- ICIRR (for immigration-related arrests and ICE sightings): 855-435-7693
- NLG Hotline (if you are arrested at a protest or for political activity): 872-465-4244
- Cook County Public Defender hotline (if you are arrested in Chicago or any other city or town in Cook County): 844-817-4448
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Armed by Design
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
June 16, 2026, 7 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 9 p.m.
The recent book Armed by Design @commonnotions reflects on the intersection of graphic design and political solidarity work in revolutionary Cuba through the lens of the production of OSPAAAL, the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Based in Havana, OSPAAAL ... More
Protecting Renters Ordinance Online Teach-in
Online
June 16, 2026, 6 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago has the potential to pass one of the biggest, most comprehensive pieces of legislation in decades to protect renters and reform housing rights! What is the Protecting Renters Ordinance (PRO)? What would it do (and not do), and how can we get involved in this fight for housing justice? Find o... More
5 Broken Cameras
Lake Street Church of Evanston, 1450 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL
June 16, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
A coalition of community, faith, human rights, and social justice organizations invites you to join us for an evening of film, learning, and conversation. At a time when so many of us are living alongside one another but rarely have opportunities to hear each other's stories, creating spaces for ... More
How to Build Strategic Campaigns
Alliance of the SouthEast (ASE), 8944 S Commercial Ave, Suite 1, Chicago
June 16, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 8 p.m.
How to Move Community Issues Important to You. Doors open at 5:30pm. Training starts at 6pm FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED! RSVP here: bit.ly/Strategy06-2026... More
Freedom Portraits
The Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave, Chicago
June 16, 2026, 5 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
The South Side Community Art Center is excited to join @jfm_chi at Salt Shed on June 16. As part of this year’s celebration, SSCAC will present Freedom Portraits, a participatory activation inspired by Black memory, family photographs, and traditions of self-documentation. Get your portrait ta... More
ACTIVATE CAFFEINATE!
Mt. Prospect IL
June 16, 2026, 1:09 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 3 p.m.
Join Indivisible Elk Grove Township for Coffee, Conversation, and Community! This event takes place on the third Tuesday of each month from 1-3 pm. Meet like-minded pro-democracy activists and learn about opportunities to get involved. Expect surprise drop-ins from progressive local elected official... More
World Refugee Day 2026
Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St, Chicago
June 16, 2026, noon - June 16, 2026, 1 p.m.
Join CAIR Chicago and our community partners in recognizing World Refugee Day 2026. This June, we honor the resilience, strength, and contributions of refugees who have enriched our communities and continue to build brighter futures for themselves and their families. June 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 ... More
Chicago Appleseed Spring Luncheon
Ivy Room, 12 E. Ohio St, Chicago
June 16, 2026, 11:30 a.m. - June 16, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
Chicago Appleseed invites you to join our spring luncheon at the Ivy Room to uplift leaders in our community and celebrate our collective efforts for justice. We are proud to honor Robert Held, a lawyer and community activist whose viral videos and national media interviews have focused on protec... More
Community Benefits Agreement & Neighborhood Union Press Rally
E. 63rd Street & S. Harper Ave, Chicago
June 16, 2026, 10 a.m.
Join us Tuesday, 10am @ 63rd and Harper ! For a press rally against displacement in neighborhoods around the Obama center... More
Alison Kinney and Rachel León at Pilsen Community Books
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
June 15, 2026, 7 p.m. - June 15, 2026, 8 p.m.
Rachel León and Alison Kinney come to the store for a reading and conversation about writing stories of resistance, joy, and hope amidst an ongoing crisis in celebration of their new books How We See the Gray and United States of Rejection. About Rachel León's How We See the Gray: Foster care ... More
The Road to Publication: Writing Hard Stories in Hard Times with Alison Kinney and Rachel León
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
June 15, 2026, 7 p.m. - June 15, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join us as we welcome Rachel León and Alison Kinney to the store for an reading and conversation about their routes to publication, their perspectives as an editor and a writing teacher, and the difficulties of writing and publishing in times when everything is under attack at once. After the conver... More
Freedom Forum For Michael 'Dise Johnson
6337 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago IL
June 15, 2026, 6 p.m. - June 15, 2026, 8 p.m.
Freedom Forum For Michael 'Dise Johnson and all imprisoned survivors of Chicago police torture, with Mother Mary L. Johnson and Friends. Monday, June 15, 6 pm - 8 pm Chicago Torture Justice Center 6337 S Woodlawn Av, Chicago ~ Join us for dinner at 6 pm ~ RSVP for VIRTUAL access via Zoom:... More
Freedom Forum for Michael 'Dise' Johnson
Online and in-person at Chicago Torture Justice Center, 6337 S. Woodlawn Ave, Chicago
June 15, 2026, 6 p.m. - June 15, 2026, 8 p.m.
Announcement! This event is now hybrid! Join us online via zoom or at the Chicago Torture Justice Center 6337 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago You can RSVP for zoom access here- tinyurl.com/freedomforum615 Storytime: As many of you know, Mary L. Johnson (who is now 93) is one of the most amazi... More
Get Socialism on the Ballot!
Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
June 15, 2026, 6 p.m. - June 16, 2026, 9 p.m.
Voter Affidavit Blitz. Did you sign the petition for Byron Sigcho-López for Congress (IL-4)? The Democratic Party’s political machine is challenging your signature to silence your voice in November. We won’t be silenced! Join us this Monday and Tuesday, 6:00–9:00 PM, at the Chicago Liberation Cen... More
Town Hall on Trade & Tariffs
South Chicago neighborhood - RSVP for specific neighborhood
June 15, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Elites on both sides of the aisle have supported disastrous free trade deals. We’re coming to a Chicago to talk to working people about building a bold, working-class trade agenda for the future. Join us on June 15th with @repchuygarcia, @repdeliaramirez, @repjackson, and former US Trade Represen... More
Dinners for Survivance from Iran
Marz Community Brewing, 3630 Iron Street, Chicago
June 15, 2026, 5:30 p.m. - June 15, 2026, 9 p.m.
Artist Hesam Salehbeig will prepare an Iranian meal for the second gathering of COMMUNITY KITCHEN DINNERS. “Iranian cuisine, much like Persian carpet weaving, is fundamentally a folk art shaped within the homes of ordinary people and carried through generations by women across cities and villages... More
In These Times Labor Notes After Party
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
June 14, 2026, 7 p.m. - June 15, 2026, 1 a.m.
Independent media deserves a party. Come hang out with In These Times for a night of writers, organizers, comedy, music and dancing in Chicago. We’ll be joined by Hamilton Nolan, Kim Kelly, Max Alvarez and Alex Press, with comedy from Adam Burke and Lucia Whalen and a dance party with Tromblau &... More
For a Fighting Labor Movement - A Militant Critique of Labor Notes
Chicago - location & zoom link provided upon registration
June 14, 2026, 5 p.m.
🚨CALLING ALL LABOR MILITANTS🚨 This May Day, Teamsters Mobilize was very excited to announce that we are working in coalition with several other union organizations to host an event the weekend of the Labor Notes conference in Chicago: "A Militant Critique of Labor Notes: For a Fighting Workers Mo... More
Second Sunday Pride Salon
Colvin House, 5940 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago
June 14, 2026, 5 p.m. - June 14, 2026, 9 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate PRIDE with a variety of Chicagoland LGBTQ artists and allies: Performances, exhibition, good friends and conversation and a rainbow of food & drink, all in the parlor of the historic Chicago Landmark, *COLVIN HOUSE. MUSIC • Jazz Lady ROBIN WATSON PHOTOGRAPHY • CHUCK KRAMER ... More
Neighborhood Defense Discussion & Art Build
Hazroom, 1706 S. Halsted St, Chicago
June 14, 2026, 3 p.m. - June 14, 2026, 5 p.m.
Join us this Sunday, June 14th, between 3 and 5pm at @hazroom for a community discussion and art build in support of neighborhood defense across Chicago! We will be discussing the ongoing Take Back the Lounge campaign, as well as our efforts building a Neighborhood Defense Unit in Little Village. Al... More