An exclusive curated event list in date order. Free and In-Person unless denoted otherwise as a webinar or online or virtual. If payment is required, noted by “$$”. Event type codes: BIZ = Business/Career; CIV = Civic/Activism; CUL = Cultural/Arts; EDU = Education/Learning; SOC = Social/Entertainment'. Inclusion in this list does not always imply endorsement. More info at the respective links. Please observe any applicable health and safety precautions.
Fri. 01/26
- EDU - DePaul U 2024 Innovation Day [ Innovation for Social Good ] @ Lincoln Pk RSVP
- CIV - MWRD hybrid seminar [ Environmental Justice Using 'Urban Scalable Toolkit' presented by Dr. Ashish Sharma ] @ Stickney, IL. RSVP
- BIZ - Windy City Venture Crawl by GENESIS @ various venues in person. Like a bar crawl but for founders pitching at different VC offices. RSVP [+ optional paid afterparty @ Loop]
- EDU - IHMA webinar [Edgewalkers, organizational boundary-spanners and risk takers] RSVP
Sat. 01/27 - BIZ - 2024 NwU Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference @ Evanston, IL. RSVP $$
- CUL - Goethe Institute Holocaust Remembrance film & talk [ The Righteous Man from Fulda ] Info
01/30 - 02/01- BIZ - 2024 2024 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference @ Mag. Mile. RSVP $$
Tue. 01/30- CIV - UChicago Workshop [ How To Have Productive Democratic Discourse] @ Hyde Pk. RSVP
- CIV - UIC talk/ reception [ Housing Justice Panel and Reception honoring Janet Smith] @ Pilsen. RSVP
Wed. 01/31- BIZ - Loyola U Reboot your social impact network Reception @ Gold Coast. RSVP
---- FEBRUARY 2024 ----
February is Black History Month!
02/01 - 03- CIV - Blacks in Green EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) launch @ UIC area. RSVP
Thu. 02/01- BIZ - ChiBrrCon IV (2024) vendor-free cybersecurity conference @ Bronzeville. RSVP $$
- EDU - DePaul U Design talk [ Feminist Designer Panel] @ Loop. Details
Sat. 02/03- CUL - NwU Art Opening talk [ Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology ] @ Evanston, IL. RSVP
Tue. 02/06- CIV - Lunch talk [ Reimagining Chicago's Collective Future] @ Pilsen. RSVP
Wed. 02/07- CIV - UIC lunch talk [ Hannah Arendt on Rhetoric: Democracy Under the Influence of Social Media ] @ W. Loop. RSVP
- CIV - CCGA panel [Rising Voices, Lasting Impact: Meet Global Next Gen Changemakers] hybrid talk @ Loop. RSVP
Thu. 02/08- CIV - Reception & Launch - Rev. Jesse Jackson oral history project @ Lincoln Pk. Details
Fri. 02/09- BIZ - 2024 UChicago Khosa SeedCon conference on startups @ Downtown. RSVP $$
Thu. 02/15- BIZ - As You Sow Webinar.[ The Clean 200 climate leaders in 2024 ] RSVP
Sat. 02/17- CIV - GSA Black History Month talk [ Leading With Faith and Humanity with Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III. ] @ Bronzeville. RSVP
Wed. 02/21- CIV - NPQ Webinar [ Remaking Regional Solidarity Economies ] RSVP
- EDU - DePaul U Sustainability Network Weaving event re: issues of single-use plastics and food waste on campus. RSVP
- EDU - UIC talk [ How private development is transforming aid, governance, and daily life in the West Bank ] @ W. Loop. RSVP
Thu. 02/22- BIZ - Monthly Chicago Climate Connect @ W. Loop. RSVP
Fri. 02/23- CIV - UofC webinar [ Trust, Polarization and The Media In The Post-Truth Era ] Details
Sat. 02/24- BIZ - NwU Kellogg Tech Conference 2024 [Tech's Evolving Role in Society] @ Evanston, IL. RSVP $$
- CIV - CWCRC 2024 Black History Month Celebration @ W. Side. RSVP
- CUL - Chicago Fair Trade celebrates the fair trade community and leaders @ Gold Coast. RSVP $$
Mon. 02/26- EDU - DePaul U talk [ Tech founder/ exec Harper Reed] @ Loop. Details
Thu. 02/29- BIZ - Built Environment Technology Alliance seminar [AI in 2024+ for Commercial Real Estate & Facilities Mgt.] @ Downtown. RSVP
- EDU - UIC / Hull House Book Talk [Mark Larson, 'Work in the 21st Century’] @ W. Loop. RSVP
- BIZ - Conscious Capitalism Chicago Chicago Premiere documentary screening [ Beyond Zero ] @ W. Side. RSVP $$
---- MARCH 2024 and beyond ----
March is Women's History Month and 8th is International Women's Day.
One Earth Film Fest begins and proceeds thru April.
03/06 - 06- CIV - Hybrid CFPAC Chicago Food Justice Summit 2024 [Climate Resilience] @ S. Shore. Details TBD
Wed. 03/13- CIV - UofC talk [ Martin Baron, Former Executive Editor of The Washington Post ] @ Downtown. RSVP
03/14 - 15- EDU - Loyola U 2024 Climate Change Conference @ Edgewater. RSVP
Thu. 03/14- EDU - DePaul U Law seminar [Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Existential Challenges for Law & Ethics]. RSVP $$
Tue. 03/19- BIZ - CPL Webinar [ Know Your Rights: Environmental Updates Impacting Your Community] RSVP
Wed. 04/10- BIZ - NwU Kellogg Climate Conference 2024 @ Evanston, IL. RSVP $
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