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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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
ON ZOOM
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
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
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
ON ZOOM
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
Gorton Center
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
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
North Shore Country Day School Auditorium
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
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
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
Past Events
Winnetka Campus Principal/Assistant Superintendent of New Trier High School D203
Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It
Journalist and bestselling author of "Hidden Valley Road" and "Lost Girls"