The Evanston Environmental Justice Conversation Series (EEJCS) event for October 12 will be rescheduled. It was brought to the partner organizations’ attention that this event was scheduled on Yom Kippur–a very important day for our Jewish neighbors, colleagues, and community. We sincerely regret this oversight, and we apologize for any hurt this caused. We value the wide diversity of our community, and we are committed to nurturing as inclusive an event as possible. We are better together, and we hope you will stay tuned for information about a rescheduled event.
We will post more information about the April 2025 rescheduled event as it becomes available.
Previous event: Centering the voices of leading Chicagoland Environmental justice (EJ) advocates, the Evanston EJ Justice Conversation Series provides a biannual, accessible community forum fostering rich conversation between community members, EJ advocates, and civic, religious, and academic leaders from the Evanston community and beyond.
The keynote speaker will be Maria Hadden. Maria Hadden, alderwoman of the 49th Ward, is the first Black, queer woman elected to Chicago City Council. A servant-leader with a background in community organizing and participatory democracy, Maria is an independent, progressive champion of the people in the City Council. She represents the 49th Ward – dubbed, “Little Chicago,” because of the racial, ethnic, and economic demographics that most reflect Chicago’s diversity. She serves as the Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus and Chairwoman of the Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy. She is also a member of both the Aldermanic Black Caucus and the LGBTQ Caucus – the nation’s largest.
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