The Chicago Dinners series brings diverse groups of people together to foster community discussions about critical social issues, such as racism and classism to create civic engagement throughout Chicago. Email us for more information!
“Civilization is a method of living and an attitude of equal respect for all people.” – Jane Addams
Center for Civil Society
The Center for Civil Society facilitates dialogue opportunities and public education seminars on critical social issues. The goal of these efforts is to move dialogue about inequality from one that focuses solely on personal responsibility to one that also acknowledges the role of structural barriers in people’s lives.
Here is a listing of our upcoming public policy events. Check out our calendar for more details on these events.
- Chicago Dinners
- Social Exclusion Lecture Series
- Social Exclusion Simulation Series
- Affordable Housing Forums
- The Jane Addams Annual Public Policy Lecture
- Breakfast Forum Series
- Jane Addams Symposia


