diversity days in LG

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MOVIE SCREENING AND DISCUSSION 

  • Date/Time: Friday, Sept. 9th at 5:45 p.m.
  • Location: La Grange Library, Lower Level
  • Movie: PBS documentary Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America. The movie discusses the history of African Americans and automobiles.
  • Refreshments will be served

31ST ANNUAL RACE UNITY RALLY

  • Date/Time: Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 3 pm
  • Location: La Grange Village Hall Auditorium
  • Featuring: 
    • Speaker: Adam Maycock, CEO and President of Advent Health La Grange and Hinsdale
    • La Grange Race Unity Day Proclamation: La Grange Village President Mark Kuchler
    • Land Acknowledgement: Joseph Standing Bear Schranz
    • Minnie Carr Service Award to Rev. Alfredo C. Banks
    • Lifetime Diversity Achievement Award to Sister Marlene Schemmel, CSJ, La Grange Park (posthumously)
    • Update on La Grange Police Department: Chief Rob Wardlaw
    • Youth Diversity Essays Read by CDG Scholarship Awardees
    • Caring Place Youth Choir with Rev. Shawana McGee

2022 SUMMER READ

  • Selected Book: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
  • Read the selected book during the summer, and attend a book discussion in September. Book discussions are currently being scheduled.

We hope you'll join us!