Events for February 2022

Please join members and supporters of Chicago NOW as we raise a virtual glass to celebrate two extraordinary Chicago leaders for their dedication to transforming the lives of local women and girls.  Be inspired by activism stories and insights from our amazing honorees at Chicago NOW's our annual fundraising event, Women Who Dared. Click here to register ... We will be presenting the Dawn Clark Netsch Public Service Award to Natalie Scruton Federle, General Counsel, Sermo, and the Vernita Gray Community Advocate Award to Adrienne McCue, President & Executive Director, Step Up For Mental Health. Your gift will enable us to [...]

The Northbrook Public Library is sponsoring this fascinating event in partnership with RAIN (Racial Awareness in the North Shore) and the League of Women Voters of Glenview-Glencoe. Click here to register ... Adrien Sebro will examine the history of Black representation in sitcoms and explain how shows like Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, and Living Single have addressed social issues. Professor Sebro teaches at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Radio-Television-Film. His scholarship specializes in critical media studies at the intersections of television, film, comedy, gender, and African Diaspora studies.  Dr. Sebro writes and teaches on U.S. [...]