Are you concerned with what’s going on around you day-to-day? Do you want to share your ideas with others? Join us for this weekly forum where you can share your thoughts and hear what others are thinking. We will bring Jewish values, history and perspective to each discussion. Upcoming topics will cover COVID-19, elections and voting issues, racism, how to effect change, and other topics affecting our daily lives. These 90-minute discussions will be led and moderated by Pati Allen Brickman and Marcy Hotz. Discussions are open to all CEEW members. Tuesdays from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
RSVP to Pati.Brickman@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Previous programs:
- 6/6: What’s Next After George Floyd – What changes do we expect will come from his death, nationally and internationally? (Leader: Pati Allen Brickman)
- 6/23: Anti-racism. What does it mean? Is it enough to be “color-blind”? How to achieve it. (Leader: Marcy Hotz) Click here for the PowerPoint used during the discussion.
- 6/30: COVID-19: Assessing Our Risks on a Daily Basis. What are we doing to cope and manage our risk of exposure. (Leader: Pati Allen Brickman) Click here for the PowerPoint used during the discussion.
- 7/7: Effecting Change: How to Speak Out and Reach Out. Making change through letters to newspaper editors and contacting elected officials. How to use ResistBot. (Leader: Marcy Hotz) Click here for the PowerPoint used during the discussion.
- 7/14: Global Pandemic: What’s Next? How will our experience of quarantine change how we live from now on? (Leader: Pati Allen Brickman) Click here for the PowerPoint used during the discussion.
- 7/21: The Voting Dilemma: Elections in Times of Global Pandemic. Mail-in voting and barriers to It. What went wrong in Wisconsin and Georgia? (Leader: Marcy Hotz) Click here for the PowerPoint used during the discussion.
- 7/28 Managing Stress in a Global Pandemic (Pati Allen Brickman)
Previous programs:
- 8/4 Gerrymandering – the importance of fair maps in elections (Marcy Hotz) Click here for the PowerPoint used in the discussion.
- 8/11 Social Action in Action – (CEEW’s Social Action Leaders Mark Levy & Sandy Villa lead discussion) Click here for the PowerPoint used in discussion.
- 8/18 Every Voice, Every Vote – Civic Engagement (Presented by guest speaker Julie Webb, Religious Action Center-Illinois) Click here for the PowerPoint used during the discussion.
- 8/25 Safe Learning – opening schools safely during a pandemic (Pati & Marcy)
- 9/1 Bridging Divides – How to talk with people who don’t agree with you (Pati Allen Brickman)
- 9/15 Conspiracy Theories (Pati Allen Brickman)
- 9/29 Demystifying LGBTQI (Sydney Small)
- 10/6 Voter Suppression (Marcy Hotz) Click here for the PowerPoint used in the discussion.
- 10/13 Learning from Disaster – Prof. Dan Haumschild (Pati Hosting) Click here for discussion materials.
- 10/20 Erasing History (Pati) Click here for the PowerPoint used in the discussion.
- 10/27 The Electoral College (Marcy) Click here for the PowerPoint used in the discussion.
- 11/3 Covid Etiquette (Pati) Click here for the PowerPoint used in the discussion.
Upcoming discussions include:
- 11/10 Open Forum: Looking Ahead (no presentation) – This is the last one until spring.