CAPA is committed to making 2025 and beyond a period of deeper engagement with our membership and the broader community. With this in mind, we are hosting a series of Public Square Conversations, to provide a space for connecting with community, engaging in dialogue, and generating ideas for action.

Each Public Square Conversation will focus on a different topic, but the overarching theme will be an exploration of how we can build a society where human dignity is our guiding principle. 

• • JAN. 14TH, 2025: “Share Your Ideas on the Public’s Role in a New Political Era.” (Location: Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL.) Our inaugural Public Square Conversation focuses on hearing what is most on community members’ minds in our new political era. 

• • MARCH 27TH, 2025: “Pillars of Democracy.” (Location: Lake Street Church, Evanston, IL.) Our second Public Square Conversation focuses on a discussion of these and other questions:

    • • 1. What are the pillars of democracy?

        2. What forces and phenomena weaken a democracy?

        3. What are our tools for fighting to uphold democracy? 

• • Next Events To Be Announced Soon!