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Apps / Drinks / Music & Movement Building! We're throwing a party! Join us for "Everybody In! A Night for Universal Healthcare."This fundraising event will fuel great progress on our Chicago Resolution Campaign and efforts to protect Medicaid and Medicare! Tickets available at the link below. ... More
Trump is escalating mass deportations—ripping families apart and terrorizing our communities. We’re fighting back! We’ll be: * Breaking down the political moment * Migra/ICE Watch Training * Connecting you to Rapid Response Teams * Building a united front to defend our rights This is cr... More
On June 14, Trump wants tanks and troops in the streets of DC and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his 79th birthday. But real power isn’t staged in DC and doesn’t cost millions of dollars when people are losing their jobs, benefits and rights. It rises up everywhere else. That’s why Indivisib... More
We got a spot at Artists of the Wall, and we’re going to have a cookout while we paint again! We had such a great time doing it last year. If you aren’t familiar, this is the festival when the long seawall along the path in Loyola Park is repainted by community members each year. The theme for this ... More
Israel violated yet another international law by seizing the Madleen #FreedomFlotilla and kidnapping 12 international activists who were sailing to Gaza in attempt to break the 18 year-old siege on the strip. In addition, in the next week or so, over 7500 activists, mainly from North Africa, are ... More
Protest the University of Illinois System's investments in Israel and fossil fuels that contribute to genocide and the climate crisis! Join us as we rally outside the Sustainability & Research Innovation Congress hosted by University of Illinois System. Alongside student organizations at UIC ... More
Join us for session 2 of the PYM Chicago book club where we’ll continue our discussion on Mohammed El-Kurd’s “Perfect Victims.” El-Kurd’s latest text articulates concepts that we are surrounded by, but fall short of describing. He contextualizes the longstanding dehumanization of Palestinians and... More
Don't miss your opportunity to join us for Power of Connection! Now more than ever, initiatives like our Economic Justice program are essential for growing economic opportunity and closing the racial wealth gap here in Chicago. Calling on all of our partners, our legal community, and our sup... More
Join us at IMAN for a reflection on the significance of Juneteenth and Black Liberation — as told by the voices of our youth leaders. Using select scenes from key films, we’ll explore how Juneteenth serves as not only as a commemoration of emancipation but as a living symbol of the Black struggl... More
Topics include: * What to do on a raid? * What happens if you get detained by ICE? * Power of attorney. For info contact Baltazar Enriqiuez, President of the Little Village Community Council, 773-562-7549... More
Temas: - Qué hacer cuando hay un redada? - Qué pasa si te detiene ICE? - Carta poder. Para infomacion contate el Presidente de Little Village Community Council, Baltazar Enriqiuez, 773-562-7549... More
Florida's Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives Author talk with Robert W. Fieseler in conversation with Owen Keenhnen.... More
Schedule: 10 am - 11:30 am -- Community service project delivering fans and water to seniors. 12 noon to 2 pm -- Community Celebration with food and activities for the entire family.... More
...State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Divest all Illinois tax dollars from occupation and genocide! PLEASE NOTE UPDATED TIME!... More
Writing and Art from a Palestinian Prisoner. Join Behind Enemy Lines, Anticonquista Café, and Nida Abu Baker for an Evening Celebrating the Publication of Light from Deep Under: Writing and Art from a Palestinian Prisoner by Shukri Abu Baker, and Demanding His Freedom! Date: Friday, June 20th ... More
Professionally lead bystander training.... More
WE NEED CBA NOW!! Obama Center? YES! Displacement? NO!! Come out SATURDAY, June 21st @ South Shore School for the 3rd ANNUALObama CBA (Community Benefits Agreement) SUMMIT, to push for a housing protections to prevent the and STOP the rapid displacement near the Obama Center. More info at sou... More
- En espanol abajo - Did you miss the last 100th st. activation event? Not to worry, we'll be out there all summer long! We hope you'll be able to join us at any of these upcoming events along the Calumet River - each one having its own theme and special guests. Meet at the corner of 98th ... More
End police torture and wrongful convictions! Rally to demand that he pardon all survivors of police torture an all cases recommended for clemency by the Prison Review Board. Illinois Governor Pritzker has the power to free survivors of police torture and wrongful conviction with a stroke of his p... More
Please join us at on Sunday June 22nd at 1pm at Doc Films in Hyde Park for a 90-minute curated program of 8 short films. The program features stellar queer films in solidarity with Palestinians, denouncing Israel’s genocidal apartheid regime. Doors will open at 12:30pm, with the film starting at ... More
Join us for a movie night under the stars featuring the renowned documentary "Israelism"! Music provided by Songs for Liberation. Bring snacks, a picnic blanket, and enjoy music and spoken word performances preceding the screening, with a Q&A to follow. Interested in learning more about Zionism? Fin... More
Join us for a powerful, community-led "Train the Trainer" session where you'll learn the key takeaways from the 2024 CPD Traffic Stop Report, gain tools to speak out in your own spaces, and help shift the narrative through data, testimony, and collective action. You'll leave with: * Talking po... More
Grassroots Struggles, Power, and Repression Under Gentrification. Join Pilsen Community Books as they welcome Augustus Wood and Camila Gavin to the store for a discussion of Wood's new book, "Class Warfare in Black Atlanta: Grassroots Struggles, Power, and Repression under Gentrification." Be... More
~ En espanol abajo ~ Join the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization’s Summer Health Resource Fair to connect with local resources on health, asthma, water, and more! ¡Únete a la feria de verano organizada por la Organización de Justicia Ambiental de La Villita (LVEJO) para conocer ... More
Join us for a conversation on mothering & caregiving beyond colonial violence and across prison walls- Featuring special guest Manal Tamimi, from occupied village of Nabi Saleh, Palestine, and Chicago’s Mothers of The Kidnapped, April Ward & Regina Russell Joined by Nasreen Hassan of USPCN, membe... More
Join us for Storytime - Art activities & storytelling for kids of all ages. Mapping where we come from. Special guest: Jameeleh Shelo, mother and author of "Laith The Lion Goes to Palestine" Register at the link below for the address.... More
...in solidarity with Gaza & all oppressed peoples. Hate dystopian capitalism? Same. March with us Saturday, June 28th. MAKE PRIDE POLITICAL again this year!!! #StopTransGenocide #TransYouth #TransElders #TransPride #TransmascChicago #TransfemmeChicago #PrideWasARiot #TransCommunityChicago Mas... More
Help fund local Palestinian organizing by shopping this upcoming thrift pop-up! Come by, enjoy some live music from local artists while browsing items new and old starting as low as $5!... More
Please join Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) and the Gay Liberation Network (GLN) in a joint Pride Parade contingent on Sunday, June 29th. Our aim is to highlight the intersectional solidarity that was at the core of the Stonewall Rebellion and grassroots activism in the years af... More
Join activists from around the country to discuss what's next for the movement for abortion access and reproductive justice. The anti-abortion movement is stepping up their attacks on abortion access, providers and people seeking care are being criminalized, and patients are dying from pregnancy ... More
A four-day gathering of the Left over the July 4th holiday weekend. The far right ascends around the globe amid war and wildfires. The coming period promises more and deeper crises, but also to ignite mass social movements with increasing frequency. Caught between fear and determination, work... More
Join Pilsen Community Books as we welcome Mikaela Loach to the store for an event in celebration of her new book It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World. For too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted t... More
Join A Continuous Struggle author Garrett Felber and Denzel K. Burke from the REAL Youth Initiative to discuss the legacy of jailhouse lawyer Martin Sostre (1923-2015). A Continuous Struggle, the first biography of the revolutionary political prisoner, shows how his lifetime of principled struggle h... More
Join Pilsen Community Books as we welcome Pelle Dragsted, William Banks, and Matt McManus to the store for a discussion of Dragsted's new book, "Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy." In recent years, the Nordic countries have been the envy of the world for their economic succes... More
Pilsen Community Books welcomes Eileen Flanagan to the store for an event in celebration of her new book, "Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation." As heat waves, wildfires, storms, and floods become ever more deadly, it has become apparent that w... More
Bring your family to the largest gathering for Palestine in the U.S. during Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago. Save The Date: November 27-29, 2025 at the Tinley Park Convention Center Our teams are working tirelessly to bring you yet another successful event featuring renowned speakers from arou... More