Reparations Town Hall: Don't miss this big event coming up on Friday at 7 p.m.

Everyone is invited to a national town hall meeting about building a local reparations movement!

Invited guests include Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and actor/humanitarian Danny Glover.

The Town Hall is sponsored by National African American Reparations Commission - NAARC and Evanston-based FirstRepair founded by former 5th ward City Council member Robin Rue Simmons.

NAARC Commission Members are:

Robin Rue Simmons, Founder/Executive Director, FirstRepair Kamm Howard, National Co-Chair, N’COBRA Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Inaugural Dean, Ethnic Studies Dept., Cal State, LA Nkechi Taifa, Esq. Author, Black Power Lawyer Dr. Ron Daniels, Convener, National African American Reparations Commission

The event will take place at First Church of God Christian Life Center, 1524 Simpson Street, Evanston.

It will also be live-streamed.

Watch the live-stream at IBW21.org or reparationscomm.org. OR watch on Facebook.

Register for in-person attendance here.

Find out more about NAARC.

To learn more about Evanston's Reparations Initiative,

Contribute to the Evanston Reparations Community Fund held by the Evanston Community Foundation and administered by the Reparations Stakeholders Authority of Evanston.

Watch DE footage from the first Evanston Reparations Town Hall, which took place December 19, 2019:

For questions and inquiries email or call 847-448-4311.