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SUMMARY:March Book Group - Tuesday: The Confidante: The Untold Story of The Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, March 24th\, at 7 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!\nThe Confidante: The Untold Story of The Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape\nModern America \nAuthor: Christopher C. Gorham \nGoodReads Description: \nThe first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg\, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who\nbecame FDR’s closest advisor during World War II. Though she was not quite a hidden figure\,\nRosenberg’s position as “the power behind\,” combined with her status as an immigrant and a\nJewish woman\, served to diminish her importance. In this inspiring\, impeccably researched\, and\nrevelatory book\, Christopher C. Gorham at last affords Anna Rosenberg the recognition she so\nrichly deserves.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/march-book-group-tuesday-the-confidante-the-untold-story-of-the-woman-who-helped-win-wwii-and-shape-modern-america/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:March Book Group - Friday: The Confidante: The Untold Story of The Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, March 20th\, at 12:30 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!\nThe Confidante: The Untold Story of The Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape\nModern America \nAuthor: Christopher C. Gorham \nGoodReads Description: \nThe first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg\, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who\nbecame FDR’s closest advisor during World War II. Though she was not quite a hidden figure\,\nRosenberg’s position as “the power behind\,” combined with her status as an immigrant and a\nJewish woman\, served to diminish her importance. In this inspiring\, impeccably researched\, and\nrevelatory book\, Christopher C. Gorham at last affords Anna Rosenberg the recognition she so\nrichly deserves.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/march-book-group-friday-the-confidante-the-untold-story-of-the-woman-who-helped-win-wwii-and-shape-modern-america/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:February Book Group - Tuesday: A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our February Book Group event on Tuesday\, February 24th\, at 7 pm. Please register! \nA Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All \nAuthor: Adam Benforado \nGoodReads Description: \nA revelatory investigation into how America is failing its children\, and an urgent manifesto on\nwhy helping them is the best way to improve all of our lives. Drawing on the latest scientific\nresearch into the remarkable capabilities and crucial needs of young people\, A Minor\nRevolution offers a bold vision for the future.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/february-book-club-tuesday-a-minor-revolution-how-prioritizing-kids-benefits-us-all/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T133000
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SUMMARY:February Book Group - Friday: A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All
DESCRIPTION:Join us on February 20th at 12:30 pm for our Book Group event. Please register!\nA Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All \nAuthor: Adam Benforado \nGood Reads Description: \nA revelatory investigation into how America is failing its children\, and an urgent manifesto on why helping them is the best way to improve all of our lives. Drawing on the latest scientific research into the remarkable capabilities and crucial needs of young people\, A Minor Revolution offers a bold vision for the future.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/february-book-club-friday-a-minor-revolution-how-prioritizing-kids-benefits-us-all/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
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SUMMARY:Candidate Forum - IL 11th Congressional District Primary
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the candidates running for the IL 11th Congressional District Primary and their views and answers to questions from the community. This Zoom event is on February 10th at 8:00 pm. \nTedora Brown (R)- Objection Pending \nCharlie Kim (R) \nMike Pierce (R) \nJeff Walter (R) \n** All candidates have been invited ** \nThis event is sponsored by  The League of Women Voters of Naperville. \nThis event is free\, but you must register: https://rebrand.ly/11thcongress-forum.\n \nIf registration for the event exceeds the Zoom capacity\, you can watch it live on our Facebook page. After the event\, a video will be available on our YouTube channel. \nHow a Candidate Forum Works \nAll candidate forums are run by trained\, nonpartisan\, and out-of-district moderators. Candidates are given equal time to answer each question. \nEach candidate will have two minutes to present an opening statement alphabetically. \nQuestions will be chosen in advance by the League for appropriateness and relevance from those solicited from League members and community members. Questions are not shared with the candidates before the forum. \nThe moderator will ask questions in rotation so that a different candidate will have the opportunity to be the first to answer. Candidates will each have up to two minutes to answer each question. \nAfter the questions are completed\, each candidate will have two minutes to provide a closing statement. \nNo surrogates are permitted to participate. An uncontested forum\, that is\, one with only one candidate\, is not permitted. Should a candidate be legally disqualified from vote tabulation prior to our forum (as determined by their status on the State Board of Election Website or the result of legal action)\, that candidate will not appear in our forum per our forum ground rules. \nFor non-partisan election information\, visit VOTE411.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/candidate-forum-il-11th-congressional-district-primary/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260210T193000
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SUMMARY:Candidate Forum - DuPage County Board District 5 Primary
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the candidates running for the DuPage County Board District 5 Primary and their views and answers to questions from the community. This Zoom event is on February 10th at 6:30 pm. \nSadia Covert (D) \nMarylee Leu (D) \nIan Holzhauer (D) \n** All candidates have been invited ** \nThis event is sponsored by  The League of Women Voters of Naperville. \nThis event is free\, but you must register: https://rebrand.ly/District5-forum.\n \nIf registration for the event exceeds the Zoom capacity\, you can watch it live on our Facebook page. After the event\, a video will be available on our YouTube channel. \nHow a Candidate Forum Works \nAll candidate forums are run by trained\, nonpartisan\, and out-of-district moderators. Candidates are given equal time to answer each question. \nEach candidate will have two minutes to present an opening statement alphabetically. \nQuestions will be chosen in advance by the League for appropriateness and relevance from those solicited from League members and community members. Questions are not shared with the candidates before the forum. \nThe moderator will ask questions in rotation so that a different candidate will have the opportunity to be the first to answer. Candidates will each have up to two minutes to answer each question. \nAfter the questions are completed\, each candidate will have two minutes to provide a closing statement. \nNo surrogates are permitted to participate. An uncontested forum\, that is\, one with only one candidate\, is not permitted. Should a candidate be legally disqualified from vote tabulation prior to our forum (as determined by their status on the State Board of Election Website or the result of legal action)\, that candidate will not appear in our forum per our forum ground rules. \nFor non-partisan election information\, visit VOTE411.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/dupage-county-board-district-5-primary/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260120T200000
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SUMMARY:January Book Club - Tuesday: Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care\, Family\, and Social Class
DESCRIPTION:Join us on January 20th at 7 pm for our January Book Club! Please register. \nTitle: Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care\, Family\, and Social Class \nAuthor: Rob Henderson \nGood Reads Description: \nIn this raw coming-of-age memoir\, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing up in foster care\, enlisting in the US Air Force\, attending elite universities\, and pioneering the concept of “luxury beliefs”—ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class while inflicting costs on the less fortunate.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/january-book-club-tuesday-troubled-a-memoir-of-foster-care-family-and-social-class/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T143000
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SUMMARY:January Book Club - Friday: Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care\, Family\, and Social Class
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our January Book Club meeting on Friday\, January 16th\, at 12:30 pm via Zoom. Please register. \nTitle: Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care\, Family\, and Social Class \nAuthor: Rob Henderson \nGood Reads Description: \nIn this raw coming-of-age memoir\, Rob Henderson vividly recounts growing up in foster care\, enlisting in the US Air Force\, attending elite universities\, and pioneering the concept of “luxury beliefs”—ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class while inflicting costs on the less fortunate.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/january-book-club-friday-troubled-a-memoir-of-foster-care-family-and-social-class/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20260103T033327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260103T033327Z
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SUMMARY:How Secure ARE Your Voting Rights?
DESCRIPTION:Join us on January 14th at 7:00 pm via Zoom for our Monthly Ideas Forum. \nCurrent pending legislation\, such as the SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act)\, executive orders\, and court cases\, could negatively impact your ability to vote and for your vote to be counted. During this discussion\, you’ll learn about what changes are being proposed\, the burdens they would place on voters\, and how to advocate for free and fair elections. \nThis event is free\, but please register: https://rebrand.ly/Jan14-IdeasForum. \nOur speakers: \nDr. David Goldberg is a Professor of Political Science at the College of DuPage\, teaching international relations\, comparative politics\, and American politics. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Northern Illinois University in 2003. Dr. Goldberg has an interest in democracy and democratic norms in Latin America and the Caribbean Community\, U.S. foreign policies\, and international relations. \n  \n  \nBrandy Johnson is a decorated and widely published Assistant Professor with Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School. While in private practice\, Professor Johnson specialized in Illinois and Missouri workers’ compensation law and appellate advocacy\, and gained experience in premises liability\, personal injury\, products liability\, and other areas of insurance defense. She serves on the board for the Illinois Chapter of the United Spinal Association. \n  \n  \nThis event is co-hosted with AAUW – Naperville.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/how-secure-are-your-voting-rights/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20251202T205858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T205858Z
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SUMMARY:How Are Federal Funding Cuts and Policies Affecting Research In Higher Education?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our December Ideas Forum on Wednesday\, December 10th\, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. \nIn February\, the government announced cuts to funding and grants to research institutions across the U.S. Around the same time\, immigration raids in the Chicago metro area began in earnest. What happens to research and lab experiments when funding is revoked? How are student relations affected by the active presence of federal immigration agents in the community? \nDr. Timothy Koh\, professor of kinesiology and nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Applied Health Sciences\, and Dr. Jeni Hebert-Beirne\, professor of community health sciences at UIC’s School of Public Health\, have both been dealing with the impacts of these and other federal actions\, including DEI mandates. They will discuss how they’re navigating the changes to their research\, classes\, and institution. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nDr. Koh has been focused on the mechanisms that regulate tissue inflammation and healing\, in the context of diabetes\, where impaired healing can lead to amputation or death. Dr. Koh is also passionate about training students for their own research careers. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDr. Hebert-Beirne is a community-based participatory researcher\, doing qualitative research to promote health equity and justice\, particularly in Chicago. Her scholarship focuses on people most impacted by health inequities.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/how-are-federal-funding-cuts-and-policies-affecting-research-in-higher-education/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T200000
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SUMMARY:November Book Club - Tuesday: Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our November book club meeting on Tuesday 25th\, at 7pm. \nAuthor: Uché Blackstock \nFrom GoodReads: \nGrowing up in Brooklyn\, New York\, it never occurred to Uché Blackstock and her twin sister\, Oni\, that they would be anything but physicians. In the 1980s\, their mother headed an organization of Black women physicians\, and for years the girls watched these fiercely intelligent women in white coats tend to their patients and neighbors\, host community health fairs\, cure ills\, and save lives. As an ER physician\, and later as a professor in academic medicine\, Dr. Blackstock became profoundly aware of the systemic barriers that Black patients and physicians continue to face. Legacy is a journey through the critical intersection of racism and healthcare. At once a searing indictment of our healthcare system\, a generational family memoir\, and a call to action\, Legacy is Dr. Blackstock’s odyssey from child to medical student to practicing physician—to finally seizing her own power as a health equity advocate against the backdrop of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/november-book-club-tuesday-legacy-a-black-physician-reckons-with-racism-in-medicine/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T171505Z
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SUMMARY:November Book Club - Friday: Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our November book club meeting on Friday 21st\, at 12:30pm. \nAuthor: Uché Blackstock \nFrom GoodReads: \nGrowing up in Brooklyn\, New York\, it never occurred to Uché Blackstock and her twin sister\, Oni\, that they would be anything but physicians. In the 1980s\, their mother headed an organization of Black women physicians\, and for years the girls watched these fiercely intelligent women in white coats tend to their patients and neighbors\, host community health fairs\, cure ills\, and save lives. As an ER physician\, and later as a professor in academic medicine\, Dr. Blackstock became profoundly aware of the systemic barriers that Black patients and physicians continue to face. Legacy is a journey through the critical intersection of racism and healthcare. At once a searing indictment of our healthcare system\, a generational family memoir\, and a call to action\, Legacy is Dr. Blackstock’s odyssey from child to medical student to practicing physician—to finally seizing her own power as a health equity advocate against the backdrop of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/november-book-club-friday-legacy-a-black-physician-reckons-with-racism-in-medicine/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T171431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T023648Z
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SUMMARY:SNAP-Ed: A Vital Investment in Illinois Families and Communities
DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 11th at 7:00 pm via Zoom for this month’s Ideas Forum\, “SNAP-Ed: A Vital Investment in Illinois Families and Communities.” \nThis event is free\, but please register at https://rebrand.ly/nov11-ideasforum. \nThere is more to SNAP than the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SNAP-Ed teaches SNAP participants how to use their food resources wisely to strengthen the health and well-being of their families. With the government shutdown still in effect at the time of this posting\, and with SNAP funds unavailable\, this is more important than ever. \n\nIn this Forum\, you will hear how  SNAP-Ed helps families make nutritious food choices\, stretch their food dollars\, and increase physical activity. \n\nThe session also explores partnerships with schools\, food pantries and community organizations that create lasting\, healthy changes—and demonstrates the strong return on investment SNAP-Ed provides to Illinois communities. \nOur speaker\, Christine Birns\, is a SNAP-Ed educator with the University of Illinois Extension. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Development & Family Sciences from Northern Illinois University and a master’s degree in Social Work from University of Illinois at Chicago with an emphasis in child and family services. \n\nBirns works with food pantries\, K-12 schools\, adult and youth community programs\, and early childcare centers providing technical assistance at the systems and environmental levels. She provides assistance on nutrition education and obesity prevention to help make the healthy choice the easy choice.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/snap-ed-a-vital-investment-in-illinois-families-and-communities/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T171421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T201110Z
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SUMMARY:October Book Club - Tuesday: We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our October book club meeting on Tuesday 21st\, at 7pm. \nAuthor: Eric Garcia \nFrom GoodReads: \nAutistic person and journalist Eric Garcia brings an insider’s perspective and a reporter’s eye to show that autism is a vital part of his community’s humanity\, not a disease that needs to be cured. 
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/october-book-club-tuesday-were-not-broken-changing-the-autism-conversation/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T171342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T194408Z
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SUMMARY:October Book Club - Friday: We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our October book club meeting on Friday 17th\, at 12:30pm. \nAuthor: Eric Garcia \nFrom GoodReads: \nAutistic person and journalist Eric Garcia brings an insider’s perspective and a reporter’s eye to show that autism is a vital part of his community’s humanity\, not a disease that needs to be cured.  \n  \n 
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/october-book-club-friday-were-not-broken-changing-the-autism-conversation/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T171216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T201148Z
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SUMMARY:September Book Club - Tuesday: Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our September book club meeting on Tuesday 23rd\, at 7pm. \nAuthors: Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner \nFrom GoodReads: \nOne of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education\, have a job\, and just be human. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months\, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis\, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people. Candid\, intimate\, and irreverent\, Judy Heumann’s memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong. 
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/september-book-club-tuesday-being-heumann-an-unrepentant-memoir-of-a-disability-rights-activist/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T171114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T190447Z
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SUMMARY:September Book Club - Friday: Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our September book club meeting on Friday 19th\, at 12:30pm. \nAuthors: Judith Heumann and Kristen Joiner \nFrom GoodReads: \nOne of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education\, have a job\, and just be human. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months\, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis\, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people. Candid\, intimate\, and irreverent\, Judy Heumann’s memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong. 
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/september-book-club-friday-being-heumann-an-unrepentant-memoir-of-a-disability-rights-activist/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250819T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250819T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T171005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T201214Z
UID:47396-1755630000-1755633600@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:August Book Club - Tuesday: White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our August book club meeting on Tuesday 19th\, at 7pm. \nAuthor: Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove  \nFrom GoodReads: \nWhen most Americans think of poverty\, they imagine Black faces. As a teenager\, Reverend William J. Barber II recalls seeing Black mothers interviewed on television whenever there was a story on food stamps or unemployment; poverty\, then as now\, was depicted as an essentially Black problem. In a work that promises to have lasting repercussions\, Barber—now a leading advocate for the rights of our nation’s poor and the “closest person we have to Dr. King” (Cornel West)—addresses white poverty as a hugely neglected subject that might just be the key to mitigating racism and bringing together the tens of millions working-class and impoverished whites with low-income Blacks. Recognizing that angry social media posts have replaced food\, education\, and housing as a “salve” for the white poor\, Barber contends that the millions of America’s lowest-income earners have much in common\, and together with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove\, provides one of the most sympathetic and visionary approaches to endemic poverty in decades.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/august-book-club-tuesday-white-poverty-how-exposing-myths-about-race-and-class-can-reconstruct-american-democracy/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T201319Z
UID:47393-1755261000-1755264600@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:August Book Club - Friday: White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our August book club meeting on Friday 15th\, at 12:30pm. \nAuthor: Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove  \nFrom GoodReads: \nWhen most Americans think of poverty\, they imagine Black faces. As a teenager\, Reverend William J. Barber II recalls seeing Black mothers interviewed on television whenever there was a story on food stamps or unemployment; poverty\, then as now\, was depicted as an essentially Black problem. In a work that promises to have lasting repercussions\, Barber—now a leading advocate for the rights of our nation’s poor and the “closest person we have to Dr. King” (Cornel West)—addresses white poverty as a hugely neglected subject that might just be the key to mitigating racism and bringing together the tens of millions working-class and impoverished whites with low-income Blacks. Recognizing that angry social media posts have replaced food\, education\, and housing as a “salve” for the white poor\, Barber contends that the millions of America’s lowest-income earners have much in common\, and together with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove\, provides one of the most sympathetic and visionary approaches to endemic poverty in decades.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/august-book-club-friday-white-poverty-how-exposing-myths-about-race-and-class-can-reconstruct-american-democracy/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250813T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T200817Z
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SUMMARY:Illinois Schools at a Glance: Issues\, Progress\, and Local Realities Amber Quirk\, Regional Superintendent of Schools
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, August 13\, at 7:00 p.m. (via Zoom) for our monthly Ideas Forum. Regional Superintendent Amber Quirk will provide an insightful look into what’s happening inside Illinois schools today\, both across the state and right here in Naperville. \nIn this one-hour virtual session\, Amber will unpack the trends shaping our schools: how funding affects student opportunities\, the growing impact of chronic absenteeism\, evolving approaches to school safety\, and the expansion of career pathways designed to prepare students for life beyond high school. \nExpect a candid conversation about where we’re making progress\, where we’re falling short\, and what these realities mean for our community. \nWhether you’re a parent\, educator\, or community member who cares about the future of education\, this event will give you a clearer picture of the challenges and successes within our local districts. \nYou’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of how these issues influence classrooms in our county—and specifically Naperville schools. \nThis event is free\, but please register. \nAmber Quirk is the Regional Superintendent of Schools\, supporting public and private schools in DuPage County. Ms. Quirk matriculated from Indiana\, where she attended Purdue University. \nShe graduated with a BA in Secondary Education\, majoring in Health and Safety and minoring in Biology. She obtained a Master’s Degree in Leadership and Administration from North Central College and will have her Superintendent License through Northern Illinois University in August 2025. Ms. Quirk taught her first year in Scituate\, MA\, and another eleven years in Lombard School District 44. \nDuring her time in Lombard\, she taught 6th graders reading and science\, coached several sports teams\, actively participated on the school improvement council\, and supported colleagues as an instructional coach. She became an assistant principal\, then principal\, serving the families of Maercker School District 60 in the Southeast corner of DuPage County for eight years. \nMs. Quirk continued her administrative career at the Regional Office of Education\, first as the Assistant Regional Superintendent\, followed by her current elected position of Regional Superintendent. \nShe is a wife\, mother of three wonderful teenage daughters\, and two dogs. She enjoys spending free time with family\, working out\, and watching sports. She is passionate about supporting students\, keeping them safe\, and helping them gain access to helpful pathways for their futures.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/illinois-schools-at-a-glance-issues-progress-and-local-realities-amber-quirk-regional-superintendent-of-schools/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T201245Z
UID:47391-1753210800-1753214400@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:July Book Club - Tuesday: Stolen Pride: Loss\, Shame\, and the Rise of the Right
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our July book club meeting on Tuesday 22nd\, at 7pm. \nAuthor: Arlie Russell Hochschild \nFrom GoodReads:  \nIn her first book since the widely acclaimed Strangers in Their Own Land\, the National Book Award finalist and bestselling author Arlie Russell Hochschild now ventures to Appalachia\, uncovering the “pride paradox” that has given the right’s appeals such resonance. In Stolen Pride\, Arlie Russell Hochschild argues that Donald Trump has turned lost pride into stolen pride and shame into blame\, and that the result of his rhetorical alchemy has been to weaponize that shame and introduce a potent blend of anger and often violent rhetoric—undermining democracy and highlighting revenge. Hochschild’s great gift is to decode the emotional narratives that demagogues can speak to and lay bare the pain that lies beneath the rage. And in some of the voices she listens to\, Hochschild hears an alternative to the inchoate anger\, as she and her subjects imagine a way we might build bridges and move forward.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/july-book-club-tuesday-stolen-pride-loss-shame-and-the-rise-of-the-right/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T182616Z
UID:47388-1752841800-1752845400@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:July Book Club - Friday: Stolen Pride: Loss\, Shame\, and the Rise of the Right
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our July book club meeting on Friday 18th\, at 12:3opm. \nAuthor: Arlie Russell Hochschild \nFrom GoodReads:  \nIn her first book since the widely acclaimed Strangers in Their Own Land\, the National Book Award finalist and bestselling author Arlie Russell Hochschild now ventures to Appalachia\, uncovering the “pride paradox” that has given the right’s appeals such resonance. In Stolen Pride\, Arlie Russell Hochschild argues that Donald Trump has turned lost pride into stolen pride and shame into blame\, and that the result of his rhetorical alchemy has been to weaponize that shame and introduce a potent blend of anger and often violent rhetoric—undermining democracy and highlighting revenge. Hochschild’s great gift is to decode the emotional narratives that demagogues can speak to and lay bare the pain that lies beneath the rage. And in some of the voices she listens to\, Hochschild hears an alternative to the inchoate anger\, as she and her subjects imagine a way we might build bridges and move forward.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/july-book-club-friday-stolen-pride-loss-shame-and-the-rise-of-the-right/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250624T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T201529Z
UID:47386-1750752000-1750784400@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:June Book Club - Tuesday: Road Home
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our June book club meeting on Tuesday 24th\, at 7pm. \nAuthor: Rex Ogle \nFrom GoodReads: \nThis final\, essential chapter in Rex Ogle’s memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home and living on the streets after his conservative father discovered he was gay. When Rex was outed the summer after he graduated high school\, his father gave him a choice: he could stay at home\, find a girlfriend\, and attend church twice a week\, or he could be gay―and leave. Rex left\, driving toward the only other gay man he knew and a toxic relationship that would ultimately leave him homeless and desperate on the streets of New Orleans. Road Home is a devastating and incandescent reflection on Rex’s hunger―for food\, for love\, and for a place to call home―completing the trilogy of memoirs that began with the award-winning Free Lunch.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/june-book-club-tuesday-road-home/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T181821Z
UID:47383-1750422600-1750426200@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:June Book Club - Friday: Road Home
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our June book club meeting on Friday 20th\, at 12:3opm. \nAuthor: Rex Ogle \nFrom GoodReads: \nThis final\, essential chapter in Rex Ogle’s memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home and living on the streets after his conservative father discovered he was gay. When Rex was outed the summer after he graduated high school\, his father gave him a choice: he could stay at home\, find a girlfriend\, and attend church twice a week\, or he could be gay―and leave. Rex left\, driving toward the only other gay man he knew and a toxic relationship that would ultimately leave him homeless and desperate on the streets of New Orleans. Road Home is a devastating and incandescent reflection on Rex’s hunger―for food\, for love\, and for a place to call home―completing the trilogy of memoirs that began with the award-winning Free Lunch.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/june-book-club-friday-road-home/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T181343Z
UID:47381-1747767600-1747769400@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:May Book Club - Tuesday: Rough Sleepers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our May book club meeting on Tuesday 20th\, at 7pm. \nAuthor: Tracy Kidder \nFrom GoodReads: \nWhen Jim O’Connell graduated from Harvard Medical School and was nearing the end of his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital\, the chief of medicine made a proposal: Would he defer a prestigious fellowship and spend a year helping to create an organization to bring health care to homeless citizens? Jim took the job because he felt he couldn’t refuse. But that year turned into his life’s calling. Tracy Kidder spent five years following Dr. O’Connell and his colleagues as they served their thousands of homeless patients. In this book\, we travel with O’Connell as he navigates the city\, offering medical care\, socks\, soup\, empathy\, humor\, and friendship to some of the city’s most vulnerable citizens. He emphasizes a style of medicine in which patients come first\, joined with their providers in what he calls “a system of friends.”
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/may-book-club-tuesday-rough-sleepers/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T181107Z
UID:47378-1747398600-1747402200@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:May Book Club - Friday: Rough Sleepers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our May book club meeting on Friday 16th\, at 12:30pm. \nAuthor: Tracy Kidder \nFrom GoodReads: \nWhen Jim O’Connell graduated from Harvard Medical School and was nearing the end of his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital\, the chief of medicine made a proposal: Would he defer a prestigious fellowship and spend a year helping to create an organization to bring health care to homeless citizens? Jim took the job because he felt he couldn’t refuse. But that year turned into his life’s calling. Tracy Kidder spent five years following Dr. O’Connell and his colleagues as they served their thousands of homeless patients. In this book\, we travel with O’Connell as he navigates the city\, offering medical care\, socks\, soup\, empathy\, humor\, and friendship to some of the city’s most vulnerable citizens. He emphasizes a style of medicine in which patients come first\, joined with their providers in what he calls “a system of friends.”
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/may-book-club-friday-rough-sleepers/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T043030Z
UID:47416-1747249200-1747252800@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:Under Attack: The State of Democracy Around the World
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the May Ideas Forum on May 14 at 7 pm (CST) via Zoom. \nThis event is free\, but please register. \nIs the world’s democratic moment coming to an end? What does the future of democracy hold? Join us for our May Ideas Forum featuring Dr. William Muck\, Professor of Political Science at North Central College. \nProfessor Muck will explore global trends in democracy\, highlighting data showing that in every region of the world\, democracy finds itself under attack. He will explore the implications of this democratic decline and focus specifically on the case of American democracy. How do you know when your democracy is in danger\, and how should you respond? He will also reflect on the dramatic actions taken by the Trump administration and offer thoughts on how they fit within this broader anti-democratic moment. \n\nWilliam Muck is the chair of the Political Science Department and the coordinator for the College’s Global Studies program. He teaches a variety of courses on international politics and foreign policy. His scholarship focuses on international security\, the practice of military intervention\, and the pedagogy of promoting civic engagement. \nHe has been active in presenting research at various international studies conferences around the world. In 2018\, Bill was named a Ruge Fellow by North Central College for his contributions to teaching and learning on campus. He is co-author of the book Technology and Civic Engagement in the College Classroom and other articles on international security and higher education pedagogy. \n\nIf you are in the Chicago area\, you may have seen Bill offering political analysis on ABC 7\, CBS Chicago\, Fox 32 Chicago\, or WGN Evening News. He is also a regular guest host for WCPT 820am radio and his weekly podcast\, The Politics Lab.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/under-attack-the-state-of-democracy-around-the-world/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T213607Z
UID:47423-1746795600-1746810000@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:Sips\, Sweets\, and Shop Spring Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Mother’s Day with Style — and Give Back! \nJoin us at J. McLaughlin in downtown Naperville for a special afternoon of shopping\, sips\, and sweets! \nHosted by Donna Cheesebrough\, this festive event offers the perfect opportunity to find something beautiful for Mom — and support a wonderful cause at the same time. \nOn Friday\, May 9ᵗʰ\, from 1–5 PM\, stop by J. McLaughlin at 216 S Main Street to enjoy refreshments and a relaxed shopping experience. \nWhether looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift or a little something for yourself\, you’ll find plenty of stylish inspiration. \nPlus\, 10% of all sales during the event will benefit the League of Women Voters of Naperville\, supporting our vital work in empowering voters and strengthening our community. \nBring your friends\, treat yourself\, and shop with purpose — we can’t wait to see you there!
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/47423/
LOCATION:J. McLaughlin\, 216 S. Main Street\, Naperville\, IL\, 60540\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T180452Z
UID:47376-1745348400-1745352000@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:April Book Club – Tuesday: By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our April Book Club meeting on Tuesday 22nd\, at 7 pm.  \nAuthor: Rebecca Nagle \nFrom GoodReads: \nA powerful work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation’s earliest days\, and a small-town murder in the 1990s that led to a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming Native rights to that land more than a century later. Here Rebecca Nagle recounts the generations-long fight for tribal land and sovereignty in eastern Oklahoma. By chronicling both the contemporary legal battle and historic acts of Indigenous resistance\, By the Fire We Carry stands as a landmark work of American history. The story it tells exposes both the wrongs that our nation has committed and the Native-led battle for justice that has shaped our country.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/april-book-club-tuesday-by-the-fire-we-carry-the-generations-long-fight-for-justice-on-native-land/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250418T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T173231
CREATED:20250401T170118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T202200Z
UID:47371-1744979400-1744983000@lwvnaperville.org
SUMMARY:April Book Club - Friday: By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Friday book club meeting on April 18th\, at 12:30 PM \nAuthor: Rebecca Nagle \nFrom GoodReads: \nA powerful work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation’s earliest days\, and a small-town murder in the 1990s that led to a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming Native rights to that land more than a century later. Here Rebecca Nagle recounts the generations-long fight for tribal land and sovereignty in eastern Oklahoma. By chronicling both the contemporary legal battle and historic acts of Indigenous resistance\, By the Fire We Carry stands as a landmark work of American history. The story it tells exposes both the wrongs that our nation has committed and the Native-led battle for justice that has shaped our country.
URL:https://lwvnaperville.org/event/april-book-club-friday-by-the-fire-we-carry-the-generations-long-fight-for-justice-on-native-land/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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