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Forum and Summer Recordings
Weekly Forums
You can go to the Renaissance Forum YouTube Channel to view them all.
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Individual Spring 2026 Recordings
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- Feb. 6: Survivors and Heroes
- Feb. 13: Future of Public Media
- Feb. 20: Latino Politics
- Feb. 27: Her Side of the Story
- March 6: Sheriff Jim Cooper
- March 13: Fraud and Scams
- March 20: Jack Ohman: Political Cartoons and Commentary
- March 27: Abridged - A New Era in Community Journalism
- April 3: Diego Rivera - Art Without Artists
- April 10: John Vallee - How the Gold Rush shaped today's medical practices
- April 17: Julie Thomas - WWII Japanese American Incarceration
- April 24: Not recorded per request by the speaker
Individual Fall 2025 Recordings
- Sept. 5: Renaissance New Ways of Thinking, Learning
- Sept. 12: Wildfire Preparedness
- Sept. 19: Stories from Prison
- Sept. 25: Philharmonic and Opera
- Oct. 3: Public Policy Institute
- Oct. 17: Poet and Silk Girl
- Oct. 24: Research in French, English
- Oct. 31: Role of SacSewer
- Nov. 7: Regional Wellness
- Nov. 14: Chronicling Sacramento
- Dec. 12: Fall Retrospective
Individual Spring 2025 Recordings
- Feb. 7: A Tale of Survival
- Feb. 14: 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
- Feb. 21: A Tale of Two Generations
- March 7: Victims' Rights Movement
- March 21: Walls That Speak
- April 11: Transitioning from Heterosexual Relationships
- April 18: Memory, Happiness, Suffering
- April 25: The Supreme Court in 2025
- May 2: A Vision for Inclusive Music Education
- May 9: Annual Meeting
Individual Fall 2024 Recordings
- Sept. 6: Cap Public Radio
- Sept. 13: The Newspaper Axis
- Sept. 20: Reparations to African Americans
- Sept. 27: Stem Cells
- Oct. 4: Grand Juries
- Oct. 11: Public Media in the Digital Age
- Oct. 18: Ballot Measures
- Oct. 25: When We Were Colored
- Nov. 1: Reconnect Consumers to Land
- Nov. 8: Negative Impact for No Local Paper
- Nov. 15: Nathanial Coley
- Nov. 22: What Have Voters Done?
- Dec. 6: A Fall Semester Retrospective
Individual Spring 2024 Recordings
- Feb. 9: Today's Academic Library
- Feb. 16: Victory in the Pool
- Feb. 23: The Supreme Court
- March 1: Psychedelics in Medicine
- March 8: Domesticated Animals
- March 15: No recording due to technical difficulties
- March 29: Mental Health Care
- April 5: Capitol Public Radio
- April 12: Redemption Coffee
- April 19: Anti-Asian Hate
- April 26: The Next Great Zoo
- May 3: Forest Fires in Climate Reality
- May 10: Annual Meeting, President Wood, Scholarships
Individual Fall 2023 Recordings
- Sept. 8: Attorney General Rob Bonta
- Sept. 15: Darrell Steinberg
- Sept. 22: Fusion Energy
- Sept. 29: Antarctica Lake
- Oct. 6: Virus Chaser
- Oct. 13: Lake Tahoe
- Oct. 20: Human Trafficking
- Oct. 27: Perfect Spy
- Nov. 17: Struggling Readers
- Dec. 8: Fall Update
Summer Program Recordings
Summer Program 2024: Celebrating Sacramento Diversity in Art, Music, Food and Theatre
June 21: Activism; Latin American Arts Organizations and how they address the issues of the Community.
July 12: The Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad.
July 19: Presentation on Mexican Muralists. The Tres Grandes Mexican Muralists.
July 26: Playwright and author Ginger Rutland presented her mother, Eva Rutland’s memoir, When We Were Colored, A Mother’s Story.
Summer Program 2023: Celebrating Diversity: Telling Stories That Haven’t Been Told
June 9: A conversation with Al Striplen: The Native American Experience.
June 16: Sac State professor and Renaissance member Darryl Freeman on Juneteenth: A History and Celebration
June 23: Retired Air Force Lt. Col. KC 135 pilot and Renaissance member Frank Martinez moderates a Veteran’s Panel with Descendants of the WWI “Harlem Hell Fighters” and the WWII Japanese American 442 Army unit and recent veterans as they share their stories and personal journeys as people of color in the military. WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan:
July 7: Meet the Students: A Diverse Panel of Sac State Students. A panel of Sac State Students share their personal journey to university and college life; moderated by Cathy Mayorga, Coordinator, Multi-Cultural Center at Sac State. Please note: There was a sound problem at the beginning and the recording starts with the students introducing themselves.
July 14: Multicultural Business and Community Outreach Panel--Challenges/Successes. Lawrence “Larry” C. Lee, CEO and Publisher of Sacramento Observer; Cathy Rodriguez Aguirre, CEO, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Jose Bodipa-Memba, Chief Diversity Officer, SMUD. Moderated by Renaissance President, Deborah Seiler.
July 21: Sacramento's Chinatown and Japantown. Sacramento had a thriving Chinatown and Japantown during different periods of the city’s history. Where were they located? When did they thrive? What are their legacies? What prompted the rise, flourishing and demise of these ethnic communities? The discussion will be led by Alfred Yee, alumnus and former faculty of CSU Sacramento and a native of Sacramento.
July 28: Multi-Cultural Celebration: Musical/Performances. Gospel Choir Musical performance at St. Andrews AME Church: 2131 8th St. (Video not available)