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Poetry For the People
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago
April 9, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 9 p.m.
Join us for an evening of radical poetry where celebrated local poets read from their work as part of The Goodman Theatre's 100 Free Acts of Theater. Register here: https://events.haymarketbooks.org/events/haymarketbooks/2088323 These poems challenge systems, imagine new futures, and give voic... More
Under the Tree Podcast presents Levitating the Pentagon with Nancy Kurshan and Bill Ayers
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
April 9, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 8 p.m.
Pilsen Community Books is excited to join Under the Tree Podcast in welcoming Nancy Kurshan to the store for a conversation with Bill Ayers about Kurshan's book Levitating the Pentagon and Other Uplifting Stories. In Levitating the Pentagon and Other Uplifting Stories, longtime activist Nancy Ku... More
From Prairie to Poppy Seed
Watershed Art & Ecology, 1821 S. Racine Ave, Chicago
April 9, 2026, 7 p.m.
How Struggles For Land, War and Farming Are Connected From Chicago to Palestine. Join Chicago Dissenters and the Palestinian Youth Movement on April 9th at the Watershed Art & Ecology for our zine launch event! The zine will underscore the connections between the weapons supply chain, food justic... More
Let's Stick It to Polluters!
Indgo Mrkto, 2100 S. Morgan St, Chicago
April 9, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 8 p.m.
(Seguido en Español) Let’s Stick It To Polluters!! ✊Come design your own stickers centering Environmental and Social Justice!! Environmental Justice issues are constantly looming over our heads, and sometimes we feel stuck when looking for a way to speak our truths and join the fight. Creativity is ... More
Producing Media for the People
Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
April 9, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
✊🏾 Join us for an organizing meeting to strategize how we can amplify the call for a nationwide general strike on May 1! No media experience required. 🗓️ Thursday, April 9 ⏰ 6:30 P.M. 📍 @chicagoliberationcenter (2712 W Cermak Rd.) 🪧 The Minnesota General Strike and Jan. 30 nationwide shutdow... More
Treatment Not Trauma 101
Virtual
April 9, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Missed our first TNT 101 meeting? We’re inviting you to an orientation THIS Thursday, April 9th @ 6PM - 7:30PM (virtual) to learn more about the campaign that has re-opened mental health centers and has won a non-police crisis response! We want folks to leave with a stronger understanding of our ... More
A Night of Resistance & Remembrance
Loyola Lakeshore Campus, Damen Hall Multi-Purpose Room, 6511 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago
April 9, 2026, 6 p.m.
SJP Loyola invites you to our biggest event of the year “على هذه الأرض” — On This Land. Join us for a night to honor those who stand strong in their resistance today and those we lost in that pursuit of justice. Throughout the event there will be personal stories, art, dinner, and cultural music.... More
Quantum Facility Updates
Russell Square Park Fieldhouse, 3045 E. 83rd St, Chicago
April 9, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Come out to learn about the campaign against the facility and draft our demands for what the community actually wants to see on the South Works site! The city and state are trying to bring a quantum facility that would poison and displace us to our neighborhood – but we refuse to accept harmful d... More
Weaponizing Water in Palestine
Northeastern Illinois University, Student Union Room 215, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago
April 9, 2026, 1:40 p.m. - April 9, 2026, 3 p.m.
The short documentary WEAPONISING WATER IN PALESTINE investigates how Israel has systematically used water as a tool of power and control over Palestinians for decades. The showing will be followed by a discussion and Q+A with 2025 Cleland-Tholin Pursuit of Peace Award winner Sawsan Abubaker of Advo... More
Cuba Under Siege - What Happens Next
On-line
April 8, 2026, 7 p.m.
Rafael Hernández, leading scholar of both Cuban politics and Cuba-US relations, takes on the question of the outlook and options for Cuba in the face of the US all out siege and oil blockade. How long can Cuba hold out? What is the nature of the crisis internally? What are the plans and prospects fo... More
Siege as Strategy, From Gaza to Cuba
On line.
April 8, 2026, 7 p.m.
Join us for a virtual forum on April 8 at 7 PM CT to discuss the human costs of US foreign policy from Gaza to Cuba. Ft: @lavishmack @anthonyaguilar_official @afroaboriginal47 & more! Register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/forum-siege-as-strategy-gaza-cuba-and-the-weapons-of-starvati... More
Make Polluters Pay
Experimental Station, 6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago
April 8, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 8, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Join your neighbors, community members, and climate justice advocates April 8th! We’ll have an evening of 🍽️ shared food, learning, and conversation around building people power for the climate superfund bill in Illinois, demanding that our biggest polluters pay for the damage they cause to our c... More
Stop Trump's War on Iran!
Federal Plaza, corner of Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago
April 8, 2026, 6 p.m.
🚨 EMERGENCY CHICAGO PROTEST WED APRIL 8 - STOP TRUMP’S WAR ON IRAN! FEDERAL PLAZA 6PM Trump has given a deadline for genocide - either Iran surrenders by 8pm ET, or the country’s “whole civilization will die tonight”. This is the criminal threat of a madman, but a madman who controls the deadl... More
Artivism - How Do We Create Safe & Loving Communities at UIC?
Latino Cultural Center, Lecture Center B2, University of Illinois at Chicago
April 8, 2026, 2 p.m. - April 8, 2026, 4 p.m.
🔊 Presented by the UIC Latino Cultural Center 💪 Join us to create solidarity hand fans that will keep us cool this summer as we defend the rights of Chicago's immigrant community. We will harness the power of art and storytelling to reinforce connections across movements and strengthen our "Sanct... More
Left Media Under a Hostile Regime
Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago
April 7, 2026, 7 p.m. - April 7, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
What are some of the challenges facing independent media in this political climate? What is the role of left media in an era of constant political crisis and an emboldened far-right? As current events move at the speed of light, and censorship and fear grip newsrooms, how do left publications play a... More
La Obrera
Haz Studios, 1706 S. Halsted St, Chicago
April 7, 2026, 6 p.m.
On Tuesday, April 7th, People’s Defense Chicago will be hosting a study of the first edition of “La Obrera: A Publication about the Critical Role Working Women Play in Changing the World”. We will be focusing on the article “Organizational Trends in the Women’s Movement” and will be meeting at @hazr... More
Radical Book Club - Unbuild Walls
6th floor lounge, UIC School of Public Health, 1603 W. Taylor St, Chicago
April 7, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 7, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Join us to read the 2nd half of "Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition" by Sily Shah! we will cover chapters 5 thru the end. ACCESSIBILITY UPDATE: This will be a hybrid meeting! If you would like to join us via Zoom, please indicate in your RSVP or email us at rph.uic.gmail.com ... More
Emergency Family Planning in Case of Detainment by ICE
Virtual
April 7, 2026, 6 p.m. - April 7, 2026, 7 p.m.
Save the Date for our next Emergency Family Planning Workshop! On April 7th, we'll be hosting a workshop, along with Chicago Public Schools Parents College (CPS), Legal Aid Society, @indoamericancenter, @commsunited, @metrofamchicago @@uniteafricans @northwestcenterchicago and @familyfocus_org, whe... More
End War in Iran
Cicero & Laramie at the Library Courtyard, Cicero, IL
April 7, 2026, 5 p.m.
Emergency Protest.... More
Fruits of Labor
UIC Latino Cultural Center, 803 S. Morgan St, Chicago
April 7, 2026, 5 p.m.
From ICE terror to challenges on birthright citizenship, we must continue building resistance to attacks on Latino communities! Join us for a screening of ‘Fruits of Labor,’ a 2021 documentary film by Emily Cohen Ibañez that tells the story of Ashley Pavon, a high school student who must work in ... More