Video recordings of past events are now available on our YouTube channel here.
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…
with Richard MacMaster, coordinator of Gainesville’s Interfaith Alliance for Immigration Justice September 13th from 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm Note: Luncheons will now be held at the Holiday Inn Gainesville-University Center, 1250 West University Avenue Join guest speaker Richard MacMaster as he discusses our communities' response to the immigration crisis over the last dozen years.…
with Sherry Kitchens, Ed.S. LMFT May 10th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Sherry Kitchens, Ed.S. LMFT is the President/CEO of the Child Advocacy Center in Gainesville, FL and has led the organization since 2005. Sherry graduated in 1992 from Emory University with her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She obtained…
with Reuters news service April 12th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award is an annual $3,000 cash award, sponsored by The Brechner Center. The award recognizes excellence in reporting about freedom of information, access to government-held information, or the First Amendment. A spokesperson from this year's winner,…
with Dr. Elizabeth Yeager Washington and Dr. Judith Pace March 8th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Elizabeth Yeager Washington is Professor and Coordinator of Secondary Education and Social Studies Education at the University of Florida in Gainesville, a Senior Fellow of the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship, and a Knight Fellow at the Bob…
with Gary Edinger February 8th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Summary: Well isn't that some crazy sh*t?! The President's speech and the insurrection at the Capital provide a great, if tragic, lesson in civics and the First Amendment. From the perspective of a First Amendment litigator, some of that day's activities were clearly protected…
Defending Human Rights One Asylum Case at a Time with UF Professor emeritus of anthropology, Allan Burns January 11th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Summary: The work of an expert witness in asylum and deportation cases includes documenting the conditions of violent and dangerous parts of the world today and testifying about those conditions.…