Join Gail on Monday, January 20th for a Kingian Nonviolence training at Devonshire Cultural Center from 11:00am - 12:30pm. We will celebrate and learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s approach to creating a culture of peace, including:

• The Six Principles and Six Steps of Kingian Nonviolence

• Nonviolence During the Civil Rights Movement and Today

• The Beloved Community

Gail will co-lead the training with Nathan Norman, a fellow Trustee candidate running to represent Skokie’s District 2. Both Gail and Nathan are certified Kingian Nonviolence Trainers.

Gail’s decades of leadership are fully grounded in the principles of Kingian Nonviolence. As Gail said last September at her campaign launch event,

“We are what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would call a Beloved  Community — not because of Village government, but because of how we relate to one another. We have a multicultural population because of Skokie’s proximity to Chicago, a transportation network, diverse types of housing for (until recently) most incomes, varied industry and a commercial base, and excellent schools. We need Village government to ensure that we marshal all of these resources not around enclaves of exclusivity but around a vision … of an interconnected community.”

Join us as we connect and build community with Gail and Nathan, Trustee candidates that will engage and prioritize the voices of everyday Skokie citizens, while honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the world he dreamed of.

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On September 22 at Emily Oaks Nature Center, come meet Independent candidates running for Village Mayor, Clerk, and Trustee positions in the April 1, 2025 election in Skokie!

All residents are welcome to attend, hear from candidates, sign petitions to get them on the ballot, learn about volunteer opportunities, and help boost voter participation in our local elections. Doors open at 3:30pm.

Featured candidates:

    James Johnson - Skokie Clerk
    Ann Tennes - Skokie Mayor
    Gail Schechter - At-Large Trustee
    Mayha Syed - At-Large Trustee
    Matt Jarvis - At-Large Trustee
    Nathan Norman - District 2 Trustee
    Lissa Levy - District 3 Trustee
    Jim Iverson - District 4 Trustee

If you're an Independent candidate for any Village position in the April 2025 election, feel free to reach out! We'd love to include you in this event.

Note: This event is sponsored by the James Johnson for Skokie Clerk campaign, but all featured candidates are running individually, not collectively as part of a slate or political party/organization.