En espanol. Temas: - Qué hacer cuando hay un redada? - Qué pasa sit e detiene ICE? - Carta poder Para infomacion contate el Presidente Baltazar Enriguez, 773.562.7549... 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 Christopher Whitaker, a digital expert & the Executive Director of the Alliance of Civic Technologists (ACT) presenting on cybersecurity and digital protections in the Trump 2.0 era. Lunch & learn. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops & phones. Topics include: * Under... More
Join us for a Facebook Live event, hosted by ICIRR, @ssipchicago, @shrivercenter, and @cookcountyhealth that will cover the recent ending of the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) program, and learn more about the health resources available to those without coverage. Spanish: July 9 at 6... More
The Trump administration says it is looking out for Jews and fighting antisemitism, but it is deporting foreign students for their political beliefs. That is fascism, plain and simple. Written by the authors of "Project 2025," Project Esther weaponizes antisemitism to put Palestinians, Jews, and all... More
Pilsen Community Books honored to welcome Eric King and Jeremy from Midwest Books to Prisoners to the store for a discussion of Eric's forthcoming book A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon. A Clean Hell opens the doors of America’s most secretive prison and lets... More
Sing, shout, shake the system, featuring El Ibrahim, Shades of Greek, Des Klymuk, Henley, Lnd Bones, Manar, Sanaa, Chloe. There will be an open mic.... More
...and art making workshop for kids and adults. 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Speaker Program. A teach-in on Evanston's institutional censorship of Palestinian perspectives. 4:15 - 5:15 pm, Art Workshop. Led by Liora Ostroff, recommended for adults and children 10+ Please RSVP at the URL below.... More
Report back and discussion from a labor delegation trip to Havana, Cuba followed by a free screening of the 1975 film "De Cierta Manera" ("One Way or Another"). Admission is free. Drinks & food available for purchase.... 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
The island of Ireland is marketed as the land of a hundred thousand welcomes. But behind the warm 'céad míle fáilte' lies a state built to host profit, not people. As we've learnt through our efforts toward solidarity with Palestine, Irish officials on both sides of the border often use the langu... More
Join the Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment as we talk about the work of AFIRE and the ways volunteers can support our mission. We welcome all current volunteers as well as new volunteers or folks interested in learning more about AFIRE. You will walk away knowing the various... More
Meet our co-sponsors and tabling organizations joining us for Day of Play! On Saturday, July 26th, spend the day with PNAP and our partner organizations and help us raise funds to purchase legal books for PNAP students at Logan. Register at the link below.... More
Stop the starvation of Palestinians. Lift the siege!... More
As more Chicago families struggle to make ends meet -- more than ever we need to support one another. Join us for a picnic aat Wicker Park to meet new people and collect supplies for families who are getting ready to send send their kids back to school. Please bring school supplies, period products,... More
How to Change the World When and Elections and Protests Fail with Sasha Davis. In the current political atmosphere of cruelty, repression and irrationality, many have pleaded for the urgent development of social movements to counter the rampage of the federal government and their oligarch allies.... 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
Join us as we welcome brian bean to the store for an event in celebration of his new book Their End Is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition, a deeply reported analysis of the connections between policing and capitalism, centering global lessons of revolt and resistance. Where do cops co... More
Games / food / animals / music / art workshops $15 per adult & $10 per child. TIME LISTED IS SIMPLY A PLACE-HOLDER. Register at the link below.... 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