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

Welcome to our 2023-2024 season!

We will be hosting both Zoom virtual events and in-person events this season.

Note that  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for our Zoom webinars.

 

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ZOOM EVENT

The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy

Vishaan Chakrabarti

Architect, public thought leader, and the founder of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU)

Reed Kroloff

Dean and the Rowe Family College of Architecture Endowed Chair at the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago

Oct 14 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

ON ZOOM

Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).

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ZOOM EVENT

Leaders as Futurists: Cultivating Civic Imagination for a Dynamic World

Lisa Kay Solomon

Lecturer and the Futurist in Residence at the Stanford d.school

Liz Gerber, Ph.D.

Professor at Northwestern University, co-director of Northwestern’s Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design, and faculty founder of Design for America

Oct 17 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

ON ZOOM

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IN-PERSON + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now: An Evening with Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds

2024 MacArthur Fellow and #1 New York Times bestselling author

Oct 18 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Evanston Township High School Auditorium

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).

IN-PERSON + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Polostan: An Evening with Neal Stephenson

Neal Stephenson

#1 New York Times bestselling author

Oct 21 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The Book Stall

Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).

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IN-PERSON EVENT

The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World

Allison Pugh, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University

Nick Hatzis, MD

Board-certified general and child and adolescent psychiatrist and Medical Director of Meridian Psychiatric Partners’ Child & Adolescent Division

Oct 23 2024 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Latin School of Chicago, Wrigley Theatre

Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Past Events

ZOOM EVENT
Carissa Carter Scott Doorley Liz Gerber, Ph.D.

Professor at Northwestern University, co-director of Northwestern’s Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design, and faculty founder of Design for America

Oct 9 2024

Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future

IN-PERSON EVENT
Ellen King Jürgen Krauss Vince Gerasole

14-time Emmy Award winning broadcast journalist and host of CBS2’s Got Your Ticket

Oct 8 2024

Rising Together: Crafting Connections Through Baking