- 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
- First Defense Legal Aid Hotline (to report police, federal law enforcement, or national guard misconduct): 800-529-7374
No Kings sign making
3100 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago IL 60625
March 22, 2026, 11:15 a.m. - March 22, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
Group sign making in preparation for March 28 No Kings demonstration. In spirit of Palm Sunday, we'll recognize power and strength are not from government hierarchies. Brunch and supplies provided.... More
Belly of the Beasts' War on Cuba
1st Presbyterian Church, 6400 S. Kimbark Ave, Chicago
March 21, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Cuba solidarity screening and fundraiser.... More
CFIST Annual Town Hall
Location TBD
March 21, 2026, 4 p.m. - March 21, 2026, 8 p.m.
Join us on March 21st from for a town hall to discuss the state of wrongful convictions and police accountability. Location is TBD! Hundreds of survivors remain behind bars despite their actual innocence. We’re building a mass movement to apply pressure to the Governor and the State’s Attorney’s ... More
Self-Defense Training for Trans People
743 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago
March 21, 2026, 3 p.m. - March 21, 2026, 5 p.m.
Ground defense. This month we're taking it down to the floor & getting low low low, though we don't recommend wearing apple bottom jeans or boots with the fur to class. Our next two classes will be all about what to do if you end up on the ground. Come hit the mats and roll around with us at @hantra... More
Iran & U.S. Imperialism
Evanston Public Library, Community Room (1st floor) - 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
March 21, 2026, 2:30 p.m. - March 21, 2026, 5 p.m.
Join us for a special program, "Iran and U.S. Imperialism," featuring Daniel Immerwahr, Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities in the Department of History at Northwestern University, and author of "How to Hide an Empire." We will learn about the historical roots and global context of the current ... More
Speak Out Against ICE
Wilson Ave & Sheridan Rd, Chicago
March 21, 2026, 2 p.m.
Behind Enemy Lines is taking up Dare to Struggle’s Spring Surge and hosting a Speak-Out in Uptown on the national day of speak-outs against ICE on March 21st. Join us as we speak out against the horrors that ICE has unleashed across immigrants and those who dare to stand up to try stop this nightmar... More
Demilitarize Means RECRUITERS OUT!
Virtual
March 21, 2026, 1 p.m. - March 21, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
Join the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth for a free webinar at 1 PM (CST) Saturday, March 21st. The webinar will be a roundtable discussion of ways to become involved in counter recruiting. Topics will include tabling at high schools, speaking to high school classrooms, for... More
Building the Anti-War Movement
Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Ave, Chicago
March 21, 2026, noon
IT’S TIME TO BUILD THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT! We’ve launched a citywide outreach campaign to talk to our neighbors about how the war is already impacting working-class people here and abroad. Come to the Volunteer Meeting to plug into this effort! With no end in sight to the U.S.-Israeli war on Ir... More
Digital Security Teach-In
PO Box Collective, 6900 N. Glenwood Ave, Chicago
March 21, 2026, noon - March 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
rogersparkfoodnotbombs @poboxcollective is hosting a Digital Security Teach-In & Gaza Fundraiser! Saturday, 3/21.12-4 pm. This workshop is open to the public.Activists and those concerned with surveillance are encouraged to attend. Folks of any digital background and skill level are welcome. Th... More
De-escalation Training
Via zoom
March 21, 2026, noon - March 21, 2026, 1:15 p.m.
How to reduce risk during high-stress encounters. Edgeville Community Team is conducting 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... More
Nation-wide Speak-out
S Ashland and W 41st St, Chicago
March 21, 2026, 11 a.m.
Join us for a Speakout against the masses deportation machine! Stories of injustice must not go unheard. Step out of the shadows and end the isolation that the mass deportation machine imposes on the people. Invite your friends and family, invite those impacted by detentions and deportations. Speak... More
The 2nd Annual Shaping Change Facilitator Festival
Experimental Station [6100 S. Blackstone Avenue]
March 21, 2026, 9 a.m. - March 21, 2026, 2 p.m.
The Shaping Change Facilitator Festival returns for its second year as a gathering for facilitators, organizers, cooperative builders, and community leaders committed to strengthening Chicago’s solidarity economy ecosystem. Last year, more than 60 participants came together for a powerful day of ... More
FREE Legal Clinic
On-line
March 21, 2026, 9 a.m. - March 21, 2026, 10 a.m.
Learn about pathways to release of your incarcerated loved one. This coming SATURDAY is our next free online legal clinic for loved ones of people incarcerated in Illinois, where you can ask our legal team questions about pathways out of prison and other resources. You are NOT alone! Register at... More
Citizenship Workshop Call for Volunteers
HANA Center, 4300 N. California Ave, 2nd floor - no elevator available - 20 steps to 2nd floor, Chicago
March 21, 2026, 8 a.m. - March 21, 2026, 3 p.m.
We need just a few more volunteers for our Citizenship Workshop next Saturday, March 21st at the HANA Center! If you are a new volunteer, sign-up at our volunteer form in our Linktree. If you have volunteered with us before, email [email protected].... More
Isabel Neal celebrates THROWN VOICE Isabel Neal celebrates THROWN VOICE
Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W. 18th St, Chicago
March 20, 2026, 6 p.m. - March 20, 2026, 7 p.m.
Join us as we welcome Isabel Neal to the store for an event in celebration of her new collection Thrown Voice. The 120th winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets prize celebrates the voice felt twice—once in the body, once in the world. Isabel Neal’s prizewinning volume bears with confidence it... More
Haiku and Hope
PACH 21 Studios, 2141 W. 21st, Chicago
March 20, 2026, 6 p.m. - March 20, 2026, 8 p.m.
(Seguido en Español) 🪲 FREE COMMUNITY EVENT! No RSVP Required. 🍄 Let’s celebrate the Spring Equinox together by writing about our relationship to the Environment. Whether you want to focus on environmental justice, nature, memories outdoors, animals, or hopes for the future of water, earth, and... More
Coup' 53
Chicago Liberation Center, 2712 W. Cermak Road, Chicago
March 20, 2026, 6 p.m.
73 years ago, the CIA and MI6 overthrew Iran’s democratically elected government to seize its oil. ‘Coup 53’ exposes that crime — and the chain of events it set in motion that reaches directly into the war being waged on Iran today. Light food and drinks available 🍼 Childcare available on site ... More
Rally for Trans Healthcare!
American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 444 East Algonquin Road, Arlington Hts, IL
March 20, 2026, 6 p.m. - March 20, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Demand that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons retract their statement on gender affirming surgeries.... More
Protest the Quarterly Meeting of the IL State Board of Investments
Illinois State Board of Investments, 160 N. LaSalle St, Chicago
March 20, 2026, 8 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE: 8 AM IS THE CONFIRMED TIME FOR THIS PROTEST. Protest the Quarterly Meeting of the IL State Board of Investments... More
Paint for Democracy
Midwest Coast Brewing
March 19, 2026, 6 p.m. - March 19, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
🎨 Join us for a night of creativity and community while we Paint for Democracy! We’ll be painting the skyline with Chicago Sip & Paint. No experience required! The team will guide us step-by-step while we sip, paint, and connect. Drinks available for purchase + light snacks provided (BYO food wel... More