Video recordings of past events are now available on our YouTube channel here.
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…
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,…