Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is a dynamic memorial to Jane Addams that connects the social reforms of the progressive era to contemporary urgent social justice issues. Below is a catalogue of pervious public events and series that feature scholars, activist, artists, and community leaders addressing the democratic ideals of the moment. Many events since 2016 can be watched on the museum’s Youtube channel. Just click the link.
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March 2025
- Mar 13, 2025 Radical Mending Workshop: Mending Basics III Mar 13, 2025
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February 2025
- Feb 13, 2025 Sweet and Sour: Victorian Valentines at Hull-House Feb 13, 2025
- Feb 6, 2025 Radical Mending Workshop: Paired Repair Feb 6, 2025
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January 2025
- Jan 16, 2025 Radical Mending Workshop: Mending Basics II Jan 16, 2025
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December 2024
- Dec 5, 2024 Unravel with The Weaving Mill Dec 5, 2024
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November 2024
- Nov 14, 2024 Radical Mending Workshop: Sewing Stories Nov 14, 2024
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October 2024
- Oct 30, 2024 Radical Poetry & Performance Reading Series Oct 30, 2024
- Oct 27, 2024 Hull-o-ween Ghostly Tales and Silent Film Festival Oct 27, 2024
- Oct 24, 2024 "The Devil Baby of Hull-House": Ghost Files Screening and Haunted Tour Oct 24, 2024
- Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 20, 2024 Chicago Architecture Center's Open House Chicago Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 20, 2024
- Oct 3, 2024 – Oct 25, 2024 "The Haunting of Hull-House" Tours Oct 3, 2024 – Oct 25, 2024
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September 2024
- Sep 29, 2024 Weaving Stories Sep 29, 2024
- Sep 12, 2024 Radical Mending Workshop: Mending Basics I Sep 12, 2024
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June 2024
- Jun 21, 2024 Civic Engagement or Bust! Stories, Songs and a Meal for Collective Joy Jun 21, 2024
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May 2024
- May 16, 2024 Every house has a door | Crystal Pantomime | Performance May 16, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 21, 2024 Family Day with Read/ Write Library Apr 21, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 15, 2024 The Hull-House Seminar in American Literature Mar 15, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 29, 2024 Working in the 21st Century: A Conversation with Mark Larson Feb 29, 2024
- Feb 28, 2024 Ex-Votos Virtual Tour with Gallery 400 Feb 28, 2024
- Feb 15, 2024 Exhibition Tour with Curator Dr. Emmanuel Ortega Feb 15, 2024
- Feb 8, 2024 Sweet and Sour: Victorian Valentines at Hull-House Feb 8, 2024
- Feb 4, 2024 Conversation Hearts: A Civic Love Family Day at Hull-House Feb 4, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 18, 2024 Exhibition Opening tour with curator Dr. Emmanuel Ortega Jan 18, 2024
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October 2023
- Oct 26, 2023 Hull-House Lore: A Talk with Adam Selzer Oct 26, 2023
- Oct 22, 2023 Halloween Family Day with the Chicago Public Library Oct 22, 2023
- Oct 13, 2023 – Oct 27, 2023 "The Haunting of Hull-House" Ghost Tours Oct 13, 2023 – Oct 27, 2023
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September 2023
- Sep 26, 2023 Martin Luther King Jr., Betty Friedan & Social Reform in America Sep 26, 2023
- Sep 17, 2023 Wake Up and Rest with Tricia Hersey: Launch of the Jane Addams Bedroom Project Sep 17, 2023
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July 2023
- Jul 24, 2023 – Jul 28, 2023 Girls Build! at Hull-House Jul 24, 2023 – Jul 28, 2023
- Jul 20, 2023 Jesús Torres: A Chicago Story at Hull-House Jul 20, 2023
- Jul 16, 2023 Jesús Torres: A Chicago Story at Graceland Cemetery Jul 16, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 25, 2023 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards 2023 Apr 25, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 9, 2023 UIC Gender & Women's Studies 50th Anniversary Mar 9, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 8, 2022 Jane Addams Day: Invisible Labors Book Launch Dec 8, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 29, 2022 Halloween Family Day with the Chicago Public Library Oct 29, 2022
- Oct 26, 2022 "Reset on the Road" at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Oct 26, 2022
- Oct 20, 2022 Candyman (2021): Film Screening and Discussion Oct 20, 2022
- Oct 14, 2022 Watcher's "Ghost Files" at Hull-House: Special Screening of Hull-House's Exclusive Interview and Episode Oct 14, 2022
- Oct 7, 2022 – Oct 28, 2022 "The Haunting of Hull-House" Night Tours Oct 7, 2022 – Oct 28, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 9, 2022 Bookmaking for Beginners Aug 9, 2022
- Aug 9, 2022 Intergenerational Bookmaking Aug 9, 2022
- Aug 9, 2022 Basic Bookbinding Aug 9, 2022
- Aug 9, 2022 Create a Story: Craft Time Aug 9, 2022
- Aug 9, 2022 Clay Pinch Pot Aug 9, 2022
- Aug 9, 2022 – Aug 11, 2022 Beginner Bookmaking Grab and Go Kit Aug 9, 2022 – Aug 11, 2022
- Aug 1, 2022 Sulzer Improv Club Aug 1, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 27, 2022 Make Your Own Book Jul 27, 2022
- Jul 21, 2022 Protest Banner Lending Library Workshop with Moki Tantoco Jul 21, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 25, 2022 2022 Jane Addams Children's Book Award Ceremony Apr 25, 2022
- Apr 14, 2022 Red Line Service - Art Histories Series: The Obama Portraits with Ross Stanton Jordan Apr 14, 2022
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October 2021
- Oct 29, 2021 "The Haunting of Hull-House" Night Tours Oct 29, 2021
- Oct 22, 2021 "The Haunting of Hull-House" Night Tours Oct 22, 2021
- Oct 21, 2021 – Oct 22, 2021 Gómez-Peña & La Pocha Nostra takeover Hull-House Oct 21, 2021 – Oct 22, 2021
- Oct 19, 2021 Mex Files LIVE: The Pandemia Chronicles Oct 19, 2021
- Oct 2, 2021 La Pocha Nostra Intensive Virtual Workshop Oct 2, 2021
- Oct 1, 2021 Gómez-Peña and La Pocha Nostra Chicago Residency Kick-off Oct 1, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 26, 2021 Virtual Tour | Jane Addams and Hull-House, JAHHM x CHM Mar 26, 2021
- Mar 22, 2021 Ida B. the Queen: Michelle Duster in conversation with Essence McDowell Mar 22, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 3, 2021 GUILLERMO GÓMEZ-PEÑA: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE Feb 3, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 9, 2020 LGBTQ+ History & Education: Evolving Narratives in Museums Dec 9, 2020
- Dec 6, 2020 Hull-House Trivia Family Day! Dec 6, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 17, 2020 Race and Rights: Wells, Willard, and Addams Nov 17, 2020
- Nov 12, 2020 Teaching Social Justice: About Museums, Culture, and Justice to Explore in Your Classroom Nov 12, 2020
- Nov 1, 2020 Art & Democracy at Hull-House Nov 1, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 28, 2020 Work-in-Progress: Disability and Access in Movement Building Oct 28, 2020
- Oct 27, 2020 Contemporary Voices: Aram Han Sifuentes Oct 27, 2020
- Oct 22, 2020 The History of Art & Feminism: Where the Future Came From Oct 22, 2020
- Oct 18, 2020 The Haunting of Hull-House Oct 18, 2020
- Oct 17, 2020 Dialogue: Disability and Access in Movement Building Oct 17, 2020
- Oct 3, 2020 SURGE: Film screening and discussion Oct 3, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 29, 2020 Virtual Tour | Jane Addams and the Activist Legacy of Hull-House Sep 29, 2020
- Sep 27, 2020 Hull-House Homework Help Sep 27, 2020
- Sep 24, 2020 Curatorial Collaborations: Exhibitions for Social Justice Sep 24, 2020
- Sep 17, 2020 Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote and Insisted on Equality for All Sep 17, 2020
- Sep 13, 2020 Championing Women’s Activism in Modern America with author Anya Jabour Sep 13, 2020
- Sep 6, 2020 Virtual Tour | Jane Addams and the Activist Legacy of Hull-House Sep 6, 2020
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July 2020
- Jul 23, 2020 Correcting Historic Lies: Toward a Collective Recovery and Better Future Jul 23, 2020
- Jul 17, 2020 Jane Addams’ Leadership and the Crises of Our Time: Racial Unrest, Pandemic, and War Jul 17, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 29, 2020 Ensemble-Made Chicago Masterclass Series Mar 29, 2020
- Mar 1, 2020 Hull-House Family Day: "Always Coming Out" Mar 1, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 22, 2020 For the Freedom of Her Race: Remembering Black Women in the Fight for the Vote Jan 22, 2020
- Jan 19, 2020 Color Me Resisting: 2020 Family Day Kick-Off! Jan 19, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 10, 2019 Jane Addams Day - Making Lineages Visible Dec 10, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 19, 2019 Arte Útil/ Useful Art: the Coefficient of Art, Architecture, and Mathematics Nov 19, 2019
- Nov 18, 2019 Arte Útil/ Useful Art: Case Studies from the Chicago Area - Workshop with Tania Bruguera and Alistair Hudson Nov 18, 2019
- Nov 11, 2019 Imagine Armistice in Chicago: 11/11 A Day Dedicated to Peace Nov 11, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 19, 2019 – Oct 20, 2019 Open House Chicago Weekend at Hull-House Oct 19, 2019 – Oct 20, 2019
- Oct 18, 2019 Archiving Social Justice in Chicago Oct 18, 2019
- Oct 11, 2019 Journey for Justice: Untold Filipino-American History Oct 11, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 19, 2019 Jane Addams Birthday Bash – 4 Exhibition Openings! Sep 19, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 12, 2019 Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater Book Launch and Reception with Author Mark Larson Aug 12, 2019
- Aug 4, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: PREACH! Aug 4, 2019
- Aug 4, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: Mojdeh Stoakley Aug 4, 2019
- Aug 4, 2019 Hull-House at THE BIG DEAL Aug 4, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 28, 2019 Copy of Imperfect Truths: A Live Action Self-Love Guide Book performed by {she crew} youth Jul 28, 2019
- Jul 28, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: Lily Be Jul 28, 2019
- Jul 28, 2019 Participatory Arts Family Day Jul 28, 2019
- Jul 26, 2019 Imperfect Truths: A Live Action Self-Love Guide Book performed by {she crew} youth Jul 26, 2019
- Jul 21, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: Ratas de Dos Patas Jul 21, 2019
- Jul 21, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: Adrienne Brandyburg & B.A.P.S. Jul 21, 2019
- Jul 14, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: Adrienne Brandyburg & B.A.P.S. Jul 14, 2019
- Jul 7, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: PREACH! Jul 7, 2019
- Jul 7, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: Lily Be Jul 7, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 30, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: PREACH! Jun 30, 2019
- Jun 30, 2019 Hull-House Summer of Theater: Angela Oliver from Matt Damon Improv Jun 30, 2019
- Jun 21, 2019 Theater Workshop at Hull-House with Aretha Sills Jun 21, 2019
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May 2019
- May 13, 2019 A Search for Community: Neva Boyd, Viola Spolin, Paul Sills and the Origins of Improvisational Theater in America May 13, 2019
- May 13, 2019 Theater Workshop at Hull-House with Aretha Sills May 13, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 28, 2019 Participatory Arts Chosen Family Day: A to Zine, activism and zine-making workshop Apr 28, 2019
- Apr 24, 2019 For Us, By Us: Self-determination and School Segregation on Chicago's West Side. Apr 24, 2019
- Apr 11, 2019 Contested City: From the Lower East Side of New York City to the West Side of Chicago Book Talk & Reception Apr 11, 2019
- Apr 7, 2019 Spring Seed Swap presented by UIC Heritage Garden Apr 7, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 24, 2019 Participatory Arts Chosen Family Day Mar 24, 2019
- Mar 21, 2019 Bringing Intersectionality to Sexual Health and Advocacy Mar 21, 2019
- Mar 18, 2019 Through Her Eyes: Contemporary Shorts By Women of Color Filmmakers Mar 18, 2019
- Mar 7, 2019 International Women’s Day: Archiving, Activism & Well-being Mar 7, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 20, 2019 The World is Watching: Book Launch Feb 20, 2019
- Feb 19, 2019 Neighborhood Narratives: Addressing Change Through Stories Teacher Institute Feb 19, 2019
- Feb 17, 2019 Community Binding II: Participatory Arts Bookbinding Workshop Feb 17, 2019
- Feb 15, 2019 On What We Owe, Parts of Speech: Astra Taylor Feb 15, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 20, 2019 Participatory Arts Family Day! In Celebration of MLK DAY Jan 20, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 10, 2018 Jane Addams Day: Fighting Back, Farming, and Freedom Dec 10, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 16, 2018 Acting Out! Participatory Arts Improv Workshop Nov 16, 2018
- Nov 9, 2018 How Do You Throw a Pot? Participatory Arts Ceramic Workshop Nov 9, 2018
- Nov 8, 2018 Dangerous Women: The International Women’s Peace Movement Then and Now Nov 8, 2018
- Nov 6, 2018 Black Politics in Chicago Nov 6, 2018
- Nov 5, 2018 Black Politics in Chicago: A Conversation with Professor Barbara Ransby and WBEZ Reporter Natalie Moore Nov 5, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 26, 2018 What Binds Your Community? Participatory Arts Bookbinding Workshop Oct 26, 2018
- Oct 23, 2018 – Oct 25, 2018 Participatory Arts: The Legacy of Chicago’s Hull-House Artists Oct 23, 2018 – Oct 25, 2018
- Oct 19, 2018 Can Cows Be Purple? Participatory Arts Art Therapy Workshop Oct 19, 2018
- Oct 13, 2018 – Oct 14, 2018 Open House Chicago at Hull-House Oct 13, 2018 – Oct 14, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 13, 2018 University of Illinois Press Centennial Celebration Sep 13, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 Participatory Arts: Crafting Social Change at Hull-House Sep 6, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 21, 2018 Living Dangerously: The Social Change Work of Jane Addams and the Hull-House Settlement Jun 21, 2018
- Jun 13, 2018 Mapping the Neighborhood with Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and Armour Elementary School Jun 13, 2018
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May 2018
- May 30, 2018 Follow the Money: Race, voice, and funding education in Chicago May 30, 2018
- May 8, 2018 Mis-Education: Examining Gender and Equity in Education May 8, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 18, 2018 The Time is Now! The Black Arts Movement, Activism, and Art for (and by) the People Apr 18, 2018
- Apr 10, 2018 Part 3: More Schools for Sale? Chicago Public Schools Before and After the Moratorium Apr 10, 2018
- Apr 5, 2018 The Best Side: The Art and Soul of Jackie Hetherington Apr 5, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 22, 2018 Part 2: West Side/South Side: Coalitioning Around School Closures Mar 22, 2018
- Mar 15, 2018 Sarita Echavez See: Feminist Filipino Resistance in the Imperial American Museum Mar 15, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 30, 2018 Part 1: 64/54 Brown v. Chicago: Race and Access in Education Today Jan 30, 2018
- Jan 14, 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Hull-House: Resistance and Liberation Jan 14, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 10, 2017 Jane Addams Day 2017: A Family Day with Art, Games, and Tours Dec 10, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 12, 2017 West Side Arts: Claiming and Reclaiming Space Oct 12, 2017
- Oct 5, 2017 Maxwell Street: A Living Memory Oct 5, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 19, 2017 Who Fights for Our Schools? Organizing for Racial Equity on the West Side Sep 19, 2017
- Sep 19, 2017 Claiming Space: Creative Grounds and Freedom Summer School Sep 19, 2017
- Sep 6, 2017 Jane's Birthday Celebration! Open House & Cupcakes Sep 6, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 23, 2017 "Good This Day Only": Signs of Maxwell Street Jul 23, 2017
- Jul 20, 2017 Writing the West Side: The West Side Writers Guild, 1990-1996 Reunion, Reading & Reception Jul 20, 2017
- Jul 18, 2017 "I shall create!": Arts on the Inside, Poetry from formerly and currently incarcerated individuals Jul 18, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 25, 2017 Family Day at Hull-House Jun 25, 2017
- Jun 15, 2017 West Side Arts: Rootwork, Girl Bands, and Activating Public Archives Jun 15, 2017
- Jun 14, 2017 Pedagogy on the Inside Jun 14, 2017
- Jun 12, 2017 The Prison in Twelve Landscapes Film Screening with Critical Resistance Jun 12, 2017
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May 2017
- May 16, 2017 States of Incarceration Exhibition Opening Reception May 16, 2017
- May 16, 2017 Where has Childhood Gone? A discussion about the changing experiences of youth in Chicago. May 16, 2017
- May 12, 2017 Securing the Common Good Public Colloquium May 12, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 30, 2017 VOX POP: The Disco Party! Closing Reception Apr 30, 2017
- Apr 23, 2017 Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Hosts: CareForceOne Apr 23, 2017
- Apr 13, 2017 West Side/South Side: Bridging the Divide Apr 13, 2017
- Apr 12, 2017 13th Film Screening and Discussion Apr 12, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 30, 2017 Pushing Out Patriarchy: A Conversation between Artists, Activists & Organizers Mar 30, 2017
- Mar 16, 2017 Women, Culture, & Comics: Trina Robbins Mar 16, 2017
- Mar 10, 2017 International Women’s Day: Gina Athena Ulysse Mar 10, 2017
- Mar 9, 2017 Halal If You Hear Me Mar 9, 2017