Name: Open Communities 50th Anniversary
Address: 990 Grove Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, US
Telephone: 224-714-2471

MAKING AN IMPACT

OPEN COMMUNITIES 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT

Agents of Change Award Ceremony

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN
DRINKS | APPETIZERS | AWARDS

PRICE $100

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Join Us for an Open Communities’ Awards Event

We are celebrating 50 years of fighting for just and inclusive communities in Chicago’s North Shore and northwest suburbs. Honor our award recipients, network with business and fair housing leaders, and enjoy an evening at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

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“We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will all perish together as fools.”

Martin Luther King, Jr., July 25, 1965, Winnetka Village Green

Where:

Chicago Botanic Garden

When:

September 21, 2022

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Address:

1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022

THE AWARDS

Emerging Municipality Award

Award Recipient: Village of Northbrook

Honoring a municipality that is consciously working to ensure fair housing in their community and/or actively working towards more inclusive and affordable housing.

Jean R. Cleland Social Action Award

Award Recipient: Gail Schechter

Recognizing an individual/organization on the front line of social justice, fighting for everyone to have a “seat at the table” and setting the example of how to properly represent social justice through a fair housing lens.

Spirit of Open Communities Award

Award Recipient: WBEZ

Honoring the person or organization who has demonstrated that fair housing is a human right. They best exemplify our organization’s commitment to social justice, racial, religious and equity for all in the northern suburbs.