Past Events
Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.
Browse our past events by year or topic — you can download previous flyers here, too.
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The Ambition Decisions: What Women Know About Work, Family, and the Path to Building a Life
Public Interest Technology Fellow at New America and Author
Freelance Content Creator and Author
Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side
Poet, Visual Artist, Essayist, Author, and Assistant Professor, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Know Thyself: Using Your Uniqueness to Create Success
Culture expert on the Emmy-winning Netflix show Queer Eye and Author
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure Greg Lukianoff
President and CEO, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
Clinical Neuropsychologist and Founder, The Stixrud Group
Author, Speaker, and Founder, PrepMatters
Self-Driven: Why a Sense of Control is So Important for Children and Teens
Clinical Neuropsychologist and Founder, The Stixrud Group
Heritage Baking: An Evening with Hewn’s Head Baker, Ellen King
Co-owner and Director of Baking Operations at Hewn Bakery
This Imperfect Moment: A Conversation with “Ask Polly” Advice Columnist Heather Havrilesky
“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author
After the Education Wars: How Smart Schools Upend the Business of School Reform
Bloomberg Chair of Business Journalism, Baruch College, City University of New York
Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness
Former Design Director, IDEO, and Founder, “The Aesthetics of Joy”