Become positively engaged with SPEAK Des Plaines
Do you want to get involved? Tell us here: Take Action Interest Form
Attend a SPEAK meeting
SPEAK Des Plaines meets virtually 1 to 2 times per month.
Email speakdesplaines@gmail.com for the current meeting information.
Celebrate Pride With Us
Each June we work with Maine West High School to host a LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration for all ages. There is food, entertainment, crafts, queer history and fun for the entire family.
Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering with us to plan the event: https://forms.gle/2x2JoP4gq8xP4rWM7
Distribute Voter Information
Help us circulate non-partisan voter information to people in Des Plaines that are unregistered to vote in the local elections.
Use the form to sign up for one of our voter outreach dates—we will meet in a designated location and circulate voter information together.
https://forms.gle/WhADhTc3TrQ2eGiu5
If none of the dates on the form fit your schedule, we will give you a list of addresses in an area of Des Plaines of your choice provide you with flyers to distribute. Use the form sign up!
Attend a
City Meeting
Be an engaged resident by attending one of these important meetings. If you have something to say, all of these meetings have an opportunity for public comment.
- City Council https://www.desplaines.org/cals/default.htm
- First and Third Mondays of each month | 7pm @ Room 102 in City Hall
- Access Des Plaines Live Webstream
- Past Council Meetings/Videos
- Maine Township Board of Trustees https://mainetown.com/board-meetings/
- Fourth Tuesday of the month @ 6:30pm (bill review) 7:00 pm general meeting in
- Maine Township Town Hall, 1700 Ballard Road in Park Ridge.
- Zoom Link
- Maine Township Youtube Channel
- District 207 School Board
- 6pm on the first Monday of every month @ the District Administrative Offices, 1177 South Dee Road, in Park Ridge.
- Meetings agendas
- More information
- District 62 School Board
- 7pm on the third Monday of every month @ Board Room of Forest Elementary School, 1375 Fifth Avenue, Des Plaines.
- Meeting schedule
- More information
Research
Choose one of the topics below to research and then choose one of the following formats to share your findings:
- Create a social media image or video
- Write a one-page summary
- Attend a meeting to share a report
We can help find resources—and may share your findings via social media/website/email, with your permission.
- Police Relations: Look into another city’s policing model and share your findings. If you are interested in this, we have a lot of articles for you to browse.
- Native American History in Des Plaines: In order to fully understand our history, we need to learn about the people who lived on this land for centuries before us. Whose land are we living on today?
- Research something else about Des Plaines that interests you, including upcoming laws or policies in Des Plaines and/or Illinois: Is there something you’ve always wanted to know? Chances are you aren’t alone. Send in your ideas to get approved before you complete this project
Do you want to help? Tell us here: Take Action Interest Form
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