Highlights and Insights from Our Annual Walk the Redline Event
Board Member, Emily (left) and Executive Director, Sarah Petersen (right) at the Open Communities tent On Saturday, September 13th, 2025, Open Communities gathered with community partners and neighbors near the Evanston Ecology Center for our second annual Walk the Redline event. This event is held each year to raise awareness, funds, and activation for housing justice in Northern Cook County. Redlining was a historical, nationwide practice of using race as a factor to deem certain areas...