide his leadership and path forward: student success, individual and institutional growth, innovation, partnerships, and evolution. His priorities soon included expanding…
with Brian Kramer, State's Attorney for the 8th Judicial Circuit and adjunct professor for the University of Florida, Levin College of Law November 8th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Note: Luncheons will now be held online via ZOOM. Details to join the meeting are sent to everyone on our email list the week prior…