March 23rd through April 27th
Explore Chicago's Six Health Equity Zones with Public Narrative and Congo Square Theatre
The Chicago Consortium for Community Engagement (C3) Conference in October 2022 highlighting community-engaged research within the health equity zones. Photo: Jhmira Alexander
You are cordially invited to "Power in the Public Narrative," a six-part health webinar series presented by Public Narrative in partnership with Congo Square Theatre and as part of their Celebration of Healing initiative.
Congo Square Theatre is hosting the latest iteration of its Celebration of Healing, a programming initiative they started last fall. It is in conjunction with the official world premiere (March 17) of "How Blood Go" by Cleveland-based playwright Lisa Langford at Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater (1700 N. Halsted Street), playing now through April 23, 2023. "How Blood Go" analyzes the past, present, and future racial inequality in America's healthcare system and is presented as part of Steppenwolf's LookOut Series. The Celebration of Healing aims to examine the real-world implications of the biases articulated in the play.
Public Narrative is proud to partner with Congo Square for their Celebration of Healing initiative this year. We will be hosting a series of events focusing on holistic public health conversations that generate solutions to improve health systems in Chicago. Registration is now LIVE, so save your seat while spots last.
Here is a list of the upcoming events:
March 23, 2023, 12p - 1:30p CST
Power in the Public Narrative Webinar
- Healthy Chicago Equity Zones (HCEZ)
- Facilitated by: Public Narrative
March 29, 2023, 6p CST
Film Screening + Community Conversation
POWER TO HEAL is an hour-long public television documentary that tells a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is the tale of how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country in a matter of months.
Host: Yolonda Ross ("The Chi" & How Blood Go Cast)
Facilitator: Jhmira Alexander, MPH (Executive Director, Public Narrative)
Panelists: Barbara Berney, PhD (Producer, Power to Heal), Paris Thomas, MS, MCHES, PhD (Executive Director, Equal Hope at RUSH Medical University), Margie Schaps, MPH (Executive Director, Health and Medicine Policy)
March 30, 2023, 12p - 1:30p CST
Power in the Public Narrative Webinar
- Community Emotional Stability Through A Faith-Based Community-Academic Partnership
- Facilitated by: Public Narrative
April 5, 2023, 6p CST
Film Screening + Community Conversation
FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. The Healthcare Divide examines how pressure to increase profits and uneven government support are widening the divide between rich and poor hospitals, endangering care for low-income populations.
Host: Yolonda Ross ("The Chi" & How Blood Go Cast)
Facilitator: Jhmira Alexander, MPH (Executive Director, Public Narrative)
Panelists: Sista Yaa Simpson (Community Epidemiologist and Bioethicist, TACTS-The Association of Clinical Trials Services), Paris Thomas, MS, MCHES, PhD (Executive Director, Equal Hope), Laura Sullivan (Correspondent, NPR Investigates)
April 6, 2023, 12p - 1:30p CST
Power in the Public Narrative Webinar
- Common Ground: Building Community Connections In A Pandemic
- Facilitated by: Public Narrative
April 12, 2023, 6pm CST
Film Screening + Community Conversation
Aftershock––Following the preventable deaths of their loved ones due to childbirth complications, two families galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises of our time – the US maternal health crisis.
Host: Yolonda Ross ("The Chi" & How Blood Go Cast)
Facilitator: Jhmira Alexander, MPH (Executive Director, Public Narrative)
Panelists: Anya Tanyavutti (Executive Director, Changing Worlds), Lakeesha Harris (Executive Director, Chicago Volunteer Doulas), Kalynn Dunn, MA, LPC (Assistant Executive Director, Caris Pregnancy Counseling and Resources), Jeanine Valrie Logan (Midwife & Lead Steward, Chicago Southside Birth Center)
April 13, 2023, 12p - 1:30p CST
Power in the Public Narrative Webinar
Pregnancy And Postpartum Experience In Chicago's Neighborhoods With Increased Adverse Maternal Outcomes: A Community-Centered Qualitative Study
Facilitated by: Public Narrative
April 20, 2023, 12p - 1p CST
Power in the Public Narrative Webinar
- Reducing Disparities In Women's Health Care
- Facilitated by: Public Narrative
April 27, 2023, 12p - 1p CST
Power in the Public Narrative Webinar
- Community Emotional Stability Through A Faith-Based Community-Academic Partnership
- Facilitated by: Public Narrative
Register for the Celebration of Healing events.
Want to catch How Blood Go at Congo Square?
Check out the "How Blood Go" by Cleveland-based playwright Lisa Langford at Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater, playing now through April 23, 2023. Tickets are on sale now.