Special Event Notice
08/03: Healing Illinois Celebration Event- Please join as we celebrate the hard work that has gone into Healing Illinois, hear from grantees about their stories, and pledge to keep working for racial justice
National Day of Racial Healing
Thanks to all who joined in the National Day of Racial Healing event on Jan. 19. If you missed it, you can watch the program on YouTube: The National Day of Racial Healing 2021 Recording.
We invite you to continue your racial healing journey by signing up for a circle conversation with TRHT Chicago. Learn more on the TRHT website and register using the following link: TRHT Virtual Racial Healing Circles Registration.
Healing Illinois events are happening all across Illinois. Check here periodically to learn about upcoming grantee events and to find one occurring near you. All events listed below are being held virtually unless otherwise noted.
Not all events are captured on this page. You can find other activities and more details including photos and videos on the Healing Illinois Fluxx Updates Wall.
Grantees: to have your event listed here, email details and registration link to: healingil@cct.org.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
- 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/10, 07/17: Racial Disparity: Can We Grow As A Community?
Hosted by: ACCESS Behavioral Health
Audience: Illinois residents
- 04/24, 05/12, 05/29, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26: Free Virtual Performances, Conversations and Art Show
Hosted by: Legacy Training Inc.
Audience: Illinois residents
- 06/27: Call for Peace in the Community
Hosted by: My Employee Connections
Audience: Waukegan and Lake County residents
- 06/26: Healing Illinois STEAM Project Fair and Awards Celebration
Hosted by: My Employee Connections
Audience: Illinois residents
- 05/26, 06/02, 06/09, 06/16, 06/19: Healing of Rose Virtual Conversation Series
Hosted by: Angel of God Resource Center, INC.
Audience: Illinois residents
- 06/13: Faces of Belonging Reception
Hosted by: Northern Illinois University
Audience: DeKalb residents
- 06/07-06/10: Healing Our Way: An Anti-Racism Series Workshop
Hosted by: Black Ensemble Theater and Jewish Theatre Ensemble of Northwestern University
Audience: Illinois residents
- 06/02: Kwame Alexander Virtual Q and A
Hosted by: Roselle Public Library
Audience: Illinois residents
- 05/13: Hidden Conversations- Parenting Black Children in the Quad Cities
Hosed by: Augustana College and WVIK
Audience: Quad City residents
- 02/05, 03/05, 04/09, 05/07: DEI Training Series for Nonprofits
Hosted by: Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Audience: Nonprofit staff, board members and volunteers
- 04/22: Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis
Hosted by: YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Audience: Illinois residents
- 04/22: Community Workshops towards Civic Justice
Hosted by: IL Muslim Civic Coalition
Audience: DuPage county residents
- 04/21: Let's Talk @ Lunch, Stand Against Racism edition
Hosted by: YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Audience: Illinois residents
- 04/21: Critical Conversations- Antiracism @ Work
Hosted by: Chicago Poetry Center
Audience: Illinois residents
- 04/17: Art Racial Reconciliation Project Virtual Screening
Hosted by: A Gift of Love Charity, Inc.
Audience: Southern Illinois residents
- 04/13: Book Discussion on "Black Faces, White Spaces & Farming While Black"
Hosted by: Faith in Place
Audience: Illinois residents
- 04/10: Her Stories, Our Songs Gallery Event
Hosted by: UCAN Chicago
Audience: Illinois residents
- 04/10: Premiere Art Racial Reconciliation Project
Hosted by: A Gift of Love Charity, Inc.
Audience: Southern Illinois residents
- 03/31: Governors State Southland Health and Wellness Hour
Hosted by: Governors State University
Audience: Illinois residents
- 03/30: Engaging Faith Communities with a Message of Justice
Hosted by: Be the Bridge of Macon County
Audience: Illinois residents
- 03/26: Casa Central & Two-Thirds United Healing Circle
Hosted by: Casa Central
Audience: Illinois residents
- 03/23: The Black Tuesday Business Group
Hosted by: The Women's Center
Audience: Carbondale residents
- 03/19: Courageous Conversations Facilitator Training for Nonprofits
Hosted by: Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Audience: Nonprofit professionals
- 03/18: Virtual Open Mic Poetry Night
Hosted by: Carbondale United
Audience: Carbondale residents
- 03/15 & 03/17: The Undiscussable
Hosted by: Carbondale Public Library
Audience: 5th Grade and up
- 03/13: Righteous Rage- Challenges of COVID-19: How the Pandemic Has Affected the Most Marginalized
Hosted by: Hope Center Foundation
Audience: Youth ages 16-21
- 03/13: March for Justice- One Year Later and Still No Justice No Peace
Hosted by: Southern Illinois Unity Coalition
Audience: Carbondale residents
- 02/06, 02/13, 02/20, 02/27, 03/06: Art Racial Reconciliation: A Call for the Voiceless Victims, Bystanders, and Perpetrators of Racial Systems
Hosted by: A Gift of Love Charity, Inc
Audience: Southern Illinois residents who have experienced, observed, been a bystander to, or perpetrated racism
- 03/08: The Truth About HB 3653 Illinois' Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Hosted by: Carbondale Public Library
Audience: Illinois residents
- 03/06: Free to Be Me Day Drive Through Event
Hosted by: Boys & Girls Club of Elgin
Audience: Local residents
- 03/06: Trust Your Gut: The Stories You Were Born to Tell
Hosted by: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
Audience: Central Illinois residents
- 03/06: Center for Conflict Resolution On the Table
Hosted by: Center for Conflict Resolution
Audience: Illinois residents
- 03/01 and 03/04: Sacred Conversations- Moving toward Racial Healing
Hosted by: Faith Coalition for the Common Good
Audience: Illinois residents
- 02/27: Righteous Rage- Riots and Reparations
Hosted by: Hope Center Foundation
Audience: Youth ages 16-21
- 02/27: Seeds for Story, Pamela Sherrod Anderson
Hosted by: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
Audience: Central Illinois residents
- 02/25: Becoming a Phenomenal Woman
Hosted by: Carbondale Public Library
Audience: Carbondale residents
- 02/25: Film Screening and Discussion "Born in the Struggle"
Hosted by: Oakton Community College
Audience: Illinois residents
- 02/24: Center for Conflict Resolution On the Table
Hosted by: Center for Conflict Resolution
Audience: Illinois residents
- 02/22, 02/23: Reparations, Truth and Reconciliation
Hosted by: Endeleo Institute
Audience: Illinois residents
- 02/20: The People in My Films: Portrayal and Relationships, Steve James
Hosted by: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
Audience: Central Illinois residents
- 02/18: Anti-Racism, Allyship and Action with Rev. Dr. William J Barber, II
Hosted by: Lewis University
Audience: Illinois residents
- 02/13: Directing: The Storyteller, Rita Coburn
Hosted by: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
Audience: Central Illinois residents
- 02/06: The Roots of Black Music in America with Karlus Trapp
Hosted by: Carbondale Public Library
Audience: Southern Illinois/Carbondale residents
- 02/06: Creating Your Own Content, Troy Pryor
Hosted by: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
Audience: Central Illinois residents
- 02/02: Community Conversations towards Civic Justice!
Hosted by: IL Muslim Civic Coalition
Audience: DuPage County residents
- 01/29: Black & Brown Community Healing Symposium
Hosted by: Southwest Organizing Project
Audience: Southwest Chicago residents
- 01/28: Racial Unity Dialogue "The African American Experience: Anti-Black Racism"
Hosted by: Working Family Solidarity
Audience: Illinois residents
- 01/27: Best Seat in the House Zoom Discussion Series
Hosted by: Chicago Media Project
Audience: Illinois Residents
- 01/26: Virtual Book Discussion "Black History Saved My Life"
Hosted by: University of St. Francis
Audience: Will and Joliet County residents
- 01/20: Theatre of the Oppressed
Hosted by: United Congregations of Metro-East
Audience: Illinois residents
- 01/19: 5th Annual National Day of Racial Healing
Hosted by: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Chicago
Audience: Illinois residents
- 01/19: Racial Healing and Reparations: Two Steps Towards Transformation
Hosted by: YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Audience: Illinois residents
- 01/18: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Hosted by: Augustana College
Audience: Students, staff, faculty and alumni of Augustana College
- 01/18: Healing Conversations
Hosted by: United Congregations of Metro-East
Audience: Illinois residents
- 01/16: MLK Love Train Caravan
Hosted by: The Women's Center, Southern Illinois Unity Coalition
Audience: Harrisburg, Marion, Murphysboro and Carbondale residents
- 01/15: Providers Listening Session on Equitable Breastfeeding Support
Hosted by: HealthConnect One
Audience: Healthcare and lactation support providers who work with birthing families of color; serve families that identify as people of color in Cook County or the Tri-County region
- 01/13: Family Listening Session on Equitable Breastfeeding Support
Hosted by: HealthConnect One
Audience: Those who have given birth in the last 3 years; identify as a person of color and/or eligible for Medicaid/SNAP/WIC or housing assistance; live in Cook County or the Tri-County Region
- 12/21: "The Reunited States" Screening and Discussion
Hosted by: Quad Cities Interfaith
Audience: Illinois residents
- 12/19: Sounds of Healing
Hosted by: Genesis at the Crossroads
Audience: Illinois residents
- 12/17: "The Reunited States" Screening and Discussion
Hosted by: Faith Coalition for the Common Good
Audience: Springfield residents
- 12/12, 12/22, 01/09 & 01/19: UIUC Hosting "Bold Conversations"
Hosted by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work and Illinois Extension
Audience: Illinois parents
- 12/10: December Racial Unity Dialogue
Hosted by: Working Family Solidarity
Audience: Illinois residents
- 12/09: Best Seat in the House Zoom Discussion Series
Hosted by: Chicago Media Project
Audience: Illinois residents
- 12/04 and 12/05: Virtual Racial Healing Circle Practitioner Statewide Training
Hosted by: TRHT
Audience: Residents outside of Cook County
- 10/06: Healing Illinois Panel Discussion
Hosted by: Healing Illinois, IDHS
Grantees: to have your event listed here, email details and registration link to: healingil@cct.org.
