On The Horizon
Explore upcoming events for our community.
Connect & Engage
🍂 IL-AGN In-Person Convening | September 26
IL-AGN is heading back to Chicago for an in-person gathering with first-year and select second-year facilitators.
This day will provide space for connection, reflection, learning, and continued affinity group work, while supporting facilitators as they strengthen their practice and build community throughout the year.
📅 September 26, 2026
📍 Chicago Area
Invited facilitators will receive additional details directly from the IL-AGN team.
Extending Our Circle
🌎 Honoring Latinx Heritage Month
September 15–October 15
Latinx Heritage Month offers an opportunity to celebrate and learn from the histories, cultures, contributions, and diverse experiences of Latinx communities.
This month, we invite our community to go beyond celebration by intentionally seeking out Latinx voices, stories, organizations, and experiences that deepen our understanding and expand whose knowledge we center.
Consider: Whose voices are shaping what you know, teach, and share about Latinx communities?
📍 Explore & Celebrate Across Illinois
🎭 Destinos: Chicago International Latino Theater Festival | Sept. 14–Oct. 11
Experience Latino theater artists and companies from Chicago, across the United States, and Latin America during this citywide festival.
🎶 Latine Heritage Month Kickoff | Sept. 16 • Urbana
The University of Illinois' La Casa Cultural Latina kicks off the month with Puerto Rican group Cultura Pesá and a celebration of music, culture, and community at the Krannert Center.
🎨 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration | Sept. 19 • Chicago
The Chicago Park District's free celebration at Gage Park features art, culture, food, and activities highlighting artists from Central and South America.
🎉 Kewanee Hispanic Heritage Celebration | Sept. 26 • Kewanee
A community celebration featuring food, music, and recognition of the countries celebrating independence during Hispanic Heritage Month.
Highlights
Explore our past events for our community.
Central IL Regional Convening February 2026
Special presentation by co-founder Dr. Javelin Lawrence
Northern IL Regional Convening March 2026
Special sound meditation offered by Vavi Sol
Learning Forward Annual Conference
This year’s conference theme, Bridging Professional Learning and Student Success, continues a path that started several years ago. In 2025, we will again make that explicit connection between educator learning and student success. We know that as educators, we are learners first, and as we continue to grow in our practice, all students will experience great teaching and learning every day.
Facing Race Conference
Facing Race is the nation’s largest multiracial, intergenerational racial justice conference. This biennially, one-of-a-kind space serves as a vital intersection where community organizers, activists, and movement makers converge to build power and strategies to advance racial justice. The conference provides attendees unprecedented access to resources, information, and collaborative opportunities geared towards advancing racial equity for all.
BEAC
The Black Educational Advocacy Coalition (BEAC) was developed to improve the school experiences of Black students and educators by discovering and embracing the knowledge of themselves and generating equitable experiences that lead to student and educator success. This year BEAC is hosting their 4th annual Equity conference. School boards, administrators, and teachers will join together to engage in learning and conversation with keynote speakers and in meeting sessions.