Beyond the Redline: Opening Event
Sat, Apr 25
|Gibbs - Morrison Cultural Center
A free public event to launch Beyond the Red Line - a self-guided walking tour and exhibition. The event will introduce the exhibit and provide opportunities for attendees to learn about housing rights and share their own housing experiences. Light refreshments will be served.
Time & Location
Apr 25, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Gibbs - Morrison Cultural Center, 1823 Church St, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
About the event
On April 25, 2026, Open Communities will launch Beyond the Red Line, a self-guided walking tour and exhibition exploring the history and contemporary expressions of housing discrimination in Evanston and its surrounding communities as part of the National Humanities Center - Being Human Festival.
Highlighting first-person narratives of how housing discrimination has shaped our neighbors’ everyday lives and the scope of opportunity available to them, Beyond the Red Line is a call to action to intensify advocacy for both equal access to safe, stable housing and for a more inclusive Evanston. Protecting our rights and the rights of our neighbors to fair housing requires a community effort.
