Upcoming Events
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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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
ON ZOOM
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
ON ZOOM
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now: An Evening with Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds
2024 MacArthur Fellow and #1 New York Times bestselling author
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
Polostan: An Evening with Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson
#1 New York Times bestselling author
The Book Stall
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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
Latin School of Chicago, Wrigley Theatre
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Past Events
Professor at Northwestern University, co-director of Northwestern’s Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design, and faculty founder of Design for America
Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future
14-time Emmy Award winning broadcast journalist and host of CBS2’s Got Your Ticket