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 + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

Bettina L. Love, Ph.D.

William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University

Ganae McAlpin-Toney

Director of Equity for Evanston Township High School D202

Sep 27 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

ON ZOOM

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

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IN-PERSON + BOOK GIVEAWAY!

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

Ross Gay

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author

Adrian Matejka

Award-winning poet and Editor of Poetry magazine

Oct 3 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Evanston Township High School Auditorium

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

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

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

Danté Stewart

Theologian, essayist, cultural critic, and author

Oct 5 2023 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

ON ZOOM

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

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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 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Gorton Center

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

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

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 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

North Shore Country Day School Auditorium

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

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

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 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Evanston Township High School Auditorium

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

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