A luncheon to benefit Connections for the Homeless
The Woman's Club of Evanston (1702 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL)
Thursday, March 14th from 12 PM to 1:30 PM
SOLD OUT! TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
At Connections for the Homeless, we serve and catalyze our community to end homelessness, one person at a time.
Inspire will mark its seventh year in 2024 and will be returning after a 3.5-year COVID hiatus. While serving as a fundraiser for the organization, the event also promotes learning and advocacy around the topics of homelessness, affordable housing, and poverty.
Join us on Thursday, March 14th at The Woman’s Club of Evanston for two dynamic speakers, Benjamin Oreskes and Dr. Andre M. Perry, who will discuss how barriers to affordable housing increase homelessness and perpetuate racial inequity. Topics will include zoning, redlining, and the devaluation of Black-owned properties and its negative economic and social effects.
Event Schedule
11:30 AM - Registration Opens
12:00-1:30 PM - Program Begins & Lunch Served
1:45-2:30 PM - Panel Discussion (optional)
Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Andre M. Perry
Andre M. Perry is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, a scholar-in-residence at American University, and a professor of practice of economics at Washington University. A nationally known and respected commentator on race, structural inequality, and education, Perry is the author of the book “Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities.” Perry is a regular contributor to MSNBC and and has appeared in numerous national media outlets, including The New York Times, The Nation, The Washington Post, TheRoot.com and CNN.com. Perry's research focuses on race and structural inequality, education, and economic inclusion.
In Partnership with: Benjamin Oreskes
Benjamin Oreskes covers state and national politics for the Los Angeles Times. He graduated from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism in 2015. In 2021, the Los Angeles Press Club named him print journalist of the year honoring “his on-theground reporting of various homelessness issues during the pandemic.” In 2023, Oreskes and his colleagues won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.
Suzanne B. Calder Community Stakeholder Panel Speakers
Moderator: Robin Rue Simmons
Robin Rue Simmons is the Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair, a not-for-profit organization that informs local reparations, nationally. Previously, Rue Simmons was the 5th Ward Alderman for the City of Evanston, IL, when she led, in collaboration with others, the passage of the nation’s first government- funded Black reparations legislation.
Morris ‘Dino’ Robinson
By day, Morris (Dino) Robinson is the Production Manager at Northwestern University Press. Prior to his joining Northwestern University Press, he held creative positions in advertising and operated his own design firm. His independent research led to the establishment of Shorefront, an organization he pioneered in 1995 that documents the African American experience on the North Shore. Within Shorefront, he has written three books, produces the Shorefront Journal, hosted lectures, assembled several traveling exhibits, and has built its archives from a few news clippings to over 275 linear feet of photographs, documents and ephemera for public use.
Sponsored By:
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Suzanne and Bobby Calder
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At Connections for the Homeless, we strive to host inclusive, accessible events that eneable all individuals to engage fully. All sponsorship levels include luncheon ticket(s) for a community member. If you have questions about an accomodation or complimentary community member tickets, please contact Emily Elbring, Events Manager, at [email protected]
