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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



Individual Fall 2025 Recordings

Individual Spring 2025 Recordings

Individual Fall 2024 Recordings

Individual Spring 2024 Recordings

Individual Fall 2023 Recordings

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)