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  • November 2022

  • Thu 24

    Local Reparations Strategy Session: Local Reparation Certification – Dr. Ron Daniels, NAARC

    November 24, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

    Local Reparations Strategy Session Local Reparation Certification November 24, 2022 12:30 – 2:00PM CST Local Reparations Strategy Session aims to support and expand the work of local and municipal reparations activists. Together we are creating a new broad consensus around racial redress and securing reparations across the country. JOIN VIA ZOOM FUTURE DATES/SPEAKERS 12/29/22 Special […]

  • December 2022

  • Thu 1

    Local Reparations Symposium

    December 1, 2022 - December 3, 2022
    Hilton Orrington 1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, United States

    https://youtu.be/aV1wE3ib9c8

  • Fri 2

    2022 Reparations Town Hall

    December 2, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    Evanston Township High School Evanston, IL, United States

    FirstRepair & NAARC Presents 2022 Reparations Town Hall with State & Local Reparations Leaders featuring Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Living Single's Erika Alexander, and CNN's Legal Analyst, Areva Martin. Evanston Township High School 1600 Dodge Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 December 2, 2022 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • Thu 29

    Local Reparations Strategy Session: Special Kwanzaa Celebration

    December 29, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

    Local Reparations Strategy Session Local Reparation Certification December 29, 2022 12:30 – 2:00PM CST Local Reparations Strategy Session aims to support and expand the work of local and municipal reparations activists. Together we are creating a new broad consensus around racial redress and securing reparations across the country. JOIN VIA ZOOM FUTURE DATES/SPEAKERS 12/29/22 Special […]

  • January 2023

  • Thu 12

    San Francisco: The Big Payback with Erika Alexander & Whitney Dow

    January 12, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

    Actress-activist Erika Alexander (Living Single) and filmmaker Whitney Dow (Two Towns of Jasper) present a preview of their new PBS documentary The Big Payback, which looks at the first tax-funded reparations bill in the United States and at one local leader as she and her community struggle to realize restitution for its citizens. Alexander and […]

  • Fri 13

    Union League Club of Chicago: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and Luncheon

    January 13, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
    Union League Club of Chicago 65 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL, United States

    On Friday, January 13, the Union League Club of Chicago will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior’s birthday. This annual luncheon event will offer an opportunity to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and the enduring relevance of the civil rights movement he initiated. This year’s keynote speaker is former Evanston Alderman Robin Rue Simmons. Her […]

  • Fri 13

    Kabbalat Shabbat Services Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Featuring Robin Rue Simmons

    January 13, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    Tonight’s Martin Luther King Jr. Service will feature Robin Rue Simmons of First Repair and an update on the anti-racism and reparations work that Beth Emet is doing. We will offer a special blessing to Lila Selch, as she travels to Israel to participate in this spring’s Heller EIE program. Lila is the recipient of […]

  • Sun 15

    Advocates for Action Community Coffee

    January 15, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    Join The Advocates and our Super Producer Mr. Man as we stroll down memory lane to talk about our favorite moments, guests, and hear about what’s coming up in the New Year. CLICK HERE TO STREAM!

  • Mon 16

    PBS National Broadcast: ‘The Big Payback’ – Documentary on Reparations

    January 16, 2023

    Click Here to Find Your Local Listing & Watch 'The Big Payback' on PBS on Martin Luther King Day, Available on Video App

  • Mon 16

    The Big Payback, Reparations Documentary: Evanston Screening

    January 16, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    AMC Evanston 12 1715 Maple Avenue, Evanston, IL, United States

    You're Invited to the Evanston Screening of 'The Big Payback'

  • Mon 30

    HBCU Reparations Debate Series Kick-off at Bennett College

    January 30, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • February 2023

  • Thu 16

    Making Reparations: Seeding a Just Future

    February 16, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    CLICK HERE TO REGISTER www.centerforneweconomics.org

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