Past Events
Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.
Browse our past events by year or topic — you can download previous flyers here, too.
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Everybody’s Fly: Art, Music, and Changing the Culture
Artist, Filmmaker, and Architect of Hip-Hop Culture
Artist, archivist, curator, and professor and Special Advisor to the President at the University of Chicago
The Creativity Choice: The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas into Action
Senior Research Scientist at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Founding director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and professor, Child Study Center, Yale University
Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child’s Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Foods
Bestselling author, biochemist, and award-winning NPR reporter
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
U.S. Congressman representing South Carolina's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives
Award-winning journalist and author and senior lecturer and director of audio programming at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters Most
Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside
#1 New York Times bestselling author
Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History
Associate professor of history at Michigan State University
Associate Professor of the History of Medicine at Michigan State University
The Balancing Act: Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself
Licensed therapist and New York Times bestselling author
Award-winning journalist and author and senior lecturer and director of audio programming at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI
Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and Toshiba Professor of Media Arts & Science at MIT’s Sloan School of Management
Lecturer and the Futurist in Residence at the Stanford d.school
The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World
Bestselling author, writer, speaker, and coach
Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It
Founder and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist and CEO and Co-Founder, Compass Health Center and Compass Virtual