Pilsen PUNO Know Your Rights Training

Kennedy High School, 6325 W. 56th St Chicago

Feb. 12, 2026, 3 p.m.

Join us this THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12th for a Know Your Rights training at Kennedy High School led by @pilsenpuno {training will be held in the auditorium}.... More

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Latino Union, 4811 N. Central Park Ave, Chicago

Feb. 12, 2026, 6 p.m.

FILM SCREENING: Join us for another screening and discussion of the 2003 documentary “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” This powerful film features on-the-ground footage and interviews taken during the attempted US-backed coup against Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez in 2002, and illustrates ho... More

AIPAC Out Teach-In

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Feb. 12, 2026, 6 p.m.

Learn about the leading pro-Israel, anti-Palestinian lobby.... More

Abolish ICE - Abolish the Border

Virtual

Feb. 12, 2026, 6 p.m.

Join Harsha Walia, Silky Shah, and Beatrice Adler-Bolton of Death Panel for an urgent discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond, and why resistance calls for abolishing not just ICE but the entire border regime. Register here: https://events.haymarketb... More

The Oslo Accords: Replacing Liberation with Negotiations

Via zoom

Feb. 12, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - Feb. 12, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Last of a five-part weekly series, "Contextualizing the Palestinian Relationship With Zionism," led by AMP Education Chair, Tarek Khalil. Register at this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/4eIlE8-nTq2CzT0tWFR4Jg#/registration... More

De-Escalation Training

Via zoom

Feb. 12, 2026, 7 p.m. - Feb. 12, 2026, 8 p.m.

How to reduce risk during high-stress encounters. A practical training focused on de-escalation techniques for community responders, with emphasis on situational awareness, communication, and crowd dynamics. This training is approximately 60 minutes long, with an additional 15-minute Q&A / discu... More

Teresita's Dream

On-line

Feb. 12, 2026, 7 p.m.

On-line screening with followed by Q&A with director Daniel Montero. Register here: bit.ly/teresitasdream... More

Open Veins of Latin America

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th Street, Chicago

Feb. 12, 2026, 7 p.m. - Feb. 12, 2026, 9 p.m.

Join PUÑO and the 25th Ward IPO for the first installment of the Open Veins of Latin America Book Club. We'll be discussing the first two chapters at this meeting. All are welcome! Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, Open Veins of Latin America has set a new standard for historical schola... More

Feeding Our Neighbors & Donate Warm Clothes

Feb. 13, 2026, 8 a.m. - Feb. 13, 2026, 2 p.m.

Volunteer opportunity. Everyone welcome! Sign up at socialchange.site This event is made possible in partnership with Social Change, BLACC, AHF, Kenwood United Church of Christ, Co-Lab for Social Equity, Rights & Restoration Law Group, Chicago Housing Authority, The Springfield Project, State Sen... More

Pack the Court for Kevin Jackson

Cook County Courthouse, 2650 S. California Ave, Courtroom 101, Chicago

Feb. 13, 2026, 9 a.m.

JOIN US for court support this week! ⚡️Court support is an invaluable way to show the judge the strength of our communities, and our dedication to the cause. If you’re available, please consider joining us to support Kevin Jackson. In person and via zoom: Zoom ID: 969 4477 8955 Password: 03038... More

Pack the Court for Lester Owens

Cook County Courthouse, 2650 S. California Ave, Courtroom 404

Feb. 13, 2026, 9:30 a.m.

Court support is an invaluable way to show the judge the strength of our communities, and our dedication to the cause. If you’re available, please consider joining us to support Lester Owens.... More

National School Walk Out

Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago

Feb. 13, 2026, 2 p.m.

FEBRUARY 13TH NATIONAL SCHOOL WALK OUT! SPRING SURGE TO MELT ICE! EDITOR'S MESSAGE: PLEASE NOTE CORRECTED LOCATION -- Federal Plaza, Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago Chicago students: find a crew, walk out, and meet up at the Federal Plaza at 2pm. If you're not within marching distance, marc... More

Mutual Aid Bake Sale

Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St, Chicago

Feb. 13, 2026, 3 p.m. - Feb. 13, 2026, 6 p.m.

Together with a group of families from Pierce and the Friends School, we are collaborating in this very special fundraiser on Friday Feb 13th at 3p at @wcfbook. We will be raising funds for 3 different causes: the @mw_bondfund - only in January they helped release 54 migrant people, each bond is ... More

Pretrial Fairness Community Court Watching!

Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St, Wheaton, IL

Feb. 14, 2026, 10 a.m.

Join the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice for another community court watching. This March, we'll be watching pretrial hearings in DuPage County to monitor the end of money bond. Participants will receive training on how to record observations from these pretrial hearings. Register at: bi... More

Stories from Gaza

On line

Feb. 14, 2026, 11 a.m.

Join PAL and SJP Chicago for our monthly series Stories from Gaza February 14th at 11am. This month Alaa Abusaman will be our guest speaker. Alaa is originally from Gaza and moved to the US fourteen years ago. He is a Chicago-based visual artist and is the founder of REDSHIFT Creative. Although he l... More

Stop ICE Aggression - End State Violence

1930 Beach Street, Broadview, IL

Feb. 14, 2026, noon

Join community organizers, advocates, and allies to speak out against ICE and state-sanctioned violence. Bring a sign and prepare to GET LOUD! PPE is encouraged. We keep us safe.... More

Students Walked Out to Protest ICE, Now What?

Little Village Library, 2311 S. Kedzie Ave, Chicago

Feb. 14, 2026, 2 p.m.

Post-walkout meeting this Saturday, February 14th. Let's recap the walkouts in Chicago and talk about next steps in the Spring Surge campaign! Come through to get plugged in and learn about our national forums on political repression! Walk out on Friday! Lets get together on Saturday! Build a ... More

A United Front Against Fascism - The Rainbow Coalition

Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago

Feb. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.

“We gonna fight racism not with racism but we gon’ fight with solidarity. We say we’re not gonna fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we gon’ fight with socialism!” Chairman Fred Hampton Sr. popularized, in Chicago, the strength of multinational unity - the greatest weapon the working clas... More

Radical Used Book Fair

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, 11 a.m. - Feb. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.

Hey Chicago! We would *love* if you joined us Sunday, February 15th for our Radical Used Book Fair (indoor edition!) 💌♥️🏹 We’ll have hundreds of radical books available—many in like-new condition as well as some rare finds. It’ll be an excellent place to stock up for yourself or as gifts for all ... More

Ride for Palestine

Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, noon

We’re taking the energy of Dabke to the streets as we ride together for liberation! Join us for a critical day of visibility and community. THE DETAILS: 📅 DATE: Sunday, February 15th 📍 MEET: Daley Plaza, 12pm ⏰ ROLL OUT: 12:30pm SHARP 🥙 END POINT: Olive and Oak Cafe 🚴🏾‍♀️ PACE: 8-10 mph (Com... More

The Right to Health - A Town Hall to Win Health Justice for All!

Sandridge Community Center, 600 Oglesby Ave, Calumet City, IL

Feb. 15, 2026, noon - Feb. 15, 2026, 1:30 p.m.

Join National Nurses United and community and labor allies for a community panel and discussion on hte current state of health care, and what it would take to truly transform our system.... More

Striking Tenants Speak!

United Church of Rogers Park, 1545 W. Morse Ave, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, 2 p.m. - Feb. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.

Rally & press conference. ROGERS PARK, CHICAGO - Landlord Imran Khan is escalating his retaliation campaign against Rogers Park tenants, suing both tenants and organizers. The tenants of Fuerzas Activas de la Damen, a Rogers Park tenant union, have been fighting to stay in their homes after Imran... More

Community Portraits

Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, 3 p.m. - Feb. 15, 2026, 6 p.m.

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, WE BACK! FREE COMMUNITY PORTRAITS ON SUNDAY! ALL FREE, POPPIN TIL WE DONE ❤️‍🔥 POSTED WITH THE GANG... More

The Madness of Our Moment-- The Hope of Our Movement

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th Street, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, 3:30 p.m.

Pilsen Community Books and Under the Tree Podcast welcome Vijay Prashad and Bill Ayers for a conversation about the current political moment and the state of our movements. Vijay Prashad is director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, editor of LeftWord Books, and the chief correspo... More

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Beit al Turaath, 1055 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL

Feb. 15, 2026, 5 p.m.

Talkback with CPFF and Palestinian Assembly for Liberation... More

Communty Art Build for SALT MELTS ICE Protest

United Church of Rogers Park, 1545 W. Morse Ave, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, 6 p.m.

Help make props and costumes. No experience necessary.... More

Immigrant Relief Benefit Show

Casa Cafe, 2025 S. Western Ave, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, 6 p.m.

Full Nelson / Indiana hardcore. Broken Demeanor / Chicago hardcore. Clock Out / Central Mass hardcore. Vulge / Southside beatdown. Durtnap / Chi-Town hardcorn. Doors open at 5 pm. Show at 6 pm. All ages always. $15 cash only.... More

SALT MELTS ICE: Community Art Build

1545 W Morse Ave. Chicago, IL

Feb. 15, 2026, 6 p.m. - Feb. 15, 2026, 10 p.m.

Join us for a community art build on February 15 for the SALT MELTS ICE protest (protest is on Feb. 28) at the Broadview ICE facility. Help create salt-themed props, costumes, and snow plows! We have limited supplies, so bring some to share if able! Cardboard, paint, spray paint, duct tape, utili... More

A Black Queer History of the United States

Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark St, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

The first-ever Black history to center queer voices, this landmark study traces the lives of LGBTQ+ Black Americans from slavery to present day. Gender and sexual expression have always been part of the Black freedom struggle. In this latest book in Beacon’s award-winning ReVisioning Histo... More

ICE Out for Good Organizing Meeting

Grace United Methodist Church (Grace Church of Logan Square), 3325 W. Wrightwood Ave, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - Feb. 15, 2026, 9:30 p.m.

Anti-ICE organizers from throughout the country are coming to Chicago to share lessons from the struggle. Join us to discuss next steps! Trump’s ICE campaign is a war against workers in the US, while his imperialist campaign in Venezuela and beyond is a war against workers abroad. ICE raids fr... More

Shut ICE Down With a Nationwide General Strike

Grace Church, 3325 W. Wrightwood Ave, Chicago

Feb. 15, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

THIS SUNDAY: Join Chicago Socialist Alternative for our biggest organizing meeting yet, taking place February 15th in Grace Church’s sanctuary hall! Hear from on-the-ground immigrant + anti-ICE organizers from Minneapolis, New Orleans, Chicago, and London to discuss how we can build for a nationwide... More

Feeding Our Neighbors & Donate Warm Clothes

4600 S. Greenwood Ave, Chicago

Feb. 16, 2026, 8 a.m. - Feb. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.

Volunteer opportunity. Everyone welcome! Sign up at socialchange.site This event is made possible in partnership with Social Change, BLACC, AHF, Kenwood United Church of Christ, Co-Lab for Social Equity, Rights & Restoration Law Group, Chicago Housing Authority, The Springfield Project, State Sen... More

Who Keeps Us Safe?

United Church of Rogers Park, 1545 W. Morse Ave, Chicago

Feb. 16, 2026, 3:30 p.m. - Feb. 16, 2026, 5 p.m.

When ICE and CPD are terrorizing our communities, who keeps us safe? All North Side young people (ages 13-24) are welcome to attend this youth-led and organized event to talk about how we can build safety for young people, schools, and all community members. We're the heroes we're waiting for - GET ... More

Film For Freedom

Feb. 16, 2026, 5:30 p.m.

🚨🚨🚨JOIN US!!!!The Students for Justice in Palestine at UIC will be hosting it’s first get together of the semester!!!! Come and get involved with the student movement as we sit together for a film screening at Arab American Cultural Center on Monday Feb 16th @5:30 make sure to register here: linktr... More

Social Strikes: How Can We Use the Power of the People to End MAGA Tyranny?

Virtual

Feb. 16, 2026, 6 p.m.

Authoritarianism grows step by step—unless we organize to stop it. Educators and communities nationwide are studying social strikes—a powerful tool used globally to resist repression, and recently demonstrated by workers in Minnesota. As we build toward May 1: A Day Without Workers, join CTU V... More

ICIRR Know Your Rights Workshop / Taller de Conoce Tus Derechos

Virtual

Feb. 16, 2026, 6 p.m.

Learn how to protect yourself and your community during encounters with immigration or law enforcement. This workshop will cover our fundamental rights, how to assert them safely, and where to find trusted resources and support. [Interpretación en español disponible] Aprende cómo protegerte a ti... More

2026-02-16 Changing Heart & Minds Socialist Campaign School

Virtual

Feb. 16, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - Feb. 16, 2026, 8 p.m.

Winning campaigns requires effective messaging. But how do you craft an effective message? In this training, comrades from PoliED will train participants in a messaging framework known as: Value, Problem, Solution. Through the training, participants will develop a foundation in strategic politica... More

All Out For Erika!

Cook County Courthouse, 2650 S. California Ave, Courtroom 402, Chicago

Feb. 17, 2026, 10 a.m.

Join us for court support on Tuesday, February 17th at 10am. Erika Ray is a grandmother, author, and teaching fellow — and a beloved PNAP student! She has been incarcerated for nearly 20 years under the theory of accountability. Join us and support Erika's day in court!... More

Pathways for Early Release

Garfield Park neigbhorhood, Walls Turned Sideways, 2717 W. Madison St, Chicago

Feb. 17, 2026, 6 p.m. - Feb. 17, 2026, 8 p.m.

Join the Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project on Tuesday, February 17th for a workshop with Stanley Howard and Janet Jackson. This is our second workshop with them and we’re so excited! A legal crash course of the IL court system by two former jailhouse lawyers. Stanley and Janet will run us throug... More

General Strikes, National Liberation & Our Strategy for Black Liberation

6353 S. Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago

Feb. 17, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

Join us on Tuesday February 17 for our Black History Month program to discuss General Strikes, National Liberation and our Strategy for Black Liberation! The national liberation movements of oppressed nations across the globe are revolutionary struggles that strike at the heart of U.S. Imperialis... More

Pretrial Fairness Community Court Watching!

Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St, Glen Ellyn, IL

Feb. 17, 2026, 7 p.m.

Join the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice for another community court watching. This March, we'll be watching pretrial hearings in DuPage County to monitor the end of money bond. Participants will receive training on how to record observations from these pretrial hearings. Register at: bi... More

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Feb. 17, 2026, 7 p.m. - Feb. 17, 2026, 8 p.m.

Pilsen Community Books welcomes Alice Yang to the store for an event in celebration of her new novel, "A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing," a dark, magical realist debut family saga that moves through the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Cultural Revolution, and the present day to explore the effec... More

Thea Riofrancos on Extraction

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Feb. 18, 2026, 6:30 p.m.

Join Thea Riofrancos and activist-historian Gabriel Winant for a conversation on Riofrancos’s new book, Extraction. Co-sponsored by Haymarket House and Pilsen Community Books.... More

Lessons From Minnesota

Virtual

Feb. 19, 2026, 1 p.m.

We’re so inspired by the organized strength in Minnesota. From waging the first general strike in decades to building hyperlocal ICE defense networks, we can learn so much from the diversity of tactics that organizers in Minnesota are using to protect each other. It’s on us to take the Lessons from ... More

Artist Talk with Yohance Lacour

Co-Prosperity, 3219 S. Morgan St, Chicago

Feb. 19, 2026, 5 p.m. - Feb. 19, 2026, 7 p.m.

Peabody Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist. This year, we’re launching the Podcast Lab, a new program for advanced media artists ages 18-25. Led by Peabody Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Yohance Lacour (You Didn’t See Nothin), the Podcast Lab is a 6-month program in which fo... More

Beating Bovino - How Attorneys Secured a Victory in Bogus Murder for Hire Trial

Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn St, Chicago

Feb. 19, 2026, 6 p.m.

In October, the U.S. Attorney charged Juan Espinoza Martinez with a bogus charge of offering a bounty to kill Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino. The government circulated false information that Mr. Espinoza Martinez was a Latin King gang member who was offering up to $10,000.00 for Bovino's mur... More

The Spies Among Us

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Feb. 19, 2026, 6 p.m. - Feb. 19, 2026, 9 p.m.

Haymarket Books is proud to present the next installment in our community film series: Films for a Changing World🎬Join us Thursday, February 19th for a screening of Jamie Coughlin Silverman and Gabriel Silverman’s 2025 documentary: The Spies Among Us. The film will be followed by a discussion led by... More

Citizenship: Notes On an American Myth by Daisy Hernández

Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark St, Chicago

Feb. 19, 2026, 7 p.m. - Feb. 19, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

Women & Children First Bookstore hosts Daisy Hernández to celebrate the release of Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth. For this event, Daisy will be joined in conversation by Sarah Schulman. This event will be held at the bookstore and is free to attend, but will also act as a fundraiser for Mid... More

Yalla Parkour Film Screening

Location provided upon RSVP.

Feb. 19, 2026, 7 p.m.

Join Climbers for Palestine Chicago for a film screening of @yallaparkourfilm on Thursday Feb 19th, 7 pm in Chicago. We’ll be selling some merch, raffling off some prizes and will have tea and desserts. Please donate generously as 100% of proceeds raised will support the families of the Gazan athlet... More

Feeding Our Neighbors & Donate Warm Clothes

4600 S. Greenwood Ave, Chicago

Feb. 20, 2026, 8 a.m. - Feb. 20, 2026, 2 p.m.

Volunteer opportunity. Everyone welcome! Sign up at socialchange.site This event is made possible in partnership with Social Change, BLACC, AHF, Kenwood United Church of Christ, Co-Lab for Social Equity, Rights & Restoration Law Group, Chicago Housing Authority, The Springfield Project, State Sen... More

Resisting Trump's Billionaire Agenda

Virtual

Feb. 20, 2026, 6 p.m.

Join this incredible panel to learn more about how we build a stronger movement to defeat authoritarianism and build a better world for Black, brown and working class children everywhere. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/m_hM0xAcQEi35Wdn2fEtHA#/registration... More

Knitting For Mutual Aid

Nabala Cafe, 4660 N. Broadway Ave, Chicago

Feb. 20, 2026, 7 p.m.

Donations for 19th District Mutual Aid Migrant Support. Join us for a knitting night for migrant mutual aid on Friday, February 20th! Even if you don't knit, support the cafe and donate high needs items: underwear, sweatpants, long sleeved shirts, toothpaste, shampoo, and pads. Knitted/donated it... More

Freedom February

Jane Addams Hull House, 800 S. Halsted St, Chicago

Feb. 21, 2026, 11 a.m. - Feb. 21, 2026, 3 p.m.

Pull up! Freedom February is a call to action: to defend Black History, liberate Black futures, and fight for the freedom of all. This is a mass call for Black community members, organizers, and UIC students to join us through liberatory discussions, teachings, and Black joy. RSVP Required: ht... More

AFIRE Mabuhay! Meeting

Please register to receive the address

Feb. 21, 2026, 11:30 a.m. - Feb. 21, 2026, 2 p.m.

It's kind of hard to believe it's been a year with this administration, but their presence serves as a constant reminder: we have a lot of work ahead of us and we're looking to build change that lasts. Haven't engaged us yet? Here’s an opportunity for you! First member meeting of 2026 on Saturday... More

We Bear Witness Together

Pilsen Arts & Community House, 1637 W. 18th St, Chicago

Feb. 21, 2026, 4:30 p.m. - Feb. 21, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

Join us on Feb 21st as we uplift local Chicago artists, center Gaza’s reality, and build solidarity through art, storytelling, and community. We Bear Witness, Together is an event you don’t want to miss. We are grateful to our sponsors @calebw_art @impact_supply and @alhubforum for standing with u... More

Globalfest 2026

Fairlie, 339 N Bell Ave, Chicago

Feb. 21, 2026, 6 p.m.

The ultimate fair trade party and Chicago Fair Trade’s 20th Anniversary! Here’s what’s in store this year: 🍹 Open bar with plentiful libations 🌮 Taco bar and tasty fusion appetizers 🎧 Tunes by DJ Jamie Hayes to keep the dance floor alive 🎁 Stellar silent auction where you can out-bid the co... More

Protest postcards!

Schaumburg library

Feb. 22, 2026, 1 p.m. - Feb. 22, 2026, 3:30 p.m.

We're making postcards to send our Representatives to protest ice violence and tell them how we want them to act.... More

Everything for Everyone: A Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Feb. 22, 2026, 3 p.m.

Our next book club is on February 22nd! 📚 Join us for a discussion on "Everything for Everyone", co-authored by Chicago's own Eman Abdhelhadi. ❤️ Copies of the book are available in store at Pilsen Community Books!... More

Feeding Our Neighbors & Donate Warm Clothes

4600 S. Greenwood Ave, Chicago

Feb. 23, 2026, 8 a.m. - Feb. 23, 2026, 2 p.m.

Volunteer opportunity. Everyone welcome! Sign up at socialchange.site This event is made possible in partnership with Social Change, BLACC, AHF, Kenwood United Church of Christ, Co-Lab for Social Equity, Rights & Restoration Law Group, Chicago Housing Authority, The Springfield Project, State Sen... More

Our Struggles Are Connected

Ingersoll Park, Downtown Rockford, 315 S. 1st St, Rockford, IL

Feb. 23, 2026, 6 p.m.

Justice for Eboney Adams, Logan Bell, Marimar Martínez, Renee Good, Lamar Bell, Trina Files, Hind Rajab, Parris Moore, Anas Al-Shariff, Denzel Dunivant, & everyone else in between. Our struggles are connected & the people united will never be defeated.... More

ICIRR Know Your Rights Workshop / Taller de Conoce Tus Derechos

Virtual

Feb. 23, 2026, 6 p.m.

Learn how to protect yourself and your community during encounters with immigration or law enforcement. This workshop will cover our fundamental rights, how to assert them safely, and where to find trusted resources and support. [Interpretación en español disponible] Aprende cómo protegerte a ti... More

General Strike Teach-In

Skunk Cabbage Books,

Feb. 24, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - Feb. 24, 2026, 8 p.m.

When Community Thrives, WE SURVIVE! Join the Illinois chapter on Tuesday, February 24th at 6:30 for a General Strike Teach-In at Skunk Cabbage Books! Open to the public. Please help us keep the event safe and inviting for everyone by wearing a mask! (masks provided) Learn the histories of g... More

Act Your RAGE

Casa Cafe, 2025 S Western Ave

Feb. 24, 2026, 7 p.m. - Feb. 24, 2026, 10 p.m.

Act Your Rage! A Spring Surge Open Mic! Join us for an evening of music, poetry, and other performances as a part of the Spring Surge to Melt ICE campaign. We're building a culture of resistance. You in? Free admission! Suggested donations at the door! Sign up at the door! #SpringSurgeToMel... More

Name Change Mobilization

Brave Space Alliance, 1515 E. 52nd St, 3rd floor, Chicago

Feb. 25, 2026, 1 p.m. - Feb. 25, 2026, 4 p.m.

Want to get your name and/or gender marker changed?! Live in Cook County? We will be @transchicago on February 11, 2026 from 1pm-4pm and @bravespacealliance on February 25, 2026 from 1pm-4pm. Arrive by 4pm to receive assistance. Please bring a photo ID and birth certificate if you have access to ... More

Climates of Inequality

Virtual

Feb. 25, 2026, 2 p.m. - Feb. 25, 2026, 3 p.m.

Join us this month for our FIRST of THREE 💻VIRTUAL 💻upcoming public programs ❗️❗️❗️ 🌎💨🪴🤝Climates of Inequality 2026 featuring … Chicago Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines @chicago_chrp 🌱Join the UIC Latino Cultural Center for a series of virtual conversations with environmental and ... More

We Are Each Other's Liberation

Online

Feb. 25, 2026, 4 p.m. - Feb. 25, 2026, 5:30 p.m.

Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities. Join editors and contributors of We Are Each Other's Liberation, a major anthology that illuminates historical and contemporary solidarities between Black and Asian feminists. A collaborative project between Black Women Radicals and the Asian American Fem... More

The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family by Dorothy Roberts

Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark St, Chicago

Feb. 25, 2026, 7 p.m. - Feb. 25, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

Women & Children First Bookstore is thrilled to welcome back Dorothy Roberts for an event to celebrate her newest book, The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family. For this event, Dorothy will be joined in conversation by Eve L. Ewing. From Dorothy Roberts, author of Killing ... More

When Preparation Meets Opportunity

On line

Feb. 26, 2026, noon

In the criminal legal system, hearings determine whether a person comes home or stays incarcerated. In this month's virtual Lunch & Learn, we'll break down what real preparation looks like, how families and advocates can play a powerful role, and what decision makers are truly listening for. Partici... More

Food Autonomy in Chicago

Feb. 26, 2026, 6 p.m. - Feb. 26, 2026, 8 p.m.

Join SOUL and author Pancho McFarland in Roseland for a community conversation on food autonomy at Burst Into Books. We'll discuss his book and creating real strategies for food accessibility in our neighborhoods. Share a meal, your voice, and help build the solution. RSVP TODAY at bit.ly/faicfeb... More

Open Veins of Latin America Book Club

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Feb. 26, 2026, 7 p.m.

Join us as we discuss chapters 3 & 4 of Eduardo Galeano's "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent." Let’s think together, share resources, and ask questions so that we can extend peoples’ struggles of the past to empower our present actions. REGISTER at bit.l... More

Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr

Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark St, Chicago

Feb. 26, 2026, 7 p.m. - Feb. 26, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

A profound, bittersweet portrait of a Gazan immigrant’s heroic efforts to heal his community and birth love from tragedy. Readers are rarely lukewarm on Naeem Murr’s work, which has been compared by critics to an astonishing array of greats: Margaret Atwood, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Flannery O... More

Feeding Our Neighbors & Donate Warm Clothes

4600 S. Greenwood Ave, Chicago

Feb. 27, 2026, 8 a.m. - Feb. 27, 2026, 2 p.m.

Volunteer opportunity. Everyone welcome! Sign up at socialchange.site This event is made possible in partnership with Social Change, BLACC, AHF, Kenwood United Church of Christ, Co-Lab for Social Equity, Rights & Restoration Law Group, Chicago Housing Authority, The Springfield Project, State Sen... More

Heat The Ground Up with Starbucks Workers United

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

Feb. 27, 2026, 7 p.m. - Feb. 27, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

Join In These Times, Labor Notes, and Haymarket Books for a panel discussing how the historic Starbucks strikes were organized, how workers mobilized, and larger lessons learned.... More

Family Literacy Day

Bellwood Public Library, 600 Bohland Ave, Bellwood, IL

Feb. 28, 2026, 11 a.m. - Feb. 28, 2026, noon

We are excited to announce our partnership with the Bellwood library to host a literacy workshop! We will give a quick presentation going over the importance of reading and writing our own stories followed by a zine creation workshop. call the library to register (708 547-7393) :)... More

SALT MELTS ICE

Broadview ICE Abduction Center, 1930 Beach Street, Broadview, IL

Feb. 28, 2026, noon

ICE out of Chicago! No more hate! ABOLISH ICE NOW! Bring your finest Mortons Salt and Snow Plow costumes and the biggest salt shaker you can find! No costume? No problem! Join us for community art builds! Details via Instagram @burrowdjs... More

The People's Community Marketplace

601 S. California Ave, Chicago

Feb. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. - Feb. 28, 2026, 8 p.m.

Brionna’s Boutique x Equity & Transformation, @eatorgchicago are bringing back The People’s Community Marketplace 🛍️✨ If you’re looking to: ✨🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Network with entrepreneurs 💰📈 Make money doing what you love 🎶🖤 Build connections & have a good time 📣🛍️ Promote your business, brand, or servic... More

Motown & the Making of Working Class Revolutionaries

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

Feb. 28, 2026, 5 p.m. - Feb. 28, 2026, 6 p.m.

The Story of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers. Pilsen Community Books teams up with Haymarket Books to welcome Walda Katz-Fishman and Jerome Scott to the store for an event in celebration of Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries: The Story of the League of Revolutionary ... More

What We Carried Fundraiser Gala

9925 S. 76th Ave, Bridgeview, IL

Feb. 28, 2026, 5:30 p.m.

SAVE THE DATE: Salam, this Ramadan SJP and PAL Chicago are inviting you to join us in a night of acknowledging the history and legacy of our people. We will be highlighting the stories of our people and what they carried with them through exile, from photographs, clothing items, and other artifacts.... More

Activist Iftaar Potluck

TBA

March 1, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - March 1, 2026, 9 p.m.

Join us for an Activist Iftaar Potluck — a space to break fast, build community, and sustain the work. 📅 March 1, 2026 ⏰ 6:30–9:00 PM 📍 Location details coming soon 🍲 Bring a dish to share if you’re able 🕌 Space available for Maghrib & Isha 🤍 All are welcome 🔗 RSVP via QR code All ar... More

Seeding AFIRE - Part 1 of 2

RSVP for location

March 4, 2026, 6 p.m. - March 4, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

Join AFIRE (Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment) for a 2-part Seeding AFIRE workshop series on Queer History in Indigenous Filipino Thought and Practices with guest facilitator, Miko Flores! Part 1: Wednesday, 3/4, 6:00p - 8:30p Part 2: Friday, 3/6, 6:00p - 8:30p Masks ... More

Seeding AFIRE - Part 2 of 2

RSVP for location

March 6, 2026, 6 p.m. - March 6, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

Join AFIRE for a 2-part Seeding AFIRE workshop series on Queer History in Indigenous Filipino Thought and Practices with guest facilitator, Miko Flores! Part 1: Wednesday, 3/4, 6:00p - 8:30p Part 2: Friday, 3/6, 6:00p - 8:30p Masks are required and will be available at registration. Light sna... More

Southeast Side People's Assembly

Christ Bible Church of Chicago, 7877 S. Coles Ave, Chicago

March 7, 2026, noon - March 7, 2026, 2 p.m.

Join us on March 7th from 12-2 pm for the Southeast Side People’s Assembly to demand direct investment in our communities, not the quantum facility ! On March 17th, South Chicago residents SHOULD have had the opportunity to voice their opinions on the $9 billion quantum facility being built in th... More

Abolitionist Party Series 2

Walls Turned Sideways, Garfield Park, 2717 W. Madison St, Chicago

March 7, 2026, 5 p.m. - March 7, 2026, 10 p.m.

Abolitionist Party Series is BACK! Saturday 3/7- join us for the second in a series of gatherings uplifting the intersection and entwinement of our movements! Volume 2 connects us around community health & safety. Ujimaa Medics will facilitate their Protester Health & Safety training, followed by... More

The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender's Search for Justice in America

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

March 9, 2026, 7 p.m. - March 9, 2026, 8 p.m.

Pilsen Community Books welcomes Emily Galvin Almanza and Aislinn Pulley to the store for a discussion of Galvin Almanza's new book "The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender's Search for Justice in America." This event is cosponsored by the MacArthur Justice Center. ... More

The Abortion Companion

Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark St, Chicago

March 11, 2026, 7 p.m. - March 11, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

On Our Shelves Recently Description A warm, accepting, non-judgmental, and stigma-free companion for your abortion journey. Whether you’re planning to have an abortion soon or you had one thirty years ago, whether you’re feeling relief or grief (or both!), and even if you haven’t decided yet ... More

Open Veins of Latin America Book Club

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

March 12, 2026, 7 p.m.

Join us as we discuss chapters 5 & 6 of Eduardo Galeano's "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent." Let’s think together, share resources, and ask questions so that we can extend peoples’ struggles of the past to empower our present actions. REGISTER at bit.l... More

2nd Annual Moonlight & Mercy

ARWA, 704 E. Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook, IL

March 15, 2026, 7 p.m. - March 15, 2026, 11:59 a.m.

A Night For Women By women ✨ MOONLIGHT & MERCY — ALL ARE WELCOME Join us for the 2nd Annual Moonlight & Mercy, a community night open to everyone 🌙🤍 🛍️ Last-minute Eid gifts ✨ Henna on the spot ☕ Arwa Yemeni Coffee + Mustards Craft BBQ to keep you going through the night 🤲 Sadaqah oppor... More

Free President Maduro

Federal Plaza, Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago

March 17, 2026, 5 p.m.

PROTEST with us on March 17 at 5pm at Federal Plaza to demand— Free Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro & First Lady Cilia Flores! No War on Venezuela! 🇻🇪 While our communities are attacked by feds, our neighbors murdered and abducted by ICE, funding for our food, schools, and healthcare cut, Tru... More

Behind Enemy Lines Conference

Chicago

March 27, 2026, 9 a.m. - March 29, 2026, 5 p.m.

We failed to stop the genocide in Gaza. How do we stop the US empire’s next monstrous crime? A Conference on Anti-Imperialist Politics and Organizing in the Belly of the Beast. Empire doesn’t end on its own. It has to be confronted with organized resistance. If you’re ready to move beyond protest... More

The Spirit of Ami - Ani Defranco & Laren Coyle Rosen Live in Converstion

Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St, Evanston, IL

March 27, 2026, 7 p.m. - March 27, 2026, 9 p.m.

Grammy-winning musician, feminist icon, and groundbreaking artist Ani DiFranco joins us live in Chicago for an intimate conversation about creativity, spirituality, and the lifelong work of making art that transforms. In her new book, The Spirit of Ani, created in collaboration with author and an... More

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings Chicago

TBA

March 28, 2026, noon

Hey Chicago!!! The next national No Kings Day protest is March 28 — save the date, but don’t sit back and wait. The national No Kings coalition gave us as much advance notice as possible so we have the time to make this another massive, world-historic day of defiance. Let’s make this one bigger than... More

Anjali Enjeti and Simona Supekar at Pilsen Community Books

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

April 2, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 2, 2026, 8 p.m.

Pilsen Community Books welcomes Anjali Enjeti and Simona Supekar to the store for an event in celebration of their new books Ballot and Stock Photo. About Stock Photo: Part memoir, part cultural criticism, Stock Photo mines the visual culture of stock photography, which is used in nearly every fa... More

25th Chicago Palestine Film Festival

Gene Siskel Film Center,

April 11, 2026, 9 a.m. - April 25, 2026, 9 p.m.

CHICAGO!! Save the date for the 25th Chicago Palestine Film Festival! We look forward to seeing you all @filmcenter April 11-April 25! www.palestinefilmfest.com EDITOR'S NOTE: Times listed are simply place-holders. Go to the website for details as they become available.... More

Record Clearing Clinic

2100 N. Kildare Ave, Chicago

April 11, 2026, noon - April 11, 2026, 3 p.m.

Everyone welcome! Sign up at socialchange.site This event is made possible in partnership with Social Change, BLACC, AHF, Kenwood United Church of Christ, Co-Lab for Social Equity, Rights & Restoration Law Group, Chicago Housing Authority, The Springfield Project, State Senator Lakesia Collins, P... More

Lisa Low celebrates REPLICA

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

April 11, 2026, 7:30 p.m. - April 11, 2026, 10 p.m.

Pilsen Community Books welcomes Lisa Low to the store for a launch celebration for her new collection Replica. Stand-up comedy, a celebrity non-apology, observations of racism, and the slipperiness of nostalgia underpin Replica. In poignant, witty poems, Lisa Low navigates the tensions of solidar... More

Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

May 13, 2026, 7 p.m. - May 13, 2026, 8 p.m.

Pilsen Community Books welcomes Stuart Schrader and Robert Vargas to the store for discussion of Schrader's new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves, a history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouc... More

It Is Not Enough to Survive: The Young Patriots Story

Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago

May 29, 2026, 7 p.m. - May 29, 2026, 8 p.m.

Pilsen Community Books welcomes Jesse Montgomery and William Harris to the store for an event in celebation of It Is Not Enough to Survive: The Young Patriots Story. This event is cosponsored by Chicago Union of Tenants. Formed in the late 1960s, the Young Patriots Organization was a Chicago-base... More