Events for November 13, 2023 - May 3, 2023

Evanston Pro-Choice Rally & March

Raymond Park Chicago Avenue & Lake Street, Evanston, IL, United States

Please save the date for the Evanston Pro-Choice Rally & March. It's at noon on Sunday October 15th at Raymond Park, in downtown Evanston, on the east side of Chicago Avenue between Lake Street on the south and Grove Street on the north.  There's street parking, and the Sherman Plaza Parking Garage is just a few blocks away. There will be a rally with inspirational speakers and music, followed by a march through downtown Evanston. More details coming soon ...    

Personal PAC’s 30th Annual Awards Luncheon featuring Gretchen Whitmer

Hilton Chicago 720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

If there's one single reason why Illinois is a pro-choice state, it is Personal PAC.  So you won't want to miss their 30th Annual Awards Luncheon featuring the amazing Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan and Champion for Choice. Get your tickets today !!!! It's all happening on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the Chicago Hilton & Towers, 720 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago.  If past experience is any guide, registration opens around 11, the program starts promptly at noon and will be done by 1:30. It ain't cheap -- $250 per ticket -- but as the saying goes, Freedom Is [...]

It’s Time to Dance ! – featuring Lynne Belsky

Please join North & NW Suburban Chicago NOW for a presentation by Lynne Belsky of "A Time To Dance." Join us at 7:00 pm on Thursday October 26th, in-person at the Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, or via Zoom. Please click here to register either way -- and if you're joining us in person, please also email us at nwsubilnow@gmail.com to let us know. "Time To Dance" (www.time-to-dance.org) is a non-profit organization based in Highland Park that encourages women over 50 to take dance lessons in a judgment-free environment. Through discussion and a demonstration by a troupe of six dancers, [...]

CFW 38th annual gathering: Nevertheless We Persist

Sheraton Grand Chicago 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, IL, United States

It's the 38th annual gathering of the Chicago Foundation for Women, and one you won't want to miss. Click here for more info and to get your tickets ! CFW reports:  "NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL PERSIST. We have ramped up our work because we believe that economic security, freedom from violence, and enhanced access to health services and information benefit all women and girls. "NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL GIVE. In 2022, we awarded $3.4 million in responsive and strategic grants to 258 non-profits." Featuring keynote speaker Amanda Nguyen. Amanda Nguyen is the founder of Rise, a 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, and [...]

Advancing Contraceptive Equity, sponsored by ICAN – Illinois Contraceptive Access Now

Cook County Professional Health Building 1950 W. Polk Street 5th floor, Chicago, IL, United States

Please join Illinois Contraceptive Access Now (ICAN!) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for Advancing Contraceptive Equity:  Birth Control is Health Care, on Monday November 13th, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Click here to register for this in-person event. Illinois is a leader in advancing progressive reproductive health policies and rights. While defending abortion access has rightly been our immediate priority following the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, we must also realize that access to patient-centered contraceptive care across the lifespan is fundamental to reproductive autonomy. Please join policy makers, providers, payers, patients, and community partners to hear from HHS [...]

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