Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.

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ZOOM EVENT

Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity

Lisa M.P. Munoz

Science writer, author, and founder and president of SciComm Services

Vanessa Bohns, Ph.D.

Social psychologist, author, professor, and chair of organizational behavior at Cornell University's ILR School

Nov 1 2023
ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

Heather Cox Richardson, Ph.D.

Professor of History, Boston College

Claire Bond Potter, Ph.D.

Professor of History Emeritus at The New School for Social Research in New York City

Oct 30 2023
IN-PERSON + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up, Trying Again, and Hitting It Out of the Park

Andrew Rea

YouTube star of "Binging with Babish" and "Babish Culinary Universe" and New York Times bestselling cookbook author

Sawyer Jacobs

Andrew Rea’s lifelong friend and business partner

Oct 26 2023
IN-PERSON + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the Odds

Rich Paul

CEO and Founder of Klutch Sports Group

Kevin Warren

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Bears

Oct 13 2023
IN-PERSON + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success (Event 2 of 2)

Michelle Icard

Speaker, educator, and author

Caitlin McLennan

Assistant Head of Lower School at North Shore Country Day in Winnetka, Illinois

Oct 11 2023
IN-PERSON + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success (Event 1 of 2)

Michelle Icard

Speaker, educator, and author

Heidi Stevens

Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health

Oct 10 2023
ZOOM EVENT

Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better

Myisha Cherry, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside

Rev. Danté Stewart

Theologian, essayist, cultural critic, and author

Oct 5 2023
IN-PERSON + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

The Book of (More) Delights: A Conversation with Ross Gay

Ross Gay, Ph.D.

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author

Adrian Matejka

Award-winning poet and Editor of Poetry magazine

Oct 3 2023