In 2021, Evanston, Illinois became the first city in the United States to approve a reparations program for some of its Black residents. How did it get there? Captivating and urgent, The Big Payback follows the dramatic journey of rookie Alderman Robin Rue Simmons as she fights to redress the wrongs of “redlining” and the […]
Local Reparations Strategy Session Reparations Community Education October 27, 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 11/24/22 Local […]
In partnership with Harvard Public Health magazine, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights will host a free, in-person symposium at Harvard University’s Martin Center. Throughout the day, we will be examining the challenging question of how to redress centuries of anti-Black racism – and how to ensure that reparations are designed with the […]
Join us on Saturday, November 19, 2022 for Evanston/North Shore NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. This year our guest speaker will be Dara Munson, President and CEO of Family Focus. 2022 Freedom Fund Banquet Awardees Robin Rue Simmons (Executive Director and Founder of First Repair) Dr. Eric Witherspoon (Retired District 202 Superintedent) Timothy J. Evans […]
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 […]
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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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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