Peddling Abortion

May 25, 2025, 1 p.m. - May 25, 2025, 4 p.m.

A bike ride fundraiser for the Chicago Abortion Fund. Join to ride bikes and fund abortion! We'll be doing a guided six mile ride with lunch and goodies included while we explore Chicago Abortion history, make new friends, and raise money for Chicago Abortion Fund. Sunday, May 25 2025 1-4pm ... More

All Out for Gaza!

Water Tower Park, 820 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago

May 24, 2025, 2 p.m.

Stop the Genocide! Arms Embargo Now! Stop the Displacement of Palestinians! End All U.S. Aid to Israel!... More

Yard Sale Fundraiser for the Chicago Abortion Fund

Haymarket House, 800 W. Buena Ave, Chicago

May 24, 2025, 11 a.m. - May 24, 2025, 4 p.m.

This Saturday join the "Pro Abortion Extremists" aka Chicago For Abortion Rights & friends yard sale fundraiser for the Chicago Abortion Fund's annual Fund-a-Thon! The Chicago Abortion Fund does invaluable work making sure that abortion is a true right by making it financially accessible for all.... More

CPS Walk-Out for Democracy

TBA

May 23, 2025, 1 p.m.

Student school walkout to protest Trump's $163 billion cutst to health, housing, education & climate programs. Join the resistence in.... * $910 million cut to education grants, including FAFSA * $1.81 billion reduction in national health grants * Censorship of the media, lawsuits agains... More

Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate our News

Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W. 18t Street, Chicago

May 21, 2025, 7 p.m. - May 21, 2025, 8 p.m.

With authors @equalityalec and Robert Vargas.... More

Film Night - 'What These Walls Won't Hold'

Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn Ave, Chicago

May 21, 2025, 6 p.m. - May 21, 2025, 8 p.m.

Join AFSC for our Spring Fundraiser on May 21st 6-8pm —— A film screening of 'What These Walls Won’t Hold' by Adamu Chan and a night of dinner, laughter and conversation. What these walls won’t hold is a powerful documentary that explores life inside San Quentin State Prison during the COVID-19 p... More

Illinois Divest Teach-In

Jerusalem Academy of the Arts in Little Palestine

May 21, 2025, 6 p.m.

Want to learn more about Illinois’ growing divestment campaign and how to get involved in our efforts? Join us: Wednesday May 21st, 6 PM, at the Jerusalem Academy of the Arts in Little Palestine Can’t make it? Don’t worry, we’ll be providing more teach-in’s throughout the coming weeks. Le... More

Woodlawn Gentrification Teach-In

Bessie Coleman Library, 731 E. 63rd Street, Chicago

May 21, 2025, 6 p.m. - May 21, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Displacement is by design. Part of a series of neighborhood teach-ins about gentrification. Contact Southside Together at 312.880.7265 for more information.... More

Public Square Conversation: Personal Power and Collective Action

Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60660

May 20, 2025, 6 p.m. - May 20, 2025, 6:01 p.m.

Democracy is not going to save itself—it needs all of us. Join us for CAPA’s next Public Square Conversation where you’ll connect with others who are ready to get off the sidelines and into action. Together, we’ll explore how civil resistance has prevented the backslide of democracy around the wo... More

Antizionist Involvement Fair

Location TBA

May 20, 2025, 1 p.m. - May 20, 2025, 5 p.m.

Community / Tabling / Workshops / Palestine. After DePaul President Rob Manuel testified his commitment to the censorship of pro-Palestine activism, we find it more important than ever to connect with each other around Palestine. Hang out with us next week and bring some friends to have some fun ... More

Do Good After Dark! Cocktails for a Cause

The Longroom, 1612 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago

May 19, 2025, 6 p.m. - May 19, 2025, 10 p.m.

A monthly evening fundraiser. This month a portion of bar sales will be donated to the Illinois Prison Project.... More

Quantum Facility & Environmental Justice

South Shore Library, 2505 E. 73rd Street, Chicago

May 18, 2025, 2 p.m. - May 18, 2025, 3:30 p.m.

May teach-in. What does the quantum facility really mean for our community? Who really benefits? Will it bring opportunities we need, or will it lead to displacement, pollution, and surveillance? Joion us for a conversation about the facility's potential impacts, how people in power use environm... More

Tenant Rally!

Palmer Square Park, 2200 N. Kedzie Blvd, Chicago

May 18, 2025, noon

They kick us out, they double the rent, what do we do? STAND UP FIGHT BACK! Kass / MO2 / 33 Realty / Base 3 / Fishman Support your local tenant union!... More

Know What To Do: Navigating Ice & the New Trump Era

Hometown Mercy Mosque, 8925 S. Kostner Ave, Hometown, IL

May 17, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Knowledge is power. Join us for a Know What To Do sesssion addressing the evolving and urgent landscape across these major areas: Immigration and ICE, student and employee rights, free speech, and travel. With Jinan Chehade, Civil Litigation Junior Staff Attorney, MLFA; Waleed Naser, Founder and ... More

Qawaali Night

Northern Illinois University Naperville Campus, Ballroom, 1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville, ILb

May 17, 2025, 7 p.m. - May 17, 2025, 10 p.m.

he moment you’ve all been waiting for...A night of music with a mission! Join us for an unforgettable fundraising evening filled with soul-stirring melodies and spiritual rhythms! Featuring the most anticipated return of the legendary Zahir Abbas and Israr Hussain to the U.S.! Performance: 8... More

Stories of the Nakba

Al Nahda Center, 10555 SW Highway #1250, Worth, IL

May 17, 2025, 6 p.m. - May 17, 2025, 8 p.m.

Join us in honoring 77 years of ongoing Nakba with an evening of collective remembrance. This community storytelling event will feature voices from our own Nakba survivors, open-mic & reflections, and a mini pop-up exhibit showcasing family photographs and cherished memorabilia from Palestinian a... More

Laughter for Liberation: A Fundraiser for Gaza

The Lincoln Lodge, 2040 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

May 17, 2025, 5 p.m. - May 17, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

Headliner: Tarek Muhammad, with special appearance by Rami Abushhab Proceeds donated to Watermelon Sisters, a non-profit working tirelessly to provide food and water to the most dire areas in Gaza. Tickets at the link below.... More

Illinois Divest Teach-in

Harrison Park, 18th & Damen Streets, Chicago

May 17, 2025, 3 p.m.

Chicago & Chicagoland area! Want to learn more about Illinois’ growing divestment campaign and how to get involved in our efforts? Join us: Saturday May 17th, 3 PM, at Harrison Park in Chicago (18th & Damen) Wednesday May 21st, 6 PM, at the Jerusalem Academy of the Arts in Little Palestine ... More

From Dispossession to Return: Commemorating the Nakba

Harrison Park, 18th & Damen Streets, Chicago

May 17, 2025, 2 p.m. - May 17, 2025, 5 p.m.

Teach-ins: Know your rights; worker pensions & bad investments; collective struggle; and Palestine 101. Workshop with Mohammad, "History of Dabke"; Light music & refreshments; Storytime and art activities for kids of all ages.... More

All Out for Nakba Day

Water Tower Park, Chicago & Michigan Avenues, Chicago

May 17, 2025, 1 p.m.

Stop the genocide! Stop te displacement of Palestinians! End all U.S. aid to Israel!... More