Darlene Cannon for 2nd Ward

08/17/2024

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08/09/2024

Are you ready for this?
Make your way to Church & Dodge Market this
Sunday, August 11 from 1-5pm. Come hang out with your neighbors and support small businesses.

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04/28/2024

04/20/2024

The Oakton College board of trustees reorganized its leadership at its April 16 meeting and named Evanston resident Mary Lynn Toussaint as chair,

03/08/2024

This!!

Sally Hamann and Anne Scheetz gave their homes to a community land trust to help lower-income neighbors buy homes in the gentrifying area. Families will move into the renovated homes this year.

11/21/2023

This Wednesday!! Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on November 22nd, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

10/04/2023

We have a number of volunteer opportunities available, please signup here to help: Volunteer signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C4CAAAB2CA6FB6-prochoice1

Thank you!!

09/29/2023

My public comment from the land use committee pertaining to NU request for rezoning.
My name is Darlene Cannon I’m a 2nd ward resident, Chair of the city of Evanston equity empowerment commission. However tonight I come to you as a homeowner, taxpayer and Lifelong Evanstonian.
I’m angered and disgusted at how nu is playing an intentionally divisive game. They are pitting the residents who live around the stadium site against Black residents in Evanston.” They are trying to make those concerned about trauma-center or the destruction of their neighborhood that they don’t want blacks residents to build wealth. It’s an old but effective strategy.
It’s insulting to black people intelligence that a zoning change and a stadium is going to create generational wealth. It will provide low-income hourly jobs at best. This will only perpetuate the racial income gap.
Nu sees an opportunity that they could benefit from on the backs of black peoples voice and labor. This is what structural racism looks like.
No one cared about the 2 & 5 ward having to endure traffic from Eths games, lack of parking due to games and or a waste transfer station in a middle of a neighborhood until it was determined that our struggles could be exploited. Oh but they’ll fix that by allowing buses from concerts to idol at Eths and generate more pollution in the 2 & 5 wards.
Again, the only jobs that by is offering are low level service jobs . If nu is really interested in improving equity in Evanston then they need to do everything that’s been previous stated contribute to the schools on an ongoing basis without making us beg for it.
Nu needs to COMMIT to a skilled trades program. They need to address affordable housing which is driving Black people out of Evanston and is a crisis that school social workers spend most of their time trying to solve unhoused families.
We need community stakeholders that aren’t handpicked and are not willing to align with forces desiring zoning changes to build a football field with no real meaningful improved quality of life change for Evanstonians.
Some organizations lead by wealthy residents center black issues when they see an opportunity they can benefit from.

09/26/2023

Ease the transition into fall with community acupuncture. Join us this Thurday, 9/28 at 6:30pm at Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center.

Benefits of a treatment include:
👉🏻Increased calmness and mental clarity,
👉🏻Relief from stress and emotional trauma,
👉🏻Better sleep,
👉🏻Relief from pain, and
👉🏻Connection to your community.

You will be treated in a group, sitting in chairs, fully clothed. Up to five small, sterilized disposable needles will be placed into specific sites on each ear : a protocol developed by the Black Panthers and Young Lords as a tool for liberation and community health. If you don’t want to have acupuncture, you can still benefit from the treatment by sitting with the group or with the placement of ear seeds on points.

When: The second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30pm:
👉🏻 October 12 & 26
👉🏻 November 9 & 30
👉🏻 December 14 & 28
👉🏻 January 11 & 25
👉🏻 February 8 & 22
👉🏻 March 14 & 28

The cost is $10 per month for Evanston residents and $30 per month for non-residents.

Sign up by calling Fleetwood-Jourdain at (847)448-8254 or registering online through the City of Evanston.

09/21/2023

A few months back I was appointed by a committee of my peers as the chair of the city of Evanston equity empowerment commission. Join us tomorrow as we welcome our newest commissioner Christine Escobar. Thank you Christine for joining our team!! Second ward strong!!

08/04/2023

Please join me in congratulating the following firefighters/paramedics on their completed years of service in the Evanston Fire Department: W. Muno (37), C. Edwards (19), W. Davis (19), D. Bevins (16), A. Arreguin (15), & Z. Cascarano (11)! Evanston Police Department City of Evanston Illinois Government Evanston Patch

07/31/2023

Congratulations! Join me in congratulating the following firefighters/paramedics on their anniversary dates for completed years of service in the Evanston Fire Department: Mark Buchanan (July 29, 2002) – 21 years; Joe Cumbo (July 14, 2014) – 9 years; James Mitchell (July 8, 2019) – 4 years; Kerry McWilliams (July 8, 2019) – 4 years; Nick Vanek (July 6, 2021) – 2 years; Elijah Henry (July 5, 2022) – 1 year; Alexis Chancellor (June 12, 2017) – 6 years; Steve Huddleston (June 12, 2017) – 6 years! Evanston Police Department Evanston RoundTable City of Evanston Illinois Government Evanston Now

07/04/2023

The Evanston Fire Department and Evanston Firefighters Local 742 would like to invite you to our 2023 Family Firefighter Memorial Dinner. All are invited. The details are on the picture below. Cash bar and family style dinner. Dinner for family members of deceased Evanston Firefighters will be compensated for. Please email Tim Gobat at [email protected] with your RSVP so we can have a head count for the Firehouse Grill. THE DEADLINE TO RSVP IS MONDAY JULY 17th AT NOON. We hope to see you there.

06/22/2023

Another chance for FREE forest therapy in July ..... thanks to Morton Grove Public Library!!

Linne Woods has been one of my favorite walking spots to go with my kids and dog for years, and I'm excited to be guiding forest therapy for the first time there with the MGPL.

Let's wind down from the 4th of July week of loud parties and festivities with some slower, quieter, restorative forest bathing together.

We will give our thinking brains a break, and tune into our senses and notice what's around us and inside us with curiosity and compassion.

Studies show that forest bathing provides a wide range of benefits for our physical and mental health, including improved immunity, nervous system regulation, mood, mental clarity, attention span, creativity and more. But so many other benefits can arise when we slow down and tend to our relationship with nature in the present moment -- the possibilities are endless.

Registration link in comments!

06/10/2023

Congratulations to second ward resident Jevoid Simmons recognition well deserved.

Sharing the recognition for the love art!
Fran Joy & Jevoid Simmons.
Evanston Art Center

06/01/2023

Award-winning Kemone Hendricks founder of Evanston's Juneteenth Parade, Reparations Ambassador Program, Mari Eneterprise and more!

05/24/2023

Please support the proposal to allocate $2 million ARPA funds to support evanston’s existing small businesses. This would mean so much to Evanston as we all work hard to recover from the effects of COViD and from inflation. I would to ensure that second ward businesses continues to grow. With this potential financial support this could be the long awaited and needed help.

Please use this form to either submit written comments or indicate whether you intend to provide real-time comments or via telephone. Sign-in should be completed prior to 4:45 pm the night of the Economic Development meeting to help provide for an orderly meeting.

05/16/2023

Please join me next Saturday May 20th from 5-7pm.

05/05/2023

Hecky's Barbecue, long known for its slogan "It's the sauce!" recently won the Chicago Tribune's 2023 Readers' Choice Award for Best Chicago-style

04/10/2023

Dreams Delivered
Every year, we transform our historic clubhouse into a special prom boutique, outfitting any ETHS and other students with a new/nearly new prom dress, shoes, and jewelry free of charge. We also provide hair/make-up sessions. We have helped over 700 kids during the last 10 years.

04/04/2023

04/04/2023

And if you're really strong, bring two friends! Seriously, I can't thank you enough for all your help and kindness since Day 1 of this campaign. Please encourage your friends to go to the polls today and vote Darlene Cannon to be your next Council Person.

04/02/2023

Make a plan to vote! Early voting ends at the Civic Center at 7pm.

04/02/2023

Am I nervous? Yes. But confident, too. Your support and kindness have put us in the position to win. In the next two days, please ask your friends to go to the polls with you on Tuesday, their votes could be the difference. I will also be grateful to you all.

04/07/2021

dearest community, you have held this campaign high and with conviction; we are not conceding.

ballot counting underway.

04/06/2021

BIG DAY IS HERE, PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN!

Time to elect Darlene Cannon as 2nd Ward Alderwoman!

We need your organizing efforts and participation! Please cast your vote today, for a progressive agenda!

We are uniting around our values of diversity, accountability and integrity.

Let’s make good trouble- equity is on the ballot!

04/05/2021

It is time to claim our progressive politics, at the polls and make Darlene Murray-Cannon our next alderwoman!

Your organizing efforts are needed now more than ever. We are so close to winning! The most important thing you can do to ensure our ward's progressive political win is VOTE!

This election is historic and it will take everyone's participation.

Polls are open today Monday April 5th from 9am to 7pm at the Lorrine H. Morton Civic Center.

Help Support Darlene:

1. Bring friends and neighbors with you to vote
2. Remind friends and loved ones to vote via text, phone calls, emails and on social media.
3. Offer transportation to the polls
4. Start a text thread asking people to vote for Darlene Murray-Cannon and name the importance of this election
5. Bring your entire household to vote

This campaign is about ensuring the 2nd Ward and greater Evanston remains proud of its diversity, promotes transparency and equity, and centers the voices and requirements of the residents.
In local election every vote makes a difference, and together we can bring change to Evanston's 2nd Ward!

Darlene Murray-Cannon is FIRST on the ballot for the 2nd Ward. PUNCH 51!

It is time to claim our progressive politics, at the polls and make Darlene Murray-Cannon our next alderwoman! Your organizing efforts are needed now more than ever. We are so close to winning! The most important thing you can do to ensure our ward's progressive political win is VOTE! This election....

04/05/2021

I am honored to receive renowned civil rights activist and organizer Bennett Johnson’s endorsement.

“I have known and worked with Darlene Cannon for several years.
Darlene has proven herself to be reliable, forward thinking and a person who diligently works for diversity and equity in Evanston.

She is a person who has integrity and says what she means and means what she says.

Darlene Cannon will represent her entire community and she will do so with honesty and consistency. A vote for Darlene Cannon is
a vote for yourself and your family.”

Bennett Johnson

Please read more about Bennett Johnson’s legacy of public service and activism on behalf of Evanston and the greater fight for equality:

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2016/02/18/city/civil-rights-activist-bennett-johnson-reflects-on-life-of-service/

04/04/2021

Thank you, Sebastian Nalls for your endorsement! You are a beacon of hope and bravery in our community, and we are so proud to have your endorsement!