The Sunday Seminar committee offers seminars around a number of exciting and relevant topics. Each is available on Zoom at 11:30am. Meeting ID: 829 6457 0385, Passcode: 1624. See August offerings below.
August 8 – “Critical Race Theory: The Struggle to Tell Historical Truths,” with Dr. Paul Ortiz of the UF History department. Paul Ortiz is the well-known Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Project and the author of An African American and Latinx History of the United States, as well as Emancipation Betrayed, and Remembering Jim Crow. During the Trump Administration, Critical Race Theory was castigated by the conservative media like Fox News, and now legislation in Florida has been enacted to restrict teachers from teaching school students about the treatment of Blacks and People of Color that might be embarrassing. Critical Race Theory has been on the front page of newspapers for months now, and we are honored and excited to have a nationally-known authority on public policy relating to the treatment of Blacks and People of Color speak at UCG. Join us!
August 15 – If masking becomes voluntary, should you send your children back to school? The Alachua County School Board has passed a rule requiring masking for students K-12 for the next two weeks. But what if the School Board lifts the requirement? Join us for a panel discussion and an opportunity to ask your questions and voice your concerns, this Sunday, 8/15, at the 11:30 AMUCG Seminar Zoom meeting.
Our panel will include:
Dr. Allan March, who will be speaking on the medical trends associated with Covid and associated risks for children attending school. Dr. March, known to many of us as one of our “UCG COVID doctors”, has a 50-year medical career that has encompassed primary care, sports medicine, hospital accreditation, managed care, and public service.
Virginia “Ginger” Stegall, who will be speaking about the benefits and costs to the mental health of children and families in making these difficult school decisions. Ms. Stegall is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked in the mental health field for 35 years.
Dr. Danielle Nelson, who will share her experiences making schooling decision for her ten-year-old daughter. Dr. Nelson, a physician, is a Professor of Family Practice at the University of Florida and a member of UCG. She holds a Master’s in Public Health and has worked in several resource limited settings including Bangladesh, Haiti and Zimbabwe during cholera outbreaks. Yet she says, “None of this prepared me for the last year and a half!”
August 22 – Installation of Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan – No Seminar
August 29 – Gathering of Waters service and Time & Talent Fair – No Seminar