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SUMMARY:[FAN] Backtalker: An American Memoir
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 8\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nBacktalker: An American Memoir\nA FAN program featuring Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw\, in conversation with Beth E. Richie\, Ph.D. Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Door 6\, Evanston\, IL 60201 \nNo registration required. \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Backtalker at the event\, while supplies last. \nIn 2026\, Critical Race Theory and intersectionality are among the most talked about and most misunderstood topics of the day. To truly understand where these ideas came from\, you must start with the woman who founded them: Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw. \nDistinguished Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law Schools\, Crenshaw is widely recognized for coining and developing both CRT and intersectionality. Her new book\, Backtalker: An American Memoir\, is the powerful and intimate story of how a spunky little girl from Canton\, OH came up with a new way to look at the world and forever changed the way we talk about race\, gender\, and social justice. The examples from her own life\, recounted with warmth\, humor\, and insight\, illuminate how intersectionality emerged not from abstract ideas\, but from lived experience. \nEvoking each time and place like a gifted novelist\, Backtalker takes readers from a Canton elementary school classroom to the back door of a Harvard club\, and behind the scenes of some of the most consequential moments in race and gender over the last half century: the Anita Hill hearings\, the launch of My Brother’s Keeper\, the movement against police violence. \nIn a moment when her life’s work faces erasure and disinformation\, Crenshaw’s story is both a call to action and a lesson in how understanding the past charts a course for the future. \nCrenshaw will be in conversation with Beth E. Richie\, Ph.D.\, Distinguished Professor of Criminology\, Law\, and Justice and Black Studies and the Inaugural Chair in Social Sciences and the Humanities at The University of Illinois at Chicago. The emphasis of her scholarly and activist work has been on the ways that race/ethnicity and social position affect the experience of violence and criminalization\, focusing on the experiences of Black women and gender non-conforming people. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with Avoca D37\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Kenilworth D38\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-backtalker-an-american-memoir/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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SUMMARY:[FAN] America\, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 14\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nAmerica\, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries\nA FAN webinar featuring Eddie S. Glaude\, Jr.\, Ph.D. (FAN ’20\, ’24) in conversation with Imani Perry\, JD\, Ph.D. \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/Glaude26FANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of America\, U.S.A. to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nCelebrated public intellectual Eddie S. Glaude\, Jr.\, Ph.D. (FAN ’20\, ’24)\, presents a groundbreaking analysis of the vicious cycles of American history and the country’s enduring refusal to face its true nature\, especially at the moments when national anniversaries steer us back toward the mythology meant to disguise the truth. \nAmerica\, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries\, deliberately formulated and beautifully written\, details a heart-wrenching exploration of America’s legacy. It is a magnificently complex combination of lessons and voices\, from W.E.B. DuBois and John Dos Passos to Herman Melville and Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, that\, together\, paint a sprawling and honest tableau of the United States\, its complicated past\, and ever more tenuous future. Glaude’s is a powerful voice of conscience in our tumultuous world. He pulls no punches\, calling on us to interrogate our conceptions of innocence and freedom and the stories we tell ourselves about our past and present. \nCentered around the major celebrations of America’s milestone birthdays across 250 years of history\, the book offers a riveting look at the battles over who has a stake in writing the American story. Devastatingly candid\, profoundly moving\, and deeply reflective\, America\, U.S.A. is a shining meditation on how we must reckon with a grim past to strive for the better angels of our future. \nGlaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University and author of New York Times bestselling Begin Again and We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For. He frequently appears in the media\, as a columnist for TIME Magazine and as an MSNBC contributor on programs like Morning Joe and Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace. He also regularly appears on Meet the Press on Sundays. \nHe will be in conversation with Imani Perry\, JD\, Ph.D.\, the Henry A. Morss\, Jr. and Elisabeth W. Morss Professor of Studies of Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University and the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Perry is the author of nine books\, including the New York Times bestseller South to America which received the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction. She is a 2023 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and has been awarded fellowships from the Guggenheim and Pew Foundations. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with Avoca D37\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Kenilworth D38\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-america-u-s-a-how-race-shadows-the-nations-anniversaries/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 15\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nInside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better\nA FAN program featuring David Epstein (FAN ’16\, ’20)\, in conversation with Megan Twohey (FAN ’19)\nEvanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Door 6\, Evanston\, IL 60201 \nNo registration required. Post-event reception in ETHS’s Alumni Hall\, 8:30-9:30 PM CT\, open to all. \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Inside the Box at the event\, while supplies last. \nWe live in a world that gives us seemingly infinite choices and prizes freedom above all else. We have an unprecedented number of options regarding what to do\, who to be\, and how to spend our time. All that choice is wonderful; it is also overwhelming. The irony is that total freedom can be paralyzing\, and unlimited resources don’t necessarily lead to the biggest breakthroughs. In fact\, overvaluing complete freedom can be disastrous for everything from starting a company to harnessing creativity to finding personal satisfaction. \nIn his new book\, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better\, bestselling author David Epstein (FAN ’16\, ’20) argues that all of us—individuals\, businesses\, institutions\, even societies—can benefit from narrowing our options. He dives into the science and practice of constraints\, exploring exactly when and how guardrails can be beneficial\, whether we’re working with limited resources or using self-imposed boundaries to tap unexpected wells of focus and innovation. \nOriginal\, galvanizing\, and deeply researched\, Inside the Box tells absorbing stories of people and organizations that embraced constraints to transform themselves\, and the world—as well as a few that struggled from a lack of limits. Epstein reveals how boundaries create breakthroughs\, and how setting the right constraints can help you become the most creative\, productive\, and satisfied version of yourself. \nEpstein will be in conversation with Megan Twohey\, an investigative reporter at The New York Times who seeks to expose hidden truths and hold powerful individuals and institutions to account. She is the coauthor\, with Jodi Kantor (FAN ’26)\, of She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement\, which takes readers behind the scenes of the Harvey Weinstein investigation and was adapted into a film. Twohey and Kantor shared a Pulitzer Prize for public service for their reporting. \nBoth featured guests are ETHS alums: Epstein is ‘98\, and Twohey is ‘94. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country\nDay\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-inside-the-box-how-constraints-make-us-better/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 18\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nChurn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It\nA FAN program featuring Claude Steele\, Ph.D. (FAN ’14)\, in conversation with Marcus Campbell\, Ed.D.\nEvanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Door 6\, Evanston\, IL 60201 \nNo registration required.  \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Churn at the event\, while supplies last. \nNearly two decades after Whistling Vivaldi\, legendary social psychologist Claude M. Steele\, Ph.D. (FAN ’14)\, returns with Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It\, an equally ambitious work examining the mental agitation and physical stress we experience in diverse settings\, and the surprising role trust-building plays in reducing it across identity divides. \nOpening with a striking vignette of a parent-teacher conference between a well-meaning white teacher and the concerned Black parents of a seventh grader\, the book demonstrates how churn threatens the trust essential to teaching and mentoring the young. Drawing on decades of psychological research\, Churn is rich with examples: a young woman entering a boardroom as one of only a few women; a white male feeling conspicuous during diversity training; a Chinese grandmother shopping where anti-Asian violence has occurred; and lessons from remarkable student outcomes at Georgia State University. \nToo often\, we navigate the tensions of diversity by pretending they don’t exist\, avoiding connection across what can seem like wide chasms of difference. Steele charts a different path\, one rooted in seeing the full humanity in human difference. He offers concrete practices\, “a game played on the ground\,” for building trust across all kinds of divides: between individuals\, in classrooms\, boardrooms\, and entire institutions. \nCarefully intertwining research with anecdotes drawn from Steele’s own biracial background\, Churn is essential reading for anyone committed to fostering community. Filled with hard-won hope\, Steele’s summa work teaches us how to work through the churn suffusing our lives. \nSteele will be in conversation with Marcus Campbell\, Ed.D.\, superintendent of Evanston Township High School District 202. Dr. Campbell was previously the Assistant Superintendent/Principal at ETHS\, responsible for providing leadership in the development of district strategy and organizational change\, including effective instruction practices\, impactful diversity and equity initiatives\, and responsive programs and services. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, Avoca D37\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections for the Homeless\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-churn-the-tension-that-divides-us-and-how-to-overcome-it/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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SUMMARY:[FAN] A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness\, Health\, and Connection
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 21\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nA Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness\, Health\, and Connection\nA FAN webinar featuring Nicholas Epley\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with David Brooks. \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/EpleyFANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of A Little More Social. to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nThere’s a paradox at the core of human life. We are a uniquely social species — and connection is genuinely good for us — yet we routinely choose isolation over engagement. We avoid the stranger in the next seat. We stay stuck in small talk. We hold back gratitude we genuinely feel. Every day\, we pass up chances to connect with strangers\, colleagues\, friends\, and family\, forfeiting the happiness and health that come with a richer social life. \nNicholas Epley\, Ph.D.\, the John Templeton Keller Professor of Behavioral Science and faculty director of the Roman Family Center for Decision Research at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business\, has spent his career studying how we connect. In his new book\, A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness\, Health\, and Connection\, he explains that our social fears are built on expectations that are reliably too pessimistic. We overestimate the awkwardness of a conversation with a stranger. We underestimate how much a small gesture of appreciation will mean to the person who receives it. We reach for our phones when what we want is a real exchange. \nEpley’s great insight is that the fix doesn’t require a personality overhaul. Introverts and extroverts alike benefit from nudging themselves toward slightly more social choices. Small acts\, consistently practiced\, have an outsized effect on the parts of life that matter most. Bridging the gap between two people is easier than we think\, and the rewards are larger than we expect. \nEpley will be in conversation with David Brooks\, staff writer for The Atlantic and the inaugural Senior Presidential Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs. He is the author of several #1 New York Times bestsellers\, including The Social Animal\, The Road to Character\, and The Second Mountain. His most recent book is How to Know a Person. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, The Cove School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-a-little-more-social-how-small-choices-create-unexpected-happiness-health-and-connection/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Leadership Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 9\, 2026\, | 12:00 PM CT (Note the earlier start time) \nLeadership Intelligence: A FAN webinar featuring Caroline Webb\, in conversation with Jonathan Haidt\, Ph.D. \nREGISTER: https://www.familyactionnetwork.net/events/leadership-intelligence/ \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Leadership Intelligence to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nLeadership can be rewarding\, but it is also deeply demanding. Leaders must deliver results now while planning for the long term\, think strategically while managing the daily friction that arises on any team. Technology is reshaping the work in generation-defining ways\, and the division of labor between human and machine keeps shifting. What does it take to lead intelligently through all that? \nIn her new book Leadership Intelligence: Science-Backed Strategies for Mastering 21 Everyday Management Challenges economist and executive coach Caroline Webb brings the science-backed approach that made her first book\, How to Have a Good Day\, an enduring success to leaders seeking to raise their game. Rooted in psychology\, neuroscience\, and behavioral economics\, and brought to life by real stories of world-class leaders\, the book offers an integrated system for mastering the 21 challenges organizations and teams face most often. \nWebb arranges these around three strengths of a great leader: making wise choices\, inspiring people to perform at their best\, and building resilience through ups and downs. Written in a clear\, engaging style\, Leadership Intelligence shows that leadership is something anyone can build and cultivate over time to handle hard situations with grace\, decide with clarity\, and lift a team to greatness. \nWebb will be in conversation with Jonathan Haidt\, Ph.D.\, the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business and the New York Times bestselling author of several books\, including The Anxious Generation\, The Coddling of the American Mind\, and The Righteous Mind. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, Winnetka D36\, Wintrust Bank\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-leadership-intelligence/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 11\, 2026\, | 12:00 PM CT (Note the earlier start time) \nThe Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict. A FAN webinar featuring Priya Parker\, in conversation with Daniel Pink (FAN ’18\, ’22). \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/ParkerFANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of The Art of Fighting to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nWe have lost the skills of fighting well\, and with them the possibility of deeper connection. Our aversion to conflict\, Priya Parker argues\, is feeding our fragmentation and loneliness. Good groups are not the ones that never fight; all groups change and evolve\, and conflict is a vital engine of that renewal. \nIn The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict\, Parker follows her national bestseller The Art of Gathering with a practical\, deeply human framework\, this time for designing conflict with purpose. She dismantles the idea that conflict is abnormal or that healthy groups avoid it\, and shows instead that fights\, done well\, help communities flourish. \nDrawing on her far-reaching experience as a conflict facilitator\, her own research\, and real-world examples\, Parker describes how people can identify disputes\, address them\, and know what to do when they seem insurmountable. Whether in the boardroom or the locker room\, on a playground or in church\, online or in person\, conflict is part of life and understanding how to harness it well matters more than ever. \nAn internationally recognized expert on how we come together\, Parker trained in conflict resolution and has worked on race relations on American campuses and on peace processes around the world. \nParker will be in conversation with Daniel Pink (FAN ’18\, ’22)\, the author of seven bestselling nonfiction books ranging from human motivation and the science of timing to a graphic novel career guide. His deeply researched works have been translated into 46 languages and have sold more than five million copies worldwide. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, Wintrust Bank\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-art-of-fighting-the-transformative-power-of-conflict/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T200000
DTSTAMP:20260914T183130Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Opposite of Happiness: How Bad Feelings Make and Break Us
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 16\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nThe Opposite of Happiness: How Bad Feelings Make and Break Us – George Loewenstein\, Ph.D.\, and Eli Finkel\, Ph.D. \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/GLFANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of The Opposite of Happiness to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \n 
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-opposite-of-happiness-how-bad-feelings-make-and-break-us/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260917T204434Z
CREATED:20260917T204434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T204434Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King\, Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 17\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nYoung King: The Making of Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, featuring a keynote presentation by Lerone A. Martin\, Ph.D. \nEvanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Door 6\, Evanston\, IL 60201 \nNo registration required. 
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-young-king-the-making-of-martin-luther-king-jr/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260919T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260919T230000
DTSTAMP:20260825T221306Z
CREATED:20260825T221306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T221306Z
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SUMMARY:[MLB GLENVIEW] Rocktember Fest 2026
DESCRIPTION:Support FSC along with other local worthy causes while having fun with the men of Making Lives Better of Glenview. \n$85 per ticket…but check out the Pre-sale at $65 per ticket through August 28th!\nLearn More: https://mlbglenview.org/
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/mlb-glenview-rocktember-fest-2026/
LOCATION:MLB Glenview\, 1948-D Lehigh Road\, Glenview\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FSC Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260922T200000
DTSTAMP:20260917T211336Z
CREATED:20260917T211336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T211336Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Tolerance Generation: Growing Up Online in the Anti-Bullying Era
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 12\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nThe Tolerance Generation: Growing Up Online in the Anti-Bullying Era featuring Sarah Miller\, Ph.D.\, and Matt Rafalow\, Ph.D. \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/MillerFANWebinar \n  \n 
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-tolerance-generation-growing-up-online-in-the-anti-bullying-era/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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ORGANIZER;CN="FAN%3A Family Action Network":MAILTO:info@familyactionnetwork.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T200000
DTSTAMP:20260922T194703Z
CREATED:20260922T194703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T194703Z
UID:11515-1790276400-1790280000@familyservicecenter.org
SUMMARY:[FAN] Hope in Motion: A FAN in-person keynote address by Arshay Cooper
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 24\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nHope in Motion\nA FAN in-person keynote address by Arshay Cooper \nEvanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Door 6\, Evanston\, IL 60201 \nNo registration required.  \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Let Me Be Real with You at the event\, while supplies last. \nHope is more than something we feel. It is something we put into motion. In “Hope in Motion\,” a powerful\, story-driven keynote\, bestselling author and rower Arshay Cooper explores how courage\, resilience\, connection\, and a sense of belonging can carry us through uncertainty\, fear\, and life’s most difficult moments. \nCooper knows that terrain firsthand. As captain of America’s first all-Black high school rowing team\, at Manley High School on Chicago’s West Side\, he learned early what it takes to keep going when the odds are long and the water is unfamiliar. Here he invites audiences to think differently about what it means to “do it afraid\,” to tend to their own mental and emotional wellbeing\, and to recognize the strength that comes from knowing they are seen\, supported\, and not alone. \nAt the heart of the talk is a simple idea: hope grows when we give it to one another. Through lessons about trust\, service\, empathy\, and showing up for others\, Cooper shows how each of us can lift someone higher\, within our families\, our relationships\, and our communities. Audiences leave inspired to face challenges with courage\, to strengthen the connections that matter most\, and to turn hope into action in everyday life\, because the hope we receive has the power to become the hope we give. \nCooper is a #1 national bestselling author\, international motivational speaker\, and the protagonist of the award-winning documentary A Most Beautiful Thing. He has devoted his life to empowering young people through athletics. His memoir became the documentary of the same name\, and his second book\, Let Me Be Real with You\, hit #1 on the USA Today bestseller list. He has spoken to more than a quarter million young people worldwide and founded the A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund\, which partners with rowing programs across the country\, including at Evanston Township High School. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Josephinum Academy\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, Wintrust Bank\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-hope-in-motion-a-fan-in-person-keynote-address-by-arshay-cooper/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260926T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260926T110000
DTSTAMP:20260826T171946Z
CREATED:20260826T171946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T171946Z
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SUMMARY:[Woman's Club of Wilmette] Kids Rummage Sale
DESCRIPTION:Rummage Sale on Saturday\, September 26. \n 
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/womans-club-of-wilmette-kids-rummage-sale/
LOCATION:Women’s Club of Wilmette\, 930 Greenleaf Ave\, Wilmette\, 60091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FSC Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260928T200000
DTSTAMP:20260922T193508Z
CREATED:20260922T193508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T193508Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 28\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nThe Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything\nA FAN webinar featuring Kathryn Jezer-Morton\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Jia Tolentino \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/KJMFANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of The Story of Your Life to randomly selected Zoom attendees.\nDetails on the webinar registration page. \nWe might think we understand our own social-media habits\, but most of us would come up short if asked to explain why we post the way we do. Posting happens in private\, almost without thinking\, yet it is never trivial: everything we share carries a set of values\, often more aspirational than true to life. Why can’t we just be honest? \nIn The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything\, Kathryn Jezer-Morton\, Ph.D.\, sets out to answer that question. For two decades she has been trying to make sense of what we are doing online\, and here she examines what shifted around the turn of the millennium\, when ordinary people began seeing themselves as brands. She traveled across the United States to interview everyday people about their social-media lives\, asking them things they had never been asked\, and pairs those conversations with her own experience to show how algorithm-driven platforms reshape not only how we share but what we share. \nThe result is neither technophobic nor moralizing. It is an emotion-led study of the way we present ourselves online\, from baby bumps to political performance to vacation photos\, that asks whether the flattening pull of social media does justice to the rich narratives we each carry. \nJezer-Morton is the author of the biweekly “Brooding” column at The Cut\, in which she explores modern family life. She has written about domestic life and digital culture for the New York Times\, The Nation\, The Guardian\, and Jezebel\, among many other publications. She will be in conversation with Jia Tolentino\, an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of the acclaimed essay collection Trick Mirror. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Josephinum Academy\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, The Winnetka Public Schools\, Wintrust Bank\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-story-of-your-life-how-social-media-shapes-the-way-we-experience-everything/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T200000
DTSTAMP:20261008T180631Z
CREATED:20261008T180631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T180631Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 8\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nDad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives\nA FAN webinar featuring Darby Saxbe\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Richard V. Reeves\, Ph.D. (FAN ’26) \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/SaxbeFANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Dad Brain to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nWhen we talk about the transformative experience of becoming a parent\, we almost always talk about mothers. Research on birth and parenting has focused overwhelmingly on how women’s bodies and brains change\, while popular culture still casts dads as well-meaning bumblers muddling through a diaper change. The old assumption persists: mothers are natural parents\, and fathers are something less. \nIn Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives\, clinical psychologist and professor of psychology Darby Saxbe\, Ph.D.\, inspired in part by her own hands-on\, solo father\, draws on fifteen years of studying fathers to overturn that assumption. Sharing new findings from her own laboratory at the University of Southern California\, from neuroimaging scans and hormone samples to observations of fathers with their children\, along with interviews with dozens of first-time dads and scientists around the world\, Saxbe shows that “dad brain” is real: becoming a father changes men’s brains and bodies\, too. Along the way she explores how fatherhood varies across cultures\, why the panic over low testosterone misreads the science\, how paternity leave policy can draw fathers in\, and what hands-on caregiving means for our ideas about masculinity. \nSaxbe argues that taking fatherhood seriously as a science is not a distraction from mothers’ needs but a path to equal partnership\, with benefits for children\, families\, workplaces\, and society. \nSaxbe will be in conversation with Richard V. Reeves\, Ph.D. (FAN ’26)\, the founder and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men\, which grew out of his work as a policy expert and his own experience as a father. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution\, where he previously held the Whitehead Chair in Economic Studies. He’s the author of Of Boys and Men and Dream Hoarders\, and his current work focuses on fatherhood and on gender gaps in education. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Josephinum Academy\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, The Winnetka Public Schools\, Wintrust Bank\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-dad-brain-the-new-science-of-fatherhood-and-how-it-shapes-mens-lives/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T130000
DTSTAMP:20261008T175626Z
CREATED:20261008T174332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T175626Z
UID:11534-1791547200-1791550800@familyservicecenter.org
SUMMARY:[FAN] Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 9\, 2026 | 12:00 PM CT (Note earlier-than-typical start time) \nAgency: The Psychological History of Human Progress\nA FAN webinar featuring Martin E.P. Seligman\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with James O. Pawelski\, Ph.D. \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/SeligmanFANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Agency to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nWhat drives human progress\, and why does it surge in some eras and stall in others\, even under similar conditions? In Agency: The Psychological History of Human Progress\, psychologist Martin E.P. Seligman\, Ph.D.\, the founder of positive psychology\, offers a bold answer: the missing variable is not economic\, political\, or geographic\, but psychological. Across 2\,500 years of history\, Seligman identifies agency\, the belief that we can shape our own future\, as the hidden engine behind innovation\, resilience\, and societal flourishing. \nDrawing on six decades of research\, Seligman breaks agency into three components: efficacy\, the confidence to act now; optimism\, the expectation that effort will pay off; and imagination\, the ability to envision new possibilities. From ancient Athens and the Enlightenment to the Civil Rights Movement and today’s AI revolution\, he traces how the rise and fall of these forces has quietly shaped the course of civilizations and why strengthening them matters so much now. \nAs concern grows about mental health\, the attention crisis\, and the future of work\, Seligman makes the case for shifting from a model focused on pathology to one centered on human potential. He also explores how emerging technologies\, including AI\, might measure and amplify agency at scale\, for personal growth\, clinical practice\, and collective progress. \nSeligman is the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania\, where he directs the Positive Psychology Center\, and a former president of the American Psychological Association. He will be in conversation with his Penn colleague James O. Pawelski\, Ph.D.\, professor of practice and director of education in the Positive Psychology Center. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, The Cove School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Josephinum Academy\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, The Winnetka Public Schools\, Wintrust Bank\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-the-story-of-your-life-how-social-media-shapes-the-way-we-experience-everything-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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ORGANIZER;CN="FAN%3A Family Action Network":MAILTO:info@familyactionnetwork.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261012T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261012T200000
DTSTAMP:20261008T182012Z
CREATED:20261008T182012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T182012Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Girlhood\, Translated: Understanding Young Women in the Age of Therapy Speak and Self-Diagnosis
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, October 12\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nGirlhood\, Translated: Understanding Young Women in the Age of Therapy Speak and Self-Diagnosis\nA FAN program featuring Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell\, MD\, in conversation with Erica Ghignone\, MD\nNorth Shore Country Day Auditorium\, 310 Green Bay Rd.\, Winnetka\, IL 60093\nNo registration required. \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Girlhood\, Translated at the event\, while supplies last. \nOver the past decade\, psychiatrist Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell\, MD\, has noticed a striking shift in her practice. The girls and young women who come to her increasingly describe their pain\, their conflicts\, and the ordinary challenges of growing up in the language of diagnosis: anxiety\, trauma\, ADHD\, dysregulation. Yet they struggle to put their feelings into words outside those labels\, and in medicalizing their pain they often both dramatize and minimize it\, obscuring what they are really facing. \nIn Girlhood\, Translated: Understanding Young Women in the Age of Therapy Speak and Self-Diagnosis\, Garfinkle-Crowell offers a compassionate\, unabashedly pro-girl look at what it is like to be a young woman today. Blending clinical insight\, cultural criticism\, and intimate stories from the therapy room\, she argues that therapy speak is something medicine and society handed to girls that is now alienating them from themselves and from the people who love them. She is clear-eyed about psychiatry’s pitfalls\, from its gendered history to the rush to medicalize normal teenage emotion\, while honoring its power to help and heal. \nNeither anti-therapy nor uncritically pro-diagnosis\, Garfinkle-Crowell equips parents and girls with the language for better\, more meaningful conversations. \nGarfinkle-Crowell will be in conversation with Erica Ghignone\, MD\, medical director at Compass Health Center Chicago and a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in addiction psychiatry. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Josephinum Academy\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, The Winnetka Public Schools\, Wintrust Bank\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-girlhood-translated-understanding-young-women-in-the-age-of-therapy-speak-and-self-diagnosis/
LOCATION:North Shore Country Day School\, 310 Green Bay Rd\, Winnetka\, 60093\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T203000
DTSTAMP:20260922T201627Z
CREATED:20260909T170828Z
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SUMMARY:[Woman's Club of Wilmette & FSC] Raising Humans in the Digital Wild
DESCRIPTION:Join the Woman’s Club of Wilmette and FSC Clinician Rachel Adams\, LPC\, for this family-centered workshop. Free & open to the public. RSVP  at the link below or here: RSVP Here
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/womans-club-of-wilmette-fsc-raising-humans-in-the-digital-wild/
LOCATION:Women’s Club of Wilmette\, 930 Greenleaf Ave\, Wilmette\, 60091\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FSC Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T200000
DTSTAMP:20261008T182751Z
CREATED:20261008T182751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T182751Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 15\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nVibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World\nA FAN program featuring Adam Grant\, Ph.D.\, in conversation with Greta Johnsen\nFrancis W. Parker School\, Heller Auditorium\, 2233 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL 60614\nNo registration required. Post-event reception\, all are welcome. \nBook Giveaway: FAN FAN is giving away copies of Vibe to attendees\, while supplies last. We are grateful for the financial support of Compass Health Center for this giveaway. \nWhen we vibe with other people\, it fuels our happiness and success. Yet building meaningful ties is one of the most pressing problems of our time. As face-to-face interaction gives way to digital screens\, communication gets outsourced to AI\, and the world becomes more polarized\, our loneliness crisis shows no signs of slowing. \nTo reveal how we can forge faster\, stronger\, and longer bonds\, #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant\, Ph.D. (FAN ’14\, ’16)\, offers groundbreaking studies\, expert insights\, and myth-busting stories. Grant’s new book Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World is filled with the eyeopening takeaways that have brought millions of readers to his books. Vibe teaches us that similarity is not necessary for solidarity\, chemistry doesn’t always happen quickly\, and closeness doesn’t always take time. \nAlong the way\, Grant introduces us to a crew of astronauts who learned to trust people they don’t like\, a comedy troupe that swears by taking time apart as a key to staying together\, a band that grew closer by learning to fight more\, and a journalist who designed a gathering that led to seventy-eight marriages. He also opens up about his personal struggles to find his place as a shy introvert and the lessons that propelled his transformation into an enthusiastic convener. Through these examples and more\, Grant uncovers the keys to creating deeper relationships and tighter communities. \nVibe will change how you interact with people. No matter how good you are at connecting\, you can always get better—and help others get better too. \nGrant will be in conversation with Greta Johnson\, an interviewer\, podcast host\, event moderator\, and book person. She co-hosts HBO’s Official Game of Thrones Podcast\, writes the GRETAGRAM newsletter on Substack\, and is host and creator of the podcast Happy to Be Here. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, The Cove School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Josephinum Academy\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, The Winnetka Public Schools\, Wintrust Bank\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-vibe-the-secrets-of-strong-connections-in-a-lonely-world/
LOCATION:Francis W Parker School\, Heller Auditorium\, 2233 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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ORGANIZER;CN="FAN%3A Family Action Network":MAILTO:info@familyactionnetwork.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T200000
DTSTAMP:20261019T181537Z
CREATED:20261019T181537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261019T181537Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 22\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nSituated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best\nA FAN webinar featuring Angela Duckworth\, Ph.D. (FAN ’12\, ’16)\, in conversation with Nicholas Epley\,\nPh.D. (FAN ’26) \nREGISTER: www.bit.ly/DuckworthFANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Situated to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. We are grateful for the financial support of Compass Health Center for this giveaway. \nIn her first book\, the #1 bestseller Grit\, Angela Duckworth\, Ph.D. (FAN ’12\, ’16)\, the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania\, showed that a common denominator of successful strivers is a blend of passion and perseverance. Her new book\, Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best\, springs from her deepening realization that grit\, while necessary\, is sometimes not enough. How you position yourself to meet a challenge can be crucial. \nDuckworth’s research reveals the enormous influence wielded by everything from the objects within arm’s reach to our peers and mentors\, and even our zip code. We are often told to make the best of our situation\, but it is far better\, she argues\, to make the situation better first. Highlighting four essential elements of successful situations (peers\, mentors\, space\, and culture)\, she shows how high performers like Taylor Swift\, Michael Phelps\, and Jerry Seinfeld create situations that make the most of their grit. Along the way she explores why personality shifts from one situation to the next\, how to conquer temptation without willpower\, and how the company we keep shapes who we become. \nWith disarming honesty\, Duckworth also shares her own struggles with burnout and in her marriage\, and how learning to change her situation\, not herself\, made all the difference. Whatever you want to achieve\, there is a situation that can make the journey easier. \nDuckworth is faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative\, and founding faculty co-director of Wharton People Analytics. She will be in conversation with Nicholas Epley\, Ph.D. (FAN ’26)\, the John Templeton Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and faculty director of the Roman Family Center for Decision Research at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, The Cove School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service\nCenter\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenbrook HS D225\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Josephinum Academy\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Lake Forest Community High School D115\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Psychgeist Media\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, The Winnetka Public Schools\, Wintrust Bank\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-situated-find-the-people-and-places-that-bring-out-your-best/
LOCATION:Francis W Parker School\, Heller Auditorium\, 2233 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T200000
DTSTAMP:20261027T213218Z
CREATED:20261027T213218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T213218Z
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 28\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nArtificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines\nA FAN program featuring Sherry Turkle\, Ph.D. (FAN ’15\, ’21)\, in conversation with Alison Flowers\nLatin School of Chicago\, Wrigley Theatre\, 59 W. North Blvd.\, Chicago\, IL 60610\nNo registration required. \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Artificial Intimacy to attendees\, while supplies last. \nIf social media came for our attention\, artificial intelligence is now coming for our capacity for attachment. Chatbots that speak to us in a human voice offer themselves as best friends\, lovers\, and psychotherapists\, and a growing share of teens and adults now turn to them for companionship and emotional support\, many preferring these relationships to human ones. \nIn Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines\, MIT’s Sherry Turkle\, Ph.D. (FAN ’15\, ’21)\, the psychologist who pioneered our understanding of human-computer relationships\, argues that when we talk to chatbots as intimate machines\, we accept as sufficient what they can offer: the mere performance of intimacy\, empathy\, and love. We begin to think that pretend empathy is empathy enough. Drawing on decades as a chronicler of digital culture\, Turkle traces our new habit of talking to machines across the life cycle\, from children’s earliest attachments to how we face death. She shows how machines that promise to be the perfect companion\, always there and asking nothing in return\, are quietly teaching us to avoid risk\, sidestep hard conversations\, deny grief\, and relinquish the very skills that make us human: empathy\, resilience\, and the ability to navigate uncertainty. \nIn this long-awaited follow-up to her bestseller Reclaiming Conversation\, Turkle offers both a cautionary tale and a roadmap for reclaiming our humanity in the age of AI. \nTurkle is the New York Times bestselling author of Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other and the award-winning memoir The Empathy Diaries. She will be in conversation with Alison Flowers\, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist in Chicago and the founder of Spiralbound\, a production company that brings investigative reporting together with immersive storytelling. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, The Ancona School\, The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections Health\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Josephinum Academy\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Oakton College\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson HS D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, Wilmette Public Library\, The Winnetka Public Schools\, Wintrust Bank\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-artificial-intimacy-who-we-become-when-we-talk-to-machines/
LOCATION:Latin School of Chicago\, 59 W. North Blvd\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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ORGANIZER;CN="FAN%3A Family Action Network":MAILTO:info@familyactionnetwork.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260825T212312Z
CREATED:20260825T212312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T212312Z
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SUMMARY:Taste of Glenview 2026 presented by the Glenview Sunrise Rotary Club
DESCRIPTION:Get your tickets at Taste of Glenview 2026
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/taste-of-glenview-2026-presented-by-the-glenview-sunrise-rotary-club/
LOCATION:Wagner Farm\, 1550 Wagner Road\, Glenview\, 60025
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event
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